A USC. Certified Scrum Master with Business Analysis and Project Coordination experience for 7+ years delivering high-quality software on-time and within budget by effectively facilitating, collaborating, leading and coaching the Scrum Team and the Organization
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
• Experience in promoting, supporting and providing servant-leadership for the Scrum Team by upholding the three pillars of the scrum as well as ensuring that team members understand Scrum theory, practices, rules and values
• Handle all scrum events namely Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective
• Assist in managing scrum artifacts namely Product Backlog and Sprint Backlog
• Facilitate scrum events as needed or requested
• Identify and remove impediments for the Scrum Team
• Negotiate scope for sprints, as well as negotiate schedules, timelines and budgets with external clients and business partners
• Experience in facilitating backlog refinement meetings, as well as adding estimates and details to user stories
• Motivate Scrum Team by building a positive and collaborative team environment to achieve sprint goals
• Good understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as well as Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Gather requirements from various stakeholders and convert business requirements into functional requirements
• Proficient in conducting Gap Analysis, SWOT Analysis and Cost/Benefit Analysis
• Knowledge of Test Conditions, Test Cases, Test Procedures, Test Plan Preparation, and Defect Life Cycle
• Experience in using project management tool JIRA for task assignment, tracking user stories, tracking bugs and documentation sharing
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, namely Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio
• Superior listening skills and ability to identify problems, offer a range of solutions and facilitate decision-making
• Excellent verbal and written communication, presentation and reporting skills
• Goal-oriented, active team player and leader with experience working effectively with all levels of management
