Apr 2016 – Aug 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos

• As an Agile Consultant, Sunand role is to guide organizations on their Agile journey, helping them embrace Agile principles and practices to deliver value effectively and adapt to change in a fast-paced business environment
• 1. Facilitating Agile Adoption: Assist organizations in transitioning to Agile methodologies by providing guidance, training, and coaching to teams and stakeholders.
• 2. Process Improvement: Evaluate existing processes and recommend improvements to enhance agility, efficiency, and productivity within the organization.
• 3. Coaching and Training: Provide ongoing coaching and training to Agile teams, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters on Agile principles, practices, and frameworks.
• 4. Scrum Master Duties: Act as a Scrum Master for Agile teams, facilitating ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• 5. Product Backlog Management: Collaborate with Product Owners to prioritize and groom the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs.
• 6. Stakeholder Engagement: Foster collaboration and communication between cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure transparency and alignment of expectations.
• 7. Metrics and Reporting: Define relevant Agile metrics and establish mechanisms for tracking progress, team performance, and project health. Provide regular reports and insights to stakeholders.
• 8. Change Management: Support organizational change initiatives related to Agile adoption, including cultural shifts, mindset changes, and overcoming resistance to change.
• 9. Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement within Agile teams and the broader organization, encouraging experimentation and learning from failures.
• 10. Advisory Role: Serve as a trusted advisor to senior management and leadership teams on Agile best practices, trends, and strategies for achieving business agility.

Sep 2014 – Mar 2016 · 1 yr 6 mos

• As an Agile Consulting Specialist, my role involves facilitating the day-to-day activities of agile software development teams, encouraging and supporting them to self-manage their iteration activities using a servant-leader management style.
• Sprint Management: Managing Sprint Backlog, Team Velocity, Sprint/Product Burn Down charts, and sharing updates with all stakeholders to provide transparency and alignment.
• Project Management Support: Assisting Project Managers in drafting project proposals, RFPs, tenders, budgets, cash flows, and preliminary schedules to ensure project success.
• Program Oversight: Responsible for overseeing all functions and processes related to program activities, including coordination with third-party suppliers, regulators, and external organizations.
• Quality Assurance: Leading process writing, audits, and other quality activities for CMMI ML3 compliance, as well as participating in SEPG activities and metric analysis.
• ISO 9001 Compliance: Leading and training the WQMS group to conduct ISO 9001 audits, publishing auditing calendars, conducting audits, reviewing reports, and preparing periodic IMS summary reports for top management.
• Management Review Meetings: Responsible for conducting management review meetings at planned intervals to ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives

Jan 2012 – May 2014 · 2 yrs 4 mos

• Implemented Agile Scrum Methodology: Introduced Agile practices to enhance collaboration between Engineering, Product Management, and Business, fostering transparency and delivering greater business value.
• Coached Agile: Guided teams across the organization in adopting Agile principles, improving communication, and achieving shorter turnaround times.
• Facilitated Meetings: Conducted Release planning, Daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective sessions to ensure smooth project execution and continuous improvement.
• Collaborated with Product Owner: Worked closely with Product Owner to manage artefacts such as Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Sprint Burn down, and Release Burn down charts, ensuring alignment with project goals.
• Scrum of Scrum Facilitation: Led Scrum of Scrum meetings for offshore Scrum teams in the US and India, coordinating efforts and resolving dependencies across distributed teams.

Sep 2010 – Dec 2011 · 1 yr 3 mos · India · On-site

• Team Management: Oversee technical escalations and work-related issues, conduct weekly team meetings, support Remedy Incident and Problem Management, ensure compliance with ITIL methods.
• Process Improvement: Identify and recommend business process improvement opportunities, maintain understanding of Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Performance Monitoring: Lead, mentor, and monitor team members to ensure efficiency and meet individual/group targets.
• Project Leadership: Lead projects through all phases, ensure adherence to timelines, cost, and resource requirements.
• People Management: Handle team members, monitor tasks, report performance, participate in year-end goal setting and performance ratings.

Jan 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 7 mos · India · On-site

• As an AS400 lead for DBS Bank in Singapore, Sunand's responsibilities within the Core Banking System migration project from AS/400 to Mainframe System would be comprehensive and multifaceted.
• 1. Gap Analysis:
• Conducting thorough analysis to identify gaps between the existing AS/400 system and the proposed Mainframe system.
• Documenting findings and recommendations to bridge the identified gaps effectively.
• 2. Requirement Gathering and Documentation:
• Engaging with stakeholders to gather detailed requirements for the migration project.
• Documenting requirements accurately to serve as a reference for the development and implementation phases.
• 3. Impact Analysis:
• Assessing the impact of the core banking system migration on all satellite applications.
• Identifying dependencies and potential challenges to ensure a smooth transition.
• 4. Technical Feasibility Discussions:
• Engaging in discussions with vendors to evaluate the technical feasibility of the migration.
• Addressing technical concerns and exploring solutions to overcome obstacles.
• 5. Point of Contact:
• Acting as the primary liaison between business units, technology teams, and support teams.
• Facilitating communication, managing expectations, and resolving conflicts to ensure alignment and collaboration.

Dec 2003 – Dec 2006 · 3 yrs

• As an AS400 programmer working for ABN AMRO bank in the EMEA region, Sunand's responsibilities include:
• Application Maintenance & Enhancement:
• Maintain and enhance existing AS400 applications according to business requirements and specifications.
• Analyze user needs and develop solutions to meet those needs.
• Collaborate with business analysts and end-users to gather requirements for enhancements.
• Implement changes to improve functionality, performance, and usability of applications.
• Production Issue Resolution:
• Investigate and resolve production issues promptly to minimize downtime and ensure business continuity.
• Prioritize and manage tickets related to production issues, ensuring timely resolution.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams such as operations, quality assurance, and business stakeholders to diagnose and address issues effectively.
• Day-to-Day Operations:
• Perform routine tasks such as job scheduling, monitoring, and managing backups to ensure the stability and reliability of AS400 systems.
• Provide end-user support by troubleshooting and resolving issues related to AS400 applications and systems.