Manas Shirode
Pune, India
About
Title: Agile Transformation Architect - Scrum Consultant/Coach
- ~12 years of experience with expertise in Agile Scrum Transformation, Agile Program Management, Agile Mentoring & Coaching, Assessment of Agile TDD, ATDD, Implementation Consulting for Agile Scrum
- Experienced with TCoE (Testing Center of Excellence) & Test Factory setup from definition till implementation for Agile Scrum Methodology
- Experienced with handling QA team of 72+ test engineers, Business Analysts/SMEs, in Agile Scrum methodology, in managing sprint of sprints fashion
- Experienced with Integration of banks, Separation of banks and E2E Test Management using ScrumKeen learner, a good team manager/member, having abilities to analyze & solve problems, mentoring, coaching, conflict resolution and Strong People Management skillsDomain Exposure – Banking & Finance with following specific areas
- Retail (Sales & Servicing, Payments, Debit Cards), Corporate Banking and Insurance (Life)
- Lead the assessment and startup of this large-scale project development effort using an Agile execution model
- Performed Agile assessments and recommendations for pilot for Agile Teams.
- Mentored and coached Team during entire project life cycle (sprint of sprints) as well as throughout each Sprint.
- Performed role as the Agile-Scrum Coach & Scrum Master
- Performed role as both the Lead Agile Coach and Program cordinator
- Facilitated the adoption of Agile methods for a team of 72 people (nine Scrum teams) located in UK, India, Canada and German Teams
- Created / conducted group Agile-Scrum classes for kickoff training for teams
- Implemented Scrum Apprentice training to promote Agile throughout the program
- Provided coaching and ongoing Scrum facilitation
- Conducted story writing and estimation workshop
- Performed evaluation and selection to manage Product Backlog and Planning
- Trained ScrumMaster, Product Owner, and Team in basic to advanced Agile-Scrum topics during kickoff phase and on an ongoing basis.
- Guided Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Team through in initial creation of Product Backlog and ongoing grooming activity
- Facilitated bi-weekly Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review (Demo), and Retrospective Scrum meetings
- Incorporated lessons learned from Sprint Restrospectives and promoted experiments /Continuous Improvement efforts
- Tool used: VersionOne
Experience and services
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Career history
- 2013-11-06 - present - Larsen & Toubro Infotech (Agile Transformation Architect & Scrum Coach)
- 2006-03-06 - 2008-07-01 - Cybage Software (SR. QA Engineer)
- 2008-07-02 - 2013-11-01 - Cognizant Technology Solutions (Scrum Master (Testing), Scrum Coach)