Scrum Master
Booz Allen Hamilton
Total years of experience :11 years, 11 Months
Coach the team to adapt agile mindset and understand scrum framework; transformed the team to a self-organized and managed one.
•Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including: Sprint Refinement, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, and Retrospective
•Work with the Product Owner and Scrum Team to create and manage product backlog items, breakdown features into stories, and provide guidance on applying story points manageable in each sprint
•Facilitate and lead Software prototyping activities and lead client demos to showcase new features
•Facilitate and lead User Testing sessions with the client
•Lead the IBM CLM Jazz ticketing system for the entire team
•Resolve conflicts or any blockers that impede work and provide performance feedback to the team.
•Communicate risk and team status to Project Leads
•Create and manage metrics such as burnup chart and velocity to promote team inspection and improvement; the team constantly achieved the goal.
•Ensured the team produce increments based on the sprint goal and definition of ready/done during each sprint.
Coordinate, implement, and monitor the scrum lifecycle for different NJDEP Pega modernization projects ensuring timely project completion
•Liaise among the product owner, Pega development team, and management to ensure timely delivery of project targets, milestones, as well as fulfilling technical requirements while complying with the company’s business goals, policies, and procedures
•Manage and maintain established scrum process with the coordination of the scrum team in Agile methodology
•Identify and remove impediments for the scrum team, boosting creativity and improving the efficiency of the development team
•Utilize and monitor key performance indicator and other metrics to identify opportunities and minimize redundancies
•Implement Agile techniques, including User Stories, Acceptance Test Driven Development, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, and Automated Testing to meet product requirements
•Manage product backlog, create user stories and acceptance criteria, and lead sprint reviews and sprint retrospective meetings
•Supervise maintenance of product backlog and release plans while ensuring a consistent high team productivity rates
Developed and produced detailed project plans, resource requirements, budget estimates, and dashboard reports
•Established and maintained strong customer relationships by providing solutions exceeding customer expectations
•Oversaw team and client Joint Application Design sessions of 30+ participants, organized documentation requirements, implemented design system enhancements, and encouraged user feedback effectively
•Authored system documentation, including developer guides and design specifications to standardize procedures
•Created test scripts based on business requirements and performed system testing to satisfy prescribed parameters
•Conducted end to end system testing, including integration testing, regression testing, and documented test results
•Designed and developed JIRA dashboards, filters, and management reports to assist during application releases
Contributed during the formulation of a strategic business plan for the company’s application for LLC status
•Documented proceedings for the strategic planning meetings to ensure timely communication of amongst stakeholders
•Supported the redesigning process via analysis of the efficiency and effectiveness of Melazo’s most critical business processes
•Researched information on market verticals, including competitor landscape, pricing, and business opportunities
courses: TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
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