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Resume:
IKENNA NNEJI CSM
adcjf6@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Result oriented, certified scrum master with a track record of thorough and effective work with diverse scrum teams
Well-groomed facilitator of various scrum ceremonies like sprint planning, daily stand up, backlog grooming.
Adoption of agile related techniques (MOSCOW, 100point method and Planning Poker) to ensure team understand agile practices and values.
Use of Agile/Scrum related tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Rally and SharePoint to document and visualize stories, tasks, and measure performance through burn down charts/velocity charts.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, public speaking, critical thinking and conflict resolution skills.
A Proactive and dedicated team player, with a proven track record in producing high quality work under tight deadlines and in multi-tasking to meet business goals.
SKILLS AND TOOLS
Conducting agile ceremonies, refinement of product backlog, estimation and prioritization of user stories, gathering of requirements, test driven development, waterfall, agile and scrum processes, effective and engaging written and verbal communication, detailed organization skills, leadership, coaching, conflict resolution, ability to build and maintain working relationships with team members, vendor and other stakeholders involved in the projects, MS Office 365, MS Visio, MS Dynamics 365, JIRA, Confluence.
RELEVANT CARREER EXPERIENCE
Agile Scrum Master
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield • Norfolk • Jul 2019 – Jan 2020
Worked as an agile transformation agent
Worked as a servant leader
Coached the team on the adherence to scrum/Kanban framework
Facilitated scrum ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Daily standup, Sprint Review and interactive Sprint Retrospectives.
Assisted the team in story point estimation using various techniques like planning poker and resolve any issues through the process
Managed the burn-down charts
Promoted self-organization of the team and remove impediments to value delivery
Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning sessions
Ensured the DOD is clear and precise to avoid confusion in the future, which could impede value delivery.
Coached the team on being agile not just doing agile
Ensured team maturity occurs over time at an optimum pace
Agile Scrum Master
Cinethesys • Texas • Feb 2016 – July 2019
Worked closely with product owner in prioritizing the Product backlog using techniques like MoSCoW and WSJF to ensure delivery of highest value in the shortest time
Facilitated the product backlog grooming sessions to break epics into user stories through vertical slicing and implementing INVEST criteria
Participated in PI planning sessions and scrum of scrum meetings
Assisted product owner in splitting large user stories to smaller stories that meet the definition of ready.
Kept watch on team capacity and velocity to guide team in sprint planning
Ensured speedy value delivery by actively looking out for and removing impediments to team members.
RELEVANT CERTIFICATION
Certified Scrum Master
EDUCATION
MSc Finance 2012
University of Calabar, Cross River
BSc Banking and Finance 2006
University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu
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