As a scrum master I am responsible for guiding the team on how to use agile methods and coach on continuous improvement and self-organization. I worked with the product owner to maintain and priorities/order the product backlog according to business values and I am responsible for the delivery of these product artifacts.

Main responsibilities include project initiation, scope, planning, resourcing, budgeting, delivery, cost management, risk management and change management for 15 + projects.

• I organize the team’s operations by facilitating daily standup, sprint planning and instilling Agile principles into daily activities to ensure smooth functioning of the delivery team.
• I work with the team on story estimation, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint review and retrospectives.
• I work with Product Owner to prioritize Epics, Features and User Stories, collaborate with the Product Owner to groom and facilitate Backlog management, plan sprints, document various working agreement, defining the ready and done for the scrum team.
• I remove and/or escalate impediments that slow any aspect of the development team’s effort.
• Coached team members on agile processes and facilitated planning meetings and retrospectives. Maintained task board and produce daily burndown charts.
• I work with the team to ensure all task complies with company policies and procedures and regulatory body requirements for project delivery and financial rigor.
• Working with Jira, confluence and clarity for task allocation and resource request
• Lead a team of both on and offshore resources, external vendors and other partners in the delivery of digital capabilities to various clients across North America
• Define and own digital application roadmaps in partnership with business and other teams
• Train new team members and transition teams to agile framework with scrum to enhance team skill levels.
• I ensure there is common awareness of the process, work in progress and shared agreement.
• Coaches individuals and teams in understanding how to continuously improve and adopt agile practices.
• Effectively tracked team progress, including burn down, velocity and release forecasting to improve the efficiency of the development team.
• Accountable for ensuring that all ceremonies/ events deliver value to the team and to the organization.
• Responsible for creating an energetic, collaborative and motivated team culture where the team can focus on their goals.
• Shield the team from outside distractions and interferences
• Engaged with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of scrum in the organization.
• Create an environment that empowers and energizes team members, with a focus on accountability, adaptability, and collaboration.

Works as an Agile Project Manager/ Business Analyst for this organization, analyzing and identifying system and business process enhancements within the agile systems development life cycle. Document requirements and test software programs to verify that programs function according to specifications and standards.

• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their needs.
• Elicits and aligns requirements with the strategic product vision from the Product Owner.
• I worked with the team to develop program specific Agile Playbook and enable Agile training and onboarding including Jira best practices
• Communicates business requirements among key stakeholders.
• Documents and analyzes the technical implications of business needs and requirements.
  • Works with the Product Owner, Director of IT, Scrum team and Scrum Master to define Epics, Stories and acceptance criteria.
  • Enters Stories into JIRA.
  • Ensures JIRA Epics, Stories, and acceptance criteria have enough details for the Scrum Team to start execution and delivery.
• Responds to inquiries from users and technical support regarding functions and operations of software programs.
• Supports the testing of software programs to compare to specifications and documentation.
• Identifies, analyzes and documents defects, questionable functions, errors and inconsistencies in software program functions, outputs, online screens and content.
• Expertly promote continuous improvement and help teams increase productivity and foster innovation.
• Trains business partners on systems and requirements for meeting business and user needs.
• Surveys markets for industry and technology trends and opportunities that may support Rockets goals and objectives.
• Keeps management informed of important developments, risk areas, potential problems, and related information necessary for decision making.
• Makes formal and informal technical presentations.
• Backs up the role of the Scrum Master.
• Participate in iteration planning to create acceptance criteria and test that define “DONE” for developed features.
• Performs related work as apparent or assigned. Training and mentoring the users.
• Worked with Scrum Masters across four sites to prepare for and facilitate potentially shippable increment planning sessions.
• Work closely with the Solutions Architects to ensure that the IT solutions conform to the corporate architecture standards and are capable of being delivered within acceptable financial targets and timeframes.
• Created process flows diagrams,
• Collecting, understanding, and transmitting the business requirements for each development item, and translating these into functional specifications and detailed test plans.
• Develop a sound understanding of the business in order to accurately analyze and document business processes.
• Document workflows and results of business analysis and obtain sign-off from project sponsors on the specifications.
• Documentation should be accurate, appropriate and as concise as possible.
• Ensure that the business requirements are appropriately documented, and prioritised in conjunction with the business (in line with the Operating Model)

Worked as a Business Analyst facility to identify and carry out various task

• I analyzed various requirements in order to effectively implement and support business systems solutions
• Executes implementation processes for new systems and conversions by applying systems implementation concepts and principles
• I recommended basic configuration strategies for a predefined IT solution(s) that meet or exceed the requirements of our business partners
• Perform application development requirement gathering and analysis via user groups, interviews, research, etc.
• I elicited, organized, analyzed, document and communicate business requirements.
• I worked with the project team to define project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.
• I collaborated with Quality Assurance to support testing efforts.
• I created and maintained business process workflows, flowcharts, wireframes, and diagrams.
• Perform validation of solutions by analyzing the end product and applying the requirement specifications.
• Assist in developing project plans, leading meetings and other related tasks to gather and coordinate activities for requirements gathering.
• Determine operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and formats.