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karim Tarek lotfy

Scrum Master / Projects Manager at Fawry

Sheikh Zayed, Giza, Egypt

Work Experience

  • Instructor-Part TimePart Time

    The American University in Cairo

    Sep 2020 - Aug 2021 -11 months

    • Job Details:Instructor for customized courses and diplomas for the AUC School of Business and Executive Education in the field of Business, Project management and Risk & Crisis management, examples of course work delivered includes: • Planning for Crisis and Disaster Contingency • Risk Management • Information Communications & Decision Support Systems • Psychological, Social and Mass Communication Prospective in a Crisis • Research Methodologies and Projects • Crisis and Disaster Prevention • Crisis and Disaster Management • International Cooperation in Confronting Crisis & Disaster
  • Scrum Master / Projects ManagerFull Time

    Fawry

    Jun 2020 - Present -5 yrs

    Egypt

    • Job Details:As a Scrum Master I am responsible for the Consumer Value stream, performing the following tasks: • Working closely with the product owner in prioritizing and refining the backlog • Working with all team members to remove any impediments and make sure work is running smoothly. • Using Jira software to plan and follow up on different tasks • Arranging and leading different Scrum events (Daily Scrum, sprint planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective) and making sure they achieve their purpose of helping the team learn, adapt and develop. • Help the organization enhance the overall Scrum and Agile Framework. • Working with different vendors and clients to make sure the overall process is working effectively. Examples of projects includes: • Promotional Engine enhancement projects (improving features and integrating with different clients). • E-commerce platform enhancement projects (improving features and integrating with different clients) • MyFawry App enhancement project (improving features and integrating with different clients) • La Poire Digital transformation project • • Unilever Ordering App project
  • PMO ManangerFull Time

    MBC Developments

    Oct 2015 - May 2020 -4 yrs, 7 months

    • Job Details:MBC Developments is a medium sized company, I manage the project management office mainly performing the following tasks: • Managing and supervising completion of several projects • Preparing projects' plans and budgets • Measuring performance against standard and taking appropriate corrective and preventive actions • Formulating risk management plans including risk Identification, Evaluation and Control • Supervising Contractual agreements and ensuring that all parties adhere to their obligations specified in the contracts • Monitoring the company's cash flow and continuously assessing the return on investment • Eyeing new investment opportunities for the company
  • Scrum Master/Proeject ManagerFull Time

    Nahdet Misr Publishing Group

    Oct 2013 - Oct 2015 -2 yrs

    • Job Details:Scrum Master Role Nahdet Misr was developing several Software applications in the Education field and was newly transitioning to the Agile methodology, as a Scrum Master I performed the following tasks: • Help the organization, understand and implement Agile adopting the Scrum Framework • Facilitating and organizing scrum events (Sprints, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Sprint Reviews and Sprint Retrospectives) • Work with the Development Team and the Product Owner to remove any impediments facing them • Ensuring the Development Team's effective self-organization and cross functionality • Guiding the Product Owner in effectively managing and maintaining the Product Backlog • Working to increase transparency of different artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Increments) • Work with top management to ensure effective enacting of Scrum Rules, Values and Principles Project Manager Role Some projects were running using the waterfall methodology and as a project manager I performed the following tasks: • Preparing Project Plans for several projects in the Information Technology, Education and Training fields • Allocating tasks among different team members • Monitoring and controlling the Projects' Budget and Schedule. • Forecasting Project’s future performance based on current data. • Supervising the Projects' Execution • Managing the collaboration with international companies that supply educational content ( examples are Discovery Education in the USA & amazing-EDU in Singapore) Examples of Projects included (run using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies)  The Production of 48 interactive books on tablets and desktops for the Egyptian Curriculum (Ketapedia project).  The Production of 22 interactive books on tablets and desktops for the Sudanese Curriculum.  Creating a QR Code mobile application and integrating it with printed books.  Managing a specialized training program for 3000 teachers.
  • Education

    • Master's Degree in Master of Business Administration

      Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST)

      Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 - 2 yr

    • BSC in Construction Engineering

      The American University in Cairo (AUC)

      Jan 2003 - Jan 2008 - 5 yr

    Skills

    • Hard Skills
    • Research
    • Project Management
    • Risk Management
    • Scrum Master
    • Projects
    • Contractual
    • Information Technology (IT)
    • PMP
    • Kanban
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    Languages

    • Arabic

      Fluent
    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • PSM I (Professional Scrum Master I)

      Scrum.org·2020
    • PMP (Project Management Professional)

      Project Management Institute·2013
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