Ikram Patel, Scrum Master

Ikram Patel

Scrum Master

JLL Technologies

Location
India - Bengaluru
Education
Master's degree, IT and Finance, Management
Experience
7 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :7 years, 2 Months

Scrum Master at JLL Technologies
  • India - Bengaluru
  • My current job since January 2020

1. Led and mentored Agile teams to deliver high quality products and services to the end user.
2. Developed a preliminary project plan and established project milestones and deadlines.
3. Worked with key stakeholders, internal operations and engineering teams, and other scrum masters to support organisational decision-making.
4. Helped teams with backlog management, acceptance criteria documentation, scope assessment, and work item prioritisation.
5. Planned and conducted all the sprint/iteration/scrum ceremonies (daily scrum calls, sprint demo, retrospective, sprint planning, sprint grooming).
6. Supported teams and product owners with updating task tracking tools (Jira, Confluence, SharePoint).
7. Promoted transparency and communication and created a safe environment for resolving issues or blockers that hindered long-term Agile success.
8. Skilled in working with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban) and cross-functional teams (Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, Designers, Business Analysts).
9. Demonstrated strong communication and collaboration skills and took ownership of solutions.
10. Ensured the smooth running of all scrum ceremonies: sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint demos/reviews and retrospectives.
11. Oversaw Sprints in Jira Software.
12. Guided the team to achieve higher levels of Scrum maturity and supported continuous improvement, learning opportunity, and predictability.
13. Partnered with the Product Owner to plan and execute the highest priority work according to the Product roadmap.
14. Managed multiple, competing priorities effectively.

Process Business Analyst at Arthur J Gallagher
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 2018 to January 2020

1. Assisted the Product Owner with various Scrum Team tasks, such as hosting and facilitating meetings, taking detailed notes, and completing analysis and research as needed.
2. Designed creative and progressive solutions for business problems through interviews, fact-finding, and independent research.
3. Documented and distributed appropriate communication materials to relevant parties.
4. Documented, tracked, and resolved data quality issues.
5. Participated in the review of Test Planning and Test Execution strategies.
6. Performed data analytics using SQL and Power Bi tools.
7. Trained new team members in the project and handled additional requests and tasks.
8. Created and followed Standard Operating Procedures for better understanding and alignment with the client’s expectations.
9. Proposed 6 Process Standardizing ideas that were approved by the process head and implemented by all Invoicing Process team. Received Kaizanator award for giving high impact ideas.
10. Organized and conducted Team Fun Activities on Fun Fridays.

Data Analyst at Asset Builders
  • India - Bengaluru
  • March 2017 to April 2018

1. Collecting and cleaning data from various sources
2. Analyzing and interpreting data using tools and techniques like MS Excel and PowerBi
3. Identifying trends, patterns, and insights from data
4. Preparing and presenting data reports
5. Working with IT team and management
6. Handling confidential information responsibly
7. Strong written & verbal communication skills, with peers and stakeholders
8. Data Dictionary Creation
9. Publishing status reports, using provided templates, to ensure transparency with stakeholders

Education

Master's degree, IT and Finance, Management
  • at ICFAI University Tripura
  • March 2020
Diploma, Business Administration and Management
  • at ICFAI University Tripura
  • August 2019
Bachelor's degree, Business And Finance
  • at Bengaluru University
  • June 2017

Specialties & Skills

Time management skills
Project Delivery
Agile Software Development
Agile Project Management
Microsoft office
Team Management
Conflict Management
Project Planning
Agile Framework
Project Controlling and Maintenance
Agile Project Management
Continuous improvement
Project Initiation
Sprint Ceremonies
Project Execution

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Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Project Management Certification (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2023
Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2022
Certified Scrum Master (Certificate)