syed Feroz

Leading Agile teams to deliver high-impact solutions for Apple, ensuring seamless collaboration across cross-functional teams. Focused on driving Agile best practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and optimizing team performance through Scrum, SAFe, and Kanban methodologies. Key Responsibilities: Facilitating Scrum ceremonies – Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives to improve team efficiency and collaboration. Tracking Agile metrics (velocity, burndown charts, cycle time) to identify improvement areas and optimize delivery. Removing impediments and enabling teams to deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with business goals. Coaching teams on Agile best practices and fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and adaptability. Working closely with Product Owners, Developers, QA teams, and stakeholders to refine requirements and improve backlog management. Leveraging JIRA, Confluence, and Azure DevOps for seamless project tracking and transparency. Key Achievements: Improved sprint efficiency and reduced cycle time by 25% through continuous process optimisations. Led Agile transformation initiatives, enhancing team collaboration and stakeholder engagement. Ensured seamless product deliveries while aligning with Apple’s high standards of innovation and quality.

Led Agile teams in the Healthcare domain, delivering high-quality software solutions for Optum UHG. Focused on improving team collaboration, optimizing Agile processes, and ensuring seamless execution of healthcare-related projects. Key Responsibilities: Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives) to drive engagement and enhance team performance. Partnered with Product Owners, Developers, and QA teams to refine requirements, maintain a prioritized backlog, and align development efforts with business goals. Tracked Agile metrics (velocity, burndown charts, cycle time) to improve sprint efficiency and identify process optimizations. Ensured compliance with healthcare regulations and security standards, maintaining high-quality standards in software delivery. Removed impediments, fostered collaboration, and encouraged cross-functional teamwork to achieve sprint objectives. Utilized JIRA, Azure DevOps, and Confluence to track progress, manage sprints, and improve transparency. Key Achievements: Successfully transitioned teams from Waterfall to Agile methodologies, improving adaptability and development efficiency. Strengthened stakeholder collaboration, ensuring alignment between business requirements and technical implementation. Enhanced team productivity and software quality through Agile best practices, driving continuous improvement within the healthcare project.

Lead manual testing efforts to ensure high-quality software delivery by identifying defects early in the development lifecycle and enhancing application performance. Worked closely with developers and business teams to ensure seamless execution of test plans and defect resolutions. Key Responsibilities: Designed and executed test cases, test plans, and test scripts to validate software functionality. Conducted functional, regression, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT). Documented and reported defects using JIRA, Azure DevOps, and other test management tools. Performed requirement analysis to create comprehensive test coverage for applications. Ensured traceability of test cases and maintained detailed defect tracking reports. Collaborated with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to resolve software issues. Provided mentorship and guidance to junior testers, improving team efficiency.