Scrum Master Project Coordinator

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TITILAYO OLUWATAYO

Brooklyn, New York ***** **********@*****.*** 917-***-****

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Self-motivated scrum master with extensive experience at driving the adaptation of agile values, principles, and practices in agile environments for over 8 years. Adept at leveraging agile methods with business initiatives to deliver quantifiable and sustainable results. A servant leader versed in fostering communication and collaboration among team members, using superior analytical, interpersonal skills and problem-solving abilities. Demonstrated ability to motivate, organize, and coach scrum teams across multiple locations, with a track record of managing complex projects. Skilled in introducing and facilitating the adaptation of scrum principles and practices, removing impediments, and fostering self-organization. Result-oriented and passionate about improving processes and reducing waste, while helping the team grow to maximum potential. SKILLS • JIRA

• Confluence

• Effective Customer Communication

• Training Methodologies

• Change Management Process

• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

• Team Engagement

• Release Planning

• Kanban/Scrum

• Tableau

• Backlog Refinement

• Complex Problem-Solving

• Stakeholder Engagement

• Time Management

• Critical Thinking

• Active Listening

• Data Analysis

• Facilitation

• Strategic and Operations Planning

• Strong Interpersonal Skills

• Team Management

• Critical Thinking

WORK HISTORY SENIOR SCRUM MASTER 08/2017 to Current Uncommon Schools, New York, NY

• Facilitate scrum ceremonies

• Define Scrum and Jira guidelines/processes to help organization in agile development. Improved workflows and processes which helped to generate more than $10M in revenue

• Work with the UI/UX designer to have a better understanding of mock-up and write user stories

• Facilitate scrum ceremonies and manage multiple internal and outside scrum teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication

• Assist product owners and project managers in preparing and refining the backlog for Program Increment (large scale planning) as well as sprint planning

• Work closely with product management and technical stakeholders to clarify the schedule, status, and details of each project

• Restructured, organized, and mentored development and testing teams and interview developers, test leads, and business analysts

• Orchestrate environmental releases including testing sign-off, deployments and communications

• Encourage psychological safety within the teams which helped improve efficiency within the team by 15%. Plan Agile best practices and encourage team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity

• Work across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel

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• Oversee teams to deliver 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 PROGRAM DIRECTOR 09/2016 to 08/2017

HANAC Youth Services, Queens, NY

• Utilized data collected through evaluations, surveys, and outreach to inform program development and delivery

• Organized and prioritized workflow to meet established timeframes

• Demonstrated leadership within department by sharing experience and providing guidance

• Expanded project management competencies across company, strengthening support capabilities

• Held team members accountable and incentivized performance, driving strong cultural engagement

• Expanded project management competencies across company, strengthening support capabilities

• Held team members accountable and incentivized performance, driving strong cultural engagement

PROJECT MANAGER 03/2015 to 08/2016

HANAC Youth Services, Queens, NY

• Identified project stakeholders and performed In-depth stakeholders’ analysis and identification of those with major influence on the project

• Tracked project progress with respect to results, budget, and time while establishing performance and quality target. Reviewed and evaluated project plans and objectives

• Assigned resources and team members based on the skillset needed and structured training plans for team members

• Defined Gantt chart of the project in order to keep an eye on the contribution of each resource

• Communicated the method by which the monitoring and control of the project and its activities will be carried out

• Managed group meetings, created and delivered presentations to large audiences

• Assisted in program communications, marketing and messaging to various stakeholder needs SENIOR PROJECT COORDINATOR 06/2014 to 02/2015

HANAC Youth Services, Queens, NY

• Created job files for each project and maintained current data in each file

• Assisted with onboarding newly hired staff members and coached on task prioritization

• Kept projects on schedule by managing deadlines and adjusting workflows

• Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and keep appropriate parties updated on project developments

• Arranged travel and accommodation for team members and project partners

• Coordinated venue and catering arrangements, speaker and attendee liaison and material distribution for meetings and events

• Established rapport and engaged with stakeholders to build lasting professional relationships EDUCATION Bachelor of Science: Health

Brooklyn College - Brooklyn, NY

Master of Arts: Teaching

Relay Graduate School of Education - New York, NY

CERTIFICATION Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)

Project Management Professional (In Progress)

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