Navneet Kaur

Replace PLUS: A 12 year old internal application for processing agreements was replaced with a unified web based architecture.

Tableau: Implemented for dashboards to be used by the management Team.

• Kept up-to-date with industry trends in agile software development methods.
• Led the implementation of Scrum practices within a new development team, fostering a culture of Agile adoption. Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection.
• Acted as a servant leader to the development team by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.
• Coached stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum process and how to best support the team's success.
• Maintained product backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
• Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
• Organized meetings between stakeholders from different departments to discuss potential solutions or strategies.
• Worked closely with senior management and other stakeholders during strategic planning sessions for upcoming releases.
• Participated in feature design discussions offering insights from an Agile perspective when necessary.
• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
• Monitored progress of sprints, providing visibility into project status for stakeholders.
• Assisted with release planning and coordinated efforts between multiple teams working on related projects.
• Provided guidance to Product Owners regarding Agile principles and best practices for managing product backlogs.
• Collaborated with other Scrum Masters across teams to ensure consistency in processes and tools used.
• Supported the development team in understanding user stories, acceptance criteria and definition of done.
• Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
• Coached and mentored team members, stakeholders and leadership on benefits of Agile and Scrum.
• Delegated tasks to each team member, regularly assessing workloads to complete tasks on time and within project parameters.
• Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
• Worked to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications and translate into product backlog.
• Worked closely with sales teams to ensure client satisfaction from acquisition to proposal phases.
• Conducted demos of completed work at the end of each sprint cycle.
• Tracked metrics related to sprint performance and identified areas of improvement for future sprints.
• Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
• Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
• Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
• Identified potential project risks and helped developed mitigation plans to resolve potential issues.
• Kept project teams on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules and scopes.
• Maintained close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems.
• Identified key components and integration touch points for component testing and end-to-end system testing based on design reviews.
• Led strategic planning sessions for design and construction management.
• Negotiated to secure favorable quotes and contracts for supplies.
• Protected project budget by tracking expenses and intervening to prevent overpayments or misuse.
• Streamlined operational efficiencies by creating employee schedules, managing payroll, controlling inventory, organizing appointments and executing project compliance procedures.
• Procured software, hardware and infrastructure required to meet program demands.
• Evaluated, monitored and reported on work progression, while verifying compliance with man-hour budget.
• Brought in additional project personnel and resources to meet demands.
• Completed thorough risk assessments and deployed management and response strategies to prevent roadblocks.
• Tracked costs and expenses and assessed closely against original project budget.
• Defined scopes, managed resources and oversaw schedules in line with stakeholder and project owner specifications.
• Identified, addressed and either resolved or escalated project issues.
• Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
• Assigned specific tasks to personnel, balancing scheduling demands, available resources and personal skill sets to achieve best possible project outcomes.
• Updated project plans based on changing objectives, specifications and staff availability.
• Monitored milestones and deliverables to stay ahead of schedules and proactively spot potential roadblocks.
• Maintained project schedules by managing deadlines and adjusting workflow.
• Developed technical infrastructure planning, data migration and integration services with third-party applications and platforms.
• Delivered results using strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
• Conducted application review meetings with end-users to document and gather business needs and translate into functional requirement documents.
• Stayed current on emerging technologies and trends that could benefit production process.
• Enhanced efficiency of content flow between developers and transparency of content status through integration of automated workflow pipelines.
• Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.
• Defined workflows and processes in fast-paced, Agile environment and distributed models through whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
• Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans.
• Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
• Developed training materials to educate stakeholders about agile methodologies.
• Encouraged continuous process improvement initiatives through retrospectives.
• Identified risks associated with sprint goals and worked with the team to mitigate them.
• Secured continuous project scope alignment with business objectives and made modifications to enhance effectiveness toward intended result.
• Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection.

Kansas City Riverfront Development Initiative : Entailed managing the Scrum process for design phase. Championed the successful adoption of Agile methodologies within a traditionally waterfall-based engineering firm.

• Tracked metrics related to sprint performance and identified areas of improvement for future sprints.
• Collaborated with other Scrum Masters across teams to ensure consistency in processes and tools used.
• Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection.
• Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
• Worked closely with senior management and other stakeholders during strategic planning sessions for upcoming releases.
• Participated in feature design discussions offering insights from an Agile perspective when necessary.
• Conducted demos of completed work at the end of each sprint cycle.
• Kept up-to-date with industry trends in agile software development methods.
• Supported the development team in understanding user stories, acceptance criteria and definition of done.
• Encouraged continuous process improvement initiatives through retrospectives.
• Developed training materials to educate stakeholders about agile methodologies.
• Identified risks associated with sprint goals and worked with the team to mitigate them.
• Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
• Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
• Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
• Coached and mentored team members, stakeholders and leadership on benefits of Agile and Scrum.
• Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
• Identified potential project risks and helped developed mitigation plans to resolve potential issues.
• Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
• Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans.
• Delegated tasks to each team member, regularly assessing workloads to complete tasks on time and within project parameters.
• Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
• Defined workflows and processes in fast-paced, Agile environment and distributed models through whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
• Worked to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications and translate into product backlog.
• Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.
• Enhanced efficiency of content flow between developers and transparency of content status through integration of automated workflow pipelines.
• Stayed current on emerging technologies and trends that could benefit production process.
• Evaluated projects for issues, alleviating problems and distractions to meeting team goals.
• Delivered results using strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
• Developed technical infrastructure planning, data migration and integration services with third-party applications and platforms.
• Conducted application review meetings with end-users to document and gather business needs and translate into functional requirement documents.
• Lead Agile team in development of data warehouse, business intelligence, data lake and cloud technologies within Agile environment.
• Identified key components and integration touch points for component testing and end-to-end system testing based on design reviews.
• Maintained close connection with project personnel to quickly identify and resolve problems.
• Kept project teams on-task with proactive control of budgets, schedules and scopes.
• Monitored milestones and deliverables to stay ahead of schedules and proactively spot potential roadblocks.
• Identified, addressed and either resolved or escalated project issues.
• Defined scopes, managed resources and oversaw schedules in line with stakeholder and project owner specifications.
• Maintained project schedules by managing deadlines and adjusting workflow.
• Updated project plans based on changing objectives, specifications and staff availability.
• Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
• Assigned specific tasks to personnel, balancing scheduling demands, available resources and personal skill sets to achieve best possible project outcomes.
• Tracked costs and expenses and assessed closely against original project budget.
• Completed thorough risk assessments and deployed management and response strategies to prevent roadblocks.
• Streamlined operational efficiencies by creating employee schedules, managing payroll, controlling inventory, organizing appointments and executing project compliance procedures.
• Worked closely with sales teams to ensure client satisfaction from acquisition to proposal phases.
• Procured software, hardware and infrastructure required to meet program demands.
• Negotiated to secure favorable quotes and contracts for supplies.
• Secured continuous project scope alignment with business objectives and made modifications to enhance effectiveness toward intended result.
• Oversaw 3 team, project milestone completion and quality of work performed.
• Evaluated, monitored and reported on work progression, while verifying compliance with man-hour budget.

FEP: Moved some of the processes from Membership Eligibility Files to a Real-time processing both both send/Receive.

COBOL JCL's: Moved from mainframe processes to Non-mainframe processes.

• Kept up-to-date with industry trends in agile software development methods.
• Coached the development team on Agile practices and self-organization, empowering them to deliver high-quality features.
• Enforced scrum values such as transparency, respect, commitment, courage, focus, openness and inspection.
• Provided guidance to Product Owners regarding Agile principles and best practices for managing product backlogs.
• Assisted with release planning and coordinated efforts between multiple teams working on related projects.
• Collaborated with other Scrum Masters across teams to ensure consistency in processes and tools used.
• Supported the development team in understanding user stories, acceptance criteria and definition of done.
• Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
• Monitored progress of sprints, providing visibility into project status for stakeholders.
• Maintained product backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
• Developed training materials to educate stakeholders about agile methodologies.
• Encouraged continuous process improvement initiatives through retrospectives.
• Conducted demos of completed work at the end of each sprint cycle.
• Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
• Coached and mentored team members, stakeholders and leadership on benefits of Agile and Scrum.
• Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
• Identified potential project risks and helped developed mitigation plans to resolve potential issues.
• Maintained project schedules by managing deadlines and adjusting workflow.
• Identified, addressed and either resolved or escalated project issues.
• Defined scopes, managed resources and oversaw schedules in line with stakeholder and project owner specifications.
• Led strategic planning sessions for design and construction management.
• Streamlined operational efficiencies by creating employee schedules, managing payroll, controlling inventory, organizing appointments and executing project compliance procedures.
• Delegated tasks to each team member, regularly assessing workloads to complete tasks on time and within project parameters.
• Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiate risk mitigation and implement risk reduction action plans.
• Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
• Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
• Defined workflows and processes in fast-paced, Agile environment and distributed models through whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
• Enhanced efficiency of content flow between developers and transparency of content status through integration of automated workflow pipelines.
• Worked to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications and translate into product backlog.
• Evaluated projects for issues, alleviating problems and distractions to meeting team goals.
• Delivered results using strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
• Lead Agile team in development of data warehouse, business intelligence, data lake and cloud technologies within Agile environment.
• Updated project plans based on changing objectives, specifications and staff availability.

IRPC: Intake Response Product Complaint with different interfaces, workstreams, and heterogenous environments using CRM.

• Conducted demos of completed work at the end of each sprint cycle.
• Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies, ensuring clear communication, goal alignment, and continuous improvement.
• Kept up-to-date with industry trends in agile software development methods.
• Organized meetings between stakeholders from different departments to discuss potential solutions or strategies.
• Created dashboards using various tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, to track project progress and milestones.
• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Retrospectives and Reviews.
• Acted as a servant leader to the development team by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.
• Maintained product backlogs, ensuring that items are well defined and prioritized based on business value.
• Assisted with release planning and coordinated efforts between multiple teams working on related projects.
• Provided guidance to Product Owners regarding Agile principles and best practices for managing product backlogs.
• Collaborated with other Scrum Masters across teams to ensure consistency in processes and tools used.
• Supported the development team in understanding user stories, acceptance criteria and definition of done.
• Encouraged continuous process improvement initiatives through retrospectives.
• Developed training materials to educate stakeholders about agile methodologies.
• Identified risks associated with sprint goals and worked with the team to mitigate them.
• Led daily Scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
• Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity.
• Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.
• Identified potential project risks and helped developed mitigation plans to resolve potential issues.
• Defined workflows and processes in fast-paced, Agile environment and distributed models through whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
• Delegated tasks to each team member, regularly assessing workloads to complete tasks on time and within project parameters.
• Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.
• Enhanced efficiency of content flow between developers and transparency of content status through integration of automated workflow pipelines.
• Developed detailed project plans and estimates based on identified risks and options.
• Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
• Brought in additional project personnel and resources to meet demands.