Scrum Master Project Manager

OLADOTUN LAWAL,MBA, PSM, SAFe, PMP Sn. Scrum Master Norristown, PA 19401 Mobile Number: 971-***-**** Email Number: **************@*****.***

Summary

Experienced Senior Scrum Master with 9 years of delivering top end projects to customers/stakeholders. I have a great knowledge on importance of customer, centricity satisfaction and value delivery. I Have used my agile leadership skills in establishing team effective environment by coaching team on scrum practices, facilitating ceremonies and helping in value delivery. Looking for new challenging environment to thrive with my experience and acquire more knowledge.

EMPLOYMENT AND WORK EXPERIENCE

Snr. Scrum Master

Morgan Stanley

Feb. 2019 – Current

Ensured the application of agile framework to the development process to increase effectiveness of product development or architecture which led to consistent productivity in the team.

Identified and removed impediments that interfered with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal resulting in meeting sprint goals in 95% of sprints

Coached and help the Product owner on keeping a well refined and prioritized product backlog

Mentored and Coached Scrum teams to successfully deliver a product (Data warehouse migration) for analytical purpose with a budget of $3,000,000

Utilized Agile Scrum practices to help the team increase their velocity by 80% within the first year of joining the team

Coached team on scrum practices and interactions over processes and tools

Facilitated daily scrum meetings, scheduled meetings demo and decision-making processes to maintain quick inspection and proper use of adaptation process.

Guided the team on the correct & successful use of the scrum process, tracks team progress with appropriate metrics

Coached teams on need for commitment to deliver products on time and the value of metrics and incremental delivery

Facilitating stakeholder collaboration as requested or needed

Helping employees and stakeholders understand and enact an empirical approach for complex work

Utilized JIRA and Trello to manage all workflow and to track metrics effectively to communicate team velocity, burn down charts and sprint/release progress to the team.

Leveraged Burndown and team velocity charts to improve backlog estimates and product plans which helps in improving estimation.

Helped teams in estimation and practical planning for software development projects

Managed the numbers of deliverables possible in an iteration, which is based on evidence and reliable source and correct estimation

Coached the team and individuals on the core Scrum skills and other softer skills to enable them to be efficient team members who enjoy the work they do

Sn. Scrum Master

Walmart Dec. 2016 – Jan. 2019

Investigated, identified, and removed impediments that affected the team to deliver the sprint goal resulting in meeting sprint goals in most sprint

Enabled a continuous learning environment, identified ways to strengthen the team’s understanding of Agile concepts, principles and ensure decisions were data driven

Coached teams on need for commitment to deliver products on time and the value of metrics and incremental delivery.

Utilized Agile Scrum practices to help the team increase their velocity by 65% within the first year of Agile adoption

Successfully resolved conflicts by focusing on scrum values of openness, honesty, and respect while using JIRA to track progress of impediment backlog.

Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinements for 2-week sprint cycles emphasizing on continual improvement.

Coached and mentored scrum teams on how Agile framework can be utilized to enable team to reach desired goal

Facilitated weekly backlog refinement sessions with the team, ensuring work items are estimated as to product owners’ priorities.

Protected team members from interruptions and distractions to maximize productivity

Utilized JIRA and Trello to manage all workflow and to track metrics effectively to communicate team velocity, burn down charts and sprint/release progress to the team.

Leveraged Burndown and team velocity charts to improve backlog estimates and product plans which helps in improving estimation.

Utilized creative skills in scrum ceremonies to coach teams transitioning into scrum in understanding and performing agility which resulted in team performance and overall product quality.

Implemented Agile Scrum Methodology throughout the organization to improve communications between Engineering, Product Management, and Business.

Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.

Facilitated team and cross-team Retrospectives to build good working relationships among the 3 agile teams.

Scrum Master

Spirit Airlines

Oct. 2013 -Nov. 2016

Lead and facilitate scrum events to ensure fluidity of team flow

Identify and remove impediments that may interfere with team progress

Coach team on the need to commit to delivering high value products to meet stakeholder expectations

Resolve team conflicts by utilizing scrum values of openness, honesty, and respect for one another

Help team to improve estimation by provoking the thought of the developers

Encourage team to expand their thought regarding user stories in order to deliver products with high value

Encourage team to adopt swarming to help reduce QA down time and improve team velocity

Shield team from outside interference and thereby remove impediments that could slow down progress

Encourage PO to always engage with stakeholders in order to gain better understanding of product requirements to help with better user story writing

Always communicating team metrics to members to help everyone understand where we stand as team and what needs to be celebrated or improved

Cardinal Health

Project Manager

April 2011 – Oct. 2013

Provided leadership and guidance necessary to plan and implement new customer and enterprise focused projects into the business unit operations.

Provides oversight to project teams to ensure tasks are met timely, scope is well defined and adhered to, proper approvals are obtained, and any risks or barriers to project progression are escalated and mitigated.

Create and maintain detailed project plans and timelines, project status reports, meeting minutes, action and decision logs and various other standard project artifacts.

Responsible for coordination of all project stakeholder groups and workstreams through the project lifecycle for successful delivery.

Participates and contributes to PMO team planning activities and meetings.

Monitors project budget and sizing against plan monthly and prepares analysis if established thresholds are not met.

Liaised between project team members and suppliers, delivering updates to all project stakeholders.

Ensured that project goals are accomplished and are in line with business objectives. Directed and coordinate activities of project personnel to ascertain that the project progresses on schedule and within budget.

Accelerated Network Ltd

Jr Project Manager Jan. 2010- April 2011

Maintained and monitored project plans, project schedules, work hours, budget and expenditure.

Organized, attended, and participated in stakeholders meeting

Ensured project adhere to the framework and all documents are maintained appropriately for each project.

Successfully assessed project risk and issues and provided solutions where applicable

Facilitated meetings where appropriate and distributed minutes to all project team members

Created a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective.

SKILLS

Agile values and Principles

Jira/Confluence

Scrum/Kanban/SAFe

Servant Leadership

Change Management

Backlog Refinement

Emotional Intelligence

Sound interactive and change management capacity.

Forecasting, estimation and budget management.

Sound analytical and numerical ability

Change Management/Deployment

Computer skills: Microsoft office (Word, excel, power point and outlook)

EDUCATION

Masters in Business Administration (MBA) In View Edinburgh Napier University

Bachelor of Science in International Business Management Edinburgh Napier University

CERTIFICATION AND LICENSES

Professional Scrum Master Certification (PSM)

Certified SAFe 5 Agilist

Project Management Professional (PMP)

International Leadership Association

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