Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
core competencies tools
Timeline
Generic

QUINCIA ALIKI

Lanham,MD

Summary

An accomplished Agile professional and Certified Scrum Master with over 6 years’ experience with a keen interest in building agile teams, proven track record for supporting and leading IT,Cyber Security, Risk Management Framework(RMF),Firm understanding of NIST and Business projects by implementing and utilizing Agile methodologies and analyzing risk. Expert at coaching and mentoring teams to become self-organized and take ownership of projects to deliver great value for customers. Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

OCCAM EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
07.2022 - Current

Software development company that creates value using easy-to-understand technology
and processes to further our client’s business goals. Creating Software for patients and
providers for better communication and transparency. Enhancing and updating other
mobile banking services so that their customers is able to open registered investment accounts, do Easy save after every transfer of projects for team members and organization by creating user stories.Recommended changes and utilized Scrum and Kanban methodologies to improve
efficiency and productivity of Scrum team. Increased understanding of projects for team
members and organization by creating user stories. Identified dependencies and
coordinated with product owner, development team members, and stakeholders to support
the release planning.

  • Identified dependencies and coordinated with product owner, development team members, and stakeholders to support the release planning.
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.

Scrum Master

CUSTOMER VALUE PARTNER(CVP)
02.2020 - 06.2022

Health Care Domain for Contractual Federal (Center of Medicare and Medicaid) in
relation to PMDA System (Performance Metrics Database Analytical). The project done
was Migrating clients on premise application to AWS cloud using AWS cloud service.
This was to save operational costs, increase performance & data security for the company.
I supported and work with team of developers, engineers, data base administrator, as a
scrum master working with this team, I have learned to work collaboratively with my
team, coach my team to be self-organized & cross functional, help the team focus on
creating a high value increment that meet the definition of done. Manage product team
while focusing on improving performance, quality, and velocity of the teams.

  • Served multiple teams (system and DevOps) under scrum and ensured the core agile principle regarding collaboration, prioritization, visibility, and team accountability are Developed and implemented effective strategies aligned with organizational needs by collaborating closely with team members and making work and progress visible to the team and those out of the team
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Managed product backlog effectively, prioritizing high-value items for faster completion.
  • Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.

Scrum Master

PINNACLE BANK-KANSAS
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Make sure the entire scrum team understands the scope and goal of the current sprint, it should be transparent for everyone in the scrum team for better understanding to achieve a potential valuable increment
  • Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
  • Coached cross-functional teams on Agile principles, leading to an increase in successful project deliveries.
  • Developed custom Scrum boards for better task tracking and transparency within the team.
  • Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, and sprint reviews, ensuring effective communication among team members.
  • Mentored junior team members on Scrum best practices, fostering their professional growth within the organization.
  • Implemented continuous improvement initiatives through regular retrospective meetings with the team.
  • Collaborated with Product Owners to refine requirements and ensure alignment with business goals.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Used Jira as main agile project management tools, helping with issue tracking, and risk mitigation including working with broader organization to remove any impediments the development team encountered.

Education

BACHELORS IN BUISNESS ADMINISTRATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE -

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA, CAMEROON(CATUC)
01.2014

Skills

  • Workflow Analysis
  • Sprint Planning
  • Resource Allocation
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Meeting Facilitation
  • Lean Principles
  • Customer Interaction
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Project Management
  • Development Team Trainings
  • Meeting Participation
  • Technical Understanding
  • Web Development Technologies
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Risk Identification
  • Presentation Skills
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Public Speaking
  • Team Facilitation
  • User Story Creation
  • Process Optimization
  • Effective Communication
  • Kanban Knowledge
  • Task Prioritization
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Organizational Skills
  • Problem Solving
  • Backlog Grooming
  • Agile Coaching
  • Active Listening
  • Retrospective Analysis
  • Change Management
  • Time Management
  • Decision Making
  • Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Agile Metrics Tracking
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Adaptive Leadership
  • Scrum Framework Expertise
  • Work Planning and Prioritization
  • Data Analysis
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Project Team Coordination
  • Vendor Selection
  • Attention to Detail
  • Schedule Management
  • Budget Control
  • Systems Analysis
  • Customer Needs Assessment
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Technology Implementation
  • Coaching and Mentoring
  • Resource Coordination
  • Stakeholder Relations
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Negotiations
  • Documentation Management
  • Software Development
  • Waterfall Methodology
  • Risk Analysis
  • Team Leadership
  • Scrum Methodology
  • Risk Mitigation Planning
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Status Reporting
  • Project Tracking
  • Project Planning
  • Project Management Software
  • Assigning Work

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)
  • SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)6.0
  • Comptia Security+ certified
  • Certified Risk Management Professional(CRMP)


core competencies tools

Agile Methodology / Scrum Processes / Servant Leadership Skills /Story Based Development/ Sprint Planning / Team Training & Leadership / Kanban / SAFe/Problem Resolution abilities /Release Planning// Innovation & Change Management / Pair Programming & XP/ Development/Healthcare/CI/CD/ATDD/TDD//Agile Games /Test Automation/Analytical skills/Workflow Analysis/DevOps/Digital Transformations,(Software Development Life Cycle) SDLC Tools: JIRA/Confluence, TDD, BDD, DevOps, CI/CD, Jenkins, Chef, Kanban, Bitbucket, Rally, Azure Devops, Microsoft Office Suite: Power Point, Word, Outlook, Excel, Access. Virtual Communication Tools: Skype, Zoom, Google Hangout, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Webex

Timeline

Scrum Master

OCCAM EDGE TECHNOLOGIES
07.2022 - Current

Scrum Master

CUSTOMER VALUE PARTNER(CVP)
02.2020 - 06.2022

Scrum Master

PINNACLE BANK-KANSAS
01.2018 - 01.2020

BACHELORS IN BUISNESS ADMINISTRATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCE -

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF BAMENDA, CAMEROON(CATUC)
  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)
  • SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)6.0
  • Comptia Security+ certified
  • Certified Risk Management Professional(CRMP)


QUINCIA ALIKI