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Feston SenganidzoJasi

Frisco,TX

Summary

Certified Scrum Master with 8+ years guiding cross-functional teams to deliver high-value products through Agile methodologies. Skilled in sprint planning, impediment removal, and refining user stories. Consistently improved product quality and reduced defects by optimizing SDLC practices and fostering team collaboration.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Scrum Master / Agile Coach

Divine Community Resources Inc
01.2023 - 03.2024
  • Guided startup teams through Agile transformation by aligning with Agile principles, offering continuous feedback, and driving change management initiatives.
  • Utilized Jira for status reporting and defect tracking, ensuring transparent and efficient project management.
  • Led story writing sessions and defined clear acceptance criteria to enhance development clarity and quality.
  • Mediated staff conflicts and pinpointed improvement opportunities to foster a collaborative work environment.
  • Enhanced stakeholder engagement by delivering detailed progress reports and maintaining regular communication with executives.

Sr. Scrum Master - Data Infrastructure Team

Huntington Bank
05.2021 - 01.2022
  • Supported 8-member cross-functional Scrum team on Agile principles, fostering high-performing, self-organizing culture.
  • Facilitated collaboration between team, Product Manager, and peer Scrum Masters to enhance Sprint and Release Planning effectiveness.
  • Implemented cross-training and enforced Definition of Done (DoD) and Definition of Ready (DoR) standards to maintain consistent business value delivery.
  • Guided breakdown of complex user stories into actionable tasks for data pipeline and ETL process development.
  • Optimized product backlog management, supporting monthly sprint releases within Scrum framework.

SAFe Scrum Master/Data Governance Lead

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
06.2016 - 12.2020
  • Improved team velocity by implementing Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and facilitating adoption of Agile practices across development team.
  • Reduced number of blockers and increased team's ability to deliver high-quality features by introducing Scrum of Scrums (SoS).
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies
  • Implemented best practices to drive quality IT project delivery

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe

Skills

  • Jira Mural Confluence Rally Version One Trello Miro Azure DevOps
  • Release planning
  • Sprint Planning
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Presentation Skills
  • Meeting facilitation
  • Public Speaking
  • Development team trainings
  • Lean principles
  • Resource Allocation
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Risk Identification
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Customer interaction

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master PSM1 (Scrum.org)
  • Professional Product Owner PSPO1 (Scrum.org)
  • SAFe 6.0 Certified Scrum Master (SSM)

Methodology

  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • SAFe
  • Test-Driven Development (TDD)
  • Extreme Programming (XP)
  • Lean
  • SDLC

Timeline

Sr. Scrum Master / Agile Coach

Divine Community Resources Inc
01.2023 - 03.2024

Sr. Scrum Master - Data Infrastructure Team

Huntington Bank
05.2021 - 01.2022

SAFe Scrum Master/Data Governance Lead

Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
06.2016 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

University of Zimbabwe

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