SUMMARY:

• More than 18 years of experience as IT Project Manager (13 years) and SCRUM Master (5 years)
• Experienced in managing IT projects using multiple methodologies (PMBOK, Waterfall, Agile SCRUM, Kanban, Six Sigma) of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
• Seasoned professional in leading the requirements management, analysis, development, deployment and enhancements of IT systems on a variety of platforms and internet technologies
• Expert in managing cross functional and cross cultural matrix teams from technology and business areas with onshore and offshore components
• Expert in vendor management, stakeholder management and risk management as per PMO guidelines and best practices to deliver the value realization of IT initiatives
• As SCRUM Master, successfully implemented the Confidential, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Pairing techniques in software development and defect management
• Mentored the team members in Agile and SCRUM practice
• Expert in Clarity PPM, MS SharePoint, JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, MS Office, Kanban Board, Burn down & Burn Up charts and Dashboards

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Methodologies : PMLC, Agile SCRUM, Kanban, Burndown charts, Burnup Charts, Dashboards, RAG reports, RAID register, traceability matrix (TRM,) SDLC, Global delivery model, Offshore team management, Matrix Team environment, PMBOK, PMO, Six Sigma, Confidential, CI, CD and Pairing

Tools: JIRA, Confluence, CA Clarity, CA PPM, MS Project, MS SharePoint, MTM, TFS, HP Quality center 6.2, MS Office and MS Visio

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Westlake, Texas

Project Manager/ SCRUM MASTER

Responsibilities:

• As a single point of contact (SPOC) for business and technology stake holders, successfully managed the project priorities with leadership and collaboration (75% PM role, 25 % Senior Scrum Master role) as per CPMO framework and guidelines.
• Lead the brainstorm sessions to Evaluate and prioritize the Cyber security requirements of various IT systems to develop the scope and acceptance criteria of security measures
• Provided the pre and post deployment metrics of Cyber security measures in terms of threats blocked, hours saved etc. on weekly basis to executive management teams Scheduled and monitored the batch deployments of automated Cyber security measures in collaboration with Devops teams, Solution Architects, Infrastructure teams and release managements groups for timely execution based on dependencies.
• Responsible for Project Life Cycle activities: Planning, Delegation, Monitoring, Issue handling, Escalations, deployment, Go - Live operations, Close out etc.
• Developed and audited all Project Life Cycle documents: Project Charter, Project Management Plan, Risk Management Plan, Communication Plan, Quality management Plan, Configuration Management Plan, Requirements Management Plan. Conducted Phase Gate Reviews, Risk Update meeting, Quality Assurance meetings and Lessons learned meetings.
• Extensively Worked with LOB teams in assisting UAT testing requirements and s Used CA Clarity for project governance, resource forecasting and cost management Reviewed the milestones, toll gate material, Project Deliverables and time lines for resource optimization
• Established the communication plan for weekly reporting of deliverables and project metrics to business stakeholders and PMO teams using RAID register and RAG reports
• Worked with product owner to create Epics, user stories, product backlog and burnup charts in JIRA Worked with product owner and dev teams to create user stories with INVEST principles, estimate the story points and Confidential (Definition of Done) using JIRA tool Established two week Sprint cycles, Sprint backlog and product release roadmap as per enterprise release schedule and set up burndown charts for transparency and communication Implemented the Confidential, Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery and Pairing techniques for development, defects management and resolution Lead SCRUM of SCRUMS (S2) meetings with multiple work groups’ SCRUM Masters Conduct daily scrum, SCRUM ceremonies, retrospective meeting, lessons learned, deliverables review meetingsand signoffs from stakeholders Managing the project financials and milestones using Clarity PPM tool and Crystal reports

Confidential, Irving, Texas

SCRUM MASTER

Responsibilities:

• Worked with product owner to create Epics and user stories in JIRA Worked with product owner and dev teams to write user stories with INVEST principles, estimate the story points to establish product backlog using JIRA tool and Kanban charts
• Established two week Sprint cycles and product release roadmap as per enterprise release schedule Extensively used burndown charts for progress reporting and monitoring in accordance with daily standup meeting to resolve any blockers and impediments As SCRUM Master Implemented Confidential, Continuous Integration, Continuous
• Delivery and Pairing techniques
• Established the communication plan for weekly, critical deliverables reports to business stakeholders and PMO teams using RAID register, RAG reports and related burn down charts set up and manage the project WBS structure in Confluence set up and manage project documentation, checklists, dependencies, deliverables and correspondence in Confluence
• Managed the IRs (Issues) as per severity and complexity based on SLA policy and ITSM criteria Conduct daily scrum, SCRUM ceremonies, retrospective meeting, lessons learned, deliverables review meetings and signoffs from stakeholders
• Lead SCRUM of SCRUMS with multiple internal vendors and an external vendor ARRIS for successful deployment and rollout

Confidential, Addison, Texas

SCRUM MASTER

Responsibilities:

• Worked with product owner to create Epics and user stories in Rally Worked with product owner and dev teams to write user stories with INVEST principles, estimate the story points to establish product backlog using JIRA tool and Kanban charts Worked with product owner and dev team to establish product backlog using Rally software
• Established Sprint cycles and product release roadmap as per enterprise release schedule
• Established the communication plan for weekly, critical deliverables reports to business stakeholders and PMO team set up and manage the project WBS structure in MS project set up and manage the risk and issues tracker in MS SharePoint set up and manage project documentation, deliverables and correspondence in MS SharePoint Conduct daily scrum, deliverables review meetings and signoffs from stakeholders
• Used CA Clarity for project governance, resource forecasting and cost management

Confidential, Round Rock, Texas

SCRUM MASTER

Responsibilities:

• Worked with product owner and dev teams to deliver the tasks and deliverables
• Use Kanban chart approach to identify and prioritize the deliverables set up and manage the project structure in MS Team Foundation server (TFS) and MTM in defect management set up and manage the issues tracker in MS SharePoint Conduct daily scrum, sprint review and retrospective meetings capture and document the lessons learned lead and develop LOP for Go-live and post deployment activities
• Coordinate between the development team, test team and business users during System Integration Testing & User Acceptance Testing Plan and conduct the team meetings with clear agenda, deliverables and action items
• Collect and report the progress metrics to management team on timely basis Setup and manage project folders and issue trackers on MS SharePoint Define SIT/UAT test schedules and track progress
• Coordinate execution of UAT test scripts and document the results Manage defect tracking Run daily UAT test status meeting and defect triage
• Escalate major defects/ issues to Management team Plan, coordinate and manage the deployment, go-live activities and validations by development, QA and business teams

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Established and monitored KPIs, metrics, Risk management, milestones and deliverables of the projects
• Identified and managed the project teams spread across different geographic locations
• Implemented SDLC phases concurrently for multiple projects with specific exit criteria of deliverables and sign-offs.
• Created and maintained PMIS using MS SharePoint 2010, MS Project and MS Office
• Reviewed the milestones, toll gate material, Project Deliverables and time lines for resource optimization.
• Generated and presented the periodic cost, schedule and performance reports of the projects for executive team.

Confidential, Detroit, Michigan

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed the requirements elicitation and analysis of the project with two months of collaboration with executive management.
• Developed Project Plan as per CMM methodologies.
• Lead the Use case analysis and development efforts as part of requirements gathering process
• Prepared WB Structures and associated cost sheets, resource sheets and budgets
• MS SharePoint was extensively used for project management and information sharing
• Extensively used JIRA for task allocation and management
• Successfully identified the out of workflow components and executed CRs for scope expansion and subsequent funding
• Reviewed the milestones, toll gate material, Project Deliverables and time lines for resource optimization.

Confidential, Plano, Texas

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• As a single point of contact for different stake holders, successfully managed the project priorities with leadership and collaboration.
• Developed Project Plan as per Six Sigma (DMAIC) methodologies.
• Responsible for Project Life Cycle activities: Planning, Delegation, Monitoring, Issue handling, Escalations, deployment, Go-Live operations, Close out etc.
• Developed and audited all Project Life Cycle documents: Project Charter, Project Management Plan, Risk Management Plan, Communication Plan, Quality management Plan, Configuration Management Plan, Requirements Management Plan.
• Conducted Phase Gate Reviews, Risk Update meeting, Quality Assurance meetings and Lessons learned meetings.
• Extensively Worked with LOB teams in assisting UAT testing requirements and s
• Used CA Clarity for project governance, resource forecasting and cost management
• Reviewed the milestones, toll gate material, Project Deliverables and time lines for resource optimization.