Desmond O. Deen
Dynamic professional with 11+ years of experience in Agile transformations and project management. Expert in coaching cross-functional teams, guiding Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe implementations, and driving continuous improvement. Proven record in removing impediments, enhancing delivery predictability, and aligning stakeholders to achieve operational excellence.
Work History
Scrum Master
4 Years 2 Months- Led all Scrum ceremonies including backlog grooming, sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to ensure adherence to Agile principles.
- Coached Product Line and Delivery Teams on Agile values, principles, and Scrum framework, enhancing Agile maturity and self-organization.
- Collaborated with Product Owner to develop product strategy, prioritize backlog, and translate epics into user stories that deliver business value.
- Facilitated removal of impediments and shielded teams from external disruptions, enhancing focus and consistency in delivery.
- Participated in PI planning sessions, managing dependencies, risks, and aligning team objectives with the program backlog.
- Ensured quality standards through TDD, ATDD, and automated testing, supporting continuous integration and delivery practices.
- Monitored and tracked sprint progress using Jira, producing reports to drive continuous improvement and organizational learning.
Project Manager/Scrum Master
2 Years 5 Months- Acted as Agile Coach and Project Manager for multiple distributed teams, driving Agile transformation and maturity.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and coached teams to become self-organizing and self-managing, improving delivery predictability.
- Proactively identified and resolved impediments and dependencies to optimize team productivity and Agile process success.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and coached teams to achieve self-organization and self-management, enhancing delivery predictability.
- Collaborated closely with Product Owners to ensure backlog relevance, prioritization, and alignment with business goals.
- Fostered collaboration and resolved conflicts among team members to maintain high performance.
- Ensured releases met business objectives through effective team coordination and Agile best practices.
Scrum Master
2 Years 6 Months- Coached cross-functional distributed teams on Agile values, principles, and Scrum practices to enhance team maturity and self-management.
- Led Scrum ceremonies ensuring adherence to Agile principles and readiness of user stories meeting Definition of Ready and Done.
- Monitored backlog for dependencies and risks, initiated mitigation plans to ensure continuous delivery flow.
- Monitored backlog for dependencies and risks, initiating mitigation plans to maintain delivery flow.
- Represented teams in Scrum of Scrums to coordinate dependencies and risks across teams.
- Tracked and reported team progress using velocity and burn down charts in Jira to enhance transparency and support continuous improvement.
- Fostered effective communication and resolved conflicts to enhance collaboration and maintain team productivity.
Business Rep/Scrum Master
3 Years 2 Months- Coached cross-functional teams and leadership on Agile principles and practices, enabling successful transition from Waterfall to Agile methodologies.
- Worked with Product Owners to groom, prioritize, and maintain product backlog ensuring alignment with sprint commitments.
- Coordinated Scrum events including backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Guided teams on user story writing, estimation, and decomposition of epics into sprint-sized stories.
- Ensured user stories met Definition of Ready and Done, and managed team capacity and velocity for effective sprint planning.
- Identified and mitigated risks, dependencies, and impediments daily to maintain project milestones and deadlines.
- Delivered Agile training to cultivate positive mindset and drive continuous improvement within teams.
Education
Business Administration - Business Administration And Management
Business Administration - Computer Science
Skills
Accomplishments
Being a Scrum master and a project manager,i have increase team Velocity by 50%over 3 querters by eliminating process bottlenecks sprint sprint rollover work by 40%,consistently achieving 90%+ sprint commitment delivery rate. I have also led the transition of a traditional waterfall team to Scrum/Kanban,reducing time to market for major releases from 6 months to 3 weeks. Inpediment Removal& Quality I have decrease production bugs by 35%by introducing definition of Done(DOD) standerds and automated test coverage acceptance. I have also resolved cross-team dependencies and shield developers from external scope creep,resulting in a 15%boost in team moral /engagement scores.
Affiliations
International Association of Administrative Professionals
Project Management Institute
Association for Computing Machinery
American Medical Informatics Association
APICS- Association For Supply Chain Management
Certification
- Certified Scrum Master
- Professional Scrum Master I
Software
- Microsoft Power Automation,python/Bash/PowerShell,Operation &Centralized
- Confluence/Nation/GitBook,Data Visibility&Audit tools
Interests
Timeline
Scrum Master
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Scrum Master
Business Rep/Scrum Master
Houston Community College
Texas Southern University
Supporting documents
AARP and American Communication Network
I love reading and doing research,communication and much of problem solving,sports