Kandas Mani S

I set up and managed a group of 15-20 professionals delivering the front-end application with dashboard creations for the legacy systems. I also implemented Agile solutions to execute a program of initiatives, deliver value frequently, and improve work forecasting.

METHODS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
• Collaborated with company stakeholders to determine the business requirements and goals.
• Connected with the team, business managers, directors, and counterpart teams to plan, develop, design, and implement new applications and improve existing ones.
• Defined the product vision based on stakeholder needs and managed and prioritized the product backlog.
• Provided user stories to teams and defined the business-driven acceptance criteria with epic mapping, the required descriptions, and attached documents for reference.
• Supported Agile practices and conducted Agile ceremonies within the time box effectively.
• Facilitated various Agile processes such as iteration and release planning, backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospective meetings.
• Championed best practices by conducting peer reviews and applying them to the team.

The growing adoption of digital capabilities and channels across all industries profoundly influences customer expectations for banking interactions. Moreover, a smooth onboarding process gives banks a competitive advantage and strengthens relationships with existing customers by facilitating the introduction of new products and services.

METHODS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
• Conducted workshops with stakeholders to identify opportunities and gaps in their business processes and produce reports on improvements.
• Initiated meetings with our digital payment technology team to identify technical feasibilities based on the new requirements and other change requests.
• Supported projects proactively to uplift Agile practices and foster a culture of continuous service improvement.
• Assisted with elaborating the user stories and requirements, supporting team members with their work where required for payment projects.
• Created the business requirements, functional specifications, and technical design documents, including high-level design wireframes. Organized team meetings in case of clarifications.
• Directed the team from project initiation to final product delivery and engaged in system integration testing and user acceptance testing.

The UXP allows users to create and manage multichannel business applications. It includes a runtime and integrated development environment that can be used to build applications once and deploy them across multiple devices and channels, such as mobile, tablet, internet, call center, and branches.

METHODS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
• Involved in creating new capabilities, portfolio items' features, user stories, and tasks in Rally.
• Conducted Agile ceremonies such as IP meetings, brainstorming, backlog grooming sessions, and sprint demos in each sprint with the scrum team.
• Engaged proactively with customers to determine how business and IT improvements can help achieve business objectives.
• Defined strategies, agreed on and prioritized business requirements, and conducted feasibility studies.
• Ensured that change initiatives are aligned with the strategy and enterprise architecture.
• Envisioned and translated the business flow into technical implementation details, highlighting the applications' impacted components and features.
• Trained and coached the team in Scrum and Innovative Design in Agile practices.