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Scrum Master Project Management

Location:
Halethorpe, MD
Posted:
September 22, 2023

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NADINE ALLIE-LAMPTEY_ AGILE SCRUM MASTER

240-***-****

ELKRIDGE MD 21075

adzvid@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Qualified

Scaled Agile Certified Scrum Master who has experience in Software Development within multiple domains including Health Care, Finance, Real Estate and Non-Profit Fundraising as well as IT based product and solutions. Lead multiple Scrum teams in Frameworks such as (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban. Guide, Coaches and mentor agile teams and organization on how to use agile methods and values while also meeting delivery commitments. Demonstrates ability to direct development teams while planning and executing IT Projects within defined scope and budget. Adapt an understanding for core product requirements and prioritizing conflicting demands while applying robust tools and methodology. Known for outstanding Leadership and Commitment to Client Satisfaction and Team success. Proficient at organizing and facilitating Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review and Retrospectives.

Relationship Building Active Listening Negotiations Collaboration Conflict Resolution Process Evaluation & Improvement Stakeholder Engagement Executive-Level Presentations, Communication, & Reporting Sales Enablement Resource Management Budget Management & Finance Project Management Customer Service Client Communication

TOOLS & SKILLS/ABILITIES

Jira Rally Confluence Azure DevOps Service Now Notion SharePoint Aha Pages Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, and Outlook) Epic Product Backlog Grooming Waterfall to Agile Migration Software Development Life Cycle Agile Project Management KPI tracking

WORK HISTORY

Navy Federal Credit Union Agile Scrum Master

October 2022 – Present

Project Scope: Compliance Application Enhancement/updates– Retention Trigger logic, legal hold and Purge business groups (Real Estate Lending, Savings and membership…) to organize.

Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

Led sprint reviews, daily scrums, and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.

Managed product backlog and supported scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.

Ensure information security governance and risk management activities align with strategic business initiatives, achieve business and quality objective, mitigate risk, and enchants operating procedures.

Develop dashboards, metrics and reporting data to provide consultative guidance during monthly and quarterly governance committees.

Solid hands-on experience as a Lean-Agile Leader through mindset; helps the team embrace Agile core values and adopt and apply agile principles.

Lead across the enterprise to ensure right sized compliance and alignment to industry best practices via Lean-Agile Methodology.

Ensure the effective identification, mitigation and management of information security risks arising from business activities.

Identify critical rates to monitor and escalate issues and findings to appropriate stakeholders and governance committees.

As applicable, articulate implications of risks and issues related to data management and protection to sponsors and risk owners and, if necessary, assist with security exceptions or issue management.

T. Rowe Price Sr. Scrum Master

January 2022 – October 2022

Work comfortably in a fast-paced environment as well as take on a leadership role for delivering business solutions, mentoring junior team members, and launching a new product.

Senior levels employ scrum master techniques in Agile development practices.

Manage and oversee project management activities such as project reporting, project planning, issue/risk identification and tracking, scope management, estimation, internal client management, relationship management, and other project documentation preparation

Lead onshore and offshore teams to identify and define scope, objectives, and requirements.

Rally tool used to track the team’s day to day iterations and releases.

Coached team to higher levels of maturity at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable.

Guided the team in the removal of all process impediments.

Built a trusted and safe environment where issues can be raised without fear of blame or retribution - with an emphasis on problem solving.

Facilitated discussions, decision making and conflict resolution.

Assisted with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and disseminate valuable information.

Supported and educated the Product Owner, with regards to grooming and maintaining product backlog.

Served as a liaison between the product owners and team to ensure that all targets and requirements are met.

Facilitated and monitor the Scrum process from initiation through delivery.

Coordinated activities across scrum teams and ensured team records are maintained in the system of record.

Leveraged data to measure and monitor progress (burndown charts, etc.).

Tracked and communicated team progress as well as sprint or release progress to program.

Organized and facilitated Scrum ceremonies.

Acted as an activist of Scrum principles within the organization and participate in continuous improvements within this discipline.

Review and confirm the appropriate resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.

Aetna Sr Scrum Master

2020 – January 2022

Adopted Kanban/Scrum approach for development team and focused on timely Aetna Healthcare app delivery.

Successfully coaching the delivery Team and Junior Scrum Masters to develop fully multifunctional Scrum Teams.

Established revised scrum process which significantly saved time and streamlined end-to-end development process.

Proficiently organized and facilitated sprint and release planning, daily scrum, sprint reviews, and retrospective.

Collaborated closely with product owner on backlog grooming to keep product backlog relevant, and prioritized, ensuring acceptance criteria were agreed upon and stories were ready for sizing.

Effectively tracked team progress including burn down, velocity, and release forecasting.

Expertly promoted continuous improvement and helped teams increase productivity and foster innovation.

Worked with technical teams to identify options to meet business requirements.

Facilitated project planning review meetings sprints and release planning and customer demos etc.

Identified and remove team impediments to enhance productivity and efficiency.

Mentored and led team to be self-directed with strong accountability, decision making, conflict resolution and transparency.

Applied agile Governance structure to drive long term business success and enhance overall productivity.

Citizen’s Bank Scrum Master

2017 - 2019

Servant Leader who enables Team to work as effectively as possible.

Assisting in removing bottlenecks and issues that slow down the team’s progress.

Guiding the team to improve their processes and practices.

Flexible approach that enables the team to rapidly respond to changes.

Core elements are flexibility, dynamics and daily meetings to coordinate the tasks. Overtime this approach and the associated methods and tools were also used to get positive results.

Lead the scrum team and introduce agile values and adopt scrum framework for digital banking related project delivery.

Coach the scrum team in self-management and cross functionality.

Help the scrum team focus on creating high value increments that meet the definition of done.

Help the scrum teem understand the need for clear and concise product backlog items.

Share Group Fundraising Project Coordinator/Campaign Manager,

2008-2016

Working for Multiple Clients on Special Projects.

Contacting Potential Donors.

Monitor and Tracking of Events and Activities.

Formulate and run Marketing campaigns for products, services or events that target supporters, consumers, or other organizations.

Coach, Mentor, facilitate teams of individuals daily to reach our client goals and Expectations.

Main duties include maintaining budget and work schedules.

Organizing and participating in shareholder meetings and ensuring all deadlines for certain projects are met.

Work closely with project managers to create comprehensive action plans concerning resources, budgets, and time frames for projects.

Participate in project design meetings and propose improvements if necessary.

Evaluate potential problems and technical hitches and develop solutions.

Adhere to budget, by monitoring expenses and implementing cost saving measures.

EDUCATION

City, University of London

Bachelors in media and Communication.

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional, PMI

Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance

SAFe Scrum Master, Scrum Alliance



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