Bishva Patel
Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Scrum Alliance
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with a history of fostering cohesive teamwork and inclusive discussions in dynamic work settings.
Educated teams on the rules of Scrum, and guided teams to self-organization, continuous improvement, and cross-functionality.
Facilitate cohesive teamwork and inclusive discussions to ensure effective contribution from all team members.
Empower teams to devise innovative strategies for success by leveraging past experiences as learning opportunities.
Ensured accountability among team members, addressing any issues or concerns that arose promptly and effectively.
Uphold a culture of honesty and transparency, fostering trustful relationships and informed decision-making.
Successfully utilized Iteration/Sprint Retrospectives to gather both positive and negative feedback, facilitating continuous exploration and alignment with agile methodologies to achieve project objectives effectively.
Actively address challenges and implement tailored methodologies to optimize project outcomes.
Drive continuous improvement through agile leadership, aligning daily objectives with overarching program goals.
Foster collaboration across teams for shared success and prioritize user satisfaction.
Demonstrate deep commitment to improving overall team performance and accountability.
Maintain effective communication channels with team members, management, and stakeholders.
Detail-oriented with the ability to adapt and learn quickly while demonstrating strong organizational skills.
Overview
2021
2021
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
ABC
- Crafted user stories aligning with INVEST criteria and prioritized backlog based on business value, fostering effective backlog management
- Implemented prioritization techniques like Moscow and Kano, estimating backlog items through T-shirt sizing to optimize sprint planning
- Managed requirement churn during sprints, ensuring seamless progression and addressing backlog items in subsequent iterations
- Ensures that sprints are not started until all stories have adequate definition of ready - descriptions, acceptance criteria, and point assignments and other elements as identified by the team
- Organized and facilitated PI planning workshops and System Demo sessions, ensuring alignment and continuous improvement for future sprints
- Recorded and resolved impediments impacting sprint goals, fostering unhindered progress and team effectiveness
- Participated in Scrum of Scrums sessions, collaborating with Agile counterparts to address cross-team dependencies and ensure alignment
- Expertise in mediating the general conflict of goals between development team (high technical quality) and product owner (more features)
- Led various Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and time-boxing
- Guided estimation processes by story points and tracked team velocity using Sprint Burn Down Charts, optimizing team performance and throughput
- Acted as a liaison between business users and technical teams, facilitating seamless communication and requirement understanding.
Scrum Master
XYZ
- 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.
- Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing agile frameworks.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
- Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
Scrum Master
AAa
- 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.
- 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.
- Organized and improve agile practices and values which increased the productivity and overall team satisfaction by an average of 8%.
- Streamlined and optimized workflow and communication by implementing Agile frameworks.
- Facilitated discussion, decision making and conflict resolution across cross functional team.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
Business Analyst
BBB
09.2019 - 10.2020
- Tracked team's velocity using Sprint Burn Down Charts and assisted them to achieve optimum velocity by ensuring that the team is not under/over committed, keeping track and resolving the Impediments
- Assisted the Business Stakeholders in predicting the current and future-state business by clarifying and updating the business process changes that are impacted by the technology changes that are part of projects
- Interacted with clients for system study and requirements gathering, providing technical expertise and project management support
- Worked as a liaison between business users and technical teams to update or assisting in modifying the requirements
- Collaborated with Product Owner on backlog artifacts, ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives
- Managed project scope alongside Product Owner, ensuring compliance and successful delivery
- Facilitated internal and external communication, ensuring effective project leadership and transition to Operations
- Engaged in close collaboration with clients, conducting thorough discussions and analysis to comprehend their business challenges and identify key issues and opportunities
- Maintained awareness of the latest industry technologies and trends, staying informed about emerging tools and techniques to enhance business analysis processes
- Broke down the business requirements into Epics and Features
- Utilized logical thinking and problem-solving skills to analyze complex data sets, identifying patterns and trends, and proposing actionable solutions to clients
- Leveraged specialized industry domain knowledge to provide tailored insights and recommendations, addressing the unique challenges and requirements of clients within specific sectors
- Ensure all requirements are bi-directionally traceable - from business needs to technical implementation and vice versa
- Conducted Root Cause Analysis in identifying system gaps and deficiencies that required a business and technical-based approach for problem-solving
- Effectively and accurately communicate relevant project information to the client and project team
- Determine operational objectives, gather information, and evaluating output requirements and formats
- Extensively involved in defect resolution by interacting closely with the QA team
- Supported Product Owner with backlog creation, prioritization, and communication of requirements as needed to various levels of the organization
- Create weekly reports to inform management about the status of the project
- Used JIRA as the project management tool
- Worked with multiple teams, both on-site and offshore
- Help in coordinating and managing various areas of the project and assist the manager with the determination to finish the project on time and within budget
- Facilitated requirements gathering sessions with stakeholders, capturing business objectives and translating them into actionable insights and reporting solutions.
Business Analyst
AAA
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Interacted with internal customers to understand business needs and translate into requirements and project scope.
- Optimized data access and storage to improve performance of analytics systems.
- Identified patterns and trends in large data sets and provided actionable insights.
- Implemented business intelligence solutions to increase operational efficiency.
- Deployed predictive analytics models to forecast future trends.
- Collaborated with stakeholders to identify business needs and data sources.
- Utilized data visualization techniques to present and explain complex data sets.
- Updated and developed scripts and queries to extract and analyze data from multiple sources.
Education
Master of Science - Computer Application & Information Technology
K.S School of Business Management
Ahmedabad 08-2018
Skills
- MS Office
- Agile Principles
- Scrum
- Jira
- SAFe Methodology
- Employee Engagement & Retention
- Performance Monitoring & Optimization
- Problem solving and Conflict-resolution
- SDLC Methodologies
- Sprint Planning
- Workflow Analysis
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance, 06/2020
Timeline
Business Analyst
BBB
09.2019 - 10.2020
Business Analyst
AAA
09.2018 - 08.2019
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Scrum Alliance, 06/2020
Scrum Master
ABC
Scrum Master
XYZ
Scrum Master
AAa
Master of Science - Computer Application & Information Technology
K.S School of Business Management
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