Scrum Project

Aishwarya Allam

Certified Scrum Master

adgoe8@r.postjobfree.com 732-***-**** linkedin.com/in/aishwarya-allam-csm-74463216a NJ/NY OBJECTIVE:

A result-driven and detail-oriented individual offering exceptional management and organizational skills with the proven ability to lead, organize, and motivate project teams. I bring expertise in collaborating with project team members; utilizing proficiency in coordinating activities of a team and facilitating project-team related meetings to execute assigned work. I focus relentlessly on removing impediments from teams and delivering customer centric products. EDUCATION:

NEW JERSEY INSTITIUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Martin Tuchman School of Management, Newark, NJ September 2020- Present Master of Business Administration, Management Information Systems TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, Fox School of Business, Philadelphia PA Bachelor of Business Administration

Major: Business Management, Business

Expertise In:

• Risk Management- Identifying, evaluating, and analyzing treatment of risks, with methods of treatment including insurance, risk retention, self- insurance, and loss control.

• Management Information System- Evaluating the organizational fit and suitability of business applications and interpreting the interaction between information technology, customers, processes, data, infrastructure, participants, and the environment in and organization.

• Operations Management- Examining activities necessary for the provision of the organization’s product or service. Planning and scheduling of operations, allocation of recourses, including staffing requirements and equipment decisions, inventory control and production planning, waiting line problems, and quality.

• Financial Management- Financial analysis and planning, capital budgeting, cost of capital, and the sources and uses of business funds.

• Leadership and Organizational Management- Examining the enablers of principled organizational leadership and performance by acquiring a knowledge of change management, decision-making, culture, team building, organizational structure and control, communication, social responsibility and sustainability, motivation, human resource management, and globalization. CERTIFICATIONS/TRAININGS

• Certified Scrum Master

• Project Management Professional Training

EXPERIENCE:

Client: Sapta Global Inc.

Employer: Sapta Global Inc.

Role: Scrum Master

Project Description: HourDay is an integrated suite cloud-based system that maximizes profits for an organization that is resource intensive and requires the tracking of every process and hour spent by the human resource. HourDay has been built with the integration of modules including but not limited to Project Budget Management, Time Sheets Management, Expenses Management, Vendor Management, Visa Process Management, and Invoice Management. https://www.hourday.io

• Worked with the Team and the Product owner to define team specific norms.

• Conducted daily standups, product backlog, sprint planning, sprint review, and retrospective meetings.

• Tracked project dependencies outside of the projects team’s control and escalating issues as necessary.

• Monitored and controlled project budget.

• Removed impediments and resolved conflicts.

• Radiated information to ensure transparency.

• Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.

• Supported the Product Owner to ensure the backlog has sufficient prioritized user stories at a ready status to stay ahead of the team.

• Facilitated, coached, and guided the teams on the values of practices of Agile Methodologies.

• Ensured that Agile principles and processes were properly implanted and adopted

• Worked closely with Product Owner, coordinated product backlog grooming and story.

• Guided projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget.

• Performed the traditional project management tasks such as facilitating status meetings, updating status reports, and managing the team on a day to day basis. Managed the scope and the change requests. Tracked and managed the issues and risks. Client: Cigna Health Insurance

Employer: Sapta Global Inc., Woodbridge, NJ

Role: Scrum Master

Project Description: Windows 2008 to Windows 2016 server migration: The scope of the project is to migrate the applications from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016. Due diligence must be performed to ensure there is no impact on existing application functionality and follows all security standards. This provides modernized workflow and newer technology from implementation to post closing, unlike the current state. This helps in improving the performance of the application software and meeting the industry standards of constantly upgrading the technology.

• Gather business specifications and requirements.

• Used Agile/Scrum principals to work effectively and efficiently.

• Worked closely with project manager and development team to continuously improve product ownership and other agile processes.

• Worked with program management to track schedule against the roadmap and escalate risks and issues.

• Worked directly with product owners, system engineers, program managers, developers, testers, and customers to define features and technical user stories.

• Researched the migration of the current/legacy applications from Windows 2008 to Windows 2016 servers.

• Worked closely with technical lead to design/understand the architecture of the new migrated application.

• Drive and own product backlog grooming and management prioritize the iteration and drive acceptance testing and delivery of iteration.

• Supported an agile software development process, worked in conjunction with end users / stakeholders and technical delivery team.

• Coordinated scrum daily stand up, product backlog, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective meetings.

• Worked with product owners to handle backlogs, new requests, and ensured deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint.

• Utilized VersionOne to effectively track impediments against user stories.

• Acted as a strong liaison between product management and development to ensure a transparent productive workflow environment.

• Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.

• Collaborated with application team to manage the priorities and worked with teams to plan the deliverables for sprint and PI

(Product Increment).

• Communicated status regularly to partners, keeping them informed and engages, and minimizing surprises.

• Provided sprint goal and tactical objectives to scrum team and provided quick JIT decisions to system level questions and defect triage.

• Defined the road map and prioritized the backlog of work to meet the vision in a timely manner to meet market and customer demands.

Client: The Disability Law Office of Attorney Jeffrey S. Lichtman, LLC. Employer: The Disability Law Office of Attorney Jeffrey S. Lichtman, LLC. Role: Business Analyst

Project: Implemented Needles: A web-based case management system by data conversion allowing the firm to automate workflow more efficiently. Features include workflow, document management, repots and dashboards, case cost, leads and intakes, contacts, communication, and firm customization.

• Lead and guided firm through system changes.

• Held training sessions to ensure accuracy of processes completion.

• Simultaneously monitored client portfolios as the new system was being installed.

• Conducted assessments and data gatherings to determine current hardware and software need and established a base for the entire implementation.

• Managed profile settings according to user roles within the organization.

• Created templates to send records requests letters, HIPPA compliant authorizations, and the SSA-1699-U4 (appointment-of- representative) forms.

• Created templates to send to judges indicating the records requested in connection to client’s SSDI/and or SSI claims. AMERICAN CAMPUS COMMUNITIES, Philadelphia, PA

Role: Community Assistant, University Village

• Supervised over 900 residents, responding to all requests and emergencies during duty hours. Remained on-call to address any issues that arose during after work hours for the remainder of the week.

• Assisted in developing lease agreements, as well as holding tenants accountable by issuing and collecting fines worth over $1,000.

• Attended and participated in all staff meetings, developmental programs, and training programs, working with other collaboratively, including maintenance, university police, resident safety assistants, peer mentors, etc.

• Promptly completed and updated, by established deadlines, all assigned administrative duties as required by the building director and managers. Including forms, leases, incident reports, and weekly reports. SKILLS

• Programming Languages: HTML

• Software: Salesforce, Needles, Microsoft Office

• Skills: Work well in a team environment, detail-oriented, skilled at managing multiple priorities, goal oriented.

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