Stella Christine Hammerschlag
EXPERTISE
BIO
Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner with experience in onshore / offshore coordination, defect reviews, change management, and strategy and test planning while ensuring improvement in team delivery commitments and customer satisfaction. Leverage background specializing in system evaluation, integration, resource planning, delivery planning, product, cross platform, and video engineering. Proven track record of meeting scheduled project commitments using Agile and Waterfall methods.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Accenture
March 2019 - November 2023
Directly responsible for onshore and offshore teams, running meetings and managing team capacity for releases. • Coached team through transition to Agile development. • Mentored co-worker in running Agile ceremonies and managing the Run the Business team. • Managed delivery of multiple Epics with multiple scrum teams. • Managed status of Provisioning program in the US region. • Administered JIRA and Azure DevOps projects, including managing workflows and Kanban / Scrum boards. • Led multiple Agile teams of business architects and process modelers for creation of governmental financial processes.
Scrum Master / Technical Project Manager (Contract)
Comcast Cable
July 2018 - December 2018
Headed up project management responsibilities for multiple cybersecurity Identity and Access Management (IAM) initiatives. • Supported team with user story definition, backlog refinement / grooming, and sprint planning. • Administered JIRA projects, including managing workflows and Kanban / Scrum boards. • Developed and maintained detailed project milestone schedule / timelines, release schedules, LOE estimates, and projects costs. • Gathered input from engineers and stakeholders to develop and maintain detailed backlog. • Applied Agile best practices to plan, prioritize, and execute work. • Maintained project action item lists and followed up with owners to ensure closure and progress on items. • Identified and communicated risks and helped facilitate resolution. • Tracked and followed up with stakeholders and delivery teams
Scrum Master and Release Coordinator (Contract)
The Meet Group
January 2018 - June 2018
Managed daily project activities. • Drove continuous improvement and coordinated daily code releases to production.
Scrum Master (Contract)
Comcast Cable
September 2017 - December 2017
Served as Scrum Master for multiple development teams, ensuring clear communication and organization of all development team objectives. • Identified and removed impediments to development teams, protecting teams from both internal and external distractions. • Collaborated with stakeholders to ensure user stories were fully vetted and included all necessary requirements and acceptance criteria. • Supported and educated Product Owner on Scrum best practices, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining product backlog. • Refined user stories with cross-functional development team on a regular basis. • Held regular sprint reviews to demonstrate finished work to stakeholders and celebrate team achievements. • Supported culture of continuous process improvement through sprint retrospectives and metrics analysis. • Worked with PMO to report sprint status to engineering leadership. • Encouraged adoption of a truly Agile mindset, including ownership, self-organization, and empowerment.
Scrum Master/Project Manager
Comcast Cable
January 2012 - November 2016
Conducted daily Agile stand ups, scrums, backlog refinement, retrospectives and sprint planning sessions to facilitate project success using Agile tools such as Jira and Rally, leading teams of 10 - 15 people. • Worked in partnership with stakeholders to make certain user stories were fully vetted and included all requirements and acceptance criteria. • Developed, documented, and implemented test strategies and testing requirements and created test plans and cases using Agile methodologies and strategies to drive continuous improvement. • Planned, directed, and coordinated SDLC activities for multiple projects, ensuring accomplishment of goals and objectives for each project within prescribed time frame, funding parameters, and to customer specifications. • Designed and maintained Confluence web pages for various projects. • Managed onshore / offshore groups of 12 - 15 people across all areas of SDLC process, coordinating with various development, business, and QA teams. Executed planning activities such as budgeting, project scheduling, interviewing of new hires, and allocation of testing resources. • Defined and tracked project milestones while developing, maintaining, and reporting on overall integrated delivery plan through creation of resource plans and contingency plans.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts
Manhattanville College , Present
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Issued: 3/15/2017 - Expires: 10/8/2026
Credential ID: 627432
Certified SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master
Scaled Agile
Issued: 8/7/2023 - Expires: 8/10/2025
Verified Scrum Master
8+ years of experience
Preferred commitment: Full Time
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