william ryan

*  Capitalize on industry expertise in establishing cross-functional business requirements for new Portfolio Management Software to be implemented globally *  Oversee the entire vendor selection process, along with the implementation and global rollout of software *  Perform in-depth analysis on all developed portfolio progress prior to submission to the senior management *  Generate ad hoc and standardized portfolio progress reports, encompassing current product and market trends, along with financial and gross margin analysis *  Leverage superior interpersonal skills in liaising and consulting with cross-functional teams and provide software training to global business divisions *  Utilized road mapping planning expertise to consult on and coordinate the Strategic Product Roadmap to provide executives a 5 to 10 year outlook on the industry *  Consulted on Global Product Development Processes to streamline and enhance procedures and deliverables

*  Identify and streamline synergies across project activities *  Perform enterprise analysis as in put to business case development *  Facilitate and provide consultation to provide solutions to complex solutions throughout the project lifecycle *  Facilitate and provide input to all agile/scrum ceremonies *  Facilitate the elicitation of business requirements as needed to ensure that requirements are documented and that applicable business processes are reviewed, analyzed, and developed. *  Conduct business analysis to validate designs and prioritize requirements through utilization of observation techniques and process analysis tools. *  Create and document the design of business solutions to meet the needs of the business and ensure end-to-end traceability through appropriate artifacts. *  Provide approval that all developed applications and enhancements meet the business objectives prior to releasing in to production.

*  Serves as Scrum Master and Product Owner on Business Intelligence Projects *  Act as Scrum master for multiple scrum teams with a focus on guiding the teams towards improving the way they work *  Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies such as: Release Planning, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, Sprint Retrospectives, and daily Stand-up’s *  Closely track iteration progress across scrum teams and Communicate Team Progress *  Remove Roadblocks and Impediments that prevent team from completing work *  Assist the Product Owners with user story development and backlog grooming *  Contribute to product roadmap planning, project scheduling and release management *  Help business and IT teams in creating relevant documentation including business cases, requirements/ functional specs, project schedules, and communications plans *  Introduce new ideas and processes which improve performance and productivity *  Develop metrics to measure and help improve team effectiveness *  Provide coaching and mentoring of Product Owners, Development Team and other Scrum Masters