
Dhanunjaya Kuchi
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Toptal member since March 8, 2024
Dhanunjaya is a CSM, PSM, and SAFe Certified Scrum Master with 12+ years of experience working on Agile projects and 5+ years as a scrum master. He has extensive functional knowledge of SAP FICO, SAP S/4HANA, Azure DevOps (ADO), and Jira tools that he has applied in credit cards, payments, healthcare, and legacy-to-cloud migration projects. Dhanunjaya also has experience fixing technical debt using the SonarQube and AppDynamics tools.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile
- Agile Coaching
- Azure DevOps
- Jira
- SAP
- Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Scrum Coaching
- Scrum Master
Work Experience
Lead Scrum Master
First Advantage Corporation
- Led the teams in successfully delivering Digital Trust products (built the product from scratch), generating more than $100 million in revenue.
- Introduced one of the advanced concepts of Scrum, "Quarterly PI planning," to maintain transparency between the product and engineering teams and reduce the risks in delivery.
- Conducted and drove the backlog grooming, scrum of scrum sessions, cross-team grooming sessions, and regular Scrum events.
- Coached fellow scrum masters on implementing advanced Scrum concepts like a scrum of scrum sessions, PI planning, backlog tech refinements sessions, etc.
Senior Scrum Master
Deloitte
- Transformed four projects from the Waterfall methodology to Agile by providing coaching and training to 100+ practitioners.
- Managed three cross-functional Scrum teams for effective software delivery based upon defined Agile values and principles.
- Introduced Agile maturity scorecard evaluations, quarterly review of the team working agreement, and quarterly product increment planning to improve the Agile implementation maturity across the organization.
- Implemented the Scrumban approach to handle enhancements and production support work for SAP projects.
- Gained extensive knowledge and working experience in health insurance by working on a health insurance enrollment and billing project for Wellpoint Group.
Scrum Master
Capgemini India
- Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity. I encouraged and implemented process improvements and created team-building opportunities.
- Coached team members on Agile processes and facilitated planning meetings and retrospectives. I maintained effective task boards and produced daily burndown charts.
- Facilitated and effectively managed all the Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives. I also followed up on action items for continuous improvement.
Mainframe Technical Consultant
Fiserv
- Worked as an IBM Mainframe developer on a banking-related project, delivering required features effectively and timely.
- Gained initial experience in the Agile methodology and adapted to working with the Scrum framework.
- Acquired extensive knowledge of the ACH, SWIFT, and SEPA payment processing methods.
Software Developer
Atos
- Gained extensive technical knowledge of the IBM Mainframe technology.
- Worked on various programming languages, including COBOL, JCL, IBM Db2, and CICS.
- Acquired first-hand experience in credit card transactions, payment processing, and banking operations.
Project History
Deloitte Time and Expense Application Support
Coached 20+ team members on Scrum practices across India, China, USA, and Croatia locations and guided three teams in transitioning from a Waterfall methodology to Agile.
Enrollment and Billing Systems for Anthem
Worked with two cross-functional Scrum teams, release managers, and business partners to deliver software based on defined Agile values and principles.
This project involved working with Scrum teams, release managers, and business partners to deliver software based on defined Agile values and principles. I also coached team members on Agile processes and facilitated planning meetings.
Electronics Payments Processing
Transformed four projects to Agile from the Waterfall methodology by providing coaching and training to 100+ practitioners.
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur - Andhra Pradesh, India
Certifications
Certified SAFe 4 Agilist
Scaled Agile
Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Tools
Jira, Confluence, SAP FI, Rally, JCL
Paradigms
Azure DevOps, Scrum, Agile
Other
Scrum Master, Programming, Scrum Coaching, Program Management, Technical Program Management, Technical Project Management, SAP, Agile Coaching, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), IT Project Management, IBM Mainframe, Agile Sprints, Computer Science, Waterfall Methodology, Scrumban, COBOL, CICS, IBM Db2
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