Paraskevi Doumou
Project Manager
MALTA
Summary
Experienced Agile Leader and Project Manager with over 20 years in software development. Proven track record in Agile methodologies, project management, and team leadership. Skilled in Release Process, Incident Management, and delivering projects that exceed business expectations.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Project Manager
AIS Software
5 2024 - Current
- Facilitate daily scrum activities and ensure Agile adoption
- Maintained open communication with stakeholders, ensuring project goals and expectations were consistently met
- Conduct budget management, requirements gathering, user story creation, and create plans from tenders
- Provide mentorship, performance evaluations, and identify training needs
- Collaborate with HR for recruitment and staffing needs
Business Agility Assoc Manager - Scrum Master
Accenture
10.2023 - 01.2024
- Coached teams on self-organization and continuous improvement
- Facilitated Scrum events and maintained product backlog
- Managed dependencies and coordinated cross-team efforts
- Enhanced transparency and created information radiators.
Manager, Scrum Master of Clinical Supply Chain
Pfizer
02.2023 - 09.2023
- Managed agile initiatives from initiation to release
- Translated user stories into tasks for development
- Facilitated decision-making and goal setting
- Proactively resolved impediments and managed risks.
Manager, Scrum Master of DevSecOps
Pfizer
04.2021 - 02.2023
- Oversaw agile sprints and reported program activities
- Championed agile standards and best practices
- Managed relationships with other Digital and Technology Lines.
Agile Project Manager
United Remote
04.2020 - 10.2020
- Managed projects ensuring adherence to scope, budget, and timeline
- Developed project plans and monitored progress
- Analyzed project economics and provided actionable feedback.
Release and Incident Manager - Scrum Master
Betagy - Betking Ltd
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Managed production failures and problem management
- Ensured application stability and cost efficiency
- Coordinated with QA and DevOps for continuous deployment.
Scaled Scrum Master
Global Gaming
11.2018 - 07.2019
- Lead Agile Development processes: Scrum, Kanban, MoSCoW prioritization
- Working with Product Owners and Stakeholders to ensure continued delivery of features
QA Team Lead - Scrum Master Duties
Betclic Group
12.2017 - 10.2018
- Development and drive of a QA strategy and methodology, including continual improvement and agile methodologies
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities.
Project Test Lead
Bet365
06.2017 - 10.2017
- Plan, organise and report on testing phases for several work items across a range of products
- Apply active governance around quality, rules, standards and processes for assigned work items.
Quality Assurance Team Lead
Relex Solutions
04.2016 - 05.2017
- Building excellent working relationships with Development, Support and Services teams
- Mentoring the QA team on Agile and Scrum processes and procedures.
Quality Assurance Engineer
Ticketmaster Sport
10.2011 - 03.2016
- Responsible for Testing In-house Application Suite based on MS platforms
- Ability to specify test frameworks and create easily maintainable automated scripts to increase efficiency.
Test Analyst
PCMS Group PLC
02.2008 - 10.2011
- Conducted functional and system testing
- Created automated test processes and collaborated with developers.
Test Analyst
Home Retail Group (Argos Ltd)
02.2006 - 02.2008
- Performed system, static, and UAT testing
- Maintained and modified test scripts.
Formal Quality Software Tester
Eurocopter - EADS – Airbus
08.2004 - 08.2005
- Conducted quality testing on military helicopter systems
- Maintained production standards and rectified faults.
Education
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology (Years 1 and 2 Degree conversion) -
Staffordshire University
09.2003 - 09.2005
HND Computing -
Staffordshire University
Stafford 09.2002 - 09.2003
Skills
- JIRA – Atlassian
- Confluence - Altassian
- Azure DevOps
- Miro
- Odoo
- CRM
- QTest
- GIT
- Quality Centre 90
- YouTrack
Additional Information
Experienced Agile Leader and Project Manager with over 20 years in software development. Proven track record in Agile methodologies, project management, and team leadership. Skilled in Release Process, Incident Management, and delivering projects that exceed business expectations.
Other skills and interests
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver
- Travelling
- Outdoor activities and exercising
Qualifications and training
- Certified Scrum Master - Scrum Alliance
- Scaled Scrum Master - Scrum Study
- ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management
- ISTQB Certified Tester
- Accredited Software Test Manager
- Accredited Product Owner
- Certificate of Achievement - Agile Release Management
Personal Information
Nationality: Greek
Languages
Greek
Native language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Business Agility Assoc Manager - Scrum Master
Accenture
10.2023 - 01.2024
Manager, Scrum Master of Clinical Supply Chain
Pfizer
02.2023 - 09.2023
Manager, Scrum Master of DevSecOps
Pfizer
04.2021 - 02.2023
Agile Project Manager
United Remote
04.2020 - 10.2020
Release and Incident Manager - Scrum Master
Betagy - Betking Ltd
09.2019 - 04.2020
Scaled Scrum Master
Global Gaming
11.2018 - 07.2019
QA Team Lead - Scrum Master Duties
Betclic Group
12.2017 - 10.2018
Project Test Lead
Bet365
06.2017 - 10.2017
Quality Assurance Team Lead
Relex Solutions
04.2016 - 05.2017
Quality Assurance Engineer
Ticketmaster Sport
10.2011 - 03.2016
Test Analyst
PCMS Group PLC
02.2008 - 10.2011
Test Analyst
Home Retail Group (Argos Ltd)
02.2006 - 02.2008
Formal Quality Software Tester
Eurocopter - EADS – Airbus
08.2004 - 08.2005
BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology (Years 1 and 2 Degree conversion) -
Staffordshire University
09.2003 - 09.2005
HND Computing -
Staffordshire University
09.2002 - 09.2003
Senior Project Manager
AIS Software
5 2024 - Current
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