Raniya

Yimam

Scrum Master

Contact

Address

Minneapolis, MN, 55111

Phone

202-***-****

E-mail

adrpe0@r.postjobfree.com

Skills

Business Analysis

Change Management

Capability Building

Client Relations

JIRA

Servant Leadership

Agile Framework

Negotiation Skills

Progress Tracking

Stakeholder Engagement

Backlog Refinement

Risk Assessment

Public Speaking

Documentation

Management

Flexible and Adaptable

Team-driven Scrum Master/servant leader knowledgeable in task prioritization, risk management, and workflow optimization. Committed Agile expert with over 6 years of expertise in team coaching, presenting information clearly and developing high-performing teams. Bilingual Scrum Professional specializing in leading high-performing teams from product development through successful product launches in fast- paced environments. Promoting a 5-year career in project management and task delegation. Energetic individual with a background in mentoring and training capable teams to achieve project goals and meet deadlines in an Agile development environment.

Work History

2020-05 –

Current

Scrum Master

Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN

• Track, identify and overcome blockers, and manage Jira artifacts.

• Empower teams and facilitate creativity while

guarding WIP, quality and monitoring progress.

• Provide team with resources, information,

communication, and practical advice to enable the

team to predictably deliver working software and

the desired capabilities.

• Implemented a monthly release schedule that

increased the number of work items released by

25%.

• Facilitate Scrum framework – sprint planning,

backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.

2018-06 -

2020-05

Scrum Master

University Of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

• Worked closely with product owners and Scrum

team to groom the various product backlogs.

• Facilitated team understanding of customer

requirements, issues, and concerns and performed

related information gathering.

• Implemented changes and steps to increase the

teams productivity such as reducing the size of

individual tasking, so they are more manageable.

Active Listening

Interpersonal

Communication

Cultural Awareness

This led the team to completing 30-40% more of their tasking each Sprint.

• Implemented and optimized Scrum to reduce time

to market and deliver Key KPIs and roadmap

defined by the Product team.

• Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to

promote full team engagement.

2017-07 -

2018-06

Project Manager

Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

• Created project roadmaps for staff, defining specific milestones and timelines to encourage timely

project completion.

• Defined onboarding process for new project

members, communicating regularly with other

departments to coordinate schedules.

• Administered project management meetings to

align support staff priorities with management goals.

• Facilitated events centered on advocacy while

promoting knowledge of the process of state

legislature and policy implementation.

• Communicated with key legislators with the hopes of passing bipartisan bills focused on racial justices. 2015-08 -

2017-07

Snr. Project Coordinator

North Point Health and Wellness Center, Minneapolis, MN

• Performed public outreach through education and

coaching initiatives to enlighten community

members about harmful effects of tobacco and

prevention measures.

• Furthered the “Don't Discount my Life” campaign to decrease the number of youths smoking.

• Coordinated presentations for customers and

project members to detail project scope, progress, and results.

• Supervised multiple projects from project start

through delivery by prioritizing needs and delegating assignments.

• Tracked hours and expenses to keep project on task and within budgetary parameters.

• Liaised between departments to facilitate

communication and keep appropriate parties

updated on project developments.

2015-01 -

2015-05

Program Management Intern

Capitol Pathways Program, Bloomington and St. Paul, MN

• Assisted Communications and Public Affairs staff with advancing Clear Way Minnesota's policies and

procedure.

• Assisted with event planning and coordination of Minnesota's Smoke-Free Generation Day at the

Capitol to promote healthy living program.

• Collaborated with industry professionals to learn internal business processes and best practices.

• Prepared Excel spreadsheets with data used to

create visuals such as graphs.

• Assisted established management staff with

operational oversight, business development and

process improvement strategies.

Education

Bachelor of Arts: Public Health Sciences

Hamline University - Saint Paul, MN

3.74 GPA: Dean's List: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society Bachelor of Arts: Global Studies

Hamline University - Saint Paul, MN

Certification

Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)

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