Scrum Master

AFOLABI PETER SHONOIKI

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Experienced Agile/Waterfall software development professional with over 7 years of experience working within IT (5 years of experience working as a Scrum Master & 2 years working as a Business Analyst . Experienced with stakeholder management and able to effectively work cross-functionally. A dedicated team player with strong organizational and effective communication skills EDUCATION

Concordia University

Master of Business

Administration (MBA) –

Management Information

Systems

May 2020

CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

• Certified Scrum

Master (CSM)

• Professional Scrum

Maser (PSM 1)

• SAFe Scrum Master

(Nov 2020)

• Advanced Scrum

Master (Dec 2020)

• Oracle Database

• Network Security

• Project Management

• Jira/Confluence

• Agile Ralley

• Azure Dev Ops

• SQL

SKILLS

• Team collaboration

• Systems

Administration

EXPERIENCE

STACK IT Solutions Scrum Master

January 2018- present

• Led daily stand ups and Scrum Ceremonies for multiple Scrum Teams (2 Scrum & 1 Kanban)

• Worked with Product Owner to prioritize, groom, and decompose Product Backlog

• Tracked and removed Development teams’ impediments throughout the Sprint.

• Assisted organization with the transformation from Waterfall to Agile

• Navigated through transformation resistance through coaching like workshops, bootcamps, etc.

• Coached multiple Scrum Masters to ensure Scrum Framework is successfully implemented

• Worked with the development team to finalize both logical and physical design data table structure

MKIT Consulting Senior Scrum Master (Contactor)

August 2015- December 2017

• Led all the Scrum Ceremonies (i.e Sprint Planning Sessions, Demo Review, Retrospective and Daily Stand Up)

• Collaborated with Product Owner to prioritize and groom backlog

• Implemented & maintained Agile methodologies/mindset using Scrum framework throughout the team members (18) & organization

• Worked with cross functional teams to negotiate technical dependencies and craft timelines and plans for integrated product releases

• Assisted team members create user stories using wireframes and existing requirements

• Worked on a Retail Reporting application that helps retail clients manage and track critical sales data that is crucial to their business

• Used tools such as JIRA & Confluence to manage & analyze Agile data & metrics

• Emotional

Intelligence

• Cross-functional

Team Leadership

• IT Help Desk

• JIRA Administration

• Business Analysis

• Software

Development

lifecycle

• Team Building

• Kanban

• Agile methodologies

• Facilitated discussions with Development Team to finalize

“Acceptance Criteria, Definition of Done, and “Definition of Ready Lightheights Global services Jr Business Analyst March 2013 – July 2015

• Negotiated and liaise between operation stakeholders and vendor to implement efficient and high-performance technology and operational solutions

• Participated in stakeholder meetings to define Functional and Non-functional business requirements

• Created impact and work assessments for planned work to be assessed and fulfilled

• Worked with PM to coordinate daily activities between applications development and Product Management

• Reviewed and Analyzed Vision and Scope documents; Identified Key issues and Risks involved in developing the new BPM system (Business process management

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