Ahmed Lawal CSM, CSSM

929-***-**** • Linkedin • ad1q1q@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Highly experienced SAFe/Scrum Master and Project Manager with overall 8years of experience in the software development and delivery industry. Specialized in utilizing Agile Methodology and Scrum techniques to deliver successful projects. Proven ability to manage and lead multi-functional teams consisting of software engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders. Experienced in managing timelines, budgets, resources, and ensuring successful software product release. Recognized for effective communication and problem-solving skills.

SDLC Management

Change Management

Agile Transformation

Product Roadmaps

Status & Metric Reporting

Dependency Management

Risk Management

PI Planning

Backlog Management

Frameworks: Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe); Waterfall Tools: Atlassian Suite (JIRA, Confluence, Trello); Office 365; MIRO; Trello; Azure Devops; Slack, SharePoint, Smartsheet, Project Portfolio Mgt tools, HP ALM; EXPERIENCE

Fidelis, Queens, NY. 01/2019- Current

Scrum Master

• Managed two teams, one utilizing the Scrum framework and another utilizing the Kanban framework

• Facilitated the planning, design, and development of software products, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality projects

• Collaborated with product owners, business analysts, and other stakeholders to ensure the successful delivery of software products

• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives to ensure the teams worked efficiently

• Coached teams in Agile/Scrum best practices, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

• Monitored team progress and identified areas for improvement

• Facilitated team collaboration and removed impediments to progress

• Track OKRs and KPIs and align these with Organizational goals

• Facilitate Scrum of Scrums as part of Enterprise Level Agile Unit as well as with other scrum & Devops teams to

• ensure knowledge sharing, uniformity of practice and alignment of organization goals.

• Maintained sprint and release burndown charts, task boards, and other Agile metrics

• Developed and maintained production support standards and processes

• Provided feedback and guidance to team members on project performance

• Conducted team retrospectives to ensure continuous improvement of processes and tools

• Educate Self and team on best practice technical practices (e.g. TDD, Automated testing) to ensure consistent and quality product delivery

Airtek Corporation, NY. 06/2015-01/2019

Scrum Master, 04/2017 to 01/2019

• Developed and implemented efficient and effective scrum process for an IT team at Airtek.

• Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrum meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Established and maintained Agile best practices for all members of the IT team.

• Ensured team was familiar with Scrum methodology and its concepts.

• Coached and mentored team members on Agile methodologies. Ahmed Lawal CSM, CSSM

929-***-**** • Linkedin • ad1q1q@r.postjobfree.com

• Worked with product owners and stakeholders to elicit requirements and develop user stories.

• Established and maintained detailed project plans and timelines.

• Developed and supported website development projects, including providing support to existing sites.

• Resolved impediments or escalated issues to higher-level stakeholders.

• Collaborated with distributed engineering teams and coordinated efforts to ensure successful project delivery

• Monitored project progress and provided status updates to team and stakeholders. Project Manager, 6/2015 to 04/2017

• Managed a team of IT professionals and infrastructure specialists to ensure the successful delivery of AirTek projects

• Developed project plans, schedules and budgets to meet client expectations and requirements

• Monitored and tracked project progress and milestones, and identified risks and issues to ensure successful completion

• Coordinated with stakeholders and team members to ensure project requirements were met

• Developed and maintained relationships with vendors to ensure successful project delivery

• Facilitated regular project status meetings with team and stakeholders to ensure project goals are

• Developed and implemented project management processes, procedures and best practices for IT and infrastructure projects

• Provided technical guidance and support to team members to ensure successful project delivery

• Prepared project documentation and reports for management review and approval

• Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures throughout the duration of the project Purple Drive Tech 3/2014 to 06/2015

Project Coordinator

• Coordinated the development and implementation of new projects with internal stakeholders

• Monitored and reported project milestones, deliverables and timelines

• Developed and maintained project budgets and schedules

• Developed project-specific risk management strategies

• Developed project plans, including scope, deliverables, activities, resources and timeline

• Established and monitored project quality standards

• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Led project teams in the successful completion of projects

• Implemented effective change control and project management processes

• Reviewed and analyzed project results and reports

• Managed project scope, timeline, budget and deliverables CERTIFICATION & EDUCATION

Bachelor of Tech in Agricultural Economics & Extension

Certified Scrum Master

Certified SAFe Scrum Master

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