Ariel Donovan Jr.

Facilitating Scrum Events

Removing Impediments

Coaching and Mentoring

Servant Leadership

Fostering Self-Organization

Improving Processes

Monitoring Progress

Facilitating Collaboration

Shielding from Interruptions

Continuous Improvement

Educating the Organization

Conflict Resolution

FitzMark | Sr Scrum Master | 2022 – Present | Chamblee, GA
- Facilitates Scrum Events (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective + The Sprint)

- Assists with internal and external communication, improving Transparency, and Radiating Information

- Builds a Trusting and Safe Environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame + being judged

- Leads the Adoption and Scaling of Agile across the organization at all levels

- Understand overall product roadmap and translate roadmap into Team specific Sprint + Release planning 

- Promotes, Demonstrates + Lives the 4 Agile Values and 12 Agile Principles as an example to Scrum Team
- Oversees all Tasks assigned to the Scrum Team are performed speedily and without Technical Debt
- Leads Cross-Functional Stories using Advanced Data Analysis techniques to drive Product Growth
- Facilitates Scrum Events for multiple Cross-Functional Teams, navigating Dependencies 
- Maintains Metrics that provide Visibility to Stakeholders on Team Progress and Quality
- As an Agile Coach educates other Scrum Masters on Scrum, Kanban, and the SAFe Framework
- Leads Scrum Community of Practice ensuring adherence to Scrum Values in multiple Teams
- Uses Agile Practices and Negotiation skills to release Product Increments and Deliverables on time

- Leads Scrum of Scrums and partners with other Team’s Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Stakeholders

- Educates Department on proper Tracking for Processes, Deliverables, and Financials

- Successfully Coaches several Scrum Teams, Ensuring Sprint Goals of all the Teams are met

- As Kanban Lead helped implement Feedback Loop for Continuous Improvements
- Collaborates with the Product Owner to arrange Product Backlog in Jira prioritizing based on Roadmap 
- Builds Workflows and User Story Plans to be tracked within Jira or Azure DevOps depending on Team
- Documents User Stories and Acceptance Criteria in Jira to ensure Transparency across the organization
- Resolves Conflicts, Resolving Disagreements and fostered Scrum Team cohesiveness 

- Holds One-On-One’s Coaching Team Members on Scrum values to improve Team Dynamics

Masters in Business Administration- Jones International University

Bachlors in Exercise Physiology- Valdosta State University