Scrum Project

CHRIS G PAIVEY

Professional SCRUM MASTER

Address: Monticello Minnesota

Email: ************@*****.*** Tel: 267-***-****

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chris-paivey-20864a134

Professional Scrum Master with 5 years of experience in executing challenging projects using the Agile methodology as a whole from facilitating the transformation of product backlogs into done sprints of the highest possible value while maximizing the most savings in time and cost.

Key Skills:Agile Project Management, Coaching Agile Practices, Facilitating Agile Ceremonies, Servant Leader, Removing Impediments, Forecasting, Proficient in Agile Estimation and Planning,

Tools:JIRA, CONFLUENCE, Sharepoint, Rally, Azure DevOps, ServiceNow, Slack PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scrum Master- 02/2019 – Present

Express Scripts- Franklin Lake, NJ

Supported Development Teams in leveraging Agile/Scrum practices: Scrum Events, Scrum Artifacts Building, Assisting Scrum Team Roles, taking part in meetings, and continuous process improvements. Supported Product Owner in managing/Ordering product backlog Items.

● Guide team in self-organization; encouraging and motivating scrum team to focus on iteration goals.

● Successfully coached teams in the Agile method of business operations, resulting in over 35% savings in budget and time.

● Facilitated and participated in sprint planning, design, and estimation.

● Monitored scrum teams’ burndown charts and ensured that the Scrum Events followed the Scrum guidelines.

● Championed successful transitions from Waterfall to Scrum/Agile methods as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).

● Transformed waterfall teams into high performing, cross-functional, Agile teams (Scrum Teams).

● Outstanding communicator interacting effectively with management, distributed teams, vendors, and users at all skill levels as well as external stakeholders.

● Promoted Safe quality practices – Safe provides guidance to assist the teams in constantly improving the quality of their deliverables and meeting the Definition of Done (DoD).

● Managed dependencies between Scrum teams, by collaborating with other Scrum Masters within the Scrum Master network especially in regard to items necessary for product release

● Facilitating bi-weekly scrum of scrums (SOS) and driving conversations on cross-team risks and dependencies.

● Worked with the system infrastructure team to coordinate quarterly releases, working to ensure all systems are safe and uninterrupted.

● Coached the teams to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.

● Established a reputation for removing challenges and roadblocks to streamline workflows and eliminate distractions.

● Effectively collaborated with product owners to prioritize projects and engaged multiple teams to deliver on time and under budget results.

● Coached several teams in the company in adopting the Agile Methodology into its daily operations.

● Facilitated all Scrum Ceremonies for all the various projects.

● Consistently solved problems and overcame roadblocks through solution and design-thinking.

● Worked closely with the development team to ensure all requirements are being fulfilled.

● Built trust with the business (IT or other Divisions) and throughout the organization.

● Facilitated Scrum Ceremonies: Sprint Pre-Planning / Prioritization, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand Up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective.

● Removed impediments/guided the teams in removing impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

Scrum Master - 01/2016 - 12/2018

Capital One- Houston, TX

● Built a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem-solving.

● Facilitated all scrum ceremonies, decision making, and conflict resolution while assisting with internal and external communications, improving transparency, and radiating information.

● Encouraging strong working relationships between the team and others outside of the team.

● Facilitated discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution meetings.

● Partnered with the product owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog.

● Tracked team’s progress using burndown chart, burn-up charts, and team’s velocity. see less

● Successfully managed cross-functional teams across multiple functions to complete projects on-time and within budget.

● Navigated complex relationships with internal stakeholders, clients, and project teams to clarify expectations and mitigate risk across the entire project life cycle.

● Championed successful transitions from Waterfall to Scrum/Agile methods as a Subject Matter Expert (SME).

● Transformed waterfall teams into high performing, cross-functional, Agile teams

(Scrum Teams).

● Outstanding communicator interacting effectively with management, distributed teams, vendors, and users at all skill levels as well as external stakeholders.

● Developed project artifacts and documentation to governance standards, identify gaps, and make recommendations for improvement to diverse governing bodies including the project quality office, architecture review board, change management board, and risk management organization.

● Orchestrated project team activities and outside communication to ensure seamless flow of work, compliance with governance standards, and achievement of project deliverables.

● Performed high-level testing in coordination with the detailed testing by quality assurance teams.

● Helped teams adhere to the best engineering practices and the Definition of Done and Ready.

● Helped to mitigate distractions and increase the team's focus.

● Worked with teams to handle impediments in a timely manner.

● Facilitated all scrum ceremonies like daily stand up, sprint planning, retrospective, reviews, and backlog refinement.

● Collaborated with the product owner, development team, and other essential roles to identify risks and resolve ambiguities.

● Facilitated the daily scrum, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint retrospective, and other meetings as required by the team.

● Participated in program planning (PI).

● Supported Product Owner to maintain and prioritizes Product Backlog to deliver business values to stakeholders.

● Facilitated the documentation of working agreement, definition of ready, and definition of done for the scrum team.

● Helped team track and resolve impediments by finding the right personnel to resolve them, escalate when necessary, and protect the team from external interference. EDUCATION/ CERTIFICATIONS

Hussain College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Diploma in Enhanced Web Development (2020)

CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Scrum.org

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