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ASMA SHAHEEN

Summary

Certified Scrum master professional with 7+ years of experience implementing Agile methodologies and Scrum ceremonies to facilitate on-time product delivery within budget. History of success driving key initiatives from planning through implementation, achieving positive and measurable organizational impact. Combines analytical knowledge, leadership abilities, and relationship-building skills to engage stakeholders at all levels and enable data-driven decision-making. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines. Excels at identifying areas of improvement, ensuring the highest efficiency and excellence level.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Scrum Master

Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
01.2019 - Current
  • Implemented Agile Scrum methodology throughout organization using empirical scrum approach: Transparency, Inspection and Adaptation to obtain great business value in short turn around
  • Gathered requirements and wrote user stories in product backlog
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
  • Facilitated scrum ceremonies (Daily stand-up, retrospective, backlog refinement, sprint review, and planning sessions) to promote full team engagement
  • Trained Agile development using ALM tools like JIRA and Confluence, brainstorming using Mural and Miro, and user story mapping using other whiteboards
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
  • Used MS Project to plan and track project items
  • Created various dashboards on Excel, ADO, and Power BI to track and pull KPIs
  • Analyzed reports, and advanced filters in Jira to provide stakeholders with meaningful team performance metrics
  • Assisted team in making appropriate commitments through story selection, sizing, and task definition and participated proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices reducing development time by 30%
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods
  • Assessed Scrum maturity of team and organized and coached team to higher levels of development
  • Supported team using true leadership style and leading by example
  • Drove Scrum team progress to overcome obstacles and realize success throughout life of each sprint
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and offshore
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity
  • Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts

Scrum Master Consultant

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA
09.2015 - 09.2018
  • Responsible for facilitating all Scrum ceremonies (planning, daily stand-ups, reviews/Demos, retrospectives, and refinement) and keeping teams focused on achieving their goals and objectives
  • Coached teams 0f 10 people of fewer on agile principles and practices while ensuring Scrum framework was adhered to
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to gather requirements, write user stories, establish Definition of Ready, Definition of Done, Acceptance Criteria
  • Monitor burndown and velocity charts while effectively removing impediments and fostering high-performing team with overall focus on continuous improvement leading to quality and timeline delivery
  • Engaged with Product Owners to improve user stories and Scrum process, leading to higher levels of return on investments
  • Participated in bi-weekly scrum of scrums (SOS) and driving conversations on cross team risks and dependencies
  • Tracked roadmap, dependencies, evolution, and develop plan for mitigating risks and delivering features that meet requirements across multiple products
  • Offered solutions-driven attitude along with ability to give clear technical instructions while maintaining proactive attitude
  • Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenge
  • Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track
  • Cross functionally liaison with Global Team to ensure project requirements were delivered according to proposed expectations
  • Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each team member workload
  • Coached and mentored teams in Scrum foundations, resulting in improved team performance, reduced waste by lack of common Scrum understanding
  • Researched emerging technologies and current trends to stay knowledgeable in methods that could benefit scrum team

Scrum Master Consultant

Department Of Education
08.2013 - 08.2015
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases
  • Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams using JIRA
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete projects
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress
  • Communicated project updates to stakeholders at all levels
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks
  • Wrote, updated, and maintained project documentation
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement
  • Demonstrated respect, friendliness, and willingness to help wherever needed
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently
  • Demonstrated high level of initiative and creativity while tackling difficult tasks
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts
  • Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks
  • Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods

Education

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Lehman College of The City University of New York
05.2013

Licenses & Certifications

Skills

  • Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
  • AzureDevops
  • ALM Tools: JIRA, Version One
  • Microsoft Project
  • Project Management
  • SQL
  • Power BI, Eazy BI, MS Excel
  • Azure Boards
  • Power Apps
  • AWS practitioner
  • MS Workspace, Google Workspace
  • ServiceNow
  • Team Leadership
  • Scrum, Kanban, XP
  • Cross-functional Collaboration
  • Customer Interaction
  • Risk Identification
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Change Management Process
  • Agile Principles

Timeline

Scrum Master

Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
01.2019 - Current

Scrum Master Consultant

JP Morgan Chase Bank NA
09.2015 - 09.2018

Scrum Master Consultant

Department Of Education
08.2013 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Science - Computer Information Systems

Lehman College of The City University of New York

Licenses & Certifications

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