Ajay Murali

Background

About Ajay Murali

Certified Agile Coach and Scrum Master with more than 8 years of experience in Agile Software Development, Transformation and Project Management.• Working experience of around 5 years as Scrum Master in Scrum and SAFe agile frameworks.• 15 Years of experience as Developer, Tester, Team Lead, Project Manager, Scrum Master and Agile Coach.• Possess insightful knowledge on AGILE Methodologies, SCRUM Framework and Project Management.• Expertise in Agile Transformation of large projects.• Worked as Scrum Master at onsite & offshore for multiple Co-located & Distributed teams.• Knowledge of SAFe, Scrum of Scrums, Spotify Model, Test Driven Development (TDD), Kanban, XP and ScrumBan.• Scrum/Agile Coach for a large account, focused on implementing the Best Practices and Values of Agile & Scrum.• Has setup, trained, mentored and coached many Scrum Teams, enabling them to be self-organized and reach 'high performing' state.• Facilitated Scrum Ceremonies, Protects teams from external distractions and acts as a Servant Leader by removing internal/external impediments & team conflicts.• Expert in accessing Scrum Team Maturity by Tuckman's Model of Team Development.• Well versed in tracking Release & Sprint Progress using Burndown/Burnup charts, Capacity and Velocity.• Working knowledge of SAFe and Spotify Model.• Good understanding of DevOps and CICD - Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery.• Worked in Finacle Product Development, Testing & Customization using Agile Methodologies.• Well versed in Risk Identification, Mitigation, Monitoring & Management.• Worked in domains such as Banking, Manufacturing, Automobile, Education and in Public Sector.• Worked for several years at various onsite locations in Australia and United Kingdom.• Won many awards such as Best Performer, Best Team, Innovator and was rewarded among the top 5% Performers.• Worked on tools like Microsoft Azure, Team Foundation Server (TFS) and JIRA for Agile Project Management.