
Mandeep Kaur
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
San Antonio, TX, United States
Toptal member since September 6, 2022
Mandeep is a technical project manager and certified scrum master with experience managing large enterprise software development projects that meet demanding time restraints and exceed all expectations. She has demonstrated the ability to motivate, organize, lead, and coach scrum teams across multiple locations. Mandeep can manage many projects simultaneously, working within strict deadlines and maintaining professionalism.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Project Management
- IT Project Management
- Kanban
- Offshore Team Management
- Process Management
- Scrum
- Scrumban
- Team Management
Work Experience
Technical Program Manager
PepsiCo
- Managed end-to-end technical program management across multiple cross-functional programs, from initial conception through design and development to delivery of tested, usable prototypes.
- Worked with all the program's key players to identify technical, procedural, legal, logistical, and communications challenges and partnered with leads to drive creative solutions to resolve issues and mitigate risks.
- Coordinated communications across internal and external teams, including upward communication to team leadership.
Senior Project Manager
MHC Software
- Served as a scrum master for two agile teams delivering software solutions for MHC NorthStar, a SaaS enterprise workflow and AP automation platform for companies in the US.
- Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies and accommodated Agile product delivery using the Nexus Framework. Generated reports for status updates, KPIs, and sprint/feature development progress.
- Collaborated closely with delivery teams, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure the sprint goals were achieved, impediments/blockers were removed, and increments of value were delivered on a 2-week cadence based on business priorities.
- Created delivery plans for major release features, driving the execution and completion in due time and according to business requirements.
- Provided coaching to the teams to embrace an Agile mindset and apply Scrum methods and techniques, assuring relentless improvement and increased efficiency.
Scrum Master | Project Manager
Daylight Transport, LLC
- Worked with the product owner to refine and manage the product backlog.
- Coached the higher-ups on how to use estimate story points in the roadmap planning.
- Managed one Scrum team and one Kanban team, helping team members with their daily assignments by removing impediments.
- Facilitated all the sprint ceremonies, including daily stand-ups, backlog refinement, sprint planning, demos, and retrospectives.
Project Manager | Senior Scrum Master
USAA
- Managed privacy and compliance documentation through Confluence. Guided development teams in minimizing compliance and privacy issues during the SDLC lifecycle.
- Worked with teams to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures according to FDIC rules and regulations.
- Promoted an open, transparent, and respectful team environment while empowering the team to self-organize.
- Facilitated all Agile ceremonies, starting with daily standup, sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint demos, and retrospectives.
- Maintained process documentation in Jira, Confluence, and Box.
- Applied my knowledge of Agile and Scrum to help teams on their journey to continuous improvement.
Project Manager | Scrum Master
Novo Technologies
- Wrote Scrum training documents covering scrum meetings and procedures for creating, breaking down, and splitting stories.
- Acted as a scrum master for American Medical Response's (AMR) medical transport application development teams.
- Measured a team agile maturity level, created an improvement plan, and tracked progress.
- Provided Scrum training to development teams, product owners, and stakeholders from the AMR team.
Project Manager | Scrum Master
01 Synergy
- Facilitated sprint planning, daily standups, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations.
- Protected development teams from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts and maintained focus on the product backlog and project timeline.
- Implemented the Scrum and Agile methodology and provided training to team members and key stakeholders.
Project History
Value for Women
https://v4w.org/Launched and maintained the Value for Women website.
• Website design and development
• PDF report uploader
• Mailchimp plugin
• Hosting and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate integration
• Google Analytics plugin
One Perfect Meditation
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/oneperfect/id1474276090Managed a team of mobile and web app developers working on a meditation app.
• List of meditations
• Record of insights
• Sharing of insights
• Recommended and featured insights
• Entity management
• User management
• Meditation content management
• User analytics
YourSpokes App for Riders
Launched and managed an Android and iOS mobile app for riders.
• Live ride tracking
• Search nearby places
• Chat
• Follow other riders
• Become a vendor
• Vendor management
American Medical Response
Managed a team of nine team members and worked as Scrum master and project manager. Acted as a business analyst to gather requirements from five product owners.
Education
Master's Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Guru Jhambheswar University - Hissar, Haryana, India
Certifications
ICP - Agile Coach Certified
ICAgile
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Team Facilitation
ICAgile
Certified ScrumMaster
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Tools
Slack, Jira, Skype, Atlassian Suite, Trello, Asana, TFS, Zoom, Confluence
Paradigms
Agile Project Management, Scrum, Agile Leadership, Agile, Kanban, Progressive Enhancement, Microservices, Azure DevOps, DevOps, Agile Software Development
Industry Expertise
Vehicle Tracking Systems
Platforms
Monday.com
Other
IT Project Management, Team Management, Scrum Master, JQL, Mobile Apps, Project Tracking, Technical Project Management, Sprint Planning, Sprint Ceremonies, Web Applications, Team Leadership, Hybrid Project Management, App Development, Online Payments, Agile Coaching, Web Technologies, Business Analysis, Analysis, Communication, Scrumban, Process Management, Inventory Management, Integration, Human Resource Management Systems (HRMS), Human Resources (HR), eCommerce, Stakeholder Management, Product Roadmaps, Technical Product Management, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), IT Projects, IT Business Analysis, Web Project Management, Mobile Applications, Product Owner, Offshore Team Management, Website Setup, Websites, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Web Analytics, Teams, Wikis, User Requirements, SaaS Product Management, Software as a Service (SaaS), Compliance, Online Banking, Healthcare & Insurance
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