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Archana Singh

New Delhi

Summary

Certified Senior Scrum Master (PSM-I) with 15+ years of experience leading Agile projects across various domains: Healthcare, Banking, and Telecom. Proven expertise in driving Agile transformation, implementing Scrum and SAFe frameworks, and leading end-to-end program delivery for complex, enterprise-scale initiatives. Proficient in Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban, improving team efficiency and accelerating feature releases by 30% through process enhancements. Demonstrated success in enabling high-performing, cross-functional teams through effective facilitation of Agile ceremonies, backlog management, PI Planning, and continuous improvement practices, resulting in enhanced delivery velocity, predictability, and product quality. Adept at stakeholder management, risk mitigation, and managing cross-team dependencies within Agile Release Trains (ARTs). Hands-on experience with tools such as Jira and Azure DevOps, along with strong exposure to DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and data-driven metrics (velocity, burn-down, cycle time) to drive continuous delivery and business value realization.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Scrum Master

Infinite Computer Solutions
Gurugram
10.2022 - Current
  • Facilitated 5+ Agile ceremonies per sprint including Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement to ensure effective Agile delivery
  • Led 2–3 cross-functional Scrum/Kanban teams (~15–20 members) in a distributed environment, aligning sprint goals with business and regulatory objectives
  • Driving SAFe practices, actively participating in PI Planning, ART syncs, and cross-team dependency management across multiple teams
  • Managed Jira and Confluence, ensuring sprint hygiene, backlog prioritization, and real-time tracking of user stories and defects
  • Partnered with Product Owners to perform backlog refinement, story splitting, and estimation (Planning Poker/Fibonacci) with clear acceptance criteria and Definition of Done (DoD)
  • Tracking and improving Agile metrics including Velocity (+20%), Burn-down/Burn-up charts, Cycle Time (-15%), and overall delivery KPIs
  • Proactively removing 5–7 impediments per sprint, managing risks and dependencies, and escalating critical issues to stakeholders
  • Implementing Kanban practices for production support/BAU work, improving flow efficiency and reducing cycle time
  • Collaborating with DevOps, QA, and Engineering teams to enable CI/CD pipelines and ensure high-quality, on-time releases
  • Providing stakeholder reporting, risk visibility, and release updates, improving transparency and decision-making
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives, increasing Agile maturity and team productivity across sprints
  • Supporting delivery in Banking/Financial systems, ensuring compliance, quality, and business value realization.
  • Developed Agile dashboards in Excel to improve Sprint visibility, reducing reporting time by 2 hours weekly per member and boosting Sprint predictability by 25%.

Scrum Master / Test Lead

Optum Technologies (UnitedHealth Group)
Gurugram
04.2008 - 10.2022
  • Served as Scrum Master for Agile teams (10–12 members), ensuring adoption of Scrum, Kanban, and Lean practices for consistent and predictable delivery
  • Coached teams and stakeholders on Agile principles, improving team self-organization and Agile maturity by ~25%
  • Facilitated backlog grooming sessions, enabling effective user story creation, prioritization, and estimation aligned with product vision
  • Monitored delivery using Velocity, Burn-down, Lead Time, and Cycle Time metrics, improving predictability by 15–20%
  • Identified and mitigated risks, impediments, and dependencies, reducing sprint spillovers and improving commitment reliability
  • Worked closely with Product Owners and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on requirements, scope, and release goals
  • Strengthened collaboration across Development, QA, and DevOps teams, ensuring seamless execution across the SDLC
  • Supported release planning and incremental delivery, ensuring high-quality releases aligned with healthcare compliance standards
  • Enabled distributed team collaboration, ensuring transparency and effective communication across geographies
  • Contributed to Agile transformation initiatives, transitioning teams from Waterfall to Agile methodologies
  • Promoted continuous improvement culture through retrospectives, increasing delivery efficiency and product quality.

Education

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -

IASE University
Rajasthan

Post Graduate Diploma - Computer Applications (PGDCA)

DOECC
Delhi

Graduation -

Delhi University

Skills

  • Agile Delivery
  • SAFe / ART
  • Kanban
  • PI Planning
  • Scrum of Scrums
  • Agile Transformation
  • Agile Tools - Jira
  • Agile Tools - Confluence
  • Agile Tools - Trello
  • Azure DevOps (ADO)
  • Impediment Removal
  • Risk & Dependency Management
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Coaching
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Metrics Tracking (Velocity, Burndown, Cycle Time)
  • AI / Gen AI Tools – Power BI
  • Agile & Scrum Methodologies
  • SAFe Framework
  • Scrum Ceremonies Facilitation
  • Agile Coaching & Servant Leadership
  • Process Improvement
  • Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD)
  • Change Management
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Team Empowerment
  • Velocity tracking
  • Burndown & Burnup charts
  • Backlog Management & Prioritization
  • Scaled Agile Implementation (SAFe, LeSS)
  • Stakeholder Management & Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Testing Tools: Basic Selenium IDE
  • Testing Tools: Basic Selenium WebDriver
  • Testing Tools: SoapUI
  • Languages: JavaScript
  • Languages: Java
  • DevOps Tools: Jenkins
  • DevOps Tools: JBoss
  • DevOps Tools: JUnit
  • DevOps Tools: Eclipse
  • Methodologies: Agile
  • Methodologies: Waterfall
  • Methodologies: V-Model

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master: PSM 1, scrum.org, 2024-01-01
  • SAFe6.0 Scrum Master, Scaled agile.inc, 2025-01-01
  • Kanban Practitioner, HelloSM, 2025-01-01
  • Scrum Master Accelerator, Hello SM, 2025-01-01
  • AHM-250, Academy of Healthcare Management, 2025-01-01
  • Agile Scrum + Scrum Master, Udemy, 2025-01-01
  • Azure AI fundamentals (AI-900), Microsoft, 2025-01-01

Languages

English
Hindi
Gujarati
Punjabi

Projects

  • ISO 20022 Migration Programs, Senior Scrum Master, Banking / Payments, 9, Large scale payment modernization program migrating legacy SWIFT MT messages to ISO 20022 MX standard enabling real-time faster payments while meeting regulatory compliance., Facilitated Agile ceremonies across multiple teams., Managed backlog prioritization and feature decomposition., Implemented Definition of Ready (DoR) and Definition of Done (DoD)., Created Agile dashboards in ADO for sprint health and dependency tracking.
  • Tata Play Binge OTT Platform, Senior Scrum Master, Telecom / OTT, 8, Tata Play Limited (formerly known as Tata Sky Limited), Incorporated in 2001 and initiating services in the year 2006, Tata Play is one of India's leading content distribution platforms providing Pay TV and Tata Play Binge OTT services on Android, Samsung (Tizen) and LG platforms., Facilitated PI Planning and Scrum of Scrums for multiple teams., Managed program backlog and roadmap., Ensured proper estimation using Agile sizing guidelines., Conducted Inspect & Adapt sessions for continuous improvement., Created Agile dashboards in JIRA.
  • Pathway – Salesforce Healthcare Platform, Scrum Master, 10, Healthcare, PATHWAY Project is on Salesforce Platform in Lightning component. The application facilitates the account managers to create health plan, design search screens for the existing modules using reusable UI components Visual Force and LWC. Pathway is an app under Care services which enables comprehensive medical management and clinical documentation (EMR) capabilities, an outreach management capability, a practice management (nurse assignments) capability and a basic revenue cycle management capability. Pathway enables comprehensive medical management and clinical documentation along with integrated outreach, practice and revenue cycle management. Pathway is a tool that the CCM clinical staff used to operate its clinical programs., Led Salesforce Lightning platform implementation., Delivered framework optimization saving $1M in development cost., Managed technical delivery and Scrum coordination.
  • ICare Customer Care Pega Platform, Scrum Master / Test Lead, 19, iCare is a Customer Care Application used by the Customer Care Representative for handling users Claims and Appeal related Queries and Issues. The application is a PEGA Based Application built on PRPC Platform., Led two Scrum teams delivering healthcare customer support applications., Facilitated PI planning and backlog prioritization., Managed Agile dashboards and delivery metrics.
  • SUTTER HEALTH, Senior Test Engineer, For this project I have taken training and certification from New Jersey by HealthEdge experts. Also attend the consultancy training in New Jersey for 1 Month as a scrum master. Sutter Health is a family of doctors and hospitals, serving more than 100 communities in Northern California. It includes doctors, hospitals, and other health care services in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns.

Websites, Portfolios and Profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/archana-singh-b5256766

Timeline

Senior Scrum Master

Infinite Computer Solutions
10.2022 - Current

Scrum Master / Test Lead

Optum Technologies (UnitedHealth Group)
04.2008 - 10.2022

Master of Computer Applications (MCA) -

IASE University

Post Graduate Diploma - Computer Applications (PGDCA)

DOECC

Graduation -

Delhi University
Archana Singh