Sameer Masih Agile Program Leader

Agile Program Manager Certified Agile Coach Scrum Master Safe Agilist Product Owner @Publicis Sapient

Agile Coach/ Scrum Master\\\\n Own Scrum ceremonies such as Daily Scrums, Backlog Grooming & Refinement, Sprint Planning & Reviews, Sprint Demos, Capacity Management, Effort Estimations.\\\\n Reduced spillover by 25% with zero scope creep & tightly manage product backlog with PO\'s.\\\\n Coach the team based on their maturity level in agile fundamentals, culture and mindset.\\\\n Create a safe environment for making mistakes, expressing POVs and being able to say “no”.\\\\n• Agile Program Delivery\\\\n Improved overall delivery timelines by 25% by means of setting up a work-stream model and setting up CI/CD, devops and automation pods.\\\\n Established robust agile delivery framework achieving above 90% sprint goals and reduced effort wastage by 15% with clear estimation and capacity-based work load distribution.\\\\n Reduced release level risks by 15-20% by creating a RAID dashboard via JIRA/ Confluence reporting ensuring transparency, accountability, and bias for action.\\\\n Established program status reporting via automated dashboards through JIRA and Confluence reducing time on calls by 50% and giving people their time back\\\\n Reduced defect density by 30% ensuring clarity on requirements and scope.\\\\n Track staffing requirements for the program and assisting in talent acquisition process.\\\\n• Mentorship & Coaching\\\\n Facilitate bi-weekly brown bag session to encourage POV discussions on Agile, technology, best practices, QA/QE, Dev ops.\\\\n Award winning people mentor, who coaches team members on their learning and career aspirations.\\\\n• Growth & Budget Management\\\\n Achieved organic growth of close to 50% on Starbucks program between April 2019 and Jul 2020.\\\\n Consistent project delivery with a net revenue margin in range of 58%-65%\\\\n Managed program level budget and expense in the range of to towards business travel, L&D, rewards & recognitions, shift allowances, expense reimbursements, quarterly team building activities, offsite & events.\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n