Scrum master Resume

SUMMARY

Certified Scrum Master with 4 years of hands - on experience working with software development teams.
Worked with co-located, distributed, and offshore teams while using several Agile project management tools like Rally and JIRA. Strong knowledge of Kanban, SAFe and XP.
Dynamic Scrum Master with experience managing complex software development projects. Capable to motivate, coach and organize teams across multiple locations to deliver projects on time.
Participating in different stakeholder and executive meetings to share ideas about Agile methodology and advising them on Agile Best Practices.
Responsible for the administrative, coaching and leadership roles that make scrum development/delivery possible.
Ability to demonstrate effective leadership in a fast-paced, deadline and result driven environment, while maintaining professionalism and performance.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scrum master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Serves as scrum master for two teams.
Demonstrates experience working with Agile and/or Continuous Delivery approaches and best practices.
Develops scrum reports and artifacts to include user stories, velocity charts, sprint planning, cumulative diagram, sprint retrospective notes, etc.
Encouraging Agile behaviors, reinforcing practices, norms, ceremonies, and supporting the overall squad performance and effectiveness.
Identifying team improvement opportunities and looking externally for best practices to support continuous growth.
Managing and coordinating logistics for Agile ceremonies and practices, e.g., backlog maintenance, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
Ensuring all work is tracked in the backlog and perfectly balanced across team members.
Coaches the team to improve collaboration and self-organization.
Facilitating getting work done without exerting pressure or authority.

Scrum Master

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Teaching, mentoring and coaching individuals, teams, and leadership to understand and apply Agile values, principles, and practices.
Working across organizational boundaries and with external partners and suppliers to cultivate an Agile community, driving effective practice embedding.
Maximizing efficiency, driving out waste and pinpointing activities that add value.
Assessing the scrum maturity of the team(s) and organization and coaching them to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team(s) and organization.
Removing impediments or guiding the team(s) to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the them.
Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution or bias, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.
Facilitate discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.
Support and educate the product owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle.
Natural influencer, servant leader among peers.
Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities, continually prioritizing what is most important.