Scrum Master Business Analyst

Summary

Experienced Scrum master bringing **+ years, successfully achieving ambitious objectives within dynamic Software Development environment. Possess a strong background in Agile methodologies, Business Analyst, Project Coordinator, and leadership of high-performing teams, including experience leading teams ranging from 5 to 15 members in software development. Proficient in the oversight of intricate, high-value technical projects, underscored by outstanding planning and competency.

Core Competencies

Agile Coaching

Team Support

Facilitation

Negotiation

Critical Thinking

Decision-Making

Interpersonal Skill

Time Management

Communication

Certification and accreditation

Collaboration

Conflict Resolution

Mentoring

Project Management

Leadership Development

Data Visualization

Professional Experiences

Scrum Master – 10/2018-Current

Globe Life Insurance, McKinney TX

Facilitate team meetings, including the daily stand-up, planning, review, retrospective.

Guide the team in conducting retrospectives and incorporating improvements into the backlog.

Collaborate with the Product Owner to keep product backlog in sharp for each sprint.

Ensure transparency to all stakeholders.

Protect team from outside distractions and interruptions, help remove impediments are and increase team’s productivity.

Actively communicate sprint dependencies and resolve prioritization challenges in conjunction with other scrum masters.

Optimize scrum team velocity to identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance.

Coach Agile teams on how to get the most out of self-organization.

Business Analyst – 06/2012 – 09/2018

Right At Home, Omaha NE

Gathered requirements to identify the functional and non-functional requirements for the project.

Acted as the primary liaison between specific business areas and IT partners to ensure effective communication and collaboration.

Analyzed technical systems, business models, and data to identify opportunities for improvement and inform business decisions.

Define the requirements including creating cases, user stories and other documentation that describes requirements in detail.

Deliver capabilities using agile practices while following SDLC business process mapping and various release process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security and development requirements met.

Facilitated testing, coordinated with cross-functional project teams, and ensured on-time, within-budget project delivery.

Maintained meticulous documentation practices to meet organizational standards.

Business Analyst – 08/2007 – 05/2012

Gosa Systems, Atlanta, GA

Conducted comprehensive reviews, analyses, and evaluations of business systems and user needs, maintaining open communication with requesters and creative marketing teams.

Documented project requirements, defined scope, and objectives, and aligned systems with overarching business strategies.

Produced and updated meeting decks while diligently taking and reviewing meeting notes to ensure efficient communication and collaboration.

Crafted detailed user stories to effectively communicate project requirements.

Offered expert resolutions for a wide spectrum of complex issues and challenges.

Additional Skills

Power BI

Tableau

Azure DevOps

Scrum Master Certification

Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence)

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Ms Teams, OneNote)

Kanban

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