EMMANUELA NGEMSOH

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Summary

7+ years of experience on IT project management as a Scrum Master/ Agile Coach/ Business Analyst.

Knowledge of integration management; collaborating with stakeholders in a matrix organization throughout the project life cycle using SDLC and the agile methodology. Managing multiple projects from complex to standard, a project and portfolio management tool, and working in a PMO environment.

Implementing different SDLC methodologies including Waterfall and Agile; proficient in SCRUM framework, SPRINT planning and review.

Experience in working with agile lifecycle, and/or tracking, and process management tools like Rally, Version One, Confluence and JIRA.

Helping the product owner to prioritize the Product backlog and prioritized the backlog. Worked with Agile Craft to improve the tool for Agile/Scrum/SAFe Teams, Business and Management.

Assisting the QA team in developing in creating the Test scenarios, Test plans and Test Cases and created RTM to track requirements.

Monitoring team backlogs housed on JIRA and Rally to ensure teams are following set WIP Limits and user stories are pulled in priority.

Scrum Master

Providence Partners, LLC

Experience

10/2022 to Current

Involved in gathering business requirements and conducting impact analysis for different systems to ensure a clear understanding of project scope.

Led the planning of sprint releases, facilitating effective communication among the team members, and ensuring alignment with sprint goals.

Collaborated with the Product Owner to maintain and prioritize the product backlog, creating a well-organized and manageable backlog.

Acted as a Scrum Master by conducting daily scrum meetings, maintaining time boxes, and addressing impediments to keep the team on track.Advocated for continuous design and refactoring practices to enhance code quality, reduce complexity, and eliminate duplicity.

Prepared and presented charts such as Product Release Burn down and progress reports to provide visibility into project status and detect schedule drift. Identified and eliminated impediments and risks, ensuring a smooth workflow and minimizing disruptions for the development team.

Supported self-management within the team by creating visual artifacts like task boards and sprint Burn down charts, fostering a sense of ownership.

Successfully managed offshore teams across different geographical locations, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

Provided training to new team members on Agile principles, Scrum processes, and facilitated their transition from traditional waterfall methodologies to Agile practices. Scrum Master

MCKENSSON

01/2021 to 10/2022

Utilized JIRA to review and prioritize backlog items for sprints, ensuring effective planning and alignment with project goals.

Reviewed and interpreted Burn down charts within the JIRA Agile environment to monitor project progress and adapt strategies accordingly. Maintained a comprehensive master schedule of software releases, tracking key milestones after development and ensuring smooth delivery.

Effectively removed obstacles for the team by escalating issues to leadership, facilitating timely solutions, especially in complex scenarios involving multiple teams and systems. Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions, optimizing resource allocation and task distribution.

Leveraged a professional network of Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Technical Leads to creatively resolve intricate infrastructure issues. Successfully managed a project focused on continuous upgrades of sub-projects using a Kanban approach.

Gathered and updated project materials, documented business flows, and maintained project forecasts, utilizing tools like burn-down/up charts and velocity charts for tracking and reporting. Orchestrated and facilitated all Scrum Ceremonies, while also coaching and mentoring other Scrum Masters to ensure consistency in Agile practices across the program team. Scrum Master 11/2018 to 11/2020

METLIFE

Responsibilities:

Effectively guided scrum and Kanban teams

Creating working agreements, establishing, and helping the teams to achieve their Sprint Goals

Facilitated retrospectives using innovation games

Educated and coached the teams on usage of Jira & Confluence tools

Took ownership to drive through resolutions of issues or blockers, coordinate directly with other development/product teams on inter-dependencies or through scrum-of-scrum ceremony

Helped Product owner with effective management of backlog

Ensured INVEST criteria is met for all the user stories in backlog

Ensured the teams are adhering to the DOR and DOD criteria

Optimized workflow efficiency, lead the ceremonies and ensured smooth delivery

Educated and ensured Agile/Scrum implementation methodology, practices, values, and framework are adhered to by team members, while resolving impediments by coordinating and collaborating with cross-functional team

Assist in team development while holding teams accountable for their commitments, removing roadblocks to their work

Coordinated with the scrum team in Daily Scrum Meetings, Sprint Planning Meetings, Sprint Review Meetings, Sprint Retrospective Meetings and Backlog Grooming meetings Skills

AGILE METHODOLOGIES: SDLC,

Agile, RUP, UML Agile Methods SAFe

Enterprise Framework TDD, Agile,, FDD,

Kanban, Scrum

BUSINESS MODEL: Microsoft Visio 2003,

MS office, MS word, MS Excel, MS

PowerPoint

ALM/Agile/Scrum Tools: Base

camp, ScrumWorks, Rally, Version1,

Team Foundation Server, Jira.

Operating Systems: Windows 7 MAC OS,

Linux, Apache Tomcat

Certifications

Bachelors in law

University of Yaoundé

Education

Soa, Cameroon

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