
Michelle McIlwain
Scrum Master
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About
With a strong foundation in Agile delivery, a background in business analysis, and hands-on experience leading Scrum teams through complex initiatives—including cloud migration to Azure—confident in ability to support high-performing teams and deliver meaningful business value. Demonstrates consistent ability to communicate complex ideas clearly, coach teams through change, and drive continuous improvement. Brings strong skills in critical thinking, conflict resolution, risk evaluation, and problem-solving, along with proven ability to foster collaborative, transparent, and psychologically safe team environments.
Experience
Scrum Master at VivSoft Technologies
Facilitated Agile delivery across cross-functional teams supporting application migration to Azure Cloud on a federal government contract. Previously held Public Trust clearance and worked closely with Product Owners, Product Management, stakeholders, application development, platform engineering, and DevSecOps teams to prioritize requirements, remove impediments, and ensure sprint goals were met.
- Led all Scrum ceremonies
- Managed and refined backlogs
- Created user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Tracked delivery metrics to maintain transparency and alignment with stakeholder expectations
Senior Business Analyst
Strengthened ability to bridge business needs and technical execution, manage scope and scheduling challenges, and collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups.
Business Analyst
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

