Deft Consulting (Appian Partner)

Consultant

• Design, develop, modify, integrate, test, deploy, and support enterprise-level BPM applications
• Translate business process software requirement specifications into prototypes and solutions
• Support data gathering and analysis to facilitate risk mitigation and issue resolution
• May have the role of Team Lead in a development pod
• Deliver projects using Agile development methodology
• Explains key Agile terms and ceremonies to those newer to Agile, both internally and externally
• Properly executes Code Reviews
• Demonstrates dominance of Appian to the point of being an escalation point that more junior resources could look to for guidance
• Monitors project and ensures that all project stories and tasks stay on track to meet commitments. Properly identifies any risks or blockers and properly documents and communicates them in order to prevent delays or unblock the development team.
• Leads Sprint 0s, properly capturing scope and requirements for an engagement
• As Team Lead, leads all sprint ceremonies and ensures that each meeting adds value and meets the objectives/agenda
• Responsible for raising to the client any reprioritization of backlog, including any impact that reprioritization will have on the initial scope in the Release Plan
• Works with the Project Manager to ensure all relevant stakeholders are present at the required meetings. If any Sprint Ceremonies are not scheduled, or do not have the appropriate participants invited; this is raised to the PM immediately.
• Responsible for pushing all releases across environments
• Appropriately escalates when necessary while clearly communicating impact and risk

Senior Consultant, Appian