Sr. Project Manager/SCRUM Master Resume Chicago, IL Indianapolis, IN - Hire IT People

SUMMARY

Professional Program/Project Manager with extensive experience in the delivery of business and technical solutions.
A proven track record of building motivated teams, project delivery and benefit realisation.
Proven ability to deliver both Business and IT projects within budget and to demanding timescales
Experienced in full project/implementation life cycle: configuration management and change management.
In - depth knowledge and experience in cost management, time management, risk management, and integration management
Effective in managing geographically distributed teams with proven capability in both task and man-management
Effective communicator, innovator and coach, with excellent leadership skills
Experienced PMP fully conversant with System Development methodologies (Waterfall, Iterative, Agile/Scrum, RAD, RUP, and XP).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sr. Project Manager/SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

Directed and managed projects throughout lifecycle
Defined project scope, goals and deliverables
Developed full scale project plans and associated communication documents
Identified and managed project dependencies and critical path
Mentored team members in Agile/Scrum principles
Coached Scrum Product Owner and team members is writing agile requirements (i.e. User Stories)
Conducted release planning meetings
Facilitated Sprint planning, stand-ups, Sprint Reviews/Retrospectives
Facilitated estimation meetings using relative effort estimation techniques
Gathered and reported all relative agile metrics (i.e. burndown charts, Team velocity, etc.)
Coordinated efforts of geographically distributed teams
Conducted project reviews with Senior Leadership and Steering Committee members

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Sr. Project Manager/SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

Successfully delivered a number of concurrent change and infrastructure projects
Managed all aspects of project and SDLC including defining objectives, developing schedules and deadlines for projects
Coordinated efforts of geographically distributed teams
Facilitated status meetings and generated status reports
Conducted project reviews with Senior Leadership and Steering Committee members
Lead Pilot Projects utilizing Agile/Scrum
Coached and mentored project teams in agile software development process
Scheduled and oversaw iterations and releases
Conducted IMP’s and Retrospectives

Confidential

Program Manager

Responsibilities:

Successfully managed a number of complex change, regulatory, compliance and infrastructure projects. Budgets ranging from £500K-£4.8M
Planned and successfully implemented the Mortgage origination system and converted existing Mortgage book from legacy system
Developed system and integration requirements, determined phasing within projects
Provided leadership for project managers, development, configuration management and QA teams both onshore and offshore throughout project lifecycle
Conducted project reviews with Senior Leadership and Steering Committee members
Lead quality assurance and SOX review of projects
Managed relationship with 3rd party providers insuring delivery in accordance with plan, schedule and budget
Collaborated with existing PMO to standardise processes and procedures across organisation
Implemented SDLC across Development and Support groups

Confidential

Managing Consultant

Responsibilities:

Directed client needs assessments, engagement scoping and proposal presentation
Created consulting methodologies to define deliverables, techniques, standards and processes
Led Organizational Change and Business Reengineering Projects
Successfully managed and implemented a number of concurrent projects across a diverse group of clients including ERP, SCM, E-Commerce, change, infrastructure and integration projects.
Worked with clients to determine requirements, scoping and benefits
Provided leadership for large multi-functional consulting/project teams
Managed all aspects of project and SDLC including defining objectives, developing schedules and deadlines for projects
Developed system requirements, integration requirements and phasing plans
Lead quality assurance reviews of projects including evaluation and documentation of team procedures
Conducted post implementation reviews
Provided guidance to team members on technical aspects of projects
Participated in creating and standardizing project delivery methodologies and establishing SDLC

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Director, Professional Services

Responsibilities:

Developed and executed European strategy for Consultancy and Support for ERP, CRM and SCM solutions
Directed client needs assessments, engagement scoping and proposal presentation
Directed business development activities including targeting and selling of services
Created consulting methodologies to define deliverables, techniques, standards and processes
Provided leadership for large multi-functional consulting/project teams
Lead implementations for international clients, defining deliverables, techniques, standards and process, provided enhancement coordination and global rollout planning
Developed relationships and negotiated contracts with channel partners and third party providers
Full budgeting and P&L responsibilities

Confidential

Pre-Sales Manager

Responsibilities:

Developed and managed Pre-Sales consulting staff
Worked with Sales Group to provide product, business and technical knowledge in support of pre-sales activities
Created Product training courses for Business Partners and new Pre-Sales team members
Liaised with Product Manager and Development regarding product direction and design
Provided feedback from the market to Product Manager regarding products including coordinating gaps between product functionality and market/customer demands
Generated responses for RFI’s

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Manager

Responsibilities:

Developed consulting proposals for senior client management, including the project approach, timeline, deliverables, and service billing
Provided intellectual collateral for positioning of consulting during the sales cycle, focusing on the methodology used and benefits against business requirements
Directed business development activities including targeting and selling of services for ERP, CRM and SCM solutions
Increased sales of professional services offerings by 25% year on year
Developed and managed third party provider relationships
Negotiated contracts with customers and third party providers
Full budgeting and P&L responsibility

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Senior Implementation/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

Created and managed the project execution of ERP and EBA implementation strategies
Lead implementations for international clients, defining deliverables, techniques, standards and process, provided enhancement coordination and global rollout planning
Managed complex multi-site implementations, providing clients with project management services and working directly with upper management in the creation of measurable business performance improvements.
Coordinated and lead internal resources in the development of modification specifications, data conversions, interfaces and other programming requirements
Developed product and methodology training courses for Implementations
Lead internal project team to test new releases of product, improve training materials and implementation guides for both the consultants and clients