OLADAPO PRATT

Cary, NC ***** 516-***-**** ad1hmb@r.postjobfree.com

CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER

Experienced and Professional Scrum Master with over 6 years of experience and a proven track record of professionally managing projects, processes, and products from conception to completion, promoting proficient management of teams utilizing various agile strategies and values, contributing to product improvement through introducing various product designs and strategies to ensure product delivery, and collaborating with stakeholders and clients in the design and execution of product and project, and team management goals. Demonstrated leadership expertise in facilitating various services deliverables with hands-on expertise in various project and scrum management tools, including JIRA, JIRA Align and TFS, to mention but a few. Proven success collaborating with diverse teams promoting executive leadership in a complex environment and achieving significant and measurable organizational impact with the ability to analyze and solve various management issues within teams and the overall organization.

Area of Expertise

• Agile Values & Principles • Conflict Resolution SCRUM/Kanban • Metrics & Trend Analysis • Process Optimization • Salesforce Expertise • Project Management • Cross-functional Collaborations • Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) • Process Improvement • Conflict Resolution • Risk Management and Compliance • Leadership and Development • Iterative Development • Product Management • Scrum Event facilitation • Team Management • Agile & Scrum Methodologies • Story Development

Career History

Scrum Master T-MOBILE Aug. 2022 – present Atlanta, Ga

Facilitate service deliverables through the utilization of various information technology tools that stimulate growth.

Ensures all scrum ceremonies are completely executed and promote iteration in learning among team members.

Collaborates with other scrum masters of other towers to aid productive communication that affects team management and promotes dependency.

Spearheads identification of issues that hinder the team’s work and the root causes hindering the commitment of team members towards deliverables.

Efficiently led teams by serving as a Delivery lead and standing in the gap for the PO of the team.

Promotes efficient team management and ensures the team becomes value driven and agile towards organizational goals and objectives.

Provides proficient support to team members on data network engineering and architecture to promote adequate analysis of projects.

Ensures constant holding of backlog refinements and ensures comprehensive improvement of the team’s working agreement and collaboration within and without the team.

Scrum Master CITI Aug. 2021 – JULY 2022 NEW-YORK, NY

Enhanced collective intelligence and individual and group potential by coaching tech and business teams transitioning to a new product development model.

Ascertained visibility into team progress, impediments, and project health by providing team members with a clear picture of the project.

Fast tracked completion of projects to meet set requirements by reviewing and aligning expectations for all projects/deliverables by establishing and managing a cross-functional stakeholders’ team.

Facilitated scrum ceremonies like daily stand-ups, backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, etc., to assist project teams with planning and monitoring project progress.

Adopted the agile scrum model across the entire organization to enhance communication between the business division, product management, and engineering.

Utilized established communication abilities to interact with management and other stakeholders, ensuring expectations were met.

Assisted product owners with managing backlogs and leading the tea; managed and implemented project roadmaps; closely collaborated with teams to accomplish projects and enhance overall output.

Scrum Master Credit Acceptance Apr. 2017 – July 2021

Dallas, TX

Minimized delays by coordinating with agile coaches and other scrum masters around the organization.

Exhibited efficient methods for controlling team interruptions and diversions so that the team could continue to perform high-quality work.

Created and monitored a strong delivery strategy, kept track of progress, and raised risks and issues as needed by collaborating with an outside team; engaged with product owners to help define and prioritize features and flaws.

Assisted the team in identifying and resolving bottlenecks, hazards, and roadblocks, resulting in project progress, and satisfying all expectations by collaborating with stakeholders.

Facilitated sharing delivery status, gaps, and hurdles with various stakeholders; taught product owners/managers to actively engage stakeholders.

Fostered a collaborative environment that enabled teams and stakeholders to work more closely and improved overall performance.

Worked extensively with business experts and IT Teams through each phase of projects to ensure delivered solutions brought business value.

Education

B.A., International Relations and Affairs Houdegbe North American University, Benin.

certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe 5.0)

Scrum Master Accredited Certification (SMAC)

Technical Skills

Tools: JIRA, JIRA Align, Confluence, TFS, Devops & Jenkin, Kanban, Waterfall, XP, Miro, Rally, Version One, Trello, CI/CD, .Net, B2B/B2C Experience, LeSS/SaaS, SAFe, Spotify, Lean, PI Planning, R2D2.

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