Scrum Manager

Noble Deen

******@*****.***

NYC- 516-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

Agile Coach, RTE, Sr. Scrum Master and PM with hands-on experience handling Web/Mobile, E-Commerce and Information Security Using Agile and Waterfall Methodology.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION:

• Master in IT Project Management (MIS): Long Island University (CW Post, New York)

• Thesis: “Project management techniques to develop Mobile application for multi-platforms”

• B.S. in Computer science: City University of New York

•Certifications: Scrum Alliance: CSM, CSPO

SAFe: Product Owner, Product Manager (POPM) Release Train Engineer (RTE), SPC

PMI- PMP

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

15+ years of experience including Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Project Manager, BA and Developer.

Coach, Facilitate, mentor and train Scrum and Kanban teams comprised of on-shore an off-shore.

Expert in adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments and self-management.

Deep knowledge of Agile and Agile Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, XP, SAFe and SOS

Ability to support (Azure, AWS) Cloud infrastructures, - maintaining and building on what’s in place

Applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.

Help to guide and manage the ART and the teams through the delivery of software and services, embracing and casting the Agile mindset across client spaces

Work with program architects and champions to design deployment roadmap

Provide guidance in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe and leads Agile delivery teams consisting of a mix of organization and possibly contractor/vendor staff

Instructed and modeled core Agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability and visibility; ensured consistent application of scrum methodologies across the enterprise

Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality

Coach and train engineers and managers on Agile values, principles, methods, and practices.

Work with program architects and champions to design deployment roadmap

Establish and communicate the calendars for iterations and program increments (PIs)

Organize the program increment planning event which includes extensive detailed preparation regarding organizational readiness, content readiness and facility readiness

Facilitate the PI Planning event, including acting as master of ceremonies, managing the time-boxed agenda, coordinating key reviews and decisions, and ensuring results of planning are recorded

Facilitate other meetings including the Agile Release Train (ART) Sync, Scrum of Scrums, System Demos and Inspect and Adapt

Work directly in JIRA, Agile Craft and Confluence to manage and track the PI

TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS:

Methodologies

SDLC, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban, LEAN

Operating Systems

Windows, server07, LINUX, UNIX.

Business Modeling Tools

Rational Suite, UML, DOORS, Rational Rose, MS Visio, Mingle.

Project Management

Microsoft Project, Jira, Confluence, rally, basecamp, sharepoint

Testing Tools

Test Complete, QTP, Test, WinRunner, LoadRunner, QC, Jira

Database & Other Skills

Oracle, MS SQL, Crystal Reports, CRM (salesforce) and ERP( People soft,SAP)

Mobile Technology

IOS – SDK, Swift3, Objective C / Android–studio SDK, Java and Mockplus

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

The Hartford Financial Danbury, CT

Agile Transformation Coach June 20- Present

Trained and Coached to Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Dev teams in the use of Agile practices

Provided training and coaching in Agile Development principles and practices to development teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and program-level leadership.

Coached, mentored Scrum Masters, Teams and PO's on How to focus on Sprint Goals and effectively deliver high value every sprint by meeting the commitments, true DOD and with zero defects.

Taught 2-day experiential Agile Team Workshop classes during Agile transition

Empowered teams by guiding and educating them on how to sort through cross-team dependencies, inter-team coordination, and department / program level roadmap discussions with business and internal IT stakeholders

Observed as coach effectiveness with focus on Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Development Teams to ensure the Agile Principles and Manifestoes are respected and followed.

Observed rituals / scrum ceremonies DSUs, planning, reviews, Retrospectives, and release planning to provide feedback to scrum masters, team leaders and stakeholders regarding facilitation strategies.

Coached Product owners understanding their Roles / responsibilities in an Agile world. Helped business understand on How to write User Stories, Acceptance criteria, Story Acceptance, and value of being part of the team.

Help to guide and manage the ART and the teams through the delivery of software and services, embracing and casting the Agile mindset across client spaces

Synchrony Bank (Agile Tech) Stamford, CT

SAFe Agile Transformation Coach/RTE June 19- June 20

Coached on SAFe, Agile, Lean, Kanban, Scrum at a large social network startup during an transition

Facilitates program events, including PI Planning, ART Retrospectives, Scrum of Scrums

Coached Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Development teams in the use of Agile practices

Completed assessments of the current state of agile implementation within the teams and provided coaching plan to address the areas of opportunity found during the assessment

Drive continuous improvement via facilitating workshops; assess the agility level of the program and push teams to improve

Ensure alignment to the cross-team roadmaps, create a collective plan to manage dependencies

Participate in the selection and launch of ART

Drives program-level continuous improvement via retrospectives, Inspect and Adapt workshops, and constant demonstration of Kaizen mind

Taught 2-day experiential Agile Team Workshop classes during Agile transition

Establishes the annual calendars for sprints and PIs

Ensures agile practices are current, coached and practiced across the ART

Helping other Agile transformations within other Business Units (also outside IT)

ExxonMobil (Agile Tech) Houston, TX

SAFe Agile Coach/ RTE Jan.19- June -19

Provide guidance in Agile, Scrum, and SAFe and leads Agile delivery teams consisting of a mix of organization and possibly contractor/vendor staff

Managed release trains with team size of 140 - 160 people

Expertise in Preparing, Launching and Executing Agile Release Trains by training, coaching and execution on SAFe Agile Methodology and Best Engineering Practices

Highly effective in planning, facilitating, executing, tracking and managing Agile Release Trains with limited budgets

Effective in management of multiple priorities, and performs under pressure in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environments

Prepare and facilitate the overall PI planning of the Agile Release Train (ART) and provide various ideas, suggestions, and strategies

Drive adoption of Agile mindset and framework best practices in teams.

Environment: SAFe, AWS, MSProject, TFS, Jira, Confluence, Sharepoint, DevOps (Jenkins, Selenium)

M&T Bank Buffalo, NY

Agile Coach Web/Mobile Applications Development Jan. 18- Dec.18

As Coach I provide workshop Training, coaching and mentoring to Scrum masters, Product Owner, Scrum Teams and PMO organizations.

Coach, Facilitate, mentor and train Scrum and Kanban teams comprised of on-shore an off-shore.

All things Agile, Scrum, improvement, and help instill a mindset change

Drive team's work and accountability by promoting Scrum principles, roles, processes and ceremonies

Resolve conflicts within the team and with stakeholders outside of the team

Establish, Facilitate and communicate the annual calendars for Iterations and Program Increments (PI)

Environment: MSProject, TFS, Quality Center, SDK, Swift, Java, Android Studio, Mockplus

BMW (Agile Tech) Greenville, SC

Agile Coach /Sr. Scrum Master - Salesforces- Web/Mobile App. Nov. 16- Jan. 18

Agile coach to six teams: trained teams on Agile/Scrum principles and process, coached Product Managers and Scrum Masters

Worked on Scaled Agile Framework for the Enterprise (SAFe), eg. release planning and portfolio backlogs

Managed Web/Mobile projects using Agile and applying SAFe Agile principles, practices, and theory

Facilitate Daily Scrum, Sprint Planning, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Demo and Sprint Retro

Spectrum (Agile Tech) Web/Mobile Applications Development Stamford, CT

Sr. Scrum Master/Agile Coach Jan. 16 – Nov. 16

SCE Consulting Group NYC, New York

Sr. Scrum Master /Agile Coach Nov 12 -Jan. 16

NYU Tech July 09 – Nov 12

Project Manager Queens, NY

First Fidelity Mortgage Group May 05 – June 09

Business Analyst Melville, NY

Cooper Communications Group July 2001 – May 2005

Application Developer Garden City, NY

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