Experienced Project Manager adept at leading teams to successful project completion through efficient planning, coordination, and communication. Skilled in managing budgets, timelines, and stakeholder expectations to deliver high-quality results. Proficient in Project Management with a focus on driving continuous improvement and achieving project goals effectively
· Project Management: Developed comprehensive project plans, allocated resources effectively, and established clear timelines to ensure successful project completion.
· Scrum Framework Implementation: Facilitated the adoption and consistent application of Scrum principles, practices, and processes within the team and organization.
· Team Facilitation: Guided and coached the Scrum team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and encouraged self-organization and cross-functionality.
· Daily Stand-ups: Organized and facilitated daily stand-up meetings, ensuring they were focused, time-boxed, and effective for quick issue resolution and progress updates.
· Sprint Planning: Led sprint planning sessions, collaborated with the team to define sprint goals, and helped prioritize tasks to meet commitments.
· Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives: Organized and facilitated sprint reviews to demonstrate completed work to stakeholders and retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and implement changes.
· Metrics Tracking: Monitored team performance metrics, such as velocity and burndown charts, to ensure transparency and predictability of delivery.
· Stakeholder Communication: Facilitated communication and collaboration among stakeholders, product owners, and development teams to ensure alignment and consensus on project goals and deliverables.· Continuous Improvement: Promoted a culture of continuous improvement within the team and organization, fostering an environment where Agile principles were embraced and valued.
· Software Quality Assurance: Identified and assessed software bugs, providing detailed reports and recommending solutions to development teams.
· Test Case Development: Designed and optimized test cases for manual software testing, ensuring thorough coverage and effective bug detection.
· Security Testing: Conducted stress testing on security fixes and patches to enhance system resilience and mitigate vulnerabilities.
· Cross-functional Collaboration: Coordinated with multiple teams to troubleshoot issues, streamline processes, and enhance software testing and automation effectiveness..
· Testing Coordination: Collaborated on planned tests and handled time-sensitive ad hoc requests, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
· Regression Testing: Verified application features and conducted regression tests, ensuring new developments met acceptance criteria and maintained system integrity.
· Change Management: Followed rigorous change management processes for updates and upgrades to applications, databases, and operating systems, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.