Candidates About

Khalid Khan

Summary:

My profession is in managing Agile-Scrum project for million dollar technology projects and ongoing client requirements. I have over 15+ years of experience in IT industry as a Scrum Master as well as Project manager. I have an ability to work on multiple complex short/long term projects simultaneously while consistently meeting time and budget targets. A trusted single point of contact to the Client for their technological needs. Exceptional leadership capabilities, with experience directing geographically dispersed teams in a cohesive fashion. A proactive leader, integrator (pull everything together), communicator/motivator, solution oriented, expectations and interface manager. As a Servant Leader, guide and coach the scrum teams on the use of agile/scrum best practices and values. Possess excellent skills in Risk and Change management.

Core Strengths:

Work Experience:

Senior Agile –Scrum Master                                                                                           Dec 2015 - Feb 2016                                     

Revenue Solutions, Pembroke, MS (Client - Cook County)                                             

·         Conduct an in-depth review of the Charter in consultation with the Client to arrive at a complete understanding on the requirements.

·         Open MS Project (project management tool) on the project; Develop work breakdown schedule; Identify tasks and subtasks; Secure resources and assign the tasks and effort hours appropriately. Develop project plan and obtain stakeholders’ approvals. Manage project Dashboard.

·         Open SharePoint application on the project. Create applicable folders. List Risks and Issues identified in the kickoff meeting and from subsequent weekly project status, demos, and Team/Client meetings.

·         Conduct monthly budget analysis on review of Planned against Actuals.

·         Monitor weekly time reporting and ensure accurate posting of it in the WBS.

·         With the implementation structure in place, Project Manager to take the project to roll out and production.

·         Methodology: Mixture of Agile/Waterfall

Scrum Master                                                                                                                Jun 2015- Aug 2015                                                                                                                         

Client: State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL.

Develop application for new auto insurance products (mobile) and support on an Infrastructure project. Waterfall process employed on the Infrastructure project and the Agile on the P & C projects. Utilized Primavera 6 in project scheduling/planning.

          Scrum Master (Kanban)

●      Activate projects

●      Hold back log refinement meetings

●      Decompose higher priority product backlog

●      Split large epics into user stories

●      Identify items that would be assigned to the sprint

●      Kick off the sprint once Product Owner’s prioritizes the tasks

●      Guide team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices

●      Hold daily Scrum Stand up meeting on accomplishment yesterday and planned for today

●      Remove any impediments in the way of progress

●      Facilitate status meeting presenting burn-up and burn-down charts

●      Resolve issues and mitigate risks

●      Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective Meetings to follow 

Consultant (Scrum Master)                                                                                           Oct 2014– Mar 2015                                

Client: SysLogix Inc.  Toronto, ON.     

Conducted in-depth review of existing SysLogix processes in development and launch of SysLogix’s eProducerPortal product. Defined and documented the processes to align with the PMI-PMBOK methodology and Waterfall and Agile processes. Provide Syslogix team necessary training on the new processes.

Develop Templates on Risk Mitigation, Change Management, Quality, Communication and Issue Resolutions plans.

Processes covered in documents creation –

Waterfall: Initiation (development of Charter/SoW); Planning; Scheduling; Development; Monitoring; Testing and roll out to Production/implementation

Agile/Scrum:  Backlog Refinement Meeting; Sprint Planning Meeting; Daily Scrum Standup Meeting; Sprint Review Meeting and Sprint Retrospective Meeting.

Scrum Master                                                                                                                    July 2014- Sep 2014                                                                                             

Client: Eli Lilly & C0.

Project opened  to migrate test and trial data from overseas labs to central database at Indianapolis. Develop Change Management plan, and Risk Mitigation plan through careful analysis of requirements and statistical data. Upon review of the project specifics and client goals process most suited to launch this project - Version One Agile/Scrum and Prochain as project management tool.

Launch the project with –

●      Identify product back logs for each Sprint

●      Sprint Planning Meeting – Identify which items will be assigned to each Sprint

●      Conduct Daily Scrum Standup Meeting and

●      Sprint Review Meeting and Sprint Retrospective Meetings to follow

Scrum Master (Scrum Master 4 years. Project Manager 9 years)                                      Apr 2001 – July 2013

Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL                                                                                                   

New Developments Projects:     Introduction of new Discounts & Products                                                                                                          Utilized Agile Scrum process 

●      Decompose higher priority product backlog and provide technical information to help Product Owner in prioritizing PBL’s.

●      Sprint Planning Meeting – Prioritize which items will be assigned to each Sprint; Obtain Product Owner approval

●      Conduct Daily Scrum Standup Meeting; Resolve impediments, mitigate risks, and ensure defined processes are followed.

●      Provide training to new team members regarding the Scrum framework. Identify additional training needs of team and individual members

●      Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving. 

●      Facilitate status meeting presenting burn-up and burn-down charts

●      Sprint Review Meeting – Live Product demonstration, Identify PBI meeting the goals and get Stakeholder feedback.

●      Utilize Rational Test Workbench test automation tool to helps teams address their test automation needs, which include integration, functional, regression, and performance testing.

●      Deploy the System upon completion of successive Scrums and complete testing

●      Obtain Business Owner, Stakeholder approvals on the successful launch

●      As a Servant-Leader, guide and coach the scrum teams on how to use Agile/Scrum best practices and values.

Project Coordinator                                                                                                      Aug 1998 - Dec 1999

Aetna Health Canada                                                                                                          

Develop and implement Dental Claim Adjudication Application and its related Customer Call Center

·         Maintain WBS in Excel

·         Schedule meetings, develop agendas and create meeting notes

·         Maintain Issue log, Risk/Mitigation logs and Change Management documentations

·         Keep track of resource time and procurements

·         Back up project manager in his absence

Education:

·         B Com, University of Karachi, Pakistan   Year:  1996

Certifications:

·         PMP Certification (In progress with 44 PDU earned hours)

·         Certified Agile-Scrum Master