Salman Ali, Senior Scrum Master

Salman Ali

Senior Scrum Master

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

Location
Canada - Hamilton
Education
Bachelor's degree, Economics
Experience
10 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :10 years, 4 Months

Senior Scrum Master at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Canada - Toronto
  • My current job since January 2020

Coordinated activities between multiple cross-impacted agile pods

Built and streamlined a custom product delivery process

Transformed a legacy middleware solution to cloud scalable architecture

Hosted scrum of scrums with multiple inter-dependent pods (Host teams & consumers)

Delivered complex products in waves and increments as part of a strategic roadmap

Managed end-to-end process of delivery including requirements, dev, testing & change management

Gathered and communicated performance metrics to technology leadership and executives

Facilitated business leaders representing all supported CIBC contact center businesses

Scrum Master at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Canada - Toronto
  • January 2018 to January 2020

Launched the first agile pod in the CIBC Contact Center PMO/Tech space

Adopted the sprint zero approach to build agile pod entry/exit criteria, story sizing and team R&R

Achieved pod self-sufficiency and consistent high sprint velocity

Managed pod dashboard covering burndown metrics, release plans, product increments

Managed regular technology and business reporting on progress, achievements, and roadblocks

Sr. quality assurance specialist at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
  • Canada - Toronto
  • January 2014 to January 2018

Supported the testing effort for a multi-year enterprise-wide modernization program

Performed QA Lead role in three of six waves of project delivery and coordinating up to 10 testers

The modernization program covered multiple technologies i.e., Cisco IP Telephony, Intelligent IVR, Workforce Management, Real-time reporting, Authentication, Desktop integration etc.

Participated in pre-pilot, pilot, and PIV activities to support rollout strategy

Performed demonstrations for senior business and technology leaders prior to launch

Education

Bachelor's degree, Economics
  • at Mcmaster University
  • April 2009

Specialties & Skills

Change Management
Project Planning
Product Development
Organizational Agility
Certified Scrum Master CSM
TDD Test Driven Development
Agile Empowerment
Banking Systems
Communication
Continuous Improvement
Collaboration
Software Development Lifecycle
Problem Solving
Office365
MS Project
Atlassian Jira & Confluence
Workflow Management
Reporting
Data Analysis
Release Train & Product Increment
Change Management
Product Delivery
Project Planning
Incident Management
Technology Triage
Risk Analysis
ITIL v4
Certified Scrum Master - Scrum Alliance
Systems Integration Testing

Languages

English
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

ITIL v4 (Training)
Training Institute:
Axelos
Date Attended:
June 2018
Certified Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2016

Hobbies

  • Automotive Enthusiast
    Self-directed DIY Repair and Maintenance of classic automobiles. I personally worked on two late model Japanese cars and restored them. Working on Interior, Mechanical, and Body work.