Scrum Master Project Manager
Resume:
IFEYINWA EJEKAM
Professional Summary
Certified Scrum Master with proven ability to integrate work across relevant areas, develop the business and services to enhance customer satisfaction, manage risks appropriately, develop and execute business plans, and provide exceptional service to both internal and external customers. Proven ability to plan, organize, coordinate, and schedule multiple projects with minimal direction. Demonstrated experience in effectively communicating technical and complex concepts to others with diverse backgrounds.
Work History
Costco - Scrum Master/Project Manager
Fremont, CA
12/2021 – 04/2024
Assist in developing and refining the Project Schedule, ensuring it meets required deadlines.
Remove impediments and support development team and trading teams members to keep them focus on common goal and sprint goal, business value and protecting team from over committing.
Facilitate crucial conversations with teams when conflict resolution opportunities arise and empower the delivery teams to self-govern and self-organize.
Track project productivities and perform cost analysis during and post project to allow for prompt accurate invoicing, project accounting, and lessons learned on future projects.
Develops and presents business case, develops project plan and identifies resource needs, procures necessary resources, defines roles on project teams, leads team meetings, and assures healthy team dynamics.
Defines, manages and enforces detailed project plan and uses PM best practices to deliver projects against schedule, cost, resource, scope and quality expectations. Monitors progress against plan and proactively communicates variances.
Monitor project risks and scope to identify potential problems and proactively identify solutions to address them in advance.
Primary point of contact for communication to internal customers for analytic support, enhancements, and changes.
Improved efficiency gains across teams resulting in significant cost savings for the department.
Conduct Sprint Capacity Planning, Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective sessions including the daily Stand-up, and weekly story grooming sessions.
Create an exciting working environment to bring team cohesiveness, build trust and transparency.
US Bank - Scrum Master
Chicago, IL
11/2018 - 10/2021
Managed and developed Scaled Agile portfolios of the highest complexity.
Guided the teams to follow Agile and Scrum practices to promote prioritization, team readiness, and commitment for each Sprint.
Optimized scrum team velocity to identify improvement opportunities to achieve higher levels of team performance.
Oversaw systemic impediments to team agility and guide the teams on methods to escalate.
Delivered capabilities using agile practices while following the Software Development Lifecycle, business process mapping, and various release processes to ensure all risk, security, and development requirements are met.
Partnered with discipline managers to convey their concerns to scrum teams about governance policies and adherence to corporate standards.
Collaborated with product owners, program or project managers to communicate delivery of work product from the teams and escalate key risks and issues impeding scrum team effectiveness.
Collaborated and consulted with peers, colleagues and managers to resolve issues and achieve goals.
Fidelity Investments - Project Manager
Chicago, IL
12/2015 - 11/2018
Oversaw technology implementation, resolving post-delivery adoption issues and challenges.
Championed end-to-end project management, encompassing meticulous planning, execution, monitoring, and delivery.
Defined project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
Crafted comprehensive project plans, schedules, and budgets, leveraging agile methodologies.
Coordinated resources and tasks, ensuring optimal utilization and adherence to timelines.
Monitored project health, proactively identifying and mitigating risks and issues utilizing robust risk management frameworks.
Communicated project progress, status updates, and outcomes effectively to stakeholders and leadership.
Drove continuous improvement initiatives, optimizing project management processes and leveraging cutting-edge technologies.
Holy Ghost College - Teacher
Lagos, NG
01/2013 - 11/2016
Developed strong relationships with students, parents, and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
Managed classroom behavior effectively by establishing clear expectations, modeling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
Assisted in creating a safe and nurturing classroom environment that promoted emotional well-being and academic growth for all students.
Enhanced classroom engagement using interactive teaching methods, such as group projects and hands-on activities.
Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behavior to facilitate ongoing communication with parents about their child’s educational journey.
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Skills
Project Management
Stakeholder Management
Documentation Management
Training and Development
Backlog Management
Decision Making
Written Communication
Conflict Resolution
Waterfall Methodology
Project Budgeting
Servant Leadership
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
JIRA/Confluence
Kanban
Resource Planning
User Stories
Backlog Grooming
Agile Metrics Tracking
Meeting facilitation
Agile Best Practices
Scrum Framework Expertise
Certification
Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)
Education
University of Nigeria Nsukka
Nigeria
Bachelor of Science: Health Education
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