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SCRUM MASTER/AGILE COACH
Professional Summary
A highly motivated servant leader in scrum, agile and waterfall. Facilitating development teams in an agile environment, coaching personnel within the scrum teams to adhere to team's rules, strategically eradicating impediments and providing necessary assistance as a servant leader, mentor and coach.
Work History
Scrum Master/Agile Coach, 02/2018 to CurrentW.R. Berkley Corporation, Hamilton Square , NJ
- Key responsibilities:.
- Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
- Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
- Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
- Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
Scrum Master, 10/2015 to 01/2018Ascend Learning, Charlotte , NC
- Key Responsibilities:.
- Works with individual team to discover their needs, plan and deliver; while ensuring alignment with the organizational strategy.
- Creates an open and trust-based environment, which enables a focus on delivery and facilitates continuous improvement.
- Provided extensive guidance on Agile scrum processes and methodologies to highly effective teams with goals of improving quality and productivity.
- Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.
- Investigated and corrected or escalated project problems.
- Managed and motivated project teams to promote collaboration and keep members on-task and productive.
- Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process.
- Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
Scrum Master, 03/2013 to 10/2015Ascend Learning, Cincinnati , OH
- Provided experience and insights for the Product Owner and team in the creation and ongoing management of the backlog.
- Facilitated effective sprint planning sessions, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, promoting team ownership.
- Worked closely with Product owner in facilitating sprint review to ensure best practices and techniques are utilized to obtain maximum feedback from stakeholders.
- Participated in release planning ensuring that the team velocity is being considered.
- Participated in story writing session to ensure the INVEST model is being followed.
- Provided insight into the priorities, through an understanding of technical issues, and identifying dependencies on other teams.
- Coached the teams to interact in ways that ensure clear communication of product requirements and team commitments.
- Coached continuous improvement and self-organizing behaviors in the team while promoting the use of Agile practices.
BUSINESS ANALYST, 01/2010 to 02/2013Accenture Contractor Jobs, Ashburn , VA
- Developed and monitored large project budgets for various initiatives by completing business cases submitting business plans to senior management for review and approval.
- Worked in synergy with departments managers and as part of self-organizing team delegate duties accordingly in an agile environment, train team members on new procedures and assist new analysts with the onboarding process.
- Crafted communication with stakeholders regarding sizing level of effort, project prioritization, and cost benefit analysis to increase operational efficiency and alignment of business unit objectives.
- Monitored development progress throughout sprint by maintaining focus on product backlog and project timeline, to ensure project stay within scope and budget.
- Worked closely with product owners to manage the backlog and continuously deliver features, while managing the insight and opinions of multiple stakeholders.
Education
Bachelors of Science, Cybersecurity And Information Assurance, Expected in 03/2023
Western Governors University - City, State
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Certified SAFe Agile (SA)
Skills
- Strong Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
- Team Building
- Excellent Time Management Skills
- Coaching
- Waterfall methodology
- Coaching and mentoring
- Conflict Resolution
- Removing impediments
- Attention to Detail
- Problem-Solving Skills
- MS Office
- Risk mitigation planning
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School Attended
- Western Governors University
Job Titles Held:
- Scrum Master/Agile Coach
- Scrum Master
- BUSINESS ANALYST
Degrees
- Bachelors of Science , Cybersecurity And Information Assurance Expected in 03/2023
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