Vimal Raja Periyanayagam is a Certified Scrum Master with extensive experience in Agile methodologies and software development, seeking a challenging Scrum Master position. He has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing the Scrum process, and driving continuous improvement in various projects, including e-commerce and hospitality domains. His technical skills include Core Java, automation testing, and proficiency in tools like JIRA and Jenkins, complemented by a strong educational background in Management Information Systems.
Vimal Raja Periyanayagam is a Certified Scrum Master with extensive experience in Agile methodologies and software development, seeking a challenging Scrum Master position. He has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing the Scrum process, and driving continuous improvement in various projects, including e-commerce and hospitality domains. His technical skills include Core Java, automation testing, and proficiency in tools like JIRA and Jenkins, complemented by a strong educational background in Management Information Systems.
Vimal Raja Periyanayagam is a Certified Scrum Master with extensive experience in Agile methodologies and software development, seeking a challenging Scrum Master position. He has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing the Scrum process, and driving continuous improvement in various projects, including e-commerce and hospitality domains. His technical skills include Core Java, automation testing, and proficiency in tools like JIRA and Jenkins, complemented by a strong educational background in Management Information Systems.
Vimal Raja Periyanayagam is a Certified Scrum Master with extensive experience in Agile methodologies and software development, seeking a challenging Scrum Master position. He has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams, managing the Scrum process, and driving continuous improvement in various projects, including e-commerce and hospitality domains. His technical skills include Core Java, automation testing, and proficiency in tools like JIRA and Jenkins, complemented by a strong educational background in Management Information Systems.
A Certified Scrum Master (CSM) with extensive experience in Agile methodologies and a strong background in software development. Expertise in leading cross-functional teams, managing the end-to- end Scrum process, and driving continuous improvement. Proven track record in delivering high-quality products on time and fostering a collaborative environment. Adept at coaching teams to embrace Agile principles, improving team efficiency, and ensuring successful delivery of complex software projects. Seeking a challenging Scrum Master position in a dynamic organization.
CERTIFICATIONS
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance | June 2020
• Business Analysis & Scrum Agile for Business Analysis, Learn Fly Academy | June 2020
• Agile Project Management with 200+ Tools (Kanban, Scrum, DevOps), Udemy | September 2020
• Software Testing Automation, Besant Technologies | May 2021
Parkee app is ultimate destination for hassle-free monthly car parking solutions. At Parkee, our mission is to revolutionize the parking experience by providing convenient and reliable monthly car parking services. We value efficiency, reliability, and customer satisfaction above all else. Technology: React native ,React JS, NextJs, Redux and Typescript , mysql, laravel Roles & Responsibility: • Lead Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives for multiple Agile teams across product development and IT.
• Coach teams on Scrum values and principles, ensuring adherence to Agile practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that user stories are well-defined and ready for Sprint planning.
• Facilitate backlog grooming and ensure that the development team has a well-prioritized and manageable set of tasks for the upcoming Sprint.
• Assist in capacity planning, utilizing burn-down charts and velocity metrics to guide the team towards realistic Sprint goals.
• Identify and resolve impediments quickly, protecting the team from external distractions and providing solutions to roadblocks.
• Promote collaboration between development teams, stakeholders, and business units, acting as a mediator to resolve conflicts and improve communication.
• Encourage self-organizing teams, fostering an environment where team members are
empowered to take ownership of tasks and responsibilities.
• Monitor team performance, track progress using key metrics, and ensure timely delivery of Sprint goals.
• Facilitate release planning sessions and support cross-team dependencies to ensure smooth integration of deliverables.
• Actively involved in mentoring junior Scrum Masters and fostering a growth mindset within the Agile community.
• Led the implementation of Agile best practices across multiple teams, improving efficiency by 20% over six months. Scrum Master
Tata Consultancy services | March 2022 – FEB 2023.
A Leading American Hospitality company that operates, franchises, and licenses lodging including hotel, residential, and timeshare properties have been using legacy warehouse architecture. The customer has faced multiple challenges in migrating the legacy Netezza warehouse to cloud based warehouse (Snowflake). As part of the project, we are migrating Netezza Database to Snowflake database with some re-engineering but without impacting the downstream applications like Cognos reporting, extracts etc. This will provide like-to-like reporting capabilities for End users along with data quality, accuracy and improved performance.
Roles & Responsibility:
• Managed multiple Scrum teams in a fast-paced agile environment, ensuring adherence to Scrum principles and agile best practices. • Led Sprint planning sessions, facilitated daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and Sprint reviews, ensuring teams remained aligned with project goals and timelines.
• Coordinated with Product Owners and stakeholders to manage the product backlog, ensuring that business requirements were captured, understood, and appropriately prioritized.
• Worked with the development team to ensure user stories were clear, actionable, and well- defined with appropriate acceptance criteria.
• Identified and mitigated risks and impediments, continuously removing obstacles that impeded the progress of the team.
• Conducted regular retrospectives to identify areas for improvement, driving action items to increase team productivity and efficiency.
• Facilitated cross-functional collaboration, ensuring smooth communication between
development, testing, and product management teams.
• Played a key role in increasing team velocity by 15-20% by introducing better backlog grooming and Sprint planning techniques.
• Trained and mentored junior team members in Agile processes, helping them understand the importance of Scrum and facilitating team empowerment. • Led team building activities that promoted collaboration, trust, and strong working relationships within cross-functional teams.
Scrum master
Flexzo HR Services Pvt Ltd | July 2018 – March 2022.
Project Name: : Zalando
Domain: Ecommerce.
Description:
Zalando SE is a European e-commerce company based in Berlin, Germany. The company follows a platform approach, offering fashion and lifestyle products to customers in 17 European markets. Zalando was founded in Germany.
• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, Sprint reviews, and retrospectives for the e-commerce platform development.
• Worked closely with the Product Owner to refine and prioritize the backlog, ensuring that user stories were actionable and aligned with business priorities.
• Led release planning, sprint planning, and backlog grooming sessions, ensuring the efficient flow of work and quick resolution of issues.
• Focused on improving team collaboration and ensuring that the team consistently met Sprint goals.
• Led Sprint planning and retrospectives, ensuring the team’s continuous improvement and adapting Scrum practices to meet business needs.
• Coordinated backlog management with the Product Owner, prioritizing features and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Facilitated cross-functional team collaboration, ensuring smooth communication between
development, testing, and business units.
• Maintained team focus by removing obstacles, shielding the team from external disruptions, and ensuring Sprint goals were met.
EDUCATION
• MBA in Management Information Systems
University of Nicosia, Cyprus | February 2015
• Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) -2009
ADDITIONAL SKILLS & INTERESTS
• Conflict Resolution & Mediation: Strong background in managing team conflicts and ensuring productive collaboration.
• Continuous Improvement: Passionate about driving continuous improvement initiatives to
enhance team performance and product quality.
• Mentorship: Actively involved in mentoring junior Scrum Masters and Agile team members to develop their skills and knowledge.
Interest: Agile methodologies, software development, team coaching, process improvement.
