Neha Chaturvedi SM
Neha Chaturvedi SM
Neha Chaturvedi SM
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Neha Chaturvedi
[email protected] Agility Lead/Scrum Master
Profile Summary
• Performance driven professional with 16+ years of rich and extensive experience in Strategic Project and Program Life Cycle
management, delivery management, agile transformation and people management.
• Scrum Master with excellence in facilitating ceremonies, managing stakeholder expectations and fostering culture of
collaboration and innovation.
• Coaching and Mentoring cross-functional teams and drive continuos improvements by implementing Agile best practices.
• Forward Focused Project acumen with exposure in swiftly completing projects with competent cross-functional skills and
ensuring on -time deliverables within budget.
• Pivotal in sprint planning to understand and priortize the scrum product backlog items with Scrum Product Owner and define
the details to team of committed items to be implemented.
• Servant Leader who has successfully led and motivated global teams in cross cultural environment towards growth and success
in the organization. Created a clear and compelling view of future through coaching and execution.
• Experience in facilitating team by training team on the agile adaptions, foster effective teamwork, communication and
collaboration. Facilitate to make team meetings effective.
• A Strategist with recognized proficiency in spearheading business to accomplish corporate plans and goals effectively
SKILLS
Tools and Languages CI/CD, JIRA, ADO, Confluence, Oracle, Mysql, ETL, API Testing, AWS, QuerySurge, TDD, BDD, ATDD
Domains Regulatory Reporting, Investment banking, Insurance, FIX Protocol
Core Competencies Project Planning and Release Management , Scrum Master, Agile Transformation, Software Develop-
ment Life Cycle, Stakeholder Engagement, Continuos Process improvement, Agile methodology, Cross-
functional co-ordination , Enabling Self-organizing teams, Scrum Values, Principles and Ceremonies ,
Team Building and Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Removing impediments, Team Facilitation, Agile
coaching, iterative, Incremental development, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Story Mapping
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Scrum Master 2022 — Present
Citibank
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Regulatory Reporting Team Agile Transformation
• Established a conducive and secure atmosphere for cross-functional distributed teams , fostering transparency, collaboration,
communication and trust while removing impediments to teamwork.
• Mentored and coached scrum Masters, Scrum Teams, Product Owners and Stakeholders to embrace agile principles and values
throughout the organization.
• Proficiently coordinated and facilitate scrum ceremonies such as sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Retrospective.
• Worked closely with Product Owners on backlog refinement to ensure relevance, prioritization, and readiness, addressing issues
to minimize business impact and aligning the team with the product vision and priorities.
• Shield the team from distractions and conflicts, enabling focus on achieving sprint goals and meeting project timelines.
• Cultivated a culture of continuous improvement, leveraging empirical data to evaluate scrum maturity and identify areas for
optimization and quality enhancement.
• Empowered cross-functional scrum teams to become self-managing and high-performing while guiding them to meet quality
standards and deliverables.
• Identified and managed internal and external dependencies, facilitating problem-solving and decision-making processes.
• Proactively managed Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies (RAID) and RACI and ensure effective communication and
resolution.
• Provided guidance and support to teams and individuals in overcoming challenges, fostering collaboration, and sharing
knowledge.
• Drove initiatives to reduce waste and address technical issues, defects, and technical debt.
• Led the growth of the Scrum Master community through training sessions and knowledge-sharing events.
• Demonstrated empathy towards team members, offering support and feedback as needed.
• Tracked scrum team progress using relevant metrics and maintain agile project management tools and processes.
• Communicated project status, updates, and milestones to stakeholders and senior leadership to ensure alignment with
organizational goals.
Scrum Master 2011 — 2022
Accenture
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• Expertise in overseeing cross-functional scrum teams.
(+91) 9833-929831
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Neha Chaturvedi
[email protected] Agility Lead/Scrum Master
• Skillfully coordinate and lead Scrum Ceremonies - Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint
Retrospectives.
• Effectively collaborate, communicate, and influence key stakeholders.
• Shield development teams from external distractions, impediments, and conflicts, ensuring focus on achieving sprint goals and
meeting project timelines.
• Regularly communicate project and sprint status updates to all stakeholders through daily or weekly reports.
EDUCATION
Masters in Computer Application, Uttar Pradesh Technical University Nov 2007
CERTIfiCATIONS
Professional Scrum Master Certified (PSM) from scrum.org
CSM from Scrum Alliance
PSPO-I
ICP-ACC Project Management
ISTQB
Query Surge
SCJP
Enrolled for AWS Cloud Practioner
OTHER ROLES
Senior Scrum Master / Citi 2022 — Present
Scrum Master / Accenture 2014 — 2022
QA Lead / Accenture 2011 — 2014
Consultant / Capgemini 2010 — 2011
Software Developer / LnT Infotech 2007 — 2010
OTHER CLIENTS WORKED (US/UK/JAPAN)
Mizuho Securities, JP Morgan, ATnT, Geico, Westfield, CBA , Praxair, E-Auction Management for Tea Board of India