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MARY ADEBISI

+1-612-***-**** **********@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryadebisi/

CERTIFIED SCRUM MASTER AGILE COACH

** + years of experience bringing people together, breaking down barriers, and delivering solutions. PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Multi-certified scrum leader with a track record of helping teams to implement Agile to facilitate on-time product delivery. History of success driving key initiatives from planning through implementation, collaboration, mentoring, teaching and coaching to achieving positive and measurable organizational impact. Out-of-the-box thinker who supports and influences innovative technical solutions to address complex client needs and related business problems, ensuring on-time delivery and quality. Proficient in coaching teams in Agile adoption, with solid background in Agile concepts and best practices. An accomplished agile coach who excels at coaching and teaching new and mature teams how to develop the Agile mindset while focusing on delivery and self-organization.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Demonstrating expertise in establishing, maintaining, and developing productive working relationships within the team and with the business

Capable of bringing overwhelming enthusiasm and awareness to projects, applying expert techniques to remove impediments, keeping teams focused, and delivering success in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments.

Proven expertise in leading multiple teams, co-located, distributed, matured and new teams to successfully deliver up to 55% more than before.

Proven records of helping teams transform from waterfall to agile. Area of Key Strengths includes:

Scrum Master Talent Management Agile transformation SDLC CICD TDD BDD User acceptance testing Business Intelligence Stakeholder engagement Risk and dependencies management Process improvement Team building Team leadership Coaching Mentoring Conflict Resolution Communication, Great facilitator, Strong presentation Skills Stakeholder Relations Process Improvement Cross-functional Team Leadership Coaching agile practices Staff Training

& Development Process/Performance Improvement Risk Assessment/Management Regulatory Compliance Technical Proficiency: Jira, Trello, Servicenow, Azure DevOps, Rally, Mural, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Scrum Master/Agile Coach Teksystems Nov 2021

- Present

Work with senior leadership on understanding and embracing the aspects of agile software development that help the team achieve their goals on time by applying lean techniques and waste management.

Organized and facilitated Focused backlog grooming sessions with the Product Owner and Senior developers which reduced the Sprint planning time by more than 80% and also increased the team’s efficiency by giving them more time to concentrate on the Sprint work.

Coach and organized hands-on training for the Product Owners in maintaining product roadmap and delivery deadlines, breaking down high-level business intents into workable milestones for easier tracking and delivery.

Promote the application of Agile Lean principles and values and their application through coaching, and mentoring at the team and management levels.

Championed cultural change and collaborated with other Coaches on plans and techniques for accelerating and advancing the organization's transformation while providing extensive guidance on Agile Scrum processes with goals of improving quality and Productivity.

Organize Value stream mapping sessions and help the teams come up with Team agreements, DOR and DOD.

Create and conduct training for Scrum Masters and teams related to agile best practices.

Help in transforming the team's mindset from waterfall to Agile by organizing training with hands-on exercises, enabling rapid understanding of Agile delivery.

Slash re-work rate by 75% through the introduction of best practices from various frameworks like FLOW, XP, LEAN, etc

Work with teams on initial tool setup and tool training.

Coached Product Owners on their roles and responsibilities within a scrum team Senior Scrum Master/ Lead Agilist Capstone Publishers Oct 2019 - Nov 2021

Facilitated all scrum events and related meetings like Sprint Planning, Daily Standup, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog refinement.

Tracked the team's progress and successes to make sure they are highly visible to the product owners and stakeholders; helped the product owner to prioritize and groom user stories in the product backlog to achieve enough READY items for the next sprint and reduce the sprint planning time by 90%.

Coached project managers, new scrum masters, and product directors on agile methodology and implementation.

Facilitated team discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution within the team and across multiple teams.

Helped remove organizational impediments which increased the team's productivity by 50%

Helped form a sustainable community of practice and participate in the agile center of Excellence

Conducted Agile Training workshops for stakeholders and teams on best practices and different frameworks in agile like Kanban, Scrum, and SAFe.

Started Scrum of Scrum and agile community of practice Senior Scrum Master- Skye Bank Feb

2016 - Aug 2019

Removed obstacles for the team by escalating an issue to leadership, resulting in early delivery of customer issue solutions.

Analyzed all tasks and activities assigned to the scrum team to ensure timely development with minimal technical debts, while maintaining the highest quality of performance which accelerated on-time delivery by 40%.

Ensured early identification and negotiation of dependencies before and during PI planning events.

Led and supported a scrum team to implement and launch the online and mobile banking application within 6 months.

Resolved cross-team impediments with other scrum teams to increase the effectiveness of multiple web-based applications in the organization.

Facilitated Agile adoption Retrospective for the organization with the leadership and guided teams with the outcome resulting in a transition to agile in less than 5 months. Scrum Master - Trendship Feb 2015-Feb 2016

● Let a Cross - Functional Self-organized software development team in agile processes

● Facilitated all Scrum events from Daily standup, Backlog refinement etc

● Assisted in training the team and leadership on agile best practices

● Facilitated removal of roadblocks and impediments for the team OTHER WORK EXPERIENCES

Communications Manager Opperon Solutions Dec 2012 - Jan 2015

Oversaw a team of communications and media relations professionals with a focus on achieving PR results.

Developed initiatives that increased customer satisfaction and happiness by 20%.

Attend and organize conferences and events to gain sales leads for partnerships, client relations, and sales.

Established priorities, provided work direction and assignments, and monitored works to make sure deadlines are met and conduct reviews.

EDUCATION

Adeyemi College of Education

B.Sc Ed. in Chemistry and Education --- 2014

Obafemi Awolowo University

Diploma in Computer Technology

CERTIFICATIONS

SAFe 5 Agilist.

SAFe SPC

Scrum.org: Professional Scrum Master 1.

ICAgile Certified Professional Agile Coaching. ICP – ACC.

Certified Scrum Trainer.

Certified Scrum Product Owner

Agile Scrum Leader Executive.

Certified DevOps Executive.

Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship and Management: Certified Customer Service Professional.

Chartered Institute of Customer Relationship and Management: Chartered Postgraduate Diploma in Customer Relationship Management.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Host and organizer of "The exceptional Agilists" a community of practice for scrum masters and aspiring Scrum masters to gather and learn together from time to time

Scrum Trainer, coach, and mentor

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