Rituraj Patil - Mastering Advanced Scrum: Advanced Scrum Techniques for Scrum Teams, Roles, Artifacts, Events, Metrics, Working Agreements, Advanced Engineering Practices, and Technical Agility

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Rituraj Patilis an experienced Scrum Master/Agile Coach, who for the past 10+ years has been working with various multinational organizations to develop and deliver high-quality working software products, services, and solution offerings. He is a technology, Lean-Agile (Leadership, Culture, and Management) enthusiast, servant leader, and avid learner. In his professional career, he has played many roles while serving various organizations. He holds a Master of Management Studies Degree in Systems Specialization from the University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. He also holds a Master of Technology Degree in Software Development and Management from Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamilnadu, India, and a Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Information Technology from Kolhapur Institute of Technologys College of Engineering (Autonomous), Maharashtra, India. He has successfully completed several internationally recognized training and certifications. He is acting as a conference speaker at various industry conferences and meetups and as a guest lecturer at various top-tier Indian educational institutes, including IIMs, Symbiosis, IITs, VIT Vellore, and many more. He has received many awards, recognitions, and appreciations from the organizations he has served so far.

He comes up with extensive experience in managing multiple globally distributed as well as collocated Agile software product development teams developing applications using various Agile frameworks, tools, and technologies. He is also acting as an industry expert for the Board of Studies of the Department of Computer Science Engineering at Sanjay Ghodawat University, Maharashtra, India, and at Kolhapur Institute of Technologys College of Engineering (Autonomous), Maharashtra, India.

Outside work, he spends his spare time for various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) specific volunteering activities. He is also an active member of various global communities contributing for the development of various technology, leadership, education, environmental sustainability, and CSR-specific initiatives. He likes to play Tabla (an Indian classical musical instrument), sings with Karaoke, plays soccer, and volunteers his spare time to help and guide budding IT professionals.

Amit Mahulikaris an Agile Practitioner and has been working on Agile transformations since 2012. He has helped several banks, financial institutions and retail houses adapt agility and various frameworks such as Scrum, XP and Scaled Agile (SAFe).