Jawad Rashid

Jawad Rashid | IT Professional with Management experience Seasoned professional with diverse backgrounds in Project Management, Scrum Master, Business Analysis, Operational Management, and Quality Assurance/Testing. My step-by-step improvement is proof of my abilities in all areas. During my tenure, I worked with several multinational companies [locally or internationally] under multiple roles/responsibilities. First-rate communication skills and excellent presentation & demonstration capability. Ability to establish & maintain relationships fostering trust and respect with stakeholders & peers. Ability to lead multidisciplined teams when conducting technology incident root causes and/or investigations. Creative problem solver & quick learner. Strong analytical and conceptual skills, including the ability to solve complex technical problems. Able to see the big picture while paying attention to small details.  Experienced IT Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering transformation projects. Manage the overall project management of a range of internal projects. This includes the development of overall projects, development, and daily project management activities   Development and implementation of the Project Management Plan, Master Schedule, Supporting Plans, and Project Delivery Procedures/ reports, and Documentation/ deliverables  Maintaining strong relationships with all internal departments to provide support, including facilitation, tracking, reporting on projects, and training   Used Jira, DevOps, and MS-Project for Project Management. Set up Jira workflows for Scrum & Kanban and Confluence for Release Notes and Documentation  Managed User-Stories/Tasks/Bugs through Scrum methodology. Sprint Planning; Prioritization; Maintaining Backlogs, Communication, Estimations (before Sprint), Capacity Tracking (monitor the bandwidth), Reporting (Burn-Down, Velocity, etc.), Creating Epics/Stories, Daily Standups (transparency on information), Plan Release items (version, date, and tickets), Conducting Project Demos and Retrospective meetings with the Scrum teams  Develop and implement processes, including defining measurable goals, standards, and other process measures using industry metrics and tools  Integrate activities with business units and other IT departments to ensure the successful implementation and support of project efforts. Gather feedback from aligned content groups for future enhancements and ways to increase timeliness, accuracy, relevance, and comprehensiveness  Ensures integration across the system for delivery, risk management, issue management, and change management to ensure project success. Influence/coordinate resource reallocations to ensure project success  Managing multiple partners and offshore teams. Work within various time zones and diverse cultures. Responsible for the management of onshore/ offshore members. Assist subordinates in developing and implementing alternatives and/or solutions to mitigate problems, conflicts, and other issues.  Uses critical leadership techniques with subordinates and peers to establish, communicate, and maintain an elevated level of motivation and sense of direction to achieve project and organization goals  Manage employees and third-party contractors to ensure projects meet established time, cost, technical, and quality objectives. Day-to-day relationship management with all stakeholders, including customers, and resolution of issues, if any  Providing presales support, planning, scheduling, monitoring, and directing projects on agreed client requirements and expected business results  Participate in scoping, planning, cost estimating, pricing consulting projects, statement of work development, and risk assessment. Responsible for end-to-end engagement from inception to closure, ensuring that the right software development approach is followed  Analyze the data fields (including type and on DB checks) and tables requirements in the Database   Create queries/SPs for the deployment team and build front-end pages (on requirement) Managing and adjusting for any changes in project scope, schedule, and/or budget. Identify, analyze, and refine program costs according to changes and budgets. Monitor, review, and report program quality and deliverables. PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY Contract | Online Consultancies | Project Manager Project Manager/ Business Analyst – Feb 2023 to Dec 2025 Worked with USA clients and geographically distributed teams CEBS | Islamabad, Pakistan | www.cebs.io [Employment: MATAS | Denmark | www.matas.dk] Agile Program Manager – Feb 2021 to Mar 2023 S&P Global Market Intelligence | Islamabad, Pakistan | www.spglobal.com Lead Business Analyst / Scrum Master – Dec 2014 to Jun 2019 [Joined as Project Manager] Magma Systems | Islamabad, Pakistan | www.magmasys.net IT Project Manager – Jan-2014 to Dec-2014 Atheeb NetSol Saudi Company Limited | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | www.atheebnetsol.com Assistant Project Manager (RCJ - Jubail) – Apr-2013 to Oct-2013 LMKR | Islamabad, Pakistan | www.lmkr.com Project Manager – Feb 2006 to Jan 2013 [Joined as Manager Testing Solutions] Geopaq Technologies | Islamabad, Pakistan | www.geopaq.com Senior Software Engineer – Apr 2004 to Feb 2006 Elixir Technologies | Islamabad, Pakistan | www.elixir.com Senior System Test Engineer – Jan 2001 to Apr 2004 [Joined as Software Engineer] METHODOLOGIES AND TECHNOLOGIES PM/BA Tools Rate Methodologies Rate Jira DevOps Jira Administration DevOps [Agile Process Administration] MS SQL MS Project MS Visio MS Excel QA Automation Tools Professional Professional Professional Scrum Kanban Waterfall [PMP style] Professional Professional Professional Professional SDLC Professional Professional Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate PSM-I SFPC Jira GDPR [Basics] Certification Certification Certification Certification EDUCATION ▫ ▫ MS - System Engineering - Muhammad Ali Jinnah University, Islamabad, Pakistan MCS - Computer Science - Hamdard University, Islamabad, Pakistan [http://www.linkedin.com/in/rashidjawad]