Stephanie G.

About Stephanie G.

A Proficient servant leader with a background in project management. I possess a proven record of helping teams and stakeholders achieve and maximize values, by enhancing workflow through the adoption of Agile values and principles. I also possess strong coaching and mentoring skills with a high value for diversity and inclusion. My social work background also allows me to demonstrate empathy, active listening, excellent communication, and creativity skills, which I use to serve my team and invariably maximizing value for the organization.

Experience

1. Agile Pm Scrum Master

   Chenega Corporation

   Oct 2018 — Present · VA, US

   Effectively work with product owner and BA to define the scope of the project, including identifying the objectives, features and functionality that will be delivered in a timely manner.• Managed risks and impediments ahead of time before it impacts the success of the project.• Facilitated scrum ceremonies and ensure that team members are transparent with their updates.• Empowered the team to make system and process improvements captured in sprint retrospective meetings• Protected team from over-commitment, managed backlog, prioritized resolution of defect/bugs.• Attended PI planning workshops and facilitated system demo, inspect, and adapt workshops for future PIs and Release Management meetings• Attending weekly meetings to share the status of the project, discussing the impediments, delays, and dependencies on other teams. Brought in Agile best practices such as continuous integration, code/design reviews, transparency, accountability, JIRA tracking, product visioning, self-management, empowerment, and role training• Tracked metrics using (velocity, burndown, burnup charts, qualitative metrics-self-assessments) for sprints outcomes and feature releases• Executed brainstorming sessions with Development Team- identified daily scrum activities and stand-ups. Removed impediments through consistent communications with Development Team- observed behavior and interactions. • Drove implementation of project deliverables in the project charter and project plan.• Track and manage project execution in accordance with company\'s financial management practices• Monitoring project risks and scope creep to identify potential problems and proactively identifying solutions to address them in advance• Created full scale project plans, including WBS, task estimate, resources planning, project milestones and associated documents• Track and manage project execution in accordance with company\'s financial management practices

Education

• Western Governors University

  Master's degree, IT Management

• University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)

  Master of Social Work - MSW, Social Work