Scrum Master Project Manager

VICTOR M NJEI

PSM, SSM

Houston TX. Email ●*************@*****.*** Phone ● (832) -887- 7105

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Scrum Master for 7 Years with 15 Plus years in IT, with specialty in Information Management and Strategic Planning, Business Process Improvement. Experienced in providing support to Product Owners/stakeholders.

7 Years of Agile experience specifically as a Scrum Master leading multiple teams on various projects through SDLC using Agile frameworks such as Scrum and SAFe

A Scrum Master successfully managing development teams and transitioning them from Waterfall to Agile methodology

A Scrum Master that has managed projects on AWS Cloud Services. I have over see projects on DATA Migration from On Premised to Cloud for different companies.

A servant leader with experience working closely with Product Owners in product backlog grooming, prioritization, story estimation, management. Manage Multiple Purpose Authentication Projects for Banks and Companies security.

Experience with Pi

Planning and facilitation of MSP Strategies in successful Project management

Professional / SAFe Scrum master with over 7 years of experience IT Agile coach, and managing multiple teams as a servant-leader, mentor, facilitator, and teacher.

Coached team members on Agile processes and facilitated PI planning meetings like Scrum Of Scrum Meetings, . Maintained task board and limit WIP on Kanban boards

Experience utilizing Agile project management tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps.

Working knowledge on other agile methodologies such as of Kanban and Lean.

Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions that minimized productivity. Demonstrate excellent conflict resolution skills

Working with RTE in coordination of work and during Releases Encouraged and implemented process improvements. Created team–building opportunities.

CORE COMPETENCIES /METHODOLOGIES, FRAMEWORKS & TOOLS Project

methodologies

SDLC, agile methodology (scrum) waterfall, scrum ban, safe, xp,

lean, strong work ethics, diligent &

Detail oriented, self-motivated highly organized. Risk management.

Process improvement, Microsoft office (power point, excel, word), outlook.

Conflict managements, excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Excellent time management, skills and ability to organize, prioritize and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

ADO, ActiveX Data Objects application program interface from Microsoft Defect tracking tools: JIRA, Azure DevOps, Rally, ALM Other tools: Zoom, Cisco Webex, Skype, Ms Teams, Slack, Figma, Mural, Trello Core competencies

/Skills

Facilitation, Strong knowledge of Scrum and Agile, Great Communication skills, Relationship management/ negotiation, Performance excellence, mediation & conflict management, Time Management, Organizational Skills Coaching/mentoring, process/procedural improvement, resource management, process/procedural improvement,

Project requirement gathering, risk management

CERTIFICATION

SAFe Scrum Master, SSM Certification, Scaled Agile

Professional Scrum Master, PSM, Scrum .org

Degree in Civil Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VERIZON Wireless Communication

SCRUM MASTER

JAN 2022 July2022

Understand the Corporate Vision, Business Strategy, Product Vision, Product Strategy, Solution and Value Disco of the company or team before leading them

Ensures that all team members adhere to Scrum properly throughout the SDLC processes so that code meets business requirements, company standards, and quality expectations

Creates a trusting and safe environment for the Scrum team where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on problem solving.

Coordinates company-based training with the PMO office to better understand and adopt best practices such as Pair Programming, Code Refactoring, Automated Testing, DOD, DOR, User Story Mapping.

IDL Technologies Inc / WIPRO

Milpitas CA

Scrum Master

July 2022 Dec 2022

I have to know the team or company Product Vision, Product Strategy, Solution;

Scheduled and facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, managed Kanban story board, Sprint Demo & Sprint Retrospective meetings.

Supports and partner with the Product Owners in managing and maintaining a healthy groomed backlog.

Continuously work with Scrum teams while looking for ways to improve software delivery

(Continuous improvement).

ITC Management Group Dallas, TX

Scrum Master

March 2020 –-- Nov 2021

I facilitated the projects in an agile manner by scheduling scrum meetings

Mange and coordinate with my PO and RTE PI planning meetings for 5 to 12 teams.

Mentoring, coaching & transforming teams towards Agility and making efforts to let the Team deliver with high quality and high productivity.

Training teams to Facilitate Kanban boards and scrum ceremonies (grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives& daily scrum}

Safely supervise team on Data Migration project. for Oil and Gas Companies. INOTECH GLOBAL Madisonville

Wisconsin

Scrum Master

February 2019 January 2020

Facilitating: Creation of the Definition of Ready (DoR) and ensuring DoR is followed throughout the project; conducting the revision session to DOR as per needed o Program-level Scrums of Scrum

Ensuring the stories are sized according to sizing guidelines, maintaining a guideline for estimations and publishing among the team as part of coaching

Generating reports Sprint Health Assessment Dashboard Sprinting, Sprint Burndown / Sprint Burnup, Sprint Cumulative Flow, Sprint Capacity by Team Members & Dependency Status Dashboard

TD BANK Dallas TX

Scrum Master

Mar 2018 Dec 2018

Facilitated scrum meetings (sprint release planning, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and daily stand-ups).

Collaborated with product owners on developing, updating, prioritizing, and grooming the product backlog.

Coordinate and facilitate Bank Projects on Asset Managements and Trade Experience.

Conducted working sessions and planning meetings for User Stories elaboration and decomposition. Identifying and managing issues and resolving challenges.

Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams with diverse personalities, during high pressure scenarios, within extremely tight deadlines

AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCCE

Laurel MD

Agile Coach

December 2016 November 2017

Responsible for improving processes and process development within a corporate culture that emphasizes accountability, discipline, and attention to detail at all levels. Solving complex problems and providing operable solutions; acted with minimal direction and took initiatives. Lead development team by collaborating with business partners to define a product backlog. I interpret business requirements into system specifications; write stories for development, and deliverables. I facilitated the projects in an agile manner by scheduling scrum meetings - including daily standup, demonstrations, retrospectives, sprint planning and backlog grooming.

Scheduled and facilitated Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Up, managed Kanban story board.

Requirement & data gathering, Scoping, Create and Project Planning, Quality Management, Procurement, Risk Analysis end to end coordination

Managed stakeholder engagement in various business units and the development teams

Improved team velocity by incorporating capacity planning into sprint planning.

Supported the Product Owner to ensure the backlog has sufficient prioritized user stories at a ready status to stay ahead of the Team

CONN’S RETALS Houston TX

Scrum Master

February 2015 October 2016

Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams with diverse personalities, during high pressure scenarios, within extremely tight deadlines

Supports and partner with the Product Owners in managing and maintaining a healthy groomed backlog.

Continuously work with Scrum teams while looking for ways to improve software delivery

(Continuous improvement).

Ensures that all team members adhere to Scrum properly throughout the SDLC processes so that code meets business requirements, company standards, and quality expectations

METRO SOCIAL MEDIA Dallas Tx

Project Manager IT

April 2010 November 2014

As a Project Managers I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of any project in a company’s IT department, which includes managing a team of employees to ensure projects are completed on time and within their specified budgets. Some of my IT Project Manager’s day-to-day duties include are

Setting project goals and coming up with plans to meet those goals

Maintaining project timeframes, budgeting estimates and status reports

Managing resources for projects, such as computer equipment and employees

Coordinating project team members and developing schedules and individual responsibilities

Implementing IT strategies that deliver projects on schedule and within budget

Using project management tools to track project performance and schedule adherence

Conducting risk assessments for projects

Developed process improvement procedures to improve operational efficiency

Organizing meetings to discuss project goals and progress ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Brought in Agile best practices such as time-boxing, continuous integration, code/design reviews, transparency, accountability, rally tracking, product visioning, technical debt reduction, self-management, empowerment and role training, which resulted in the realization of velocity improvement of more than 80%

Spearheaded the agile transformation journey for several projects (Waterfall Teams to Scrum Teams and Empowered Teams to self-organize and grow cross-functionally)

Institutionalized the implementation of Kanban into Maintenance Teams and led them through continuous improvement mind set, which resulted in significant improvement in cycle time

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Juliana King University Houston TX USA

Master’s degree in Christian Counseling and Theology : 2019

Bachelor’s degree in theology/ Conflict Resolution : 2017

Diploma Conflict Analysis-United States Institute of Peace: 2020

I am an author of the book The IDEAL LEADERSHIP Handbook on Agile methodology in the corporate world

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