Kshitij Yelkar

Kshitij Yelkar –PMP/CSM/PSM-II/ICP-ACC/SA                    

                                   

C-905,Sophistica, Palava, Dombivali (E), Thane– 421204, INDIA

Contact: +91 9821588624, E Mail: [email protected]

 

IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL 

Intend to establish myself across the industry, thereby enhancing my technical and management functional and Coaching skills coupled with overall personality development in order to face the challenging times ahead

SYNOPSIS

 

• Competent, diligent and result oriented professional offering over 18+ years of experience in IT Industry, software development and software maintenance related projects in the fields of US Background Verification ,US Taxation ,Retail, SCM, HR and Recruitment, currently spearheading functions as  Agile Coach / Scrum Master (Sr. Project Manager) with Sterling Talent Solutions, Thane. 
• Expertise in overall project management which includes, pre-sales activity, budget estimation, planning, team coordination, implementation, maintenance, monitoring, validation/verification, implementation, and project closure, complete Agile/SDLC in development projects and knowledgeable in the maintenance projects.
• Proficiency in the systems integration, data migration, database design, reporting, analysis, design, software development and software maintenance.
• Proven acumen in collaborating with the key decision makers of the organization and achieving consistent success with transforming business problems into technology solutions and supporting clients to make their business units more effective and efficient
• A excellent team leader with a unique blend of Managerial, Technical, Functional and Qualitative skills backed by strong record of facilitating cross-functional coordination for successful delivery of the Software Solutions

 

Core Competencies

Agile Coaching e Strategic Planning e Project Analysis e Project Estimates e  Project Implementation e  Business Domain Expertise e Requirement Analysis e  Troubleshooting e Team Management e Client Relations Management e  Complete Project Life Cycle e  Strong Interpersonal Skills e Training

 

Technical Skills

Tools     :             Training            :

JIRA, Confluence TFS, MS-Visio, MS-Project, MS-Office, Miro Conduct Training on Product Owner workshop, Scrum Workshop, Jira and Confluence.

CAREER GLIMPSE

 

 

Sterling Talent Solution , Thane                                                                                                                      Jan 2019 – Till Date

Sterling is Product Development Company in US Background Verification domain.

 

Scrum Master / Agile Coach (Designation: Sr. Manager)

 

• Lead Agile Transformation in organization (Scrum, Kanban, XP)
• Conduct TNA and execute Training for Senior Leadership/Product Owner/Scrum Master/Team Level
• Coach Scrum Masters / Product Owners for Scrum process and mentor them for Scrum Transformation journey.
• Update all stakeholder on Agile Transformation status.
• Always think for Innovation in Agile process.
• Coach Scrum Masters to build Self Managing Teams
• Observe Team's agile process/Scrum events and mentor them for Continuous Inspect and Adapt.
• Conduct Learn and Fun Sessions for creating new ideas and Team Bonding.
• Define Team Working Agreement, Definition of Ready, Definition of Done etc.
• Design Transparency process for Client and Senior Leadership and Stakeholders.
• Create positive relationship between Team and Product Owner
• Helping Product Owner for Story Grooming / Stories Slicing Sessions
• Regularly update PMO for Agile Maturity Status

 

 

SurePrep , Mumbai                                                                                                                                           Jan 2016 – Aug 2017

SurePrep s is Product Development Company in US Taxation Domain.

 

Agile Coach / Scrum Master (Designation : Agile Project Manager)

• Training/Mentoring/Coaching Agile Teams (Scrum, Kanban, XP)
• Create and publish project roadmap.
• Managing Weekly Live releases.
• Coordinating with Business, PO, TA, and Development Team.
• Facilitate all agile ceremonies and monitor sprint health and team velocity.
• Monitor and Control project using JIRA and Confluence Tool.
• Update project status to Management and Other Stakeholders.
• Define and Control PMO Processes and Enhance PMO processes.
• Manage all Onshore and Offshore Support escalation of Clients.

 

 

Systems Plus Pvt Ltd, Pune                                                                                                                              Aug 2015 – Dec 2015

Systems Plus is Software consulting and Development Company.

 

Scrum Master (Designation: Technical Project Manager)

• Requirement Gathering from US Clients
• Coordinating with BA, Tech Lead, Tech Architect , Development and QA Team
• Working on Agile Methodology
• Conduct Daily Standup, Sprint Planning Meeting, Release Planning Meeting, Retrospective Meeting , Sprint Review(Demo)
• Monitor and Control entire project via IceScrum / TFS Agile Tool
• Weekly/ Monthly report to all Stakeholders for project status.
• Managing Impediments on continuously basis.
• Making sure that project standards are followed as per ISO process.
• Coordinating with finance and with client for Billing process

 

 

 

Sampoorna Matchjobs Pvt Ltd, Mumbai                                                                                                    Mar 2004 – Aug 2015

Sampoorna Matchjobs is solutions and product Development Company; It is group of Sampoorna Computer People.

 

 

Sr. Scrum Master / Scrum Master / Project Lead / Software Developer.

 

• Facilitated Daily scrum meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective.
• Worked with Product owner On Artefacts Such as Product Backlog, Spring Backlog, Sprint Burn down, and Release Burn down.
• Participated in Scrum of Scrums to coordinate and facilitate projects where there are multiple dependencies
• Radiated information and ensure that team's progress and successes are highly visible to all stakeholders, including the team itself.
• Planned and monitored project budget/spending.
• Guided projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant to scope commitment. 
• Addressed problems through risk management and contingency planning.

 

Impact Consulting Group, Mumbai                                                                                                  Aug- 2002 - Feb 2004

Impact Consulting Group is Software Consulting and Development Company.

 

 

Software Developer

• Development of Application
• Testing software application
• Deployment and Training to End user.

 

ACADEMICAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

 

Profession Scrum Master – Level – II – 2021

 

Certified NLP Practitioner – Jan -2018

 

SA (Certified Scaled Agilist)- May- 2017

 

ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Certified Coach (ICP-ACC)- 2017

 

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)- 2015

 

MBA in E-Business – Welingkar – 2016

 

Advanced Diploma In Business Administration -Welingkar - 2015

 

PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) -2014

 

Bachelor of Commerce, 2002, Mumbai University

 

Advanced Diploma in Software Engineering (3 Years Diploma), 2002, APTECH, Mumbai