Narmeen Kapadia

About Narmeen Kapadia

Authentic, customer-focused, information technology and change consultant experienced in management, implementations, SAFe and general agile methodologies, and enterprise data. A proven servant leader with strong analytical and interpersonal skills. Passionate about working in team environments and being the bridge between technology and the business as well as managing and collaborating across cross-functional teams to support complex initiatives. Her genuine approach to facilitating and leading and her empathetic and personable spirit allow her to assess client needs and be sure clients feel heard and understood and clearly communicate even the most complex concepts to all levels of users.AREAS OF EXPERTISECoaching, Product Ownership, Design Thinking, Strategy, Agile, Scrum, SAFe Methodologies, Project Management, Communications, Data Analysis, Public Speaking, Documentation, Teaching, Mentorship, TrainingSKILLSJIRA, Azure DevOps, Team Foundation Server (TFS) Trello, Microsoft Office Products (including Visio, Access, Whiteboard, SQL Server, Teams, Planner, Excel, PowerBI), MURAL, Miro, Pivotal Tracker, Slack, Balsamiq, Toad for Oracle, WordPress, Mailchimp

Experience

1. Release Train Engineer

   GM Financial

   Aug 2022 — Present · US

   Orchestrated and executed nine PI Planning events for up to 12 teams, ensuring clear alignment with quarterly outcomes and stakeholder expectations. This includes scheduling, clear definition of inputs and outputs for each section of event, team building activities, managing budgetary restrictions, cost center considerations, and purchase requests, and facilitating Pre- and Post-PI Planning events by partnering and collaborating with 20+ IT and Business Leaders (in person and remote)• Brought back Inspect and Adapt activities that foster an environment of relentless improvement and continuous learning: spearheading and coordinating inputs for successful execution of Hackathons, Scrum Refreshers, Tabletop Exercises, System Demos, and several other workshops and trainings• Partner with, collaborate with, and coach leaders, teams, and Scrum Masters in Agile mindsets and practices to improve psychological safety, business and IT alignment, and help champion and manage change adoption.• Track and make visible progress (and blockers of progress) towards execution of features; help manage risks, dependencies, impediments, and unplanned work by running periodic synchronization events

Education

• Texas McCombs School of Business

  Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.), Management Information Systems, General