manasi Agashe

I have a total of 16 years of experience in Software development with  over 10+ years of qualitative experience in Agile Delivery, Program Delivery, Agile/ Scrum Methodologies, Project Management, Training (To Agile Teams), Process Excellence, Stakeholder Management, Requirement Engineering, besides others.

The select highlights mentioned below are indicative of the work that I have managed

 • Proven expertise in Project Management using Agile/ Scrum, Kanban, SAFe Methodology with skills in directing phases encompassing planning, defining scope, setting timelines, monitoring, interdisciplinary coordination, resource planning & execution

 • Capabilities in facilitating Scrum ceremonies entailing daily stand-ups, release planning, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, Scrum of Scrum, backlog grooming sessions using Azure DevOps 

• An enterprising leader with skills in leading personnel towards accomplishment of common goal

Agile Delivery Lead - Duck creek Technologies

Leading overall program delivery including planning, coordinating and on time quality delivery for Duck Creek Suite products (Claims, Policy, Billing, Distribution Management, Digital, Reinsurance) • Leading SAFe transformation for 30+ teams and about 250+ resources spread across US, Europe and India locations delivering enhancements for the Suite wide SaaS solution catering to multiple top insurance carriers • Created governance structure for managing complex projects effectively, including program metrics, backlog structures, workflows, risks and dependencies utilizing SAFe framework • Established high performing ARTs by optimizing the flow of value by implementing advanced DevOps practices and coaching the teams to adopt a DevOps mindset in every stage of SDLC • Created customized and repeatable ART start-up toolkit that reduced the subsequent launch duration by 20% • Collaborating cross-functionally with business teams to drive improvement strategies, execute tactics and provide support on businessimpacting issues in deriving resolutions on technical, architecture, infrastructure and end user support solutions • Collecting & tracking productivity data of all associates on daily & monthly basis and presented the same to the management • Conducting activities to ensure quality and functionality of assigned systems; ensured timely and accurate test communication with Engineering Leads and Senior Management throughout the project life cycle • Conducting workshops and trainings for Product, Engineering, Customer Service executives • Creating story maps, and prioritizing stories, epics & themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy; interfacing with the stakeholders for mapping the requirements • Facilitating Scrum Ceremonies – Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Backlog Grooming, Demo’s and Scrum of Scrums • Monitoring team backlog daily to ensure accuracy to reflects user stories, task definition, current state, including burn-down chart and sprint levels • Mentoring cross- functional team of resources to deliver quality products • Providing backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories; directing Agile Development Team & stakeholders throughout the project; mentoring on Scrum methodology & Agile framework • Fostering culture of learning in agile team by delivering agile trainings within team, thereby enhancing team’s productivity

I have completed my Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering