About Irfan
As an Agile evangelist with a deep understanding and extensive experience in Agile and Scrum practices, I am excited to take on a challenging project that involves Agile transformation, particularly in the realm of cross-domain integration. My passion for control systems and man-machine interface adds a unique perspective to my work.
With over 5 years of experience in Agile project management and a career spanning more than 15 years in the airline industry as a pilot, instructor, facilitator, and training course developer, I have a strong track record of leading Agile transformations and facilitating effective communication and collaboration within culturally diverse teams. My diverse background enables me to bring innovative solutions to complex problems in any project setting.
Urdu
Native or bilingual
English
Fluent
Can work on-site
Newcastle upon Tyne (up to 50km), Leeds (up to 10km), Manchester (up to 10km), Edinburgh (up to 10km), Birmingham (up to 10km)
Experience
- Freelance Agile CoachAgile Coach/Scrum MasterDIGITAL AND ITOctober 2022 - Today (3 years and 7 months)Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom- Delivering Agile and Scrum training to corporate clients
- Rightmetrics LLCTeam Lead/Agile CoachMEDICALOctober 2019 - September 2022 (2 years and 11 months)- Introduced the team to Agile and Scrum/Kanban methodology- Provide coaching so that the team adheres to the Scrum methodology- Mentor the team to become self-organized- Help the team to consistently release over 90% PBIs per sprint on timewhile meeting the definition of done- Facilitate the team and the Product Owner (PO) in capturing the requirements and writing user stories- Facilitate sprint planning and sprint backlog creation- Facilitate daily stand-ups- Facilitate events like sprint reviews and retrospectives- Monitor team velocity and remove impediments to progress- Assist collaboration of the cross-functional team and ensure effective communication between all project stakeholders
- Intephase LtdProject ManagerAVIATION AND AEROSPACEJanuary 2018 - September 2019 (1 year and 7 months)Coventry, United KingdomWorked as a Project Manager and an Agile Coach at Intephase Ltd on a project developing Flight Deck Information Management software (FlightSum) for pilots- Performed stakeholder identification- Secured an EU RDF grant for the project- Spearheaded the Agile transformation in the company- Developed the business case and evaluated bids and proposals with the project sponsor- Updated the backlog during progressive iterations- Defined test cases and supervised user acceptance testing (UAT)- Performed Exploratory and Usability testing on iterations- Conducted user surveys to get feedback- Demonstrated MVP to potential sponsors/VCs for funding the next stage of the project
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Education
- B.A. EconomicsUniversity of the Punjab1992Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Certifications
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM)Scrum Alliance2022
- PMI-ACPProject Management Institute2022