Results-Driven Scrum Master and PO Leader

Ruth Rohlf

Stacy, MN ***** 952-***-**** *****.*****@*****.*** Ruth Rohlf LinkedIn

Experienced Product Owner and Business Analyst Agile Delivery Leader

Results-driven and collaborative Product Owner, Business Analyst, and Scrum Team Contributor with over 20 years of experience delivering business and technology solutions for Fortune 500 clients including Accenture, Caterpillar, Best Buy, and Musicland. Skilled in stakeholder engagement, backlog grooming, Agile/Scrum facilitation, requirements gathering, and cross-functional coordination. Adept at translating business needs into technical solutions and managing vendor relationships. Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) with a strong foundation in product lifecycle management and Agile delivery.

Areas of Expertise

Agile and Scrum Methodologies Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Product Ownership Backlog Management Business Analysis Requirements Gathering Vendor Management Data Analysis Process Improvement Cross-Functional Team Collaboration Agile Tools: Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira

Professional Experience

Accenture Minneapolis, MN 2007 - 2025

Ecommerce ECT IP - Customer/Dealer Pages - Caterpillar (2023-2025)

Supported Agile product delivery for customer/dealer-facing portals at Caterpillar; worked in a dual capacity across business analysis and Scrum Master functions.

Partnered with Product Owner to write and refine detailed user stories and maintain a well-groomed product backlog using Azure DevOps.

Assisted acting Scrum Master in managing team ceremonies, ensuring sprint goals were aligned with stakeholder expectations.

Improved backlog clarity by reducing incomplete user stories, resulting in smoother sprint execution.

Senior Business Analyst and Project Manager - Caterpillar (2022-2023)

Led business analysis and project coordination for a cloud migration initiative modernizing legacy DB2 databases.

Gathered technical and business requirements for DB2 migration and created tasks for Agile sprints in ADO, enabling faster development handoffs.

Coordinated with development and QA teams to streamline backlog prioritization, enhancing cross-team alignment.

Senior Business Analyst - Retail Agile Team, Best Buy (2009-2022)

Served as lead Business Analyst for high-visibility Agile programs supporting Best Buy's retail systems and ecommerce solutions.

Led the analysis and creation of user stories across multiple enterprise-wide Agile initiatives in the retail space.

Collaborated with Product Owners and engineering leads to ensure clear sprint goals and acceptance criteria.

Contributed to the launch of several marketing and in-store commerce features that improved customer experience.

Business Analyst - Marketing Management Tool, Best Buy (2007-2009)

Delivered business analysis for internal reporting and marketing campaign tools, working with data and integration teams.

Supported reporting and data interfaces by analyzing data needs and collaborating on the JE Database schema.

Delivered functional documentation that enhanced system reporting accuracy.

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Additional Relevant Experience

Best Buy Richfield, MN

Business Analyst - Tender Authorization System/Credit Cards

Played a dual role as Business Analyst and Vendor Owner for tender authorization and credit card systems supporting EMV compliance and vendor integrations.

Led requirements definition for EMV payment processing and credit card vendor mandates.

Acted as Vendor Owner, translating technical mandates into internal development requirements and timelines.

Musicland St. Louis Park, MN

Programmer - Y2K and Gift Card System

Served as a Programmer/Analyst supporting critical system updates and development for Y2K readiness and POS/Gift Card systems.

Developed and maintained legacy systems including Gift Card and POS during Y2K remediation projects.

Provided programming and data validation support for enterprise transaction systems across 1,000+ stores.

Education

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Applied Math

Concentration in Software Engineering

University of Wisconsin Stout - Menomonie, WI

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