Scrum Master Project

Magdalene Yetpuh Lefor

Cell: 682-***-****

Email:*****.****@*****.***

Laurel, Maryland

Professional Summary

Professional, detail oriented certified scrum master with over six years of professional experience offering a proven track record of delivering software projects with high performing teams. I have experience working with multiple teams (distributed and co-located) agile teams and leading them to deliver high quality products through constant coaching and application of agile techniques. I am a skilled servant leader with excellent communication skills and a proven ability to handle multiple tasks. I am passionate, result driven, focused, proactive and a highly motivated and results oriented professional with critical thinking and in-depth technical analysis skills.

Skills and Tools

Software Development Lifecycle

Scrum

Agile methodology

Coaching and mentoring

Excellent problem-solving abilities

lean Agile

Devops

TDD

FDD

Certifications

Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)

SAFe Scrum Master 5.1

Certified Scrum Master. (CSM)

Security +

Networking Cert

Microsoft Project

Kanban

JIRA

SAFe

Microsoft Office: Excel, Word,

Confluence

Rally

Work History

New Wave Telecom &Technologies, Baltimore MD

Scrum Master May 2020 – Present

●Responsible for maturing a software development team (squad) in the scrum framework and Agile process.

●Responsible for scheduling and facilitating scrum ceremonies and coaching teams in best practices using both the Scrum and Kanban Frameworks.

●Helped in establishing priorities, structured process improvement strategies, managing cross-functional teams, directing and monitoring work efforts, identifying and managing resources, developing metrics and performing quality control reviews.

●Tracked, escalated and removed impediments daily to allow the team to deliver on committed sprint goals.

●Engaged with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the Scrum framework in the organization through Scrum huddles and forming communities of practice.

●Work together with team to agree on Dod/DoR and make sure we continuously meet it

●Utilized and implemented key agile metrics such as the burn-down/burn-up charts, to measure team performance and ensure team members were working at optimum capacity.

●Worked with Product Owners in defining and managing action items, identifying issues and risks, adjusting scope, and identifying tasks necessary to complete planned work.

●Proactively identified and resolved conflicts and impediments deterring my teams from achieving sprint goals.

●Increased the overall performance of teams and improved on delivery and accurate estimation within the Organization.

Universal Tech Consulting, New York, NY

Scrum Master May 2018 – April 2020

●Helped in developing a more trusting, collaborative, and transparent team environment where problems could be raised without fear of blame or being judged with a complete focus on problem resolution.

●Performed measurement and risk analysis to minimize risks and optimize returns.

●Worked with product owners to prioritize and validate User Stories.

●Helped teams improve velocity by incorporating capacity planning during sprint planning and helping team members improve estimation with planning poker.

●Planned and coordinated testing environment deployments and application / system integration testing.

●Motivated the Scrum team to work towards continuous improvement and deliver shippable product that delivered business value in every sprint.

Cognosante, Columbia, MD

Scrum Master May 2015 June - 2018

●Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows as needed.

●Coordinated presentations for customers and project members detailing project scope, progress and results, keeping all entities well-informed of milestones and goals

●Interacted daily with project managers, technical teams, and business managers, assisting in the resolution of open tickets and requests.

●Contributed advanced knowledge in formulating systems scope and objectives relative to the organization's business plan and user requirements, process flow definitions and functional specifications.

●Documented digital transformation strategy; current state of the business operations, marketing, sales, support and storing documents in SharePoint.

●Drafted and maintained business requirements and aligned them with functional and technical requirements.

●Recommended operational improvements and established an effective management control and reporting system based on tracking and analysis.

●Helped resolve project issues and offered recommendations to improve development process

Education

BSc, Insurance and Risk Management

Languages

English (Fluent in all skills)

French

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