Elisa Simmons

Experience

1. Business Analyst Scrum Master

   Booz Allen Hamilton

   Oct 2019 — Present

   Principal Technical Business Analyst and Scrum Master Lead• Deliver 15+ projects on schedule and within budget, ranging from 4-month to 1.5-year contracts, while maintaining a 100% client satisfaction rating.• Lead complex Agile projects for government entities, managing the entire SDLC from requirements gathering to implementation and end-user deployment.• Support Product Owner in grooming and maintaining the product backlog to ensure all client needs are addressed.• Develop user stories and functional specification acceptance criteria to effectively communicate requirements to developers and manage the Agile requirements process using Azure DevOps.• Analyze current business processes with stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and define solution requirements to increase client efficiency and productivity.• Lead sprint planning and daily Scrum meetings to drive efficiency and adaptability in response to changing client requirements.• Support end-user product launches by fostering continuous client collaboration and providing support during production deployment to mitigate user issues.• Create training materials and facilitate training sessions for internal team members and client end-users to ensure successful tool adoption and utilization.• Prepare comprehensive project documentation and associated artifacts, including epics, user stories, backlog grooming, requirement specifications, project timelines, end-user guides, status updates, and client communications.• Create and conduct live demonstrations of User Acceptance Testing Scripts to ensure client engagement and satisfaction.

Education

• The University of Alabama

  BA

Skills

• Human Resources
• Interviews
• Peoplesoft
• Salesforce.com
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Performance Management
• Technical Recruiting
• Interviewing
• Talent Acquisition
• Talent Management
• Recruiting
• Administrative Assistants
• Onboarding
• Time Management
• Payroll
• Budget
• Leadership
• Employee Relations
• Budgets
• Hris
• Microsoft Office