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Salma Liakhat

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Scrum master
United States
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  • BBVA Bank USA
    Scrum Master
    BBVA Bank USA
    Dec 2020 - Nov 2022 (2 years)
    Helping Product owner in priori:za:ons of the product backlog items and hence op6mizing the business value delivered •Maturing the team to self-managing by using sprint owner concept and doing more coaching and delega:ng than direc:ng •Experiences in implemen:ng porcolio, program and project management best prac:ces, including change management, dependency management, organiza:onal communica:ons, key metrics and dashboards. •Coaching and facilita:ng two diferent geographically distributed teams on an Agile release train (ART) •Working with RTE, Product Management for socializa:on of the upcoming features during Pre-PI Planning ac:vi:es in SAFe scrum hence reducing the PI-planning 6me by 15% •Enhancing the forecast of the product deliv
  • Allstate
    Scrum master
    Allstate
    Jan 2019 - Nov 2020 (1 year 11 months)
    Worked towards categorizing and priori:zing requirements into Epics. Ensured the team remained mo:vated to achieve their itera:on goals. •Educa:ng Product owners and Product management on how to convert business roadmaps to Epics, Features and Stories. •Ensured PI planning readiness by constantly following up with Product Owners on Features socializa:on, and by facilita:ng feature decomposi:on mee:ngs (In SAFe framework) •Iden:fy and engage all stakeholders (current and future) by promo:ng knowledge sharing early and throughout the project to ensure the unimpeded flow of informa:on and value throughout the lifespan of the project. •Maintained the informa:on radiators like Sprint Burndown, Release Burndown and tracked PI level metrics l
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    Scrum Master
    MUFG Bank Ltd
    Oct 2016 - Dec 2018 (2 years 3 months)
    Facilita:ng and leading Agile ceremonies Daily scrum call, sprint planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospec:ve and Product backlog refinement sessions and foster con:nuous improvement •Made Incremental improvements to help beEer member experience by managing WIP to op:mize flow of work items through Kanban board •Managing tasks, issues, and risks by removing impediments to a team's produc:vity by shielding them from outside influences. •Partner up with release management team to understand and coordinate release ac:vi:es •Empowering teams, facilita:ng crea:vity while guarding quality, and monitoring itera:on progress while striving for successful comple:on. •Fostering the collec:ve ownership among team members to unite across the spri
  • BBVA Bank USA
    Business Analyst/ Scrum Master
    BBVA Bank USA
    Aug 2014 - Oct 2016 (2 years 3 months)
    Served as a guardian of the Scrum Team, resolving impediments and maintaining control over Scrum processes •Resolve blockers and fric:on points across the teams to increase the efec:veness of all teams and the broader product •Coordinated with product owner and planned the released in line with the product roadmap •Demonstrate strong servant leadership skills through behaviors and coaching •Applied Agile principles and prac:ces across team(s) and lead by example •Facilitate the Daily Stand-up, Spring Grooming, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospec:ve and Internal Review •All the work was tracked in JIRA and the documenta:on was maintained in Confluence •Facilitate retrospec:ve discussions and support con:nuous improvement
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    Master of Business
    University of Potomac
  • Hindustan University
    Bachelors in Commerce
    Hindustan University