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Shiza Rizvi

Shiza Rizvi

Project Manager
Delhi

Summary

Experienced Project Manager with over 9 years of dedicated project management expertise. Proven track record of successfully delivering more than 30 projects on time and with high quality, showcasing a commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Proficient in team management, adept at handling client relationships, and skilled in resolving conflicts within teams. Excels in conducting Scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, grooming, daily scrum, review, and retrospective, ensuring effective implementation of Agile methodologies. Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of project management principles, coupled with the ability to seamlessly integrate Scrum practices for optimized project outcomes.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
12
12
Certifications
3
3
Languages

Work History

Project Manager

DIFX, Digital Financial Exchange
2023.09 - Current
  • Project Planning: Oversee the planning and execution of projects, defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables while ensuring adherence to timelines and budget constraints
  • Scrum Master Duties: Act as a Scrum Master for Agile teams, organizing and facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective) to ensure efficiency and adherence to Agile principles
  • Team Empowerment: Coach and guide team members in embracing Agile practices, fostering self- organization, and continuously improving team performance
  • Stakeholder Management: Engage with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication, managing expectations, and providing regular project updates
  • Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues in projects, creating and implementing mitigation strategies to minimize their impact on project timelines and deliverables
  • Continuous Improvement: Promote a culture of continuous improvement by analyzing team performance, implementing process enhancements, and identifying opportunities for optimization.

Project Manager

Rapid Innovation
2021.03 - Current
  • Project Planning: Collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and success criteria
  • Develop project plans, including timelines, resource allocation, and budget estimates
  • Team Management: Build and lead cross-functional teams, assigning tasks, setting clear goals, and providing guidance and support
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment, ensuring effective communication and coordination among team members
  • Agile Methodology Implementation: Apply Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban to drive iterative development, prioritize tasks, and manage project backlogs
  • Facilitate Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
  • Stakeholder Management: Engage with stakeholders, including clients, executives, developers, and business users
  • Communicate project progress, manage expectations, and ensure alignment between project goals and stakeholder requirements.

Assistant Project Manager

Dheights Studio
2016.02 - 2019.05
  • Years 4 months)
  • Managed and successfully delivered a range of software and web/mobile development projects, spanning from startups to enterprise-level solutions
  • Led cross-functional teams through the Agile project management process, facilitating sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, and retrospectives to ensure effective project execution
  • Collaborated closely with clients to define project requirements, scope, and objectives, managing expectations and delivering high-quality solutions that met business needs
  • Utilized Agile practices to optimize team performance

Associate Project Manager

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  • Risk Management: Identify and assess project risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement risk response plans
  • Monitor and address issues, dependencies, and roadblocks that may impact project progress or outcomes
  • Quality Assurance: Establish quality standards and processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality blockchain solutions
  • Conduct regular quality reviews, perform testing and validation, and implement continuous improvement initiatives
  • Documentation and Reporting: Maintain comprehensive project documentation, including project plans, requirements, user stories.

Project Coordinator

Mastermind services Ltd
ghaziabad
2013.03 - 2016.02
  • With expertise in schedule management, collaborating with design teams, and driving workflow efficiencies
  • Proactive in identifying and eliminating barriers, continuously improving guidance documentation, and implementing frameworks
  • Collaborates with senior project managers to effectively schedule and organize meetings
  • Works closely with the business to develop ongoing performance metrics aligned with project goals
  • Assists in the development and implementation of approved process and application development methodologies, ensuring efficient project execution.

Education

Higher Secondary -

Sacred Heart Convent School
2003.01 - 2004.04

Education, PCM - undefined

Kendriya Vidyalaya
2004.01 - 2006.04

Certified Scrum Professional-ScrumMaster - Scrum Alliance - undefined

Shiza Rizvi

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and communication

Uttar Pradesh Technical University
2006.01 - 2010.04

Expires Jan 2025 - undefined

Skills

Project Management

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Certification

Project Management

Software

JIRA

TRELLO

Asana

MS Project

Timeline

Project Manager

DIFX, Digital Financial Exchange
2023.09 - Current

Project Manager

Rapid Innovation
2021.03 - Current

Assistant Project Manager

Dheights Studio
2016.02 - 2019.05

Project Coordinator

Mastermind services Ltd
2013.03 - 2016.02

Bachelor of Technology - Electronics and communication

Uttar Pradesh Technical University
2006.01 - 2010.04

Education, PCM - undefined

Kendriya Vidyalaya
2004.01 - 2006.04

Higher Secondary -

Sacred Heart Convent School
2003.01 - 2004.04

Associate Project Manager

Shiza Rizvi

Certified Scrum Professional-ScrumMaster - Scrum Alliance - undefined

Shiza Rizvi

Expires Jan 2025 - undefined

Project Management
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