JADA M. DAVIS

Herndon, Virginia • 443-***-**** • ad2e6l@r.postjobfree.com

DEDICATED AGILE PROFESSIONAL

Agile Project Manager • Certified Scrum Master • Certified Scrum Product Owner • Implementation Specialist • Senior Business Analyst

Change Management • Process Optimization • Agile Transformation • Continuous Improvement

Agile Advocate • Cross-Functional Collaborator • Scrum Ceremony Leader

WORK EXPERIENCE

Vertex Nov 2019 – Dec 2023

Scrum Master III

Maintained process quality by fostering trust, leading discussions, managing expectations, prioritizing tasks, and regularly training the Agile team on scrum best practices.

Collaborated with Release Train Engineer & Technical Program Managers to manage change, risk, and issue management to improve process efficiency among cross-functional teams.

Promoted Agile best practices across the organization, assisting various cross-functional scrum teams in enhancing processes for ongoing improvement.

Propelled Scrum team agility by focusing on velocity reduction in user story completion times through group think during backlog refinements.

Invented mechanisms to track critical learnings from past PI planning sessions, using these insights to transform future strategies.

Orchestrated Scrum ceremonies and program increment planning amongst multiple multinational teams.

Northrop Grumman Dec 2014 - Oct 2019

Senior Business Process Analyst

Spearheaded an analytical team to improve federal agency applications in Agile and Waterfall environments via in-depth research, data collection, and process analysis.

Crafted detailed user acceptance tests and test scripts for system validation, mapping deficiencies and enhancements across multiple platforms.

Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including product owners and developers, to design innovative processes and resolve related issues.

Mentored junior analysts on best practices in informatics principles and system implementation, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Orchestrated meetings to elicit requirements, effectively monitoring and providing insightful recommendations on process performance.

Authored, supported, and executed comprehensive business process documentation, enabling the design, development, delivery, and management of crucial communications

Oversaw scoping sessions for future team sprints, ensuring efficient planning strategies.

TEK Systems Jan 2014 – Nov 2014

Project Manager at The University of Maryland

Strategized and developed comprehensive project plans using Microsoft Project, monitored progress and resource usage, and initiated corrective actions for unforeseen risks.

Coordinated and communicated with all levels of senior management, appropriate project teams and process owners to ensure projects were integrated with the business strategy

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align technology projects with business goals while meeting deliverable deadlines.

Collaborated with the development, data, and architecture teams to define and validate the technical approach, strategy and deliverables for the project.

Identified opportunities for process improvement and implement strategies to enhance operational efficiency.

Streamlined workflows and procedures to achieve maximum productivity

Directed and managed the UMMS Project Team daily, successfully integrating, migrating, and transitioning methodologies of mobile networks and workstations.

Played an active role in team meetings to facilitate knowledge sharing, discussion of current challenges, and potential roadblocks.

Vision Technology Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

Clinical Systems Analyst at Kennedy Krieger

Provided oversight and guidance to consult the project team collectively to ensure business processes aligned with the project roadmap.

Orchestrated the creation of a tailored Electronic Health Records system, developing business specifications via extensive data collection from medical professionals and staff.

Responsible for curriculum and training development, education instruction, and facilitation of workshops to support operational excellence organizational learning within the functions managed.

Collaborated with the development team to successfully implement user stories, acceptance criteria, precise system needs creation, and specific security measures.

Supervised project team efficiently, reallocated tasks per project needs and maintained constant engagement with customers and stakeholders for best task execution.

Mobilized resources across various sites to facilitate communication and training sessions for doctors, nurses, and staff navigating the newly integrated systems.

Engineered comprehensive, user-friendly training tools such as manuals guiding end-users through seamless navigation of the newly implemented system.

EDUCATION

University of Maryland

Masters, HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT

UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE

Bachelors, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

TECHNOLOGIES, CERTIFICATIONS

Technologies: Trello, Confluence, MS Teams, Jira, jira align, GitHub, microsoft office, webex, workday

Certifications: Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner

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