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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Facilitate daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives for cross-functional teams of 15+ members Coach product owners and development teams on Agile methodologies and best practicesUtilize Jira and Confluence to enhance project visibility and team collaborationResolve team conflicts and remove impediments to maintain steady progress on critical projectsMonitor and report on team velocity, burndown charts, and other key Agile metrics to upper managementPromotes a culture of continuous improvement within the constraints of DWD operationsFacilitates continuous learning culture in the Scrum Master Community of Practice (CoP).Create an environment to allow the teams to always thrive in so they can continually deliver value to business Coordinate with other teams and departments to better manage dependencies

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Administers all Agile ceremonies for an Agile team of 12 members, including Daily Stand Up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective.Supports Agile team to increase their throughput using techniques including swarming, and high-collaboration approaches such as Paired Programming. Leverages tools such as Jira, Rally and Mural to track team progress and promote collaboration. Supports PO on Agile methods for user story prioritization and backlog refinement, to optimize effective focus on value delivery

Dallas, Texas, United States

Facilitated all Scrum events including Iteration Planning, Daily Standups, Iteration retrospectives, Iteration Reviews, and Backlog Refinement for an Agile team of 8.Influenced continuous improvement values for existing processes while promoting innovation of new product development. processes, leading to the integration of solution architectures such as SAS.Provided actionable insight to the Agile team during Retrospective events to ensure open discussions.Used Jira and Kanban Board to track key Scrum metrics (burndown, velocity, capacity) to help deliver committed work.

Owings Mills, Maryland, United States

Facilitated the transition of the team from waterfall to agile.Supported the scrum team through the different formation stages. Used the Scrum of Scrums event to coordinate cross-team dependencies and collaboration.Introduced working agreements to promote transparency and clarity within the Agile team.Coached Agile team to self-manage, resulting in a high-performance team, which met federal-client goals, and multi-million-dollar contract extension.Coached Agile team on the value of test automation practices to ensure continuous delivery.

Owings Mills, Maryland, United States

Created long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.Delegated tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them.Made effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project.tServed as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team actions remain in synergy.Communicated with executives or the board to keep the project aligned with their goals.Performed quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected.

Master'S Degree, Human Resources Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Health Care Administration/Management