Irim Hussain

I am a motivated and enthusiastic professional with 8+ years of success and proven expertise as a Certified Scrum Master. I am highly skilled in spearheading teams, tailoring, and adopting agile principles and frameworks. Throughout my career, I have demonstrated my aptitude for managing Scrum activities including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint retrospectives, sprint demos, story grooming, and release planning.

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NHS Digital

Delivery Manager 2015- present

I led core Scrum activities including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint retrospectives, sprint demos, story grooming, and release planning.​

I also coordinate retrospectives using tools such as Kanban boards and Scrum boards. I lead team training and time blocking, as well as establish best practices and processes. My role also includes managing 5+ cross-functional and cross-cultural teams of developers, testers, and data managers for end-to-end delivery lifecycle management. I establish project plans and JIRA roadmaps, determine scope, and head collaboration with diverse range of stakeholders including products owners, other internal teams, and external 3rd parties to drive projects.

A few achievements in this role include:

• Facilitated transition from Waterfall to Agile Methodology in 2 years.

• Led the triage of urgent COVID-19 data requests.

• Pioneered an innovative solution for the front door process for incoming work requests.

• Hedged large-scale development project against £5m+ in quality, cost, and schedule losses.

BS’c Psychology (1st class)

University of Bradford 

2010-2013

My dissertation involved qualitative analysis on various information systems.