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Run 2 cross-functional scrum teams.Extract data from Jira dashboard, take advantage of daily scrums and have teams work collaboratively together.Work on multiple and simultaneous projects in a highly complex environment.Drive cross-team, ART and departmental impediments, planning, collaboration, and coordination.Create, curating and managing a portfolio of initiatives in partnership with our business partners.Drive delivery and continuous improvement by utilizing feedback and metrics (quality, delivery rate, etc) to identify areas of opportunity.Helped team complete tasks successfully and on-time and resolved obstacles encountered by team members.Gathering and updating project materials, completing budgeting, forecasting, project documentation, business flows, and lessons learned documents.Scheduling and allocating work, providing advice and guidance, and resolving problems to meet technical performance and financial objectives.Implement continuous Improvement mechanisms such as retrospectives and lean.Management of risks and issues that affect agreed release scope, schedule, and quality.

Facilitated the agile maturity of 2 cross-functional scrum teams.Education and coaching.Determine the team capacity (velocity) from historical data. Created Work Breakdown structure (user stories) and corresponding activities (tasks).Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions.Protected team from internal and external distractions to help them focus on daily QA activities to be productive and growing in ability.Actively participated in sprint planning activities, daily stand ups, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives conflict resolution meetings.Focused on developing a more trusted and collaborative team environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame or being judged with a complete focus on problem resolution.

Work on multiple and simultaneous projects in a highly complex environment.Ensures all scrum events: Daily scrum, sprint planning, review and retrospective are run and facilitated accordingly.Assisted product owners with backlog refinement and potential sprint visualization.Coaching team members through the agile process and assisting with the agile transition.Maintain an open and healthy communication channel between team members, production owners and stakeholders.Developed and managed visual systems to track progress of work during sprints and projects.Encouraged and facilitated cross-team coordination and collaboration.Provided leadership, direction, and coaching to the team to encourage adoption of good agile practices.Generated periodic peer review reports for project managers.Conducted technical training sessions regarding agile development methods.Assisted with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.Mitigated the removal of impediments for the team.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

Bachelor'S Degree, Criminal Justice/Police Science

High School Diploma