Agile Project Manager Resume

PROFILE SUMMARY:

Pragmatic, Dynamic and highly accomplished Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience leading and managing diverse projects leading to measurable process improvement.
Influencing positive outcomes on projects ranging from research and organizational change, administrative, equipment and system installation, logistics and strategically implementation of call centers and telecom support divisions for major government and private agencies.
Strong organizational leadership and strategic analysis skills with ability to see the “big picture” and balance risks with results.
Anticipates issues and risks and utilizes independent analysis and thinking to determine preventative measures to avoid them.
Proven track record with managing small to midsized cross functional projects that spans offices, team and geographies.
Strong communication skills with ability to work with all levels of an organization and outside resources to achieve project goals.
Highly adaptive and able to thrive and pivot in various settings including PMO environments, where its essence is about efficiency, scalability and accountability. Intellectual Agility.

CORE KNOWLEDGE AREAS & COMPETENCIES:

EXPERIENCE:

Agile Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Delivers project needs on time and within the agreed acceptance criteria in a hybrid methodology environment as Department attempted to transition to an Agile Methodology
Reports progress to all stakeholders through Sprint-Burn Down Reports, and velocity target updates
Writes User Stories based on the requirements gathered from all the stakeholders
Organizes and facilitates Agile and Scrum meetings, which included Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums or Standups, Sprint Check-In, Sprint Review & Retrospective
Operates in 3 week sprints with flexibility on length of the backlog priorities
Ensures application availability and data integrity through preventive maintenance and upgrades
Resolves conflict, improved morale and establishes clear goals by effectively managing timelines and shared resources with special emphasis on building relationships across departments

Program Manager-Research Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Overall Project Management responsibilities from cradle to grave and single point of accountability for all aspects of projects under my direction and control
Utilized capital budgeting techniques that helped organization decide what projects seem wisest to pursue and which ones to remove from the docket. Gathered documents to analyze and arrive at conclusions on complex data and information after considering alternatives through independent research and analysis.
Defined, assessed, and created project risk and mitigation plans based on impact analysis.
Worked with business unit project management offices, program directors, consultants, and development staff to deliver projects and create standard processes that supported continuous improvement of projects. Created training materials and other documentation.
Communicated directly with individual team members to reiterate the scheduled deliverables, relay revision requests, records jobs progress, and address obstacles as they arise

Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Developed the project plan in compliance with corporate standards, set timelines which reflected the necessary activities, tracked deliverables and resource assignments, and worked in coordination with participating team leaders.
Developed Project Governance documents to inform best practices across the management team while maintaining and updating project information.
Supported metrics team with knowledge sharing insights into delivering high quality reports
Monitored and led project execution and closure activities in accordance with project management. Conducted project management activities, including risk management, change management, and communication management dependent on identified project needs.
Coordinated the efforts of numerous individuals who spanned several teams and groups within the corporation to meet the commitments documented in the project plan. Negotiated and secured resources, using them effectively across the project.