Scrum Jira

Mispa Mary Nkeng

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Irving, TX 75038

682-***-**** or 469-***-**** **************@*****.***

Accomplished servant-leader capable of delivering large-scale software, Application and Web development projects on time and on budget by effectively coaching multiple Scrum teams. Expert at driving the adoption and enforcement of Agile/Scrum rules, removing impediments and festering self-management and organization. Team oriented, promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Communicating effectively and leading high performing teams. Expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows.

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Scrum Master 12/15/2016 – Present PNC Bank – Silver Spring, MD

Accountable for leading and motivating a team of cross-functional members who have varying levels of Agile experience and building an environment of trust and collaboration

Coordinated Scrum ceremonies; Sprint planning, Daily Standups, Backlog refinement, Sprint Review meetings, Spring Retrospective meetings.

Designed strategic plan for competent development practices to support future projects.

Helped team understand the commitment they make when they sign off on a Sprint plan.

Liaising between developers and project stakeholders; fostering quality communication between engineering disciplines

Implemented company policies, technical procedures and standards for preserving the integrity and security of data, reports and access.

Create forum for communicating vision, goals and Product Backlogs items to the team.

Utilize Agile Scrum practices to help the team increase their velocity by 63% within the first year of Agile adoption.

Scrum Master 02/12/2013 – 11/12/2016

United Health – Pittsburgh, PA

Scheduling and allocating work, providing advice, and guidance, and resolving problems to meet technical performance and financial objectives

Coordinated all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint planning, daily planning, sprint review, sprint retrospectives, backlog refinement and release planning

Tracked and reported on progress of team’s progress towards product release. Use appropriate tools (JIRA), Kanban board includes managing and tracking the epic and train budgets; understand and operate within the ART Budget

Developed and maintain Scorecards and productivity metrics consistent with governance standards, including sprint burn down and release charts. Reported planning results and Epic Status to senior management, business owners, epic owners, product owners and other stakeholders.

Contributed to product roadmap planning, project schedule and release management.

Train new team members and transition teams to Agile framework with Scrum to enhance team skill levels

Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Bachelors in Accounting, University of Buea, Cameroon

Professional Profile

Selected Highlights

Proficiently organized and facilitated sprint planning, daily Scrum, Sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives and release planning.

Collaborated closely with product owner on writing good user stories, backlog refinement to keep product backlog items relevant and prioritized, ensuring acceptance criteria were agreed upon and stories were ready for sizing.

Effectively track team’s progress, kept track of burn down charts, velocity and release forecasting.

Promoted continuous improvement and helped teams increase productivity and foster product increment

Core Competences

Team building

Quality Control

Sprint planning, burn down charts

PM tools: in JIRA, TFS/Azuredevops

Use of collaborative engagement techniques

Enforce Scrum practices

Backlog Management

Kanban/Scrum ban/DevOps

Extreme Programming(XP)

Remove impediments

Professional Experience

Education

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