TabrezApple

Agile Coach and Scrum Master with over 14 years of experience, specializing in Agile implementation, enterprise-level transformation, and coaching across diverse teams and leadership levels. Over 10 years of experience as an Agile Coach, Release Train Engineer, Trainer, and Consultant, driving Agile adoption, coaching teams and leadership, and delivering impactful training and transformation initiatives.

Program Manager (Agile & QA Practice) at Nielsen Media (2024-09 – Present)

• Coached 5+ Scrum teams in adopting agile best practices aligned with SAFe
• Scaled agile implementation across 3 business units, improving time-to-market by 40%
• Facilitated sprint ceremonies: daily stand-ups, retrospectives, sprint planning, and demos
• Supported Product Owners in backlog refinement and user story slicing to enhance delivery clarity
• Increased overall team velocity by 30% and reduced sprint spillovers by 25%
• Mentored 4 junior Scrum Masters and coached leadership on agile mindset and KPIs

Senior Program Manager (Agile Project Delivery) at ITC Infotech (2017 – 2024)

• Led agile transformation for 8+ QA and development teams across large financial and retail clients
• Designed and delivered Agile bootcamps for over 100 employees across India and US delivery centers
• Developed a standardized agile playbook adopted company-wide to align practices and ceremonies
• Collaborated with product managers and business analysts to align features with customer outcomes
• Delivered 20+ projects on-time by enabling proactive risk management and backlog refinement
• Decreased bug leakage by 35% through cross-functional sprint reviews and TDD adoption

Sr. Software Engineer at Altisource Business Solutions (2016 – 2027)

Consultant at KPMG India (2014 – 2016)

Senior Test Analyst at BRILLIO (Collabera Solutions) (2011 – 2014)

Technical Analyst at Convergys (2009 – 2010)

Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science – Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) (2009)