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Successfully managed Project Backlogs, release scheduling, Project duration estimation and forecasting.• Being a scrum master Clearing obstacles, establishing an environment where the team can be effective and addressing team dynamics. Protecting the team from outside interruptions and distractions.• Responsible to implement changes and steps to increase the team’s productivity• Collaborating with other scrum masters to improve the methodologies’ efficiency• Responsible to… Show more Successfully managed Project Backlogs, release scheduling, Project duration estimation and forecasting.• Being a scrum master Clearing obstacles, establishing an environment where the team can be effective and addressing team dynamics. Protecting the team from outside interruptions and distractions.• Responsible to implement changes and steps to increase the team’s productivity• Collaborating with other scrum masters to improve the methodologies’ efficiency• Responsible to create multiple presentation for organization and client• Responsible to conduct RAID log, sprint review, sprint retrospective, sprint planning, Daily scrum meeting and Planning• Closely tracking the project roadmap with the help of Jira and documentation on confluence• Helping product owners and development teams achieve customer satisfaction.• Guiding and coaching Scrum Teams in using Agile Methodology and Scrum practices.• Hands-on experience participating in and facilitating Team events, such as Sprint Planning, Release Planning, and Backlog Refinement• Helping the product owner in product backlog and product delivery.• Facilitates Scrum ceremonies and agile practices (such as daily standups sprint review meetings retrospective meetings cross-team coordination etc.• Proactively monitoring and assessing team health and project needs.• Creating a strong team environment with high team morale and cohesion.• Supporting the Product Owner in managing backlog and guides the Product Owner / Scrum Team in prioritization including maintaining relevant metrics.• Promoting practices that ensure delivery of quality products ensuring that transparency is maintained around delivery progress quality and schedule.• Effectively communicating relevant project information to stakeholders and leadership.• As a scrum master ensuring a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team. Show less

Responsible for supporting an Agile Software Development process and playing an important role in solution.• Requirement Gathering process via different methodologies such as client interviewing, requirements workshops, and wire-framing / screen mock-ups.• Working in a Scrum team environment and participated in backlog review and Sprint planning sessions, following Agile methodology.• Responsible for Requirements meetings, requirement gathering and obtaining sign-off from the… Show more Responsible for supporting an Agile Software Development process and playing an important role in solution.• Requirement Gathering process via different methodologies such as client interviewing, requirements workshops, and wire-framing / screen mock-ups.• Working in a Scrum team environment and participated in backlog review and Sprint planning sessions, following Agile methodology.• Responsible for Requirements meetings, requirement gathering and obtaining sign-off from the Stakeholders• Worked in requirement elicitation, documentation, gap analysis, problem solving, business flow mapping, solution design, functional testing and UAT.• Worked on client specific Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and functional Requirement Document (FRD) and created Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM) for ensuring that the requirements are completely tested.• Worked in entering and updating Issues (Epics, Stories, and Tasks) onto Jira Agile application.• Facilitate sprint planning and release planning activities with project team and PO such as: Feature, Epic, and User Story creation, vertical slicing, sizing and forecasting.• Expert Confidential requirements gathering through direct User Interviews, Workshops, secondary Market Research and Databases to drive out detailed information.• Gathered Requirements from different sources like Stakeholders, Documentations, Corporate Goals, Existing systems.• Provided man-hour estimates to the management team and creating a road map for mobile application development based on market research.• Responsible for prioritizing the requirements with the help of product owners. Followed the Moscow technique for prioritization.• Responsible for Requirements meetings, requirement gathering and obtaining sign-off from the Stakeholders.• Responsible for the building of wireframe models to define the way in which the final solution should look and operate, also Analyze the requirements to identify the functional needs and acceptance. Show less

Created and maintained a Product Documentation in Confluence for a one stop repository of all features.• Supported and maintained all requirement and project related requirement documentation including BRDs, FRDs• Provided man hour estimates to the management team and creating a road map for mobile application development based on market research.• Contributed to a high-fidelity prototype of the mobile app in the design and development process to ensure the functional as well as the… Show more Created and maintained a Product Documentation in Confluence for a one stop repository of all features.• Supported and maintained all requirement and project related requirement documentation including BRDs, FRDs• Provided man hour estimates to the management team and creating a road map for mobile application development based on market research.• Contributed to a high-fidelity prototype of the mobile app in the design and development process to ensure the functional as well as the 'look and feel' needs being met.• Facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Retrospective and Sprint Review meetings for software development Scrum teams for new ‘Unity’ integrated database software and service product.• Efficiently led the integrations activities that included starting from requirements gathering till testing, and bug fixes ensuring quality of product is enhanced. Responsible for conducting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and documentation of Test Cases.• Organized and conducted Project Initiation, Strategy, and Kick off Meetings, and worked closely with release manager to coordinate release collaboration and integration efforts across all Scrum teams.• Removed project roadblocks, ensured all Agile and Scrum best practices were followed by team members, shielded team from outside influences, and facilitated all sprint meetings.• Developed business processes and forms to streamline workflow and improve documentation and reporting capabilities. Identified Product Gaps and suggested enhancements to the Client.• Troubleshooting workflow issues with Subject Matter Experts and communicating the same for process development.• As a business analyst looks to user research to provide the context, understanding and user insight around the process points they may have identified.• Conducted JAD sessions, user interviews, and detailed research requirement meetings to capture the requirements and prepare BRD. Show less

• Participated in and supported product development efforts and projects from an end-to-end perspective, organized and facilitated Scrum Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and Product Demonstration Meetings for four Scrum Teams.• Evaluate risks related to requirements implementation, testing processes, project communications, and training saving the company. Designed and developed use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams using… Show more • Participated in and supported product development efforts and projects from an end-to-end perspective, organized and facilitated Scrum Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and Product Demonstration Meetings for four Scrum Teams.• Evaluate risks related to requirements implementation, testing processes, project communications, and training saving the company. Designed and developed use cases, activity diagrams, and sequence diagrams using UML.• Organized requirement gathering via conducting JAD sessions, interviews, leading workshops, and surveys.• Successfully managed Project Backlogs, release scheduling, Project duration estimation and forecasting.• Actively involved in requirement gathering, analysis of the requirements and gaps and writing of test cases.• Assured timely delivery of various documents BRD, Wireframes, MS Visio Source files, Content etc. To the development team. Record client's business requirements in the form of JIRA user stories and BRD.• Engage client to gather software requirements/business rules and ensure alignment with development teams.• Worked with senior member to Translate stakeholder requirements into functional specifications, use cases, workflows, or process diagrams.• Worked on sprint and release planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, demos, and other Agile/Scrum related ceremonies.• Worked on the user stories with use cases in JIRA to have enhanced traceability and visibility to the entire team.Developed use case with UML for new product functionality.• Worked on requirement elicitation sessions using a variety of facilitation techniques like JAD sessions, focus groups, document review, and interviews.• Professional, organized, adaptable & motivated with excellent analytical, communication and problem-solving skills. Show less