Vincent Tsedi
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Over 6+ years of combined experience working in different industries such as healthcare, Telecom and Insurance with expertise in Project & Program Management, SDLC Software experience in managing software development implementation projects, product development & accelerated adoption, to deliver business value, improve processes and maximize team potential as well as product quality and efficiency.
A certified Scrum Master with servant leadership style for helping teams adopt Agile and drive constant improvement in a fast-paced environment, leading teams in both co-located and distributed. Highly experienced in facilitating all Scrum Ceremonies; daily scrum, product backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint review, sprint demo and retrospective.
AREAS OF EXPERTISES
●Excellent Communication Skills
●Coaching and Mentoring
●Problem Solving
●Strategic Planning
●Agile Estimation
●Conflict Resolution
SKILLS
●Proficiency in SDLC methodologies - Agile, Scrum, SAFe, Kanban and Waterfall
●Strong technical command of project management tools – Rally, JIRA/Confluence, Version One, MS Project, and MS
Office Suite, and Agile Lifecycle Management (ALM)
●Proficiency in collaboration portfolio - MS Office Suite & SharePoint,
●Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams.
●Product Backlog Grooming
●Waterfall-to-Agile transformation
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
SAFe 5.0 Scrum Master (SSM) – Scaled Agile, Inc.
Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC)
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ciox Healthcare, Georgia Aug 2019 – Present
Scrum Master
●Lead and coach scrum teams on Agile/Scrum process to actively promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for
each Sprint.
●Responsible for definition, adoption, and optimization of Agile framework, processes, and practices.
●Foster positive relationships with partners, business units, and scrum teams to help manage impediments as seen by the scrum
teams.
●Help to remove team impediments daily, to allow the team to deliver on their sprint goals.
●Used empirical data to help the teams assess their team maturity, optimize scrum team velocity, and identify improvement
opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance.
●Coach Product Owner on having health product backlog and prioritization.
●Coach team members to remove impediments and remove impediments.
●Responsible for two scrum teams
●Facilitate Daily Stand-Up for distributed teams.
●Facilitate implementation of action plans from retrospectives for next sprint.
●Drive the change management process to deliver value during iterations.
●Work cross functionality with stakeholders to maintain an open and transparent interactions.
●Escalate issues and risks with appropriate sense of urgencies.
●Identified skills and competencies of scrum team members and adjusted accordingly to promote development and highly
effective teams.
T-Mobile, Georgia June 2016 - July 2019
Scrum Master
●Led and coached development team of the agile principles of Scrum
●Facilitated Daily Standups, Sprint Planning, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and Release Planning
events.
●Responsible for coaching the development team on story point estimation and using Jira to manage projects, including reports
and custom dashboards.
●Tracked and managed burndown metrics, velocity, and task breakdown.
●Provided support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and led by example.
●Coach/Assist Product owner with user story and prioritization of the backlog.
●Setup training for team members to better understand scrum framework.
●Addressed existing antipatterns with team and individuals.
●Fostered positive relationships with partners, business team, and Scrum team to help manage impediments as seen by the scrum
teams.
●Maintained excellent communication regarding project/product status, driving planning and tracking of tasks, schedule,
resources, and dependencies.
Progressive Insurance, Georgia April 2014 - May 2016
Project Coordinator
●Work with Project Manager to develop team goals and delegate tasks to the appropriate team members
●Develop team schedules and assist in the successful onboarding and training of team members
●Create and communicate a clear list of expectations and goals for team members to follow
●Offer emotional support to project team members and make people feel valued
●Maintain frequent communication to offer encouragement, amend tasks, and provide updates on goal progress
●Implement incentives to keep the team motivated and focused on their daily tasks project goals
●Create a workspace that encourages creativity and innovation to get the most out of the team
●Reward team members for their continued efforts and celebrate accomplishments
EDUCATION
ITT-Technical Institute, Atlanta B.Sc. Information Systems - 2012
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