Scrum Alliance - Profile: John Williams

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I am a Certified Scrum Master, in the process of completing my requirements for my PMP and am currently enrolled in the Emory Web Certification Pro... Read More

work:

Scrum Master / Agile Program Manager at Turner Broadcasting

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2011-Present

ScrumMaster /Agile PM at Macquarium

Agile Program Manager/ScrumMaster for web development and implementation on location at Lowe’s Home Improvement. Working with User Experience Designers and Information Architects for new lowes.com implementation.

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11-Present

ScrumMaster at Walt Disney World

Web project for the Walt Disney World Resorts Project with implementation of web programming using php and various other technologies. Client facing interaction involved management of customer and contractor teams including End Users, Project Managers, Product Owners, Developers, Architects Managers, Directors and Vice Presidents.

Initiated Cross-Functional Team Meet and Greets with various “silo” teams in an effort to generate a more Scrum-like atmosphere and collaboration across various groups Focused on Test and Behavior Driven Development Models for project components and User Story and task-level scenarios

Managed Daily Stand-ups, Backlogs, Sprint Planning Meetings, Retrospectives, Demos, Story Board, Story Writing and acted as Information Radiator by communicating needs and status to teams and management on daily base

Removed or managed removal of impediments ranging from lack of communication to lack of team collaboration and corporate silo structure

Assisted teams in Self-Organization Processes

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2011-11

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joined Atlanta

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John W
Certified ScrumMaster with a focus on the UX and CX side of Web. Coaching your User Experience teams in Scrum and Agile.
Atlanta, GA
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@Scrimmers I would agree with you there. I think part of that may stem from their bosses not trusting them. It's a bad cycle for business. - 3 days ago

Agile grows up and new challenges emerge. Great Article on Agile Adoption at the Enterprise Level. http://t.co/OzSjjmoA - 4 days ago

We tend to overestimate what we can do in a year, but underestimate what we can do in five years. FastCompany. http://t.co/1LN6gqBA - 5 days ago

Working with a new group to help establish a "Manager" scrum Team. Managers need their own backlog to remove impediments for other teams. - 5 days ago

Learn from UnderCover Boss and respect your people, they're the ones doing the work that keep you employed. - 6 days ago