Scrum Master Resume Plymouth, MN - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Accomplished project coordinator with over 7 years of experience and 4 years working across different Scrum teams as a scrum master delivering functional products in a short time frame through effective collaboration and facilitation.
Experienced at successfully facilitating projects from inception to post - implementation.
Experienced leading and coaching multiple Scrum teams, prepare sprint planning sessions working closely with the product owner to ensure clarification of the product backlog and respective acceptance criteria.
Strong knowledge and experience of Agile principles, practices and approaches to Extreme Programming (XP), Kanban.
Skilled at driving the adoption and enforcement of Scrum rules, removing impediments and fostering self-management.
Experienced in working with teams to improve software development processes.
Skilled in bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert judgment to the removal of impediments, while keeping teams focused and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.
Skilled in providing effective leadership and coaching to foster collaborative environment in the teams, proactively seeking and communicating opportunities to implement improvements.
Team player with strong analytical, communication and interpersonal skills, who is experienced at promoting an effective working environment that embraces and employs Scum theories and practices.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Plymouth, MN

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Guide the team and the organization on the best use of Agile tools and frameworks
Coach the team on how to successfully transition to a highly collaborative, flexible way of working
Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization, helping them to reach higher levels of maturity at a sustainable, appropriate pace
Proactively identify potential problems and remove impediments to individual and team performance
Build a trusting, safe environment where problems can be raised without fear or judgment
Facilitate daily standup meetings and moderate team meetings to emphasize problem solving and process improvement
Assist in maintaining open lines of communication, both internally and externally, to improve transparency and reduce conflict
Coach and educate the product owner on the essential tenets and elements of Agile
Build and capitalize upon the strengths of cross-functional team members
Lead by example, helping to ensure the Agile process is fostering empowerment, excellence, and accountability

Confidential, New York

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Collaborated closely with product owner on Backlog refinement to keep product backlog relevant and prioritized, ensuring Acceptance Criteria were agreed upon and stories were ready for sizing.
Worked closely with Product Owners and Stakeholders to establish a simple, solid, and understandable product backlog, then work with cross-functional teams to help understand the product backlogs as well as write good user stories.
Facilitated the removal of impediments for the team by targeting the issue internally within the team, escalating to the right company personnel or to other external teams as needed.
Assisted with internal/external communications and encouraged sharing of information on the task board to help improve transparency.
Provided escalation to senior management when appropriated.
Provided accurate project task estimates and resource planning forecasts.
Worked with the product owner on grooming and prioritizing product backlog items

Confidential, Fresno, CA

Business Analyst

Responsibilities:

Determined project scope and engineering requirements, estimated schedules, tracked item completion, certified milestones and maintained project documentation and corporate e-commerce web site Testing
Organized and facilitated project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, Sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings, story selection, task definition.
Utilized Agile, Scrum methodology for product development and project documentation
Worked with Product Owners to manage and prioritize user stories in product backlog.
Collaborated with system architects, product owners, developers, and leads to document all business rules, system process changes necessary to meet the project requirements
Resolved their impediments by ensuring smooth flow of business-related information from the various cross functional teams like Operations, Sales and Marketing.