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United Kingdom

Provide guidance to Agile teams, promoting the principles and values of Agile methodologies.Build a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the Agile teams.Maintain and synch project plans, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives.Drive the execution of projects through Agile methodologies, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products and solutions.Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.Collaborate with product owners, business stakeholders, and other relevant parties to understand and prioritize project requirements.Communicate project status, risks, and issues to stakeholders regularly, managing expectations effectively.

United Kingdom

Identify and proactively manage risks and issues that may impact project timelines or quality.Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance Agile processes and practices.Implement improvements based on retrospectives and feedback.Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project progress and team performance.Collaborate with product owners and stakeholders to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring the team is working on high-priority features that align with business objectives.Optimize team productivity by effectively allocating resources, managing capacity, and addressing potential bottlenecks.Work with team members and other stakeholders to identify and resolve resource constraints.Provide regular status reports and metrics to stakeholders, highlighting achievements and areas for improvement.

Optimize resource allocation and capacity planning to ensure the efficient use of team members' skills and time.Collaborate with other teams and departments to address dependencies and facilitate cross-functional coordination.Provide training and coaching to team members on Agile methodologies and best practices.Promote a learning culture, encouraging the development of Agile skills and competencies within the team.Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure that testing processes align with Agile principles, promoting early and continuous testing.

Supported teams and created a road map on deployment of fiber cables to designated cell sites and trackingLed an Agile Team of Network Engineer, Server Administrator, Network Engineer, Solution Architect, Network Administrator, Product Owner, Security Engineer and Quality Analyst to develop roadmaps in alignment with program vision and adapted them to meet current realitiesPrioritized work items following WSJF, MoSCoW and Kano analysis as applicable.Radiated information and promoted effective communication within and across teams and the LeadersResolve conflicts within and across the team in a professional manner and without bias.Ensure epics are well interpreted into features and INVEST-compliant user stories to prompt understanding and execution.Implemented and drove acceleration techniques such as Swarming and WIP limit. Coach the team on pair-programming and swarming as a way to reduce technical debts and increase build quality.Co-Facilitate scaled events such as scrum of scrums, big room planning/PI planning, and community of practice (CoP).Assist the PO to prioritize based on stakeholders’ expectations, hard deadlines, story sizes, and value definition.

Project: Process Improvement for Vendor, Contract, Inventory and Warehousing ManagementSupported process overhauling and improvement covering vendor, contract, inventory, warehousing and logistics management; a major improvement that removed operational waste and increased efficiency by 31% within a quarter.Led an Agile team of Facility Manager, Inventory Analyst, Contract Manager, Value Engineer, Auditor, Business & Quality Analysts.Organized Lunch and Learn, workshops and training to promote knowledge within the team.Supported process overhauling and improvement covering warehousingDrove the product marketing information systems scoped to research, collect, consolidate, analyzed and utilize data for conventional and digital marketing management, decision making, economic trends and product development.Supported, participated and co-facilitated the Program Increment (PI) planning along with the RTE.Drove the product backlog population in alignment with the product vision.Managed and maintained product plans and schedules where appropriate and ensured deadlines are met.

Led a team of 8 sales executive, achieving a +8% in quarterly sales revenue within the first quarter through targeted coaching and mentoringImplemented a customer feedback engagement initiative generating 24% rise in customer satisfaction, as measured by post-purchase surveys.Analyzed sales data and identified seasonal trends, leading to a 18% improvement in inventory management and a 22% reduction in stockouts.Contributed and execute promotional campaigns, visual merchandising to optimize store layout that created 15% boost in foot traffic and 17% increase in overall sales during the campaign period.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor'S Degree, Pharmacology