Scrum Master Continuous Improvement
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NWANNEKA AFAMEFUNA
SCRUM MASTER LINKEDIN
OBJECTIVE
EXPERIENCE
Dedicated Scrum Master with 5 years of proven success in guiding cross-functional teams towards Agile excellence. Adept at facilitating Agile ceremonies, removing impediments, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Skilled in optimizing project delivery, enhancing team collaboration, and ensuring the successful execution of Agile methodologies. A passionate advocate for Agile values and principles, with a track record of driving efficiency, transparency, and customer satisfaction.
BARCLAYS • SCRUM MASTER • JAN 2022 • PRESENT
Lead and facilitated Agile development processes for technical teams, ensuring alignment with the Scrum framework.
Orchestrated daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning sessions, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives to foster transparency and continuous improvement.
Collaborated closely with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine and prioritize the product backlog, ensuring that user stories were well-defined and met business objectives.
Acted as a servant leader, guiding the development team in self-organization, cross-functional collaboration, and adherence to Agile best practices.
Removed impediments and barriers that hindered the team's progress, allowing for seamless development and delivery.
Worked with technical teams to estimate user stories, monitor sprint velocity, and ensure sprint goals were met consistently.
Championed Agile principles and values within the organization, driving a culture of adaptability, responsiveness, and customer-centricity.
Coordinated and communicated effectively with distributed or remote teams, maintaining a strong sense of collaboration and shared purpose.
PEOPLES UNITED BANK • SCRUM MASTER • MAR 2018 • DEC 2021
Orchestrated and time-boxed Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint planning, daily scrum, Sprint review, Sprint retrospective, and backlog refinement meetings.
Guided waterfall teams at People's United Bank through an agile transformation via Scrum, providing vital support, education, and assistance.
Proactively resolved conflicts among team members, fostering consensus and cooperation.
Educated and empowered both onshore and offshore teams in Agile and Scrum methodologies, promoting cross-team synergy.
Elevated team velocity through retrospective action items and estimated stories using Planning Poker.
Cultivated understanding of SMART tasks and facilitated task breakdown for user stories within sprints.
Conducted effective retrospective meetings using techniques like Silent Kalm and Sad-Mad-Happy to enhance team productivity.
Maintained vigilant monitoring of the development team's progress in each sprint, ensuring project alignment with scope and milestones.
Leveraged servant leadership to offer unwavering support, promptly escalating and resolving impediments hindering team progress.
Delivered comprehensive progress reports, release notes, Sprint Releases, and velocity targets to management via Jira.
Coached teams to self-organize, collaborate, prioritize, self-manage, and embrace engineering best practices like pair programming, continuous integration, code reviews, and continuous testing.
OFFICE MANAGER • ROMANIA • JUL 2015 • AUG 2017
Oversaw all administrative operations, including managing calendars, coordinating meetings, and handling correspondence.
Developed and implemented office policies and procedures, resulting in improved efficiency and productivity.
Streamlined procurement processes, resulting in a 15% cost reduction while maintaining inventory levels.
Managed office budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring adherence to financial guidelines.
Supervised and trained administrative staff, providing guidance and support to enhance their performance.
Maintained employee records, including payroll, benefits, and attendance.
Collaborated with various departments to ensure smooth interdepartmental communication and coordination.
Prepared reports and presentations for senior management, providing accurate and timely information.
Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and maintained data integrity.
Implemented and maintained office technology and equipment, coordinating with IT support when necessary.
Provided comprehensive administrative support to executive staff, managing calendars, travel arrangements, and expense reports.
Coordinated meetings and conferences, including venue selection, logistics, and agenda preparation.
SKILLS
EDUCATION
Agile Methodologies
Business Analysis
Project Management
System Implementation
SDLC knowledge
Agile Development
Risk Mitigation
Jira/Confluence
Quality Assurance
Infrastructure Inclined
Product Development
Financial Services
Critical Thinking
Coaching/Mentoring
Process Engineering
Release Management
Conflict Resolution
Risk Mitigation
Communicator
Jira Align / Chalk
MARINE ENGINEERING AND NAVAL TRANSPORTATION• JULY 2017 • CONSTANTA MARITIME UNIVERSITY, ROMANIA
CGPA: 3.70/4.0
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT• JUNE 2018 • MANHATTAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT, NEW YORK
CGPA: 3.65/4.0
CERTIFICATIONS
CSM
Personal safety and social responsibilities
Bridge Team and Resource Management
Security awareness training and security training for seafarers with designated security duties
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