Balakrishnan Baskaran, Certified Scrum Master

Balakrishnan Baskaran

Certified Scrum Master

VIENNA IT SOLUTIONS PVT LTD

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Bachelor's degree, BE, Computer Science Engineering
Experience
8 years, 11 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :8 years, 11 Months

Certified Scrum Master at VIENNA IT SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since February 2020

Led multiple Agile teams through the software development lifecycle, utilizing Scrum framework to deliver products with efficiency and quality. Facilitated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, sprint review, and retrospective meetings to ensure
alignment and continuous improvement. Acted as a servant leader, coaching team members on Agile principles, fostering self-organization, and removing obstacles to team success. Collaborated closely with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize backlog items, refine user stories, and ensure clear understanding of project requirements. Implemented and maintained Agile metrics to track team performance and project progress, using data driven insights to drive decision-making. Championed a culture of transparency, trust, and continuous improvement within the organization.
Facilitate the Scrum process:
Ensures that the Scrum process is rigorously followed by the team. This includes building understanding and adoption of Agile Values and Principles, and conducting Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
Remove Impediments: is responsible for identifying and removing any impediments that may be preventing the team from delivering value. This could include anything from technical issues to team dynamics.
Coach the Team:
Is responsible for coaching the team on Scrum principles and practices. This includes helping the team to self-organize, and to continuously improve their processes.
Protect the Team:
Is responsible for protecting the team from outside distractions and interruptions. This allows the team to focus on their work and deliver value.
Facilitate communication:
Is responsible for ensuring that there is clear communication between the team, the Product Owner, and any other stakeholders.
Ensure transparency:
The Scrum Master is responsible for ensuring that the team's progress is transparent to all stakeholders. This includes maintaining a visible sprint backlog, and burn-down chart.

Techno Functional Consultant at Gulf Ideal Application
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • May 2019 to February 2020

Requirements Gathering:
Collaborate with clients to understand their business needs and translate them into functional and technical requirements.
Solution Design:
Develop comprehensive solutions that align with business objectives by leveraging both technical and functional expertise.
System Configuration:
Configure and customize software systems, such as ERP or CRM platforms, to meet client requirements while adhering to best practices.
Integration:
Design and implement integrations between various software systems to ensure seamless data flow and process automation.
Testing:
Develop and execute test plans to ensure the quality and reliability of implemented solutions, including unit testing, system testing, and user acceptance testing.
Training and Documentation:
Provide training to end-users on new system functionalities and prepare documentation, including user guides and training materials.
Project Management:
Lead and manage project implementations, including scope definition, resource allocation, timeline management, and stakeholder communication.
Troubleshooting and Support:
Provide ongoing support to clients, addressing technical issues, system enhancements, and change requests post-implementation.
Stay Current:
Keep abreast of industry trends, new technologies, and software updates to continuously enhance technical and functional expertise.
Collaboration:
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and project managers, to deliver successful projects on time and within budget.

Functional Consultant at Teksalah
  • India - Cochin
  • June 2015 to April 2019

Provided technical expertise and functional support for enterprise software implementations, specializing in SCM.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design solutions, and configure software to meet client needs.
Conducted user training sessions and provided ongoing support to ensure successful adoption of new systems.
Must possess strong technical skills and expert knowledge of Oracle development tools including SQL Plus, PL/SQL and have experience of past development and custom calculations.
Experience of working on agile deliveries.
Good in Jasper iReport Designing and Business Intelligence Reports and set up jobs and Deployment in an efficient way and Good in Manipulate Data through excel using PowerPivot
Designing integration test cases and performing functional, technical and performance testing of the interfaces.
Be a proactive self-starter who can develop and maintain effective working relationships with the wider project team and stakeholders.
Maintain awareness of own developmental needs and undertake learning and development as necessary. Maintain awareness of information and data security regulations.

Education

Bachelor's degree, BE, Computer Science Engineering
  • at Sri Krishna college of engineering
  • April 2015

Specialties & Skills

Teaching mentoring
Team Leadership
Conflict Management
Release Management
Task Prioritization
Problem Solving
Decision Making
Team Motivation
Agile Methodology (Scrum, Kanban)
Team Building
Stakeholder Management
Team Collaboration
Team Facilitation
Risk Management
Quality Management
Coaching Agile Metrics

Languages

English
Expert
Tamil
Native Speaker
Malayalam
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Certified Professional Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2024

Hobbies

  • Exploring New things and New Learnings