Certified SAFe Scrum Master
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OLUWABUKOLA OLAJIDE
Mays Landing, NJ
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www.linkedin.com/in/oluwabukola-olajide-83a9a4254
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Qualified Safe Scrum Master Professional with vast experience coaching and mentoring highly skilled teams. Focused driven with vast experience delegating tasks, managing projects and topnotch ability in organizing workflows, solving complex problems, and making rational decisions based on Sound judgement and great analytical strength.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAFe Scrum Master, KCT Bank, IL
January 2021 to Date
Exhibit the behaviors of a Lean-Agile Leader with a Lean-Agile Mindset. Help the team embrace Lean-Agile Values, adopt and apply Lean-Agile Principles, and implement Lean-Agile practices.
Support the team rules: Reinforce the lightweight Agile Team rules including rules of Scrum, Built-In Quality practices from Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban, and any other process rules the team has agreed upon.
Continuously challenge the old norms of development to improve performance in the areas of quality, predictability, flow, and velocity. Help the team focus on daily and Iteration Goals in the context of current Program Increment (PI) Objectives.
Lead team efforts in relentless improvement: Help team improve and take responsibility for their actions; facilitate the team retrospective. Teach problem-solving techniques and help the team become better problem-solvers for themselves.
Facilitate meetings: Facilitate team meetings, including (where applicable) the Daily Stand-up, Iteration Planning, Iteration Review, and Iteration Retrospective.
Support the Product Owner: Help the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
Eliminate impediments: Actively addresses blocking issues so that the team can remain focused on achieving the objectives of the Iteration.
Promote SAFe quality practices: Help foster the culture of technical discipline and craftsmanship that is the hallmark of effective Agile teams. Provide guidance to assist the teams in constantly improving the quality of their deliverables and meeting the Definition of Done (DoD).
Build a high-performing team: Focus on ever-improving team dynamics and performance. Help the team manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and opportunities for growth. Escalate people problems to management where necessary, but only after internal team processes have failed to resolve the issue; help individuals and teams through personnel changes.
Protect and communicate: Communicate with management and outside stakeholders; help protect the team from uncontrolled expansion of work.
Coordinate with other teams: Represent the team in the Scrum of Scrums (SoS) meeting, and pass information from that meeting back to the team. Coordinate with the System Team, User Experience, Architecture, and Shared Services.
Facilitate preparation and readiness for ART events: Assist the team in preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt.
Support estimating: Guide the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate Stories and Features.
SAFe Scrum Master, Walmart, NJ
February 2019 to December 2021
Drives Agile Scrum ceremonies for multiple product teams
Defines goals, deliverables, and schedules for managing multiple medium complexity projects within a program
Creates accountability matrix for your projects
Assesses and identifies resources required for successful program completion
Identifies potential risks for successful completion of your projects
Monitors the program progress against timelines and approved milestones
Leads cross functional coordination meetings to review progress and risks
Identifies internal stakeholders for own area of work and engage on a periodic basis
Builds strong relationships within the immediate working group
Communicates clearly and concisely in one-to-one/stakeholder meeting involving one–two teams
Demonstrates working knowledge of products and services
Identifies potential risks for successful completion of your projects
Comprehends the financial plan for multiple project implementation
Product Owner, Wellsfargo Bank, NJ
August 2015 to November 2018
Accounts for specialized product development support based on sound product expertise and knowledge of Agile/Scrum processes, roles and practices
Integrates knowledge of the enterprise sub-function’s or business line’s overarching strategy in developing solutions across multiple functions or operations
Interprets internal/external business challenges and the industry environment, recommends course of action and best practices to improve products, processes, or services
Leads and integrates cross-function understanding within field of specialty, and /or projects with significant resource requirements, risk and / or complexity
Solves or may lead others to solve complex problems; leads efforts or partners with others to develop new solutions Uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify solutions
Impacts the achievement of sub-function or business line objectives within the area they are accountable for
Communicates difficult concepts; converts information to compelling business context and advice; influences and gains alignment across increasingly senior stakeholders
Works autonomously as the lead and guide others within area of expertise
Project Manager, Our Lady’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, NJ
June 2013 to May 2015
Assists in the development of departmental policies and procedures regarding issues such as infection control, patient privacy, and safe working conditions
Monitors progress on projects, communicating with clients to ensure that they are satisfied with the work that is being done, and resolving any issues that arise
Manages staff within the department to ensure that all projects are completed on time and within budget
Oversees the procurement of supplies and materials needed for projects, including equipment and labor costs
Schedules medical staff members’ time for appointments with patients, surgeries, tests, and other procedures
Develops budgets for projects and monitoring expenditures to ensure that costs remain within approved limits
Maintains contact with clients to ensure that they are satisfied with the services being provided to them
Reviews proposals from vendors to determine which company will be best able to fulfill the client’s needs
Reviews plans for new construction projects to ensure compliance with codes and regulations
Patient Care Assistant, Our Lady’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, NJ
April 2011 to June 2013
Takes vital signs and records this information on a medical chart
Assists with the collection of lab specimens
Transports patients to and from operating rooms, laboratories, and examining rooms
Helps with bathing and grooming tasks
Assists patients who need help walking or standing
Communicates a patient’s needs to nurse and doctors as appropriate
Feeds patients, ensuring that any special dietary needs are strictly adhered to
Aids people in the use of any medical devices and equipment required for their specific condition
Assists individuals with taking medication when needed
Lifts patients to move them and prevent bedsores
Updates relief workers on any unusual situations that may need to be addressed during their shift
SKILLS
Motivation to work as part of a team or as an individual contributor with good communication and problem-solving skills that help team build partnerships and foster collaborative relationship with stakeholders, product owners, development team and Management team.
Good organizational skills and the ability to manage deadlines with self-motivation, proficiency, and integrity to help team stay focused and on track
Ability to mentor and communicate ideas effectively and clearly to provide clear direction, and to remove any obstacles that may prevent team from achieving their goal.
Thoroughness in accomplishing tasks through concerns for clients and all involved by monitoring and observing all changes and communicating information to ensure accuracy and efficiency with time and resources
Coaching team members to identify and overcome challenges, develop new skills and improve performance
EDUCATION CERTIFICATION
Certified Safe 5 Scrum Master (SSM)
Liberty University Masters Public Administration, Healthcare
Olabisi Onabanjo University (Nigeria) Bachelor of Arts Mass Communication
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