Gail Blackwell

About Gail Blackwell

There is a better way of working - agile done well. Leading projects and coaching teams to deliver user-centric high-value products while aligning with scrum/agile principles.Committed to continuous improvement and growth while guiding the teams and organizations to establish partnership between strategy and business agility. Focus on creating waste-free cadence with a goal of a self-organized team. Responsible for fostering a healthy team environment and collaboration with product owner/SMEs. Lead and facilitate for action, improvement and accountability. Goal of building a trusting, open and safe environment so teams and organizations can “fail fast” learn quickly and deliver value. Using my scrum Challenges the status quote to continuously improve - Kaizen.Specialties: Agile/Scrum, determining project objectives, aligning project with business strategy, refine project scope, structuring project standards, creating work breakdown, onboarding resources, scheduling activities, refining risks, meeting planning and facilitation, identifying training needs, monitoring open issues, evaluating and project closing.

Experience

1. Sr Scrum Master

   Travelers

   Aug 2024 — Present · US

Education

• Capella University

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management

  2009 — 2011

• University of Minnesota

  B.A, Psychology