A highly qualified professional with 12+ years experience in the IT industry and with a Master's degree from University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and an Executive MBA from Swiss School of Business and Management, Geneva, and with working experience in organizations like Dell, PayPal, Hexaware, HCL and Cognizant.

Worked in Agile teams for 8+ years, a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM). Over the past several years, I’ve led Agile transformations, coached teams, and driven measurable results.

Excellent communication skills, highly organized, works well individually and in groups, innovative and creative mindset, result-oriented, a well-read and well-travelled individual with the skills to provide breakthrough results for the associated organization.

Just finished "Manager's Guide to Building a Strategic Plan with ChatGPT (No Code Required)" by Lisa Bodell! 

Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gZiWBasR #strategicplanning, #businessstrategy.

Prathibha Prabhakaran

A highly qualified professional with 10+ years experience in the IT industry and with a Master's degree from University of Illinois at Chicago, USA and an Executive MBA from Swiss School of Business and Management, Geneva, and with working experience in organizations like Dell, PayPal, Hexaware and HCL Technologies.

Worked in Agile teams for 6+ years and a Certified ScrumMaster [CSM].

Excellent communication skills, highly organized, works well individually and in groups, innovative and creative mindset, result-oriented, a well-read and well-travelled individual with the skills to provide breakthrough results for the associated organization.

Ace award

Board of Trustees Award

Cash Award from Mayor for scoring 200/200 in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in board exams

Received this award every year throughout schooling for outstanding grades

Certificate of Proficiency

Editor's Choice award amongst thousands of writers

Editor's Choice Award

Green Marathon - Finisher Certificate

Hosted an event "Fun Friday" which was a superhit among all employees

Hosted an office event for 200+ employees

Pinkathon Marathon - Finisher Medal

Story/Poem/Essay writing awards and published in magazines

LinkedIn

Project Management Simplified

Creating a Great Place to Work for All

Nano Tips to Think Faster and Make Better Decisions with Shadé Zahrai

Nano Tips to Uncover Your Strengths with Shadé Zahrai

Work-Life Blend: The New Work-Life Balance

Connectable: Moving Your Team from Isolated to All In (Book Bite)

Making Tough Career Decisions

One-Minute Habits for Success

The Good Life: Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness (Book Bite)

The Joy of Missing Out (Blinkist Summary)

Building Your Career

CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets of Exceptional Leaders (Book Bite)

Cultivating Mental Agility

Do Hard Things: The Surprising Science of Real Toughness (Book Bite)

Flux: 8 Tips for Thriving in Constant Change (Book Bite)

Focus on the Now: Why Only This Moment Matters

Marketing Yourself to Maximize Career Opportunities

Nano Tips for Managing Up with Lorraine Lee

Sparking Idea Flow and Building Mental Wealth

Stay Lean with Kanban

Swiss School of Business and Management

University of Illinois Chicago

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Avila Convent

English

French

German

Malayalam

Tamil

Computer Society of India (CSI)

Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Leap Club

Reese's Book Club

The Toastmasters Club

Cognizant

Scrum Master

ACL Digital

Project Manager Scrum Master

HCL Technologies

Associate Scrum Master/Team Lead

Hexaware Technologies

Technical Lead

Intellect Design Arena Ltd

Consultant

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology OpenCourseWare

PayPal

Senior Software Engineer

Systems Technology Group, Inc. (STG)

Software Engineer

Dell Technologies

Scrum Master @ Cognizant | Certified Scrum Master® | MS from University of Illinois at Chicago, USA | Executive MBA from Swiss School of Business and Management, Geneva | Budding Writer✍️|

HelpAge India

Kaakum Karangal Old Age Home 

Egmore Government Hospital

Scrum Master | Driving Agile Transformations & Building High-Performing Teams | MS from University of Illinois at Chicago, USA | Executive MBA from Swiss School of Business & Management, Geneva | Certified CSM & A-CSM |

Just finished "What to Post on LinkedIn to Stand Out" by Sarah Ohlson! I’ve been posting actively on LinkedIn for a while now and this course helped me zoom out and think about what would be useful for my audience and to fine tune that in the upcoming year 2026!  

Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gVAEMJnZ 

#personalbranding, #linkedin, #socialmediacontentcreation.

Agile and Digital Transformation: The Perfect Pair 🌟

Digital transformation is all about embracing change, innovating, and staying ahead of the curve. But how do you make it happen? 🤔 That's where Agile comes in!

Agile methodologies bring flexibility, collaboration, and a customer-centric approach to digital transformation. Here's how Agile plays a key role:

- Faster Time-to-Market: Agile's iterative approach enables rapid delivery of products and services, helping organizations respond quickly to changing market conditions.
- Increased Adaptability: Agile's flexibility allows teams to pivot and adjust to new requirements, ensuring digital transformation stays on track.
- Improved Collaboration: Agile fosters cross-functional teams, breaking down silos and promoting collaboration across departments.
- Customer-Centric Approach: Agile's focus on customer feedback ensures digital transformation delivers value to end-users.

By embracing Agile, organizations can drive innovation, improve efficiency, and stay competitive in today's fast-paced digital landscape 🚀.

How is Agile driving your digital transformation? Share your thoughts! 💬

#Agile #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #CustomerCentric #FutureOfWork

🧩 How do you build trust in the workplace…

There are some factors which I believe will build trust immediately and some other factors which builds trust slowly over time

Quick Ways include:
🔹Good communication skills and being able to articulate what you are thinking clearly
🔹Speaking up in meetings with your clear ideas
🔹Being respectful and avoiding gossip 

The Slow but Solid ways include:
🔹Showing that you care about the well-being of people apart from work
🔹Taking initiative on things no one wants to do
🔹Doing what you committed to, on time
🔹Genuinely showing appreciation to others for a job well done

Above all, I believe when someone is trustworthy, it eventually lands in one way or other - sometimes quickly and sometimes over time.

I'm attending “The Extra Mile - Dale Carnegie Webinar!”

I help you with the hard stuff. The things that intimidate you, that hold you back, the skills that really matter.

Happy New Year!  How are those resolutions going?  Studies show that 80-90% of people who set New Year's resolutions quit within the first month.  Sadly, most of us have given up on setting resolutions altogether because we know the odds are not in our favor.

This is not a matter of will-power or commitment! - It's a matter of setting the RIGHT goals in the RIGHT way.

Join us on Friday, January 9th at 9:00 a.m. Eastern for a free webinar:
"Setting and Achieving Breakthrough Goals"

🧩Owning your credentials & experience at work

I heard an African American woman mention that she has a doctorate degree and exemplary credentials but is hesitant to say those in her introductions for fear of sounding intimidating or proud. She went on to say that she has put in a lot of work to achieve those credentials and hence there was no need to shy away from telling it out loud. 

I agree 100% to this. As women, we are conditioned to be humble and try to fit in by not making others uncomfortable. But we have obviously put in a lot of time, energy, effort and money to get those achievements. 

I know seniors who have been extremely proud of my achievements and have expressed it too. 

There are also some people who have been terrified and uncomfortable when I even mention my double Master’s degrees from foreign universities. They would much rather benefit from me not knowing my worth. There will always be people willing to downplay our achievements. Let us not be one of those people. 

So this is applicable to everyone, but especially to women. Know your worth and own it!! ☘️

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