Residual stress is one of the most critical challenges in laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF), often leading to part distortion, cracking, and degraded mechanical performance. This thesis investigates the in-process mitigation of residual stress in Ti-6Al-4V components fabricated using L-PBF by exploring the role of scanning strategy. A series of experiments were conducted using different scanning strategies—including unidirectional, 45°, and 67° rotated patterns—under both continuous and discontinuous modes. The resulting residual stresses were measured using the X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. Results showed that scanning strategy significantly affects stress development, with discontinuous 67° rotation yielding the lowest residual stress and continuous unidirectional scanning producing the highest.