Chandra Vennapusa

Professional Summary

• IT Professional with 16+ years of total experience of which 7 years as Senior Scrum Master (CSM Certified), Agile Project Manager (SAP), transition manager and 9+ years as SAP HCM consultant/ Lead/Functional Architect.
• Having experience in handling people across different geographic locations (UK, Netherlands, US, Singapore, Australia and India).
• Around 13 years of experiencing in handling team in onshore & Offshore model.
• Involved totally in eleven projects out of which Five Implementations, three ongoing Production Support, one Data Migration and two testing Projects.
• Experienced Scrum Master with proficiency in implementing Scrum methodology and facilitating all Scrum Ceremonies Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint Review & Sprint retrospectives and imparting assistance in Product Backlog refinement.
• Develop relevant metrics that helps the team on the progress towards the sprint goal and in turn helps achieving the product goal.
• Provides leadership in the establishment and development of project base line budgets, resource allocation, and schedules in individual and group situations.
• Drive implementation of best agile practices: dynamic team collaboration, informative metrics, lean development, continuous improvement.
• Actively contribute to the continuous improvement of project framework and to the successful organizational transition to Agile.
• Enact delivery upon completion of projects and ensure that delivery adheres to agile practices maintained by the company. 
• Experienced Project Manager with proficiency in SOW, Project planning & execution, Team management, resource planning, manage escalations, Client handling, KT planning, Handover and Managing the project repository.
• Manage project timelines and communicate with management staff and clients to ensure project progress satisfactorily.