Xiaomin Sun

Background

About Xiaomin Sun

Experience: Over 10 years of experience as a SCRUM Master and Agile Project/Operation Manager in global software organizations, including Laserfiche Strategics Services Canada Corps, HP, QAD, and others. • Certifications: Comprehensive certifications in Agile and project management, including CSP-SM (Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster), A-CSM (Advanced Certified ScrumMaster), CSM (Certified ScrumMaster), CSPO (Certified Scrum Product Owner), and ISTQB Foundation. • Agile Expertise: In-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in both Waterfall and Agile frameworks, with mastery of methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and SAFe. • Project Management: Drives projects from inception to completion, ensures timely delivery, resource optimization, and risk mitigation while aligning team efforts with business objectives • Facilitation Skills: Proficient in facilitating Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring optimal team collaboration and productivity. • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Skilled at collaborating with product owners, UI/UX designers, developers, and QA teams to deliver high-quality, incremental products on schedule. • Operational Optimization: Proven ability to design and implement internal operational processes for best practices adoption, regularly refining them based on team feedback and stakeholder input. • Performance Metrics: Experienced in building and maintaining performance metrics such as sprint velocity, release burn-down/up charts, ROI, and cycle time to measure team efficiency and identify bottlenecks for continuous optimization. • Risk Management: Adept at aligning release plans across multiple teams, managing risks, and preparing mitigation plans in advance to ensure smooth project delivery. • Agile Coaching: Skilled in coaching teams and leadership to foster Agile mindsets, enabling teams to become self-organized and cross-functional. • Strategic Planning: Collaborates with operation and engineering managers to define quarterly and annual OKRs, aligning team efforts with departmental goals and business objectives. • Stakeholder Engagement: Regularly participates in stakeholder meetings to report operational status, align goals, and gather actionable feedback.