Scrum Master Power Authority

MORUFUDEEN OLOWU

***************@*****.*** 917-***-**** Brooklyn NY 11208

ACCOMPLISHMENT

SKILLS

Led the change management training effort by delivering 58+ unique artifacts, reducing timeline to train new users by 60% and led the training for the help desk team so that they are equipped to train end-user support at Beaumont Health

Collaborate with and influencing all levels of the organization to empower and enable teams to execute Agile framework.

Trained three traditional waterfall teams transforming to agile scrum. Overcame challenges of distributed teams by creating best practices and increasing velocity by no less than 3% sprint by sprint between 2018-2019.

Coached 20+ teams to higher levels of maturity by improving their process and ensuring they adhered to the Scrum framework at Cvent

User Story writing,

Agile Project Management,

User Story Mapping and Estimation

Backlog Management

Servant Leadership,

Product Management,

Application development,

Defect Management,

Conflict Management,

Lean /Agile Mindset,

Quality Assurance,

Process Improvement and Communication.

Scrum, XP, JIRA, Confluence,

Azure Devops,

SQL,

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC),

SharePoint,

Kanban

Miro, Mural

Analytical Thinking,

CI/CD,

Business Analysis,

Change Management,

WORK HISTORY

SCRUM MASTER 04/2019 to CURRENT

TECTONIC FOREST HILLS, NY

Coached agile and scrum best practices for team and cross-team collaboration and processes

Built relationship with Product owner and other stake holders to facilitate team's interaction with them.

Coached Product Owners in creation and maintenance of Product Backlog.

Guided teams on how to implement and use Agile frameworks and practices

Continuously learned Agile/Scrum techniques and shared findings with team.

Identified and remove team roadblocks and coached teams to self-organize and high performing.

Ensured teams successful delivery of work committed to in a sprint.

Organized and facilitated project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint, release planning, demos, and other Scrum-related meetings.

Provided all support to team using servant leadership style whenever possible and led by example.

Proactively identified and found ways to resolve issues to prevent distractions and keep projects on track.

Assisted with dependency management and cross team coordination.

AGILE SCRUM MASTER 01/2017 to 03/2019

JPCL ENGINEERING HILLSBOROUGH, NJ

Coached and Mentored 2 cross functional teams to deliver quality products for successful application modernization which resulted in 33.3% increase in revenue for program.

Facilitated scrum ceremonies within Scrum framework such as Daily Standup, Backlog Refinement, Sprint and Sprint Review and Sprint Retrospective.

Worked closely with Product Owners to ensure product backlog is properly maintained and effectively prioritized to deliver maximum value to customers.

Facilitated team agreement creation, definition of done and definition of ready, leveraging on engineering practices, extreme programming behaviors and DevOps practices (TDD/CI/CD), to deliver higher product quality.

Created and manage user-stories in JIRA and Confluence.

Rolled out first community of practice in program which resulted in reduced process waste caused by lack of synergy and shared understanding of best practices.

Facilitate technical discussions, decision making, impediment resolution and conflict resolution.

Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment.

PROJECT MANAGER/SCRUM MASTER 06/2014 to 01/2017

PAREXELL LOWELL, MA

Responsible for coaching new teams on appropriate Agile Framework implementation (Scrum, Lean, Kanban)

Created project deliverables such as communication plan, weekly status reports, project plan, project roadmap project kick off presentation, Action Log etc.

Facilitated getting work done without coercion or dictating work.

Built trusting and safe environment where problems could be raised without fear of blame with emphasis on problem solving.

Tracked and effectively communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to all affected teams and management.

Ensured team and stakeholders' understanding of agile and Scrum constantly improved from sprint to sprint.

Coordinated all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story grooming, and Release Planning.

Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.

Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value, inspiring teams in implementation of new techniques.

PROJECT MANAGER 04/2010 to 06/2013

NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY Lagos, Nigeria

Boosted revenues by coordinating and executing projects and growing inventory diversity

Identified, reviewed and applied policies and procedures

Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays

Built successful project plans covering objectives, resources and staffing to meet schedules

Mapped current business and operational processes and recommended

areas for improvement.

EDUCATION

Certified Scrum Master

Diploma in Information Technology, Mafco Computer College.

Lagos, Nigeria

Bachelor of Science Statistics 1996

University of Ilorin, Ilorin NIGERIA.

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