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• Over 7 years of combined experience as a IT Program Manager, IT Project Manager, Scum Master and Release Manager• Manage large teams where we deliver end-to-end high-revenue applications• Highly experienced in facilitating the ceremonies of scrum, including the daily scrum, product backlog refinement, sprint planning, sprint review, demo and sprint retrospectives• Management experience of the full project life cycle including requirements gathering, creation of project plans, obtaining and managing resources, managing budget and facilitating project execution, deployment and closure• Proven track record of migrating the entire teams from traditional Waterfall to Agile by coaching and mentoring• Diverse experience within multiple industries and PMOs including Healthcare, Financial and Telecom• Hands on experience in various project management methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile Project Management• Experience with writing effective and successful proposals and statements of work• Effective negotiation and vendor management skills• In-depth understanding of software development lifecycle and how/when to implement different methodologies such as Kanban and Scrum• Protect my development teams from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts in order to meet the sprint goals and deliverables• Proactively identify and track potential project risks and issues and develop mitigation plans

Listed skills include Customer Service, Account Management, Sales Management, Sales Operations, and 38 others.