Sherrie M.

About Sherrie M.

Certified Scrum Master and Agile Coach with a unique blend of technical delivery…

Experience

1. Agile Coach

   Swift

   Jan 2021 — Present · Manassas, VA, US

   As an Agile Coach for globally distributed Scrum and Kanban teams, coached and mentored teams by facilitating Agile events, developing and delivering workshops, focusing on technical excellence, and contributing to the organization’s Agility as a whole. • Provided Agile coaching for engineering teams transitioning from waterfall to Agile. • Planned and organized effective PI planning, alignment, and execution of complex roadmaps for 100+ program employees for a coordinated release of new products and updates.• Led product owner synchronization sessions, identified dependencies, and improved visibility impediments, enhancing predictability and delivery goals. • Facilitated team adherence to governance and financial controls by implementing workflow changes and adopting DevOps to produce needed artifacts for compliance. • Increased measurable quality of deliverables by creating visibility for defects on different parts of SDLC and introducing pair programming, structured code reviews, and additional test coverage. • Implemented data-driven and analytical approaches for cycle time, throughput, capacity, and velocity. Culminating in the team’s consistent velocity and greater ability to finish all items in the Sprint backlog.

Education

• Ashford University

  Bachelor's degree