Branislava Geric Tarle

I led several distributed teams consisting of developers, testers, and scrum masters. Some integrations were web-based, and some were integrations with the native client.

My responsibilities at the beginning of the project were:
• leading scrum teams;
• facilitating communication within scrum teams and relevant stakeholders;
• enabling delivery plans and progress visibility;
• ensuring the scrum methodology was understood and used effectively;
• collaborating with product owners; and
• coaching team members.

After six months, I took the role of delivery manager on the project and oversaw:
• commercial management, including budgeting and financial forecasting, invoicing, and financial reporting to the client;
• contractual management, including managing contracts and renewals;
• risk management, including risk and issues identification, mitigation, monitoring, and reporting;
• relationship management, including managing client expectations and ensuring that adequate communication with the client was maintained;
• delivery success while meeting the agreed timelines, cost, scope, and quality criteria; and
• developing high-performing teams and ensuring adequate staffing, onboarding, team morale, and career development.

As the distributed team lead, I conducted the following tasks and activities:
• managed project financials, including budget and financial forecasts;
• reported project status and informed internal and internal stakeholders about the project status regularly;
• developed and executed risk identification and management plan;
• planned and tracked project execution;
• ensured that the delivery model and the team shape fitted the project's context and roadmap;
• collaborated with the client on improving the ways of working; and
• managed relevant stakeholders.

I was part of the core team that participated in the project's discovery phase. During the alpha release implementation phase, I oversaw:
• gathering client requirements;
• preparation of user stories based on requirements; and
• collaboration with the product manager to bridge the gap with the development team and prioritize and manage the product backlog.

I also ensured the team was fully functional and productive, facilitated scrum events, and regularly reported to the client.