PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Using Agile methodology, acted as Scrum Master for product teams with a focus on continual improvement.
• Used tools like JIRA and AGM in writing user stories using scrum and Kanban story boards to track the project progress and in creating burn down and burn up charts as needed.
• Responsible in coaching and guiding teams about Agile methodology and Agile (safe) framework and made sure they follow them for better product outcome.
• Took care of scrum - artifacts and made sure the team achieve three main principals of scrum i.r. transparency, adaptation and inspection.
• Good noledge on scrum and Kanban framework.
• Extensive experience in gathering requirements by conduction of JAD sessions (Joint Application Development), Interviews, Workshops and Requirement Elicitation sessions with end-users, clients, stakeholders and development team and converting them in to BRDs (Business Requirement Documents) and FRDs (Functional Requirement Documents) or NRFD (Non-Functional Requirement Document).
• Expertise in broad range of technologies, including business process tools such as Microsoft Project, MS Excel, MS Access, MS Visio, technical assessment tools .
• Thorough Understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Experience in Classic Waterfall, RationalUnifiedProcess (RUP), Agile, Scrum, RAD (Rapid Application Development) methodology.
• Conducted Stake Holder analysis to get a clear understanding of the process and various roles and responsibilities of the team members.
• Was responsible in managing performance and coordinated weekly estimation meeting to produce high-level tory points for backlog items.
• Made sure in resolving the conflicts and removing the impediments in the team.
• Written Use cases and have produced Use Case Models, creating Behavioral diagrams (use case diagram, Activity diagrams and Sequence diagrams) based on UML Methodology & Business process flow diagrams.
• Experience in ER Diagramming, logical data modeling, Enterprise Data ware House concepts.
• Experienced in conducting User Acceptance Testing at both company and client’s premises.
• Team velocity TEMPhas been improved by adding some techniques like capacity planning into the sprint planning sessions.
• Aimed at resolving the conflicts and making sure impediments are been solved to maintain the transparency with in the members of project team and organization.
• Always made sure in supporting product owner to keep the product backlog updated ensuring that it TEMPhas prioritized user stories.
• Collaborated with product owners to write up and prioritize customer centric documents like User Stories for Product Backlogs.
• Experienced in writing complex SQL queries: sub-queries, joins, and union.
• Experience in creating user documentation, user training, deployment process planning and post- production support documentation.
• Experience in creating test strategies, test plans and test scenarios for Unit/ End-to-End /System/ User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
• Utilized a combination of business noledge, technical skills, and strategic analysis to provide solutions and creative insights to critical business problems.
• Expertise in assisting the Testing Team in creating the Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts and efficiently prioritize and manage the defects using the Defect Tracking system.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Business Documentation Skills: Documented Business Requirement, Use Case Specifications, Functional and Non-functional Specification, System Requirement Specification, UML Diagrams (Use case, Class and Sequence), Traceability Matrix, Project Estimate, Change- Training and User Manuals.

Programming Languages: SQL, C, C++, PL/SQL

Scripting Languages: Java Script, HTML,, PH C#.

Methodologies: OOAD, Joint Application Development (JAD), Rapid Action Development (RAD), Rational Unified Process (RUP), Unified Modeling Language (UML), System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)-Waterfall Model, Agile Model.Agile-SCRUM, KANBAN, Agile Safe framework.

Operating Systems: Windows, Linux .

Agile - management tools: Jira, AGM

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New York, New York.

Scrum master

Responsibilities:

• Conducted requirement gathering session with business and Design team to gather requirements, as well as addressing various technical issues and suggested possible solutions.
• Played a key role in the planning, testing and implementation of system enhancements and conversions.
• Employed Scrum framework with an agile development environment to improve software development processes and elevate product quality while meeting defined goals and key deadlines.
• Implemented the Agile methodology within an agile development to improve software development processes and elevate product quality while meeting defined goals and key deadlines.
• Worked closely with Product Owner and Team to define specific norms in the project.
• Involved in tracking the dependencies that were not in control of project team and escalated the issues.
• Team velocity TEMPhas been improved by adding some techniques like capacity planning into the sprint planning sessions.
• Aimed at resolving the conflicts and making sure impediments are been solved to maintain the transparency with in the members of project team and organization.
• Always made sure in supporting product owner to keep the product backlog updated ensuring that it TEMPhas prioritized user stories.
• Was responsible in coaching and guiding team on the values and practices of Agile and SaFe methodologies.
• Used JIRA to track User stories progress and follow-up on defects with QA and developers in different builds.
• Was responsible in scheduling and facilitation Daily -Scrum standups, sprint planning, product backlog grooming sessions, managing scrum/ Kanban boards.
• Documented epic, user stories and associated acceptance criteria.
• Prepared project status and sprint metrics (Product backlog, Sprint backlog, Burn-Down chart and velocity chart) reports.
• Coordinated with Product Manager to estimate release timeliness, prioritize requirements / Product Backlog based on Delivery schedule, Business Value.
• Was responsible in creating Work Break Down Structure - user stories and their corresponding tasks.
• Prepared project status and sprint metrics (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burn -Down Chart and Velocity Chart) reports.
• Used best practices in project management & requirement gathering techniques.
• Collaborated with UI and UX teams to define User friendly workflows for various scenarios.
• Used Jira for scrum and Kanban in creating burndown, burn up charts and other artifacts as needed.
• Worked Closely with Product owners in coordinating product backlog grooming and story estimation.

Confidential, Bartlett, TN

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Implemented the Agile methodology within an agile development to improve software development processes and elevate product quality while meeting defined goals and key deadlines.
• Conducted requirement gathering session with business and Deign team to gather requirements, as well as addressing various technical issues and suggested possible solutions.
• Played a key role in the planning, testing and implementation of system enhancements and conversions.
• Employed Scrum Methodology with an agile development environment to improve software development processes and elevate product quality while meeting defined goals and key deadlines.
• Used JIRA to track User stories progress and follow-up on defects with QA and developers in different builds.
• Was responsible in organizing and facilitation Daily -Scrum standups, sprint planning, product backlog grooming sessions.
• Documented epic, user stories and associated acceptance criteria.
• Worked closely with Product Owner and Team to define specific norms in the project.
• Involved in tracking the dependencies that were not in control of project team and escalated the issues.
• Team velocity TEMPhas been improved by adding some techniques like capacity planning into the sprint planning sessions.
• Aimed at resolving the conflicts and making sure impediments are been solved to maintain the transparency with in the members of project team and organization.
• Always made sure in supporting product owner to keep the product backlog updated ensuring that it TEMPhas prioritized user stories.
• Was responsible in coaching and guiding team on the values and practices of Agile and SaFe methodologies.
• Used JIRA to track User stories progress and follow-up on defects with QA and developers in different builds.
• Was responsible in scheduling and facilitation Daily -Scrum standups, sprint planning, product backlog grooming sessions, managing scrum/ Kanban boards.
• Documented epic, user stories and associated acceptance criteria.
• Prepared project status and sprint metrics (Product backlog, Sprint backlog, Burn-Down chart and velocity chart) reports.
• Coordinated with Product Manager to estimate release timeliness, prioritize requirements / Product Backlog based on Delivery schedule, Business Value.
• Was responsible in creating Work Break Down Structure - user stories and their corresponding tasks.
• Prepared project status and sprint metrics (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burn -Down Chart and Velocity Chart) reports.
• Used Jira for scrum and Kanban in creating burndown, burn up charts and other artifacts as needed.
• Developed and executed associated project plans and test scripts for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and subsequent training.
• Worked Closely with Product owners in coordinating product backlog grooming and story estimation.
• Worked on improving the work process and quality of software using Kanban techniques, creating reports for stakeholders.
• Made sure Transparency existed through the project by making sure they have common DOD (Definition of Done)

Confidential, Mobile, AL

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Agile Methodology throughout the project.
• Prioritized and maintained the product backlog while partnering with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Worked with business stakeholders to rank and prioritize the backlog, and to ensure user stories are ready for the next sprint.
• Was part of interacting with stakeholders with Product owner to facilitate, articulate, review and consolidate proposed system -level changes and project conversion plan.
• Created User Stories intoProductBacklog Items (PBIs) and lead PBI grooming sessions for Prioritization and Sprint planning.
• Performed Product owner role by front ending with stakeholders to facilitate, articulate, review, and consolidate proposed system-level changes and project conversion plan.
• Collaborated withbusinessteams in setting up the opportunity attributes like Budget, Timelines, Scope and ROI etc.
• Conducted all required Scrum meetings (Sprint Planning, Product Backlog Grooming, and Sprint Review).
• Aimed at resolving the conflicts and making sure impediments are been solved to maintain the transparency within the members of project team and organization.
• Always made sure in supporting product owner to keep the product backlog updated ensuring that it TEMPhas prioritized user stories.
• Used AGM to track User stories progress and follow-up on defects with QA and developers in different builds.
• Was responsible in scheduling and facilitation Daily -Scrum standups, sprint planning, product backlog grooming sessions, managing scrum boards.
• Documented epic, user stories and associated acceptance criteria.
• Prepared project status and sprint metrics (Product backlog, Sprint backlog, Burn-Down chart and velocity chart) reports.
• Coordinated with Product Manager to estimate release timeliness, prioritize requirements / Product Backlog based on Delivery schedule, Business Value.
• Was responsible in creating Work Break Down Structure - user stories and their corresponding tasks.
• Prepared project status and sprint metrics (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burn -Down Chart and Velocity Chart) reports.
• Was responsible in conducting weekly estimation meeting to provide estimates for backlog items.
• Was responsible in tracking and effectively communication team velocity and sprint/release progress to all effected teams and management.
• Was responsible in maintaining the transparency by making sure there is common DOD(Definition of Done)
• Played a key role in Defect Management -by identifying & delegating defects, monitoring status, ensuring timely closures, and generating performance reports, to ensure quality software.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Worked extensively in Requirement Gathering, Requirement Analysis, Requirements Change Management, Client Management, Gap Analysis.
• Gathering requirements, interacting with customers using different elicitation techniques.
• Preparing BRD based on requirements gathered.
• Conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and User training.
• Responsible for all aspects of the project from business analysis to plan management, customer engagement and risk management.
• Conducted initial Gap -Analysis and updated AS-IS document by brainstorming the benchmarks to be reached in the To-Be Application.
• Was responsible in conducting scrum ceremonies like daily standups, sprint planning, reviews and retrospectives.
• Tools like rational rose were used to draw pictorial representations like use-case, activity diagrams of analyzed requirement primarily.
• Executed SQL queries to retrieve data from different databases for data validation and analysis.
• Managed the scope requests and other changes and kept tracking and managing issues/impediments.
• Involved in developing the implementation approach and managing the impact on all business areas.
• Managed all types of change requests, defects, enhancements, issues and documentation changes.
• Understanding service objectives and capturing business requirement through active listening and questioning techniques.
• Client interaction which evolves from the start till the project is delivered successfully.
• Excellent communication skills to co-ordinate with business and technical consultants to explore business process improvement opportunities.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Used Waterfall methodology for dis project, collected requirements, developed use cases, supported project Manager with project plans and manage scope.
• Documented the process improvement measures in the Business Requirement Document (BRD) and performed requirement analysis to transform business requirements into Functional Specifications (FSD) and undertook sessions for the development team.
• Prepared Interview Questions for Stake Holders and SME's to gather maximum information in JAD Sessions and to minimize the number of JAD Sessions.
• Interviewed Business Users to gather Requirements and analyzed the feasibility of their needs by coordinating with the project manager and technical lead.
• Performed Gap Analysis to identify the deficiencies of the current system and to identify the requirements for the change in the proposed system.
• Created use case scenarios and documented workflow and business process.
• Created Use Case specifications, business flow diagrams, and Activity using MS Visio, so the developers and other stakeholders can understand the business process according to their perspective with possible alternate scenarios.
• Prepared flows/activity diagram for an existing system using MS Visio and re-engineered the design based on business requirements.
• Extensively involved in every phase starting from Elicitation to Testing/ Production.
• Gathered and documentedUX/UI(visual) requirements (using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint), created simpleUXdesigns andUIwireframes.
• Performed and evaluated the benefits of the new system and generatedworkflows.
• Developed multiple Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTM), writing the requirements and identifying the necessary report format.
• Created and managed project templates, Use Case Project templates, requirement types and traceability relationships.
• Was responsible in managing performance and coordinated weekly estimation meeting to produce high-level tory points for backlog items.
• Made sure in resolving the conflicts and removing the impediments in the team.
• Worked extensively with the QA team for designing Test Plan, Test Scripts and Test Cases .