Temitope Babalola CSM, CSPO

+1-437-***-**** ad0d4t@r.postjobfree.com I Toronto,Ontario Linkedin

Project Manager Scrum Master I Cross Functional Collaborator SUMMARY

Solution-Focused Project Manager with over 7 years of experience supporting clients to adopt Agile best practices. Skilled at streamlining operations, increasing efficiency and productivity to ensure maximum stakeholder satisfaction while providing exceptional project leadership, devising iterative processes, and leading end-to-end change management to clients looking to transform their businesses through innovation. CORE SKILLS & AREAS OF EXPERTISE

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE: Software development, process improvement, cloud migration, SaaS Implementation, Infrastructure upgrades.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Manager/Scrum Master Skill Hat Inc. Oct 2022 – Present I drive the product development of BuddieFit, an App for fitness enthusiasts who require an accountability partner to achieve their fitness goals. It addresses the need for partners to motivate and keep individuals accountable for reaching their goals. Leading a team of 3 developers, 1 business analyst, 2 UX designers, 1 QA tester, and 2 product owners. As a project manager, I manage a budget of $ 1 million, leveraging broad knowledge in providing positive guidance to technical teams.

Completed research survey & interviews, receiving around 150 responses within 2 weeks.

Working with product owners to groom product backlog, writing effective user stories and acceptance criteria and plan 2-week sprint cycles.

Creating Confluence spaces, RACI matrix. Maintaining a time-tracking tool and facilitate sprint estimation.

Utilizing Agile scrum practices to help the team increase their velocity within the first year of adoption by 60%

Managing the RAID Logs (Risk, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies). Conduct ceremonies weekly.

Facilitating release planning, and conducting sprint ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Defined DOD, Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective).

Directing and motivating the teams building the product to ensure timely quality product delivery through suitable Agile practices.

Implemented Agile mindset by conducting burndown chart, team velocity analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Managing administrative documentation to advance the project, including but not limited to change orders, invoice review, end-of-project reporting, and lessons learned evaluation.

Performing tasks central to project progress, including scheduling, budgeting, and accounting, team member coordination to build relationships and resource management.

Identifying problems/blockers/opportunities for improvement in operational processes and working with leadership and team members to remediate.

Project Manager Smartwatt Technologies July 2019 – Sept 2022 I Led the implementation of multiple SaaS high-impact projects ranging from $2m to 10m. Led a cross-functional team made up of 2 SMEs (subject matter experts), 4 developers, 2 UX designers,1 QA tester, 2 product owners, 1 business analyst to deliver an Appointment Scheduling Platform and a Solar Installation Tracking System which resulted in a

Stakeholders Management

Resource Management

Risk Management

Agile & Waterfall

Business Development Process

Problem solving & Decision making

Interpersonal & communication skills

Technical Skill:

Product Development: JIRA, Trello, Salesforce

Project management: Microsoft Project, Click Up, Smartsheet, Gliffy, Confluence & SharePoint

Collaboration: Slack & Miro, Mural

Design/Presentation: Figma, MS Office suite (Visio, PowerPoint, Excel) Adobe vision

$300,000 increase in revenue. Delivered a process improvement initiative called a Predictive Maintenance System leading to 20% decrease in equipment breakdown and a 30% reduction in maintenance costs.

Liaised with business units and technology teams to gather and define detailed requirements and specifications to prioritize and deliver maximum value to the customer while creating room for flexibility.

Identified the scope, developed a project plan, managed the project budget (costs), project scope, and resources, assisted with contract negotiation, and ensured project deliverables met acceptance criteria (quality).

Tracked the progress of work using Smartsheet and ensured we adhered to set standards with respect to scope, time, and quality.

Created, updated, and maintained project schedule with new and updated work packages, assignments, project charter and timelines and Team Leads using Jira.

Facilitated project status including identifying risks, defining risk mitigation plans, and updating senior management on progress.

Ensured priorities are set for all meetings, making sure these priorities are identified and communicated with daily follow-ups with clients and the internal team.

Lead Project Coordinator Smartwatt Technologies July 2017 - July 2019 I effectively managed a group of ten developers and engineers in the successful delivery of software solution designed to meet the requirements of small and medium-sized enterprises. I led the delivery of high impact business process optimization initiatives like a Marketing and HR Automation Platform which resulted in a 30% increase in lead generation and a 30% reduction in HR processing time respectively. This achievement resulted in a revenue increase of $800,000 for the organization.

Served as a liaison between stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of complex projects.

Developed and executed scalable, comprehensive plans tailored specifically to meet the needs of prospective customers that accurately reflects the implementation process and timeline.

Coordinated with cross-functional teams on every stage of project execution, through the SDLC implementation, transition to support, and post-implementation.

Managed ROI and proposed a change in direction based on understanding an understanding of ROI. Worked with QA to develop test strategy, test cases, and execution of user acceptance testing (UAT).

Leveraged Smartsheet to track project process and updates dashboards and relevant repositories like SharePoint.

Assisted with program and team execution and facilitated the team’s progress toward Sprint goals.

Facilitated scrum calls to build synergies and bridge communication among various technology teams. Created and maintained meeting minutes, status reports, and project artifacts using JIRA. Project Coordinator Smartwatt Technologies July 2015 - July 2017

• Performed requirements management, project documentation, and management across project and process lifecycle so that the “As Is” and “To be” designs conformed to meet functional and non-functional requirements, to achieve the project and business objectives.

• Accountable for the project planning process, developing project plans while maintaining project documents in line with the strategic direction including documents for project governance.

• Monitored cost variance throughout the project lifecycle to ensure the team stays within budget.

• Created clear and attainable project deliverables based on project requirements and milestones EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional Certification (In View) (PMI) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) (Scrum Alliance) 2023 Certified Scrum Master (CSM) (Scrum Alliance) 2023 Web Development (Honors) (Humber College) 2023

Human Resources Management (Honors) (Seneca College) 2019 Bachelor of Science (Accounting) (Covenant University) 2009

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