Garrick Plaisted

Lead multiple cross-functional Agile teams delivering technology projects, partnering with Product Owners and senior leadership to support the ongoing Agile transformation across Wells Fargo Technology.

• Lead Scrum and Kanban events — sprint planning, daily stand-ups, backlog refinement and retrospectives — to drive successful Agile delivery.
• Designed and built custom Jira and Confluence dashboards that improved visibility into progress and metrics; adopted across multiple areas of Wells Fargo Technology.
• Created a self-assessment Team Maturity Rubric and radar chart, adopted by multiple teams to measure their Agile maturity and find growth opportunities.
• Facilitate Agile workshops and coach teams on best practices, promoting continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with Product Owners and teams to prioritize and refine user stories in alignment with OKRs.
• Partner with leadership to identify and remove impediments and support Agile transformation initiatives.
• Promote a culture of collaboration, self-organization and accountability across teams.

Served multiple mobile app development teams at a leading web and mobile app studio, coaching an Agile mindset and keeping delivery closely aligned with user needs and business goals.

• Facilitated sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily scrums, sprint reviews and retrospectives for multiple mobile app teams.
• Facilitated Example Mapping sessions to evolve the teams’ Behavior Driven Development (BDD) practices.
• Ran A/B testing experiments to validate potential new features.
• Used data insights and direct customer feedback to guide and validate product decisions.
• Identified impediments and worked with teams to remove blockers and deliver on time.
• Coached and mentored teams on Agile principles and appropriate Scrum practices.

Guided multiple teams through their Agile journey, coaching them to refine their Scrum processes and adopt more effective practices.

• Facilitated daily stand-ups, sprint planning, story refinement, retrospectives and release planning.
• Worked with the Product Owner to manage sprint priorities and backlog refinement.
• Tracked and reported key metrics to stakeholders, keeping progress transparent.
• Managed risks and removed impediments so teams could deliver consistently.
• Facilitated cross-functional discussions to resolve challenges and improve coordination.

Scrum Master for cross-functional web and mobile development teams, contributing to scalable digital solutions from mobile apps to AI-powered enterprise systems.

• Coached and mentored multiple teams in Agile principles, improving their understanding of Scrum and their workflow.
• Facilitated sprint planning, backlog refinement, sprint reviews and retrospectives.
• Partnered with Product Owners to manage the backlog, prioritize features and clarify sprint goals.
• Led cross-functional discussions between development, design and product teams.
• Tracked and communicated project metrics to key stakeholders.

Led the Agile transformation of the district’s Web Development department while managing web services projects end to end.

• Agile transformation: led the department’s move to Agile, significantly improving collaboration and productivity.
• Accessibility leadership: directed the accessibility overhaul of the district website — over 1 million pages of content.
• End-to-end delivery: managed web services projects from discovery and design through development and deployment.
• Process improvement: optimized workflows through Agile practices aligned with district-wide goals.