Tawsif Chowdhury

Sr Scrum Master @Opus Technologies

Chicago, IL, US

Spearheaded the Agile transformation for the Hydra2 Project, a critical refactor of the Hydra Authorizations Platform to ensure compliance with PCI v4.0 standards.• Provided coaching and mentorship to multiple Agile teams, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.• Successfully led all Scrum ceremonies for three teams, fostering productive collaboration and facilitating engaging team discussions.• Acted as a key liaison between Agile teams and various departments, collaborating closely with product owners and stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely execution of deliverables.• Conducted program retrospectives after each milestone with leads and stakeholders, tracking action items for implementation. Successfully advocated for dedicated roles, such as a Release Manager, to improve delivery processes.• Assumed program management responsibilities in the absence of the Program Manager, facilitating RAID review calls, Scrum of Scrums, and providing constant updates on the project progress and risks to stakeholders.• Implemented various dashboards on JIRA for the executive management team, streamlining access to project status information on demand.• Experienced with tools such as JIRA, SharePoint, LucidChart, Miro, ServiceNow, and Tableau to support Agile processes.

George Mason University

Bachelor's degree