SUMMARY:

• SPC4.5 certified Enterprise Agile Coach, Officially authorized to teach and mentor Scrum Masters, Product Owners, SAFe Scaled Agilists, Release Train Engineers, building new Agile teams.
• Seasoned AGILE COACH with over 27 years of solid IT experience with outstanding project planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills with ability to support multiple simultaneous projects in a matrix organizational structure evaluating various solutions and in choosing the best solution that maximizes the ROI.
• Over 11 years of Agile experience with 8 years of Agile Coach experience including bi - modal delivery, Agile release planning for multiple Scrum Teams across geography using VERSIONONE, RALLY, Agile Craft, Lean Kit, JIRA-Agile, Clarity, Confluence, MS Project, PRIMAVERA etc.
• Design and facilitate Agile adoption strategyinOperations/ Engineeringfunctions, this includes every stage of adoption, from the introduction of Agile and team education, to fostering teams and cultures that practice Agile, to sustaining Agile methodologies and continually offering strategies for improvement.
• Educate and train teams/leadership on Agile values and principles,providing skills and tools for implementing the practices in respective area of work.
• Provide hands-on support to team members,collaborating with people across widely varying levels and roles, leading teams toward further understanding and adoption of Agile as well as overall functional growth and improvement.
• Knowledge of TDD, ATDD and BDD practices with relevant tools/frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, Selenium, SoapUI, Appium, Cucumber, RSpec, etc..
• Training Scrum Teams on agile principles & practices and driving an agile culture for better transparency and team work.
• Mentoring and Coaching Senior Management on Agile delivery approach, dependency management, Agile metrics etc.
• Successfully deployed multiple business solutions in Healthcare, Insurance, Finance, Information Technology and Manufacturing domains while working for fortune 500 companies using waterfall, agile and bi-modal methodology.
• Over 15 years of Project Management experience in SAP and ORACLE APPS and SALESFORCE projects with 15 complete life cycle implementations budgeted from 2 to 25 million dollar.
• Scrum Coach and Scrum Master, Agile training from SCRUM Alliance.
• Assisted Senior Management in business case development, strategy management, change management and quality Mgmt.
• Managed multiple vendors and helped them integrate their applications with each other and with the Enterprise Applications
• Budget and Financial Management for projects and programs with ROI.
• DUCK CREEK (Policy, Claims and Billing).
• Guidewire Policy center (Underwriting, Claims and Billing)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Databases: ORACLE, HANA

Methodology: Linear, Waterfall, Agile, SCRUM,KANBAN, XP.

ERP: Oracle Financials and SAP

SAP: BW, HANA, PM, FICO, SD and MM Modules.

DATA Warehousing: Oracle, SAP BW, SAP HANA.

PM Tools: JIRA, RALLY, VERSIONONE,CONFLUENE, CLARITY,MS PROJECT, MS XCELL, PRIMAVERA.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Midland, MI

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Assessing the organization's ability to change, build an implementation roadmap to scale Agile to the enterprise level, and then use Agile methods to effectively transform the organization and provide ongoing coaching to the teams.
• Working independently or in a team setting to evangelize agile best practices across the organization
• Providing role-based Scaled Agile Framework training for executives (business and technology), Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Release Train Engineers (RTE), and system teams
• Assisting the Portfolio Management team in portfolio backlog creation and grooming
• Training and coaching product owners with the creation of portfolio-level Epics and Features, as well as performing continuous prioritization/grooming of both portfolio and program backlogs
• Assisting in Agile Release Planning; Provide RTE/Program Manager guidance in creating Vision and Roadmap artifacts; create/update Release/Program Plans with features and dependencies; and assist in WSJF discussions and calculations
• Developing and enabling Product Managers as Business Content Authority Experts for the release trains, by facilitating Release Train readiness reviews, backlog grooming activities, and Inspect and Adapt (I&A) workshops
• Implementing relevant Scaled Agile Framework metrics at the team, program, and portfolio levels; evaluate the results, and recommend course corrections to help the teams continuously improve their delivery activities
• Mentoring and assisting the coaching staff in helping the teams with effective backlog grooming sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews and retrospectives (capture retrospective results with an eye on process and practice improvement; provide coaching where needed), and resolving impediments that prevent agile teams from completing sprint commitments
• Working with Quality Assurance representatives to introduce automated testing into the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) process.
• Providing support for the development and sustainment of the Delivery Center of Excellence (DCE) and manage the Agile Coaching staff
• Providing tools coaching (Rally, Version One, VSTS, and JIRA) and develop and foster continuous improvement
• Performing initial Agile team assessments and recommend and assisted with the implementation of Agile team structure for the teams and associated resources.
• Responsible and acted as a successful change agent both motivating the change and making it happen; ensure Agile Principles are applied.
• Identifying the need and provided as necessary structured and ad-hoc training in Agile principles and practices, including Scrum Master, Product Owners, Release Train Engineer.
• Engaging Product Owners, Portfolio, and Program Managers to fulfill their individual roles, including but not limited to, communicating the Project Vision, Goals and Objectives, establishing a strategic thinking perspective, regular attendance at Agile Ceremonies, and prioritization of Backlog Items. Liaise with project stakeholders including HR Product Owners, Portfolio, Program Managers to help coordinate Agile across the large Program
• Providing guidance for the project team and key stakeholders in the definition of the Project Vision, Goals, and Objectives.
• Facilitating and assisted in the definition of project scope, including the creation of User Stories with Acceptance Criteria, Product Backlogs, Defect Backlogs, Release Plans, Backlog Prioritization, as well as identifying key dependencies and risks.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting other Scrum Masters that will be assigned to projects in iterative product development, including following the Scrum Framework, communicating effectively, managing conflict amongst team members, identifying and removing impediments, and applying self-organization and shared leadership with the team.
• Supporting the Agile teams in tracking Agile projects milestones and deliverables.
• Establishing an environment that ensures pro-active identification of changes in project scope and potential risks. Facilitated the project team’s process of devising contingency plans.
• Facilitating SAFe practices in collaboration with the IT Portfolio, Product Owners and Release Train Engineer as it pertains to the Eagan SDC Agile teams
• Recommending and implementing the use of Agile metrics to provide feedback and monitor trends on productivity, quality, predictability, and value of Agile activities.
• Working with IHRS Agile teams to set up and use Rally for Agile projects as backlogs are created and releases / sprints are performed.
• Creating and updating the Executives with the following dashboard reports: Burndown Charts, Cumulative Flow Analysis, Defect Trending Analysis, Burndown Charts, Burndown Charts, Velocity Trends, Scope Change Analysis, Epic Bubble Chart, Effort Trend Analysis, Epic Trend Analysis, Burnup Charts, Release Forecast vs. Past releases, Project Summary Trend Analysis, Team Capacity Analysis etc.

Environment: Various modules of SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, Salesforce and .net and JAVA, SAP Applications like HANA, BW 7.3 to 7.5 (Cloud version), SAP BPC 10.1, SAP FICO, MM, S & D, BW,BPC etc.

Confidential, Atlanta

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Coaching and mentoring senior management on setting up of organization agile goals & metrics
• Defining dependencies with Waterfall lifecycle projects and cadence of collaboration among Waterfall and Agile projects
• Attend Scrum of Scrums and Scrum Forums
• Coach and provide guidance to Scrum Masters
• Worked with the Audit and compliance teams project reviews.
• Perform initial Agile team assessments and recommend and assist with the implementation of Agile team structure for the teams and associated resources.
• Be a successful change agent both motivating the change and making it happen; ensure Agile Principles are applied.
• Identify need and provide as necessary structured and ad-hoc training in Agile principles and practices, including Scrum, Product Ownership, and Program Management.
• Engage Product Owners, Portfolio, and Program Managers to fulfill their individual roles, including but not limited to, communicating the Project Vision, Goals and Objectives,
• Establishing a strategic thinking perspective, regular attendance at Agile Ceremonies, and prioritization of Backlog Items. Liaise with project stakeholders including HR Product Owners, Portfolio, Program Managers to help coordinate Agile across the large Program
• Provide guidance for the project team and key stakeholders in the definition of the Project Vision, Goals, and Objectives.
• Facilitate and assist in the definition of project scope, including the creation of User Stories with Acceptance Criteria, Product Backlogs, Defect Backlogs, Release Plans, Backlog Prioritization, as well as identifying key dependencies and risks.
• Coach, mentor, and support other Scrum Masters that will be assigned to projects in iterative product development, including following the Scrum Framework, communicating effectively, managing conflict amongst team members, identifying and removing impediments, and applying self-organization and shared leadership with the team.
• Support the Agile teams in tracking Agile projects milestones and deliverables.
• Establish an environment that ensures pro-active identification of changes in project scope and potential risks. Facilitate the project team’s process of devising contingency plans.
• Facilitate SAFe practices in collaboration with the IT Portfolio, Product Owners and Release Train Engineer as it pertains to the Eagan SDC Agile teams
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrum ceremonies for example Standup meetings, Retrospectives, planning sessions.
• Recommend and implement the use of Agile metrics to provide feedback and monitor trends on productivity, quality, predictability, and value of Agile activities.
• Work with IHRS Agile teams to set up and use Version One for Agile projects as backlogs are created and releases / sprints are performed.
• Used PM tools like JIRA, Confluence, CLARITY,MS Project, MS Excel etc.
• SAP Upgrade Project BW to HANA
• Support change and empower team members; Product Owners in a supporting role for backlog and story prioritization; Team Members through Sprint Planning, Standup Meetings, Retrospective, Backlog Grooming, Point Allocation, Team Building, Hour Burn-down, Point Burn-up.
• Review and recommend guidance on product backlogs, sprint backlogs, stories, and estimations.
• Part of the Agile Transformation team to provide guidance and processes for Agile teams.
• Provide Lunch and Learns for Agile Scrum teams
• Provide coaching and assistance for product owners for monthly and quarterly planning sessions as it relates to roadmaps, Epics, themes, story writing.
• Conducting and effectively participating in sprint planning, Daily Scrum, task estimating and sequencing, spring reviews and retrospectives
• Captures Sprint metrics, Velocity and reports on team metrics and effectively report to Directors and Executives.
• Managed the data integration from beginning to end during upgrade process.
• Managed upgrade project from SAP BW to HANA.
• Creating attribute, analytic and calculation views for FICO, MM and SD.
• Data Provisioning and replicating data from source system toHANA Database using SLT and Business Objects Data Services.

Environment: Oracle 9i, PL/SQL, Discoverer 3i, Oracle Financials 11.5.6. (Order Management, Purchase Order), Order Entry (10.7), SQL Loader, Forms 6i, Reports 6i, PL/SQL, UNIX, Oracle 9i.

Confidential, Bridgewater, NJ

Agile Coach

Responsibilities:

• Performed an active coaching role for a enterprise wide Scaled Agile implementation handling multiple programs & managing over 10 SCRUM teams & 100 Agile team members at a time. Played a key role in building &executing strategic scaled Agile adoption model & worked diligently for a successful rollout across the enterprise.
• Applications like DUCK CREEK(Policy, Claims and Billing)and GUIDEWIRE( Underwriting and Policy Administration, Claims Management, Billing and Receivables Management ) was used extensively.
• Facilitate scrum ceremonies grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, DEMO meeting.
• Empowered teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionality.
• Coordinate and manage code releases and shared APIs with other IT groups.
• Successfully migrated projects from waterfall to Scrum.
• Communicate with other management, engineers, product managers and specialists on product issues.
• Train new team members on RTE packaging process.
• Lead daily stand-up and scrum ceremonies for multiples scrum teams.
• Work with product owners, System Engineer, DEV APMs at groom the backlog and plan sprints. Track, escalate and remove impediments.
• Scheduled and coordinated system DEMO across various teams in the Train.
• Assisted in PI planning, worked closely with the RTE.
• Prepared the Scrum Team for PI meeting.
• Reviewed PI objectives with the Scrum Team to achieve the PI objective.
• Track burn down, issues and progress in Version One. Work with component teams to resolve issues.
• Help teams apply the Scrum Framework and principles of agility to the benefit of the team and organization.
• Embody agility using a servant leadership approach and leading by example.
• Remove organization impediments that are preventing teams from accomplishing their goals.
• Facilitate events and activities as necessary and ensure teams and the organization are realizing value from them.
• Educate and coach executives, managers, stakeholders, and others throughout the organization regarding Agile practices and how their roles and interactions may change.
• Coach the Development Teams and teams-of-teams in self-organization, continuous improvement, cross-functionality, risk identification, dependency management, conflict resolution, and software craftsmanship.
• Assisted team to remove impediments by having an understanding the control and release processes.
• Coached team in implementation of SAFe for a large program.
• Aggregates team objectives into Program PI Objectives, creates and publishes roadmap for visibility and transparency.
• Assists with economic decision-making with estimations and prioritizations at Program level.
• Assists with program execution and PI feature completion tracking (see Metrics).
• Constantly inspects the SAFe process, discover and address the major concerns
• Trained multiple Teams on Scrum, Agile Requirements, and SAFe Principles. Worked with different Coaches to identify Scale Agile process improvement.
• Coached Product Owners in creating and maintenance of Product Backlog. Coached team members on Agile principles and providing general guidance on the methodology. Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with the team.
• Engaged with other Scrum Maters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Removed impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment.

Environment: Oracle 9i, Discoverer 4i, Discoverer 10G, FSG, PL/SQL, Oracle Financials 11.5.4.(Purchase Order, Inventory, Order Management, Oracle Shipping

Confidential, Plainsboro, NJ

Project Manager, Senior SCRUM Master

Responsibilities:

• As a SCRUM Master, managed daily stand-ups and scrum ceremonies for two scrum teams.
• Work with product owners to groom the backlog and plan sprints.
• Track, escalate and remove impediments. Report at daily Scrum of Scrum meetings.
• Track burn down, issues and progress in Version One.
• Work with component teams to resolve issues. Used PM tools like JIRA, Confluence, CLARITY,MS Project, MS Excel etc. extensively.
• Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings and software demonstrations.
• Created release plans, burn-down metrics, business logic documents, release notes, post-implementation logs, action summary logs, pre & post validation documents, training & reference manuals, managed, velocity and task break-down.
• Protected development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog and project time line.
• Work closely with project owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features.
• Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and agile frame work to team members and key stakeholders.
• Directed and lead development team from project initiation through delivery of final product.
• Planned and monitored project budget/spending.
• Guided projects to completion on time, within scope, and on budget. Managed project scope to ensure delivery was compliant to scope commitment.
• Involved in the full cycle development and implementation of BW/BI/HANA
• Managed the upgrade of Oracle APPS 11.5.8 to 11.5.10
• Managed various Projects related to Oracle E-Business Suite - Implementations, Conversions and Upgrade. Involved with following stages of Oracle APPS Implementation step.

Environment: SQL Loader, Forms 5.0 / Forms 6.0, Reports 6.0, PL/SQL, TOAD

Confidential, Pittsburgh

IT Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed all aspects of project life cycle to facilitate successful delivery.
• Managed the Implementation of OracleE-business suite enhancements.
• Managed Oracle Apps Project in Order to Cash, Procure to Pay and Demand to Supply etc.
• Preparing and maintaining project plans, tracking progress, producing project administration documents, managing change and other standard project management responsibilities
• Involved in overseeing SAP implementation, and provided status and metrics for reporting.
• Responsible for identifying, analyzing and recommending business systems solutions to management.
• Established detailed project plans, work breakdown structures, schedules and resource plans.
• Contributed in identification of project risks and development of risk mitigation plans.

Environment: Oracle 8i, SQL/Loader, Forms 6.08, Reports 6.0, PL/SQL, Oracle Financial 11i (G.L., A.R., AP, Purchasing, Order Management), Oracle Discoverer 3i.