Anshul Jod

Results-driven Junior Scrum Master and Associate Project Manager with 1+ year of hands-on experience facilitating Agile/Scrum ceremonies and delivering end-to-end project lifecycle management across 3–5 concurrent initiatives. Proven ability to coach cross-functional teams on Scrum principles, remove impediments, drive sprint velocity, and ensure on-time delivery through disciplined sprint planning, backlog refinement, and stakeholder communication. Skilled in servant leadership, impediment removal, risk management, scope control, and Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, cycle time).

Proficient with JIRA, Confluence, and MS Project. MBA in Business Analytics & Finance (CGPA 8.96/10). Certified in Lean Six Sigma and actively pursuing PSM I / CSM certification.

Seeking Junior Scrum

Master, Associate Project Manager, or Project Coordinator roles.

Associate Project Manager / Junior Scrum Master - NxtWave - Hyderabad, India

(2025-11)

• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies — sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives — for 3–5 concurrent Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Scrum framework and consistently achieving 100% on-time sprint delivery.
• Coached cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, and product owners on Agile principles, self-organization, and Scrum values; fostered a culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
• Managed product backlog grooming and refinement sessions with Product Owners to prioritize user stories, clarify acceptance criteria, estimate story points, and maintain a sprint-ready backlog.
• Tracked Agile metrics including sprint velocity, burndown charts, cycle time, and team capacity; translated data into actionable insights that drove a 20% increase in team efficiency across successive sprints.
• Removed impediments and blockers through proactive escalation management, stakeholder coordination, and dependency tracking — protecting team focus and sustaining delivery momentum.
• Developed and maintained core project artifacts — project charters, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), RACI matrices, risk registers, issue logs, and sprint reports — ensuring full transparency and audit readiness.
• Applied structured risk management practices: identified risks, assessed probability and impact, maintained risk registers, and implemented mitigation strategies to prevent project delays.
• Controlled scope and change requests by conducting impact assessments, communicating trade-offs, and securing stakeholder sign-off — eliminating scope creep across all active projects.
• Delivered executive-level status reports and real-time dashboards in JIRA and Power BI, translating sprint KPIs and velocity trends into concise insights for senior leadership.
• Served as primary liaison between engineering, design, product, and business stakeholders — shielding the team from external distractions while maintaining transparent communication.

Project Coordinator / Agile Analyst Intern - Brainwave Matrix Solutions - India

(2025-02 - 2025-08)

• Coordinated iterative project delivery using Agile/SDLC methodologies — managed sprint cycles, tracked deliverables in JIRA, and maintained project documentation across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Facilitated requirement-gathering workshops with business stakeholders to elicit requirements, define acceptance criteria, document BRDs, and translate needs into prioritized user stories for the development team.
• Supported sprint ceremonies by preparing sprint boards, tracking story point completion, and reporting on sprint health — contributing to a 30% reduction in reporting cycle time.
• Partnered with cross-functional teams to resolve dependencies, escalate blockers, and align delivery milestones with stakeholder expectations.
• Owned end-to-end quality assurance on project deliverables across 100,000+ record datasets, achieving 99% accuracy and eliminating downstream defects.
• Surfaced process-improvement opportunities through retrospective analysis, directly contributing to a 10% improvement in operational efficiency.

Project Support Intern - CODTECH IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. - India

(2025-02 - 2025-06)

• Automated recurring reporting workflows using Python, eliminating 8+ hours of manual monthly effort and enabling on-demand delivery of status reports to project stakeholders.
• Built stakeholder-ready dashboards to communicate project KPIs and delivery health to non-technical audiences, reducing misinterpretation and accelerating decision-making.
• Collaborated in Agile teams to support iterative delivery, contribute to sprint outcomes, and document project artifacts in Confluence.

Power BI / Reporting Intern - Cognifyz Technologies - India

(2024-07 - 2024-08)

• Delivered dashboarding projects on time using Agile methodology, reducing manual reporting effort by 40% and streamlining workflows for finance stakeholders.
• Partnered with stakeholders to define reporting requirements, gather feedback through review cycles, and iterate on deliverables to meet evolving business needs.

MBA - Business Analytics & Finance - YCCE Autonomous, Nagpur (2023 - 2025)

B.E. - Electrical Engineering - JIT Nagpur (2017 - 2021)