Scrum Master Resume

SUMMARY

A seasoned Scrum Master/Agile Coach with more than 5 years of work experience, leading teams to become self - organized while reaching its highest Agile Maturity.
Experienced with transforming software development teams using traditional Waterfall to embracing Agile Methodology.
Demonstrated ability to motivate, organize, lead and coach Scrum teams across multiple locations, with a verifiable record of managing complex projects while delivering on time and within budget; very effective in facilitating agility in both small and multiple teams.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Facilitate Scrum process and ceremonies (daily stand-ups, release and sprint planning, retrospectives and demos) for up to 3 product development teams.
Monitor the project progress and the information to stake holders. Identified and mitigated team risks and impediments (Blocking Issues, Critical Defects) on a daily basis.
Remove impediments and protect team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
Coached Development Team (6 Team Members) to reach its highest potential and Facilitated Sprint Releases.
Worked with the Product Owner to prioritize the Product Backlog and create Users stories.
Collaborated with other Scrum Masters to implement creative ways to improve Scrum Team performance.
Work with the development team to identify the “Definition of Done” & “Definition of Ready”
Work closely with other Scrum Masters, contributing to the successful creation and development of a Community of Practice, promoting the agile centre of excellence Become an ambassador for the agile delivery frameworks.
Used Scrum metrics such as Velocity, Burn-down, Burn-Up Chart at the end of every Sprint to coach team
Facilitated cross team collaboration with training and tracking and following up with internal and external dependencies.
Facilitate Ad-hoc discussions to resolve priority conflicts with Stakeholders and Business Users.

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Worked closely with Product Owners to prioritize product backlog and create User Stories.
Facilitated all scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand Up, Retrospective, Backlog Refinement, and Planning Session)
Removed project impediments and managed issue log within the project.
Played a more involving part managing the delivery of projects across the full lifecycle, to required cost, timescale and quality parameters
Used tools such as JIRA & Confluence to manage & analyse Agile data & metrics.
Facilitated discussions with Development Team to finalize “Acceptance Criteria, Definition of Done, and “Definition of Ready”
Ensured Agile teams practiced the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Ensured active engagement and collaboration of major stakeholders during the delivery of each Sprint.
Assisted Senior Level Scrum Master with coaching & guiding the team to reach its Agile maturity.
Utilized “Scrum Metrics” to gauge performance and increase productivity for Scrum Teams.
Responsible for preparing Minutes of Meetings, Agendas and other documentation that captured decisions made and provided support to the team throughout all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).

Confidential

Project Coordinator

Responsibilities:

First point of contact for programmes and projects, providing advice and answering general enquiries.
Provided a comprehensive administrative service to programmes and projects.
Monitored and reported on the performance of assignments and project work against agreed deadlines at programme and project board meetings.
Developed and maintained information systems that monitor information on company's programmes and projects, recommending revisions to increase efficiency and effective use of resources where identified.
Designed and constructed project plans and project documentation where appropriate.
Updating and creating intranet pages and providing advice and support to other projects on the design and development of their pages.
Undertook research and environmental scanning for existing and prospective projects, as appropriate.
Informed the Programme Lead and Programme Manager for approval of exception decisions due to the overall accountability on all other issues and day to day management.
Relied on by the Programme Lead and Programme Manager to make day to day decisions regarding project governance and financial spend profiles and to highlight any issues by exception, together with recommendations and supporting rationale.
Extensive liaison with stakeholders including Chief Officers, heads of department, officers and staff.