SAFe Program Consultant / Agile Transformation Coach Resume

SUMMARY:

Proven as an Enterprise Agile Transformation Coach and currently implementing Scaled Agile at a large Solution level of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 360 Transformation.
Professional in implementing Scaled Agile (SAFe), Scrum, Kanban and LeSS.
“Promotor’ style personality, relationship builder, quick Learner and an easy adapter.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Agile Practice Tools: CA Agile (Rally), VersionOne, JIRA, TFS, Junit, Maven, Cucumber, Selenium, VISIO, Enterprise Architect, Clarity, Visual Studio 2010 and SharePoint. Java, XML, .NET, C#,BIZTALK 2010, SQL Server 2012, Oracle8i/9i, MS - Access, DB2. Track IT, Test Track Pro, Remedy, Siebel 2000, Rational s Clear Case, Clear Quest, QAPartner and QADirector.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

SAFe Program Consultant / Agile Transformation Coach

Responsibilities:

Successfully launched a Scaled Agile (SAFe) Solution Train and two Agile Release Trains in Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation.
Managing Seven Scrum Masters across the Solution on a day to day basis.
Coordinated Solution Train and Agile Release Train events including Program Refinement, Pre & Post Planning, PI Planning, Inspect and Adapt (I&A).
Identified Epic Owners and coached them to write Epic statement and Lean - Business cases.
Coached Solution Architects to link Solution Capabilities to Epics. Coached Product Managers to develop Product Vision, Development Mangers to brief Development Practices and System Architects to develop Architectural Vision.
Developed Program Roster, Cadence and Calendar. Identified and invited all Agile teams and dependency team members and conducted Program Increment Planning (PI).
Conducted Scrum of Scrum (SoS), identified Program risks and helped Product Managers to conduct PO sync.
Conducted Agile fundamentals, Leading SAFe and SAFe POPM training classes.
Establishing Lean-Agile Portfolio Kanban and Value Streams.
Gathering and distributing Agile metrics & measures including cycle and lead times related to cumulative flow diagrams (CFD), WSJF, Cost of Delay, Business Value calculations and Minimum Viable Product.

Confidential

Scaled Agile (SAFe) Trainer

Responsibilities:

Worked with Digital Platform Program and conducted Agile Bootcamp for Program Leaders and Agile Teams. Provided Agile role based training for Release Train Engineers, Scrum Masters and Product Owners.
Worked with Contact Center Services (CCS) Program and acted as an Agile Team Coach. Closely worked with Scrum Masters and Scrum Teams, and coached on Team Working Agreements, Daily Scrum (Standup), Sprint Demo, Story Acceptance, Sprint Retrospective and Release Governance Procedures.
Worked with IVR Program (Veterans Dental & Vision Care) and worked as a Team Coach as well as Release Train Engineer. Guided on Agile Assessment and Improvement Plans for Scrum Teams, and conducted workshops for forming Product Management Council, CA Agile Tool Setup and Release Metrics. Involved in Continuous Quality Improvement, Test Driven development & Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber and Gherkin Language.
Guided on Agile Architecture initiatives (Solution Intent). Closely worked with Principal Enterprise Architect and promoted Solution Intent and Kanban Flow. Involved in Product Management Council, Backlog Refinement & Prioritization and conducted PO Sync and Scrum of Scrum.

Confidential

Agile Team Coach

Responsibilities:

Coached Software Development teams and Implemented Scrum and Large Scale Scrum (LeSS) Practices.
Unified Java platform team which is enabling data, news, analytics financial and risk tools, applications, infrastructure and services.
Worked with Center of Excellence (CoE) and continuous delivery practice team.
Coached self-organization practices, iterative development and Inspect and Adapt.
Coached Product Owners, Scrum Masters and on Kanban Flow Practices to Visualize, Limit WIP and to Measure Throughput.
Provided Agile Engineering best practices including Pair Programming.

Confidential

Agile Team Coach

Responsibilities:

Coached business analysts and technical analysts team within the areas Bankruptcy and Foreclosure, managed Agile projects and priorities to meet business needs, ensured communication of project progress, status, issues and problem resolutions in a timely manner, communicated vision, and roadmap, developed and influenced consistent Agile practices.

Confidential

Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Worked with multiple Scrum teams in Release Planning, identified potential risks and dependencies, Promoted Scrum principles as well as removed roadblocks.

Confidential

Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

Promoted Agile principles including backlog refinement, release planning, iteration planning, daily stand-up, team demo, team retrospective and Focused on delivery of incremental product releases.

Confidential

Quality Assurance Team Lead

Responsibilities:

Executed automated tests TestComplete tool.

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