SHALINI SOURABH
Project Manager
Bengaluru
Summary
Resourceful Project Manager with 13 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight and resource management to achieve smooth flow and project operations. Adept at planning, directing and maintaining continuous operations in various departments. Monitors projects by adhering to production schedule and budget, managing production team, identifying problems and providing targeted solutions. Skilled in end-to-end project lifecycle management including planning, execution, risk management, stakeholder communication, and delivery. Proven ability to coach teams in Agile principles, remove impediments, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. Focused at coordinating global teams, managing vendor relationships, and ensuring alignment with business objectives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Tech Mahindra
Bengaluru
06.2022 - 06.2025
- Mentored three Agile teams, driving a successful adoption of SAFe practice and increasing teams Say/Do ratio from 40-60% to 80-100%.
- Collaborate with project managers, delivery managers, and executives to roll out Agile across the organization.
- Worked closely with the Product Owner and improve in product backlog management, product planning, value maximization, agility and focus
- Create detailed project plans, timelines, and milestones.
- Estimated budget, resources, and efforts
- Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
- Managed Azure Board for tracking and organizing Sprint tasks and impediments.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Foster cross-team collaboration to resolve dependencies and ensure smooth delivery.
- Providing key performance metrics, ART metrics, and improvement plan to the management
- (Client: British Telecom)
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
Wipro Technologies
Bengaluru
11.2019 - 07.2021
- Led Scrum team in adopting Agile/Scrum practices, facilitating team learning and collaboration.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to roll out Agile across the organization, supporting cross-team planning and delivery.
- Coordinated work with remote teams and promoted a culture of up-skilling among team members.
- Managed work in JIRA and ensured transparency in progress tracking and bug resolution.
- Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
- Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
- Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
- (Client: Metro Bank)
Senior QA Lead
Wipro Technologies
05.2017 - 10.2019
- Understanding and analysis of Business requirements
- Removed obstacles and shields the team from external interference
- Maintained the Sprint Burndown Chart
- Worked with the Product owner in framing the User story
- Conducted Sprint Retrospective at the end of a Sprint
- Executed and modified test cases for the purpose of validating and verifying the application.
- Fostered an environment that encouraged innovation within the QA team, resulting in enhanced procedures that improved overall efficiencies.
- Standardized bug reporting methods for better communication between QA and development teams.
- Streamlined QA processes for improved efficiency, reducing project completion time.
- Mentored junior team members, fostering growth and enhancing team performance.
- Coached and motivated 20+person QA team to develop competencies.
- (Client: US Bank)
Senior QA Engineer
Wipro Technologies
Bengaluru
07.2015 - 05.2017
- Involved in coordinating onsite and offshore as a Module lead.
- Understanding the Business Requirement.
- Involved in tracking requirement changes, creating test cases, updating test cases and Created test data set for all the scripts.
- Build the traceability from Test cases to Requirements
- Involved in reviewing test cases and modify according to the changes of requirement:
- Reviewed and analyzed the defects of each release and involved in retesting.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- (Client: Honeywell)
QA Engineer
Wipro Technologies
04.2014 - 07.2015
- Preparation of Project Test Plan/Test Strategy,Test suite preparation/modification
- Contributed to successful product launches through meticulous end-to-end testing of applications.
- Collaborated with developers to identify and resolve software issues, leading to higher product reliability.
- Accelerated issue resolution times by effectively prioritizing defects based on severity and impact on the end-user experience.
- Reduced product defect rates by creating robust test cases and meticulously executing them.
- Test Execution/Bug tracking through test director/CQWEB.Preparation of Test Summary Report.
- Optimized test coverage by maintaining a well-organized, up-to-date library of test cases corresponding to application requirements changes over time.
- (Client: Charles Schwab)
QA Engineer
Wipro Technologies
Bengaluru
01.2013 - 03.2014
- Test Execution for a defined module or a product.
- Enhanced software quality by developing and implementing comprehensive testing strategies.
- Increased customer satisfaction by diligently identifying and reporting bugs for prompt resolution.
- Advanced departmental knowledge-sharing by training new QA Engineers on company-specific testing methodologies and tools.
- Facilitated knowledge sharing sessions on latest QA tools and techniques, keeping team up-to-date.
- Developing test cases (manual/ automated) as per defined guidelines and escalate the blocking issues appropriately to the lead or test manager.
- Responsible for producing Weekly Status report
- Initiated peer review process for test cases and scripts, improving test accuracy and completeness.
- (Client: Cisco)
Education
MS - IT
VIT Vellore
Vellore, India01.2017
BCA -
Usha Martin Academy
Ranchi08-2012
Skills
Agile Coaching and Transformation Scrum and Kanban Implementation
Facilitating Sprint Planning, Review, and Retrospectives
Impediment Removal and Risk Mitigation
Stakeholder Collaboration and Engagement
Coaching PO in Product Backlog Management
ALM tools: JIRA, Azure DevOps
TOOLS
JIRA, Quality Center, Bugzilla
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
KEY OUTCOMES DELIVERED
- Better collaboration and communication within the team
- Consistent delivery of valuable products that align with customer needs
- Continuous improvement in team processes and productivity
- Increased team autonomy and self- organization
- Clear visibility and transparency across all levels of the organization
- Higher-quality deliverables through improved processes and focus on the Definition of Done
- Effective resolution of impediments to maintain progress and avoid delays
- Knowledge and experience in software delivery, across the SDLC cycle
KEY STRENGTHS
- Strong Servant Leadership skills with a focus on team empowerment and continuous improvement.
- Excellent Collaboration and communication skills with cross-functional teams.
- Proven ability to drive Agile best practices and foster a culture of learning and innovation.
Timeline
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Tech Mahindra
06.2022 - 06.2025
Project Manager/Agile Scrum Master
Wipro Technologies
11.2019 - 07.2021
Senior QA Lead
Wipro Technologies
05.2017 - 10.2019
Senior QA Engineer
Wipro Technologies
07.2015 - 05.2017
QA Engineer
Wipro Technologies
04.2014 - 07.2015
QA Engineer
Wipro Technologies
01.2013 - 03.2014
MS - IT
VIT Vellore
BCA -
Usha Martin Academy