Mohammed Almaden

Experience

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  State Street

  Jun 2014 - Sept 2017

  Scrum Team Member

  Assisted Product Owner with analyzing scope of testing the application for clear effort estimationActively participated in all Scrum EventsHelped Scrum Master identify areas in the process where use of Kanban would be appropriate. Updated the backlog daily, to reflect all the work that was done, and in progressHelped team with communicationEncouraged an honest and open feedback loop within the Scrum team to improve overall performance. Worked with peers to better understand user stories, and commit only to work that we could deliver within a Sprint Show less

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  Fannie Mae

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  Scrum Master

  • Assisted in creating user stories that were meaningful for both the business and technical teams• Learned about backlog management and refinement processes• Facilitated multiple Daily Scrum and Retrospective ceremonies. • Helped Agile Coach with creating a process map for QA team, and identify areas for improvement• Created complex queries according to the mapping document to test the data in source and target to be included as part of the user stories. • Prepared test case analysis and assisted in creation of the system test plan and end-to-end data migration system test plan.• Analyzed the Data warehouse ETL Informatica DVO design documents to understand the logic• Written complex SQL queries to validate the data movement based on data mapping document.• Tested various Business Objects Reports including Dashboards, Scorecards, Master Detailed, Grouped List & Cascade.• Created test cases and test procedures for various stages of the Data warehouse ETL process including source to extract, source to staging and staging to target using SQL, Quality Center 10.00 and TOAD for Oracle 10g.• Used Informatica Power Center Workflow Monitor to trigger master/stand-alone workflows. Show less

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  Affinty plus federal credit union

  May 2019 - Jun 2020

  Scrum Master

  Facilitated Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective and Sprint PlanningAssisted Product Owner with Product Backlog Management and RefinementCoached peers and team members on the need for clear and concise Product Backlog ItemsPromoted culture of AgilityRemove impediments for the Scrum and Kanban teamsCreated a fun, friendly, open, and safe environment for the Scrum teamParticipated and facilitated Scaled Scrum Planning sessionsMaintained communication with leadership, Product Owner and Scrum teams Show less

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  Ecolab

  Jun 2020 - Jul 2021

  Scrum Master/Agile Practitioner
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  Affininty health plan

  Sept 2021 - Dec 2023

  Scrum Master

  Affinity Health Plan Implemented machine learning based administrative system, a new core system which was integrated with TriZetto Facets, with updated technology to allow for more efficient claims processing,X12 EDI and HIPAA standards were followed thorough the project. I worked as Scrum master/ Agile Coach and was involved in facilitating Agile adoption retrospective for the organization.• Coached teams, leading them to be self-directed with strong accountability, decision making, conflict resolution and transparency.• Worked in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations.• Worked closely with project owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features.• Educated and reinforce scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and key stakeholders.• Directed and lead development team from project initiation through delivery of final product.• Wrote SAFe FAQs, articles and success stories which were distributed and posted on TFS to improve the SAFe maturity level.• Coached team through the transformation and provided the necessary training and references to enable the ideal management and team structures.i• Developed a roadmap for the team to evolve toward predictive velocities• Facilitated Scrum of Scrum calls for seven different billing applications following Agile process• Acted as a protector of the team by making sure team does not over commit to the work due to pressure of Product owner, also protected team from Complacency.• Possessed conflict resolution, does conversation by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty and respect.• Coached team on SAFe practices and ensured correct use of scrum process.• Involved in creating User-stories and assisted product owner in prioritizing these user-stories.• Facilitated ceremonies like backlog refinement, sprint planning meeting, Daily scrum meetings and Retrospective meeting. Show less