Dina Whelan

About Dina Whelan

Developer | Woo | Restorative | Relator | Communicator Certified Scrum Master and…

Experience

1. Scrum Master

   Extron

   Mar 2020 — Present · US

   Facilitated Agile ceremonies to enhance collaboration and ensure teams meet their delivery goals.• Coached teams on breaking down tasks effectively, improving predictability, and reducing sprint rollover through tailored guidance.• Enabled teams to leverage data to enhance their delivery timelines and proactive planning.• Partnered with teams to identify and address root causes of challenges, such as siloing, unclear requirements, and gaps in knowledge sharing, fostering sustainable improvement.• Supported the formation and development of new teams, aligning them with Agile principles and helping them build strong foundations for success.• Improved team workflows, resulting in better planning and predictable delivery timelines.• Provided actionable insights through Jira and Excel dashboards to improve visibility into team progress and inform decision-making.• Helped develop and maintain an Agile resource hub with training materials, templates, FAQs, and white papers to support ongoing team learning.• Facilitated peer learning by mentoring fellow Scrum Masters and coaching on Agile practices to promote cross-functional alignment.• Delivered presentations on Agile frameworks and team dynamics, fostering an program-wide culture of continuous improvement.Key Team Achievements:• Partnered with teams to significantly reduce sprint rollover:• Team A improved from rolling over 90%+ of sprints to zero or one sprint per quarter, with fewer items rolling over each quarter, significantly enhancing predictability.• Team B improved from rolling over multiple stories each sprint to one to two stories per quarter, achieving a 75% improvement.• Supported a team\'s journey from forming to performing, resulting in a velocity increase from 12 to 17 points per sprint (41.67% improvement) through better understanding and process refinement.• Empowered teams to reduce cycle time by 15% through improved visibility and process optimization using customized dashboards.

Skills

• Kanban
• Safe
• Remote Work
• Product Owner
• Sdlc
• Scaling Agile Framework
• Agile Methodologies
• Root Cause Analysis
• System Testing
• Facilitation
• Software Quality Assurance
• Agile Testing
• Coaching
• Test Cases
• Usability Testing
• Customer Satisfaction
• Training
• Testing
• Innovation Games
• Web Applications
• Scrummaster
• Defect Tracking
• Test Planning
• Certified Scrum Master Csm
• Scrum
• Integration
• Manual Testing
• Regression Testing
• Agile Project Management
• Rally
• User Acceptance Testing
• Quality Assurance