Scrum Master

Yetunde Kaka

Marietta, GA, ***** +1-470-***-****

*****.***********@*****.***

Professional Profile:

I am hard-working, highly motivated professional with years of experience in developing business software, web development and product/platform. My expertise includes designing and managing highly effective applications agile frameworks including lean, spearheading comprehensive updates to legacy systems, and consistently producing relevant and solution-oriented applications that align with vision of business goals.

I coach team on agile engineering best practices like Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Deployment (CD) enable frequent and automated code integration, testing, test automation, and deployment. Also, emphasizing Test-Driven Development (TDD),Promoting Pair Programming, Conducting Code Review and Encouraging Refactoring. Along with Payments/ACH. I am also proficient in various technologies and platforms including .NET, Sitecore, and digital project. I have developed multiple applications using .NET, including web applications and services. I have also worked extensively with Sitecore, a leading digital experience platform, and have developed various projects using its CMS and DMS capabilities.

Furthermore, I have experience in managing digital projects, including website development, e-commerce, and mobile application development. I have collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver quality digital products that meet user needs and business objectives. I apply innovative Scrum experience and work ethic to ensure that the team is following the agile framework and that the project is on track to achieve its goals while getting constructive feedback. In addition to my consistent leadership, strong assertive and accountable skills influencing management confidence in the delivery of business value. I have extensive ability to lead medium to large agile projects in strategic positive direction in a fast-paced environment. I have successfully facilitated sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos with the team and product owner/stakeholders in servant leadership. I am skilled in backlog creation, grooming, and prioritization and have a proven ability to identify and remove impediments to prevent distractions, maintain and publish agile metrics, and collaborate with stakeholders to coordinate release while coaching microsoft teams in a strategic direction. I am a self-motivated and self-managed professional with excellent interpersonal written communication skills and time management presentation skills. Facilitation skills that enable me to collaborate effectively with team members and stakeholders include coach, support team and train. EXPERIENCE

Senior Scrum Master Feb 2020 - Feb 2023

Baqit Solutions, Durban, SA

· I led strategic enterprise-wide projects using Agile methodology/Kanban and PMBOK Methodology.

· In my servant leadership capacity, I support my team through the transition from waterfall to Kanban by providing guidance and feedback, and removing any obstacles that may arise.

· I used Jira technology to schedule sprint planning sessions, demonstrations, and retrospectives. I also tracked and reported metrics such as velocity and burndown charts, which motivated the team and improved the metrics. This resulted in the teams becoming more self-managing and organized.

· I facilitated scrum ceremonies to ensure that team collaborate adheres to its chosen process, remove any impediments stick to agile software development best practices while enabling continuous improvement.

· I facilitation of all agile ceremonies including retrospectives, daily stand-ups, story grooming, demo/review and sprint planning.

· I was responsible for managing relationships and coordinating work between vendors, subcontractors and scrum team members off-shore across different time zones.

· I manage project documentation and to ensure that everyone has access to the information they need.

· I led development of a web-based problem tracking system for the data warehouse project management group, that significantly improved issue resolution, communication, ownership, BDD and timely resolution using the agile methodology throughout the project.

· I developed, updated and maintained all system development, technical and product information guides for information technology IT Solutions.. With my understanding of technical discipline I provided technical guidance and support to the team by making recommendations for enhancement, scheduled meeting with internal and external clients as needed to stay abreast of clients' concerns. At the same time using SharePoint 2013 to manage project documentation making sure everyone has access.

· I directed the coordination of all implementation, upgrades, new releases, bug repairs and change request projects for PCI by motivating and guiding scrum team.

· I ensured that the Agile development process is aligned with software development lifecycle(SDLC), user stories, automated testing, business requirement, business process, and timeline for continuous improvement and delivery of value aiding health outcomes.

· I managed and tracked life cycle of stories progress, facilitated ceremonies, and provide data-driven insights into teams performance with Jira. Also, I ensured our team worked within timeline of project ensuring deadlines are met by adhering to agile methodology.

· I scheduled meetings and ensured that everyone was aware of the scheduled meetings.

· I served as a servant leader to enable flexibility through transparency of the project.

· I encouraged a problem solving culture which mitigated the negative effects of competitive team members and ensure that the team is working in collaboration towards a common goal.

· I help the Agile development team stay focused on the customer, collaborate effectively, learn and experiment, continuously improved, and ensured transparency and visibility into the progress of the project. This helped maximize the value delivered to the business and ultimately driving the success of the project.

· I facilitate successful server gateway integration scrum team was able to deliver value through encouraged agile methodology best practices.

· I managed the development of e-commerce product that allowed the client to accept e-check online payments via a check ensuring health outcome is successful and delivers value to the organization and stakeholders.

· I use QA and data requirements for a successful product delivery by ensuring that QA is integrated into the process, using data to inform decision-making, working closely with the product owner, facilitating communication between the development team and QA, and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement.

Scrum Master Jul 2017 - Feb 2020

Instacart, Atlanta, GA

· I worked with a cross-functional scrum teams and product owner to deliver business solutions and provide expert guidance in cloud computing, private cloud, dedicated servers, and shared servers.

· I coached team members to meet commitments with high level of quality by not over estimating, through best practices of unit testing by development team.

· I facilitate the adoption of Kanban and Agile methodologies to streamline workflow and improve efficiency, while also promoting continuous improvement and maintaining a focus on delivering value to the business all through the ceremonies.

· I coached team members to meet commitments with high level of quality by not over estimating, through best practices of unit testing by development team which eliminates over estimating stories in sprint planning.

· I aided the flexibility of the team to respond quickly and effectively to changing business requirement or priorities, and to deliver value to the business in a timely and efficient manner.

· I Identified and resolved issues through collaborative efforts of scrum team and detailed communications during sprints to ensure delivery of value enabling a successful sprint.

· I coordinated the work of the Agile team and ensure that everyone is working towards the same problem solving goals, within timeline of the project and ensuring deadlines are met at the end of each sprint.

· I directed appropriate and timely communication with all scrum team members, department managers, stakeholders and I.T. management throughout the life of the project through effective use metrics.

· I empowered teams to self-organize, self managing and grow to fully cross-functional team.

· I was able to help the team identify areas for improvement, optimize their workflow, decision making in case of risks and ensure successful project delivery through mapping.

· I helped team members develop their skills and knowledge, build a collaborative and high-performing team, and improve the overall effectiveness of the Agile process though mentoring of team members to deliver business value.

· I coached the team achieve agility is while facilitating Agile ceremonies, helping the team adopt Agile principles, encourage collaboration and communication, remove impediments, promote continuous improvement, and help the team embrace change.

· I protected team from over-commitment coaching team on how to not be competitive but collaborative, managing backlog, and prioritize resolution of defects/bugs as evidenced by the on-time delivery of major initiatives in a flexible and committed manner.

· I facilitate the identification and mitigation of agile development project risks and issues by fostering an open and collaborative environment, encouraging team members to speak up, and proactively managing risks and issues throughout the project lifecycle..

· I manage & tracked process metrics which aides improvement initiatives identified in the retrospective and other communication forums while motivating agile development process improvements.

· By aiding the culture of my team through leading by example, fostering the culture of trust and transparency, encouraging continuous learning & improvements, promoting team work & collaboration, and facilitating scrum ceremonies, I coached the team to be effective and focused on delivering value to the business allowing continuous improvements.

· I assisted the product owner with keeping the backlog groomed and coach same on self management of the backlog and prioritization.

SQL Server DBA Feb 2015 - May 2017

Parker and Smith, Remote UK

· Managed and maintained multiple SQL Server instances in a production environment in waterfall project that later transitioned into agile methodology.

· Performed database administration tasks including backup and restore, database security, user management, and database performance tuning for the software development process.

· Monitored and coordination of database performance, identified and resolved performance bottlenecks.

· Developed and implemented database maintenance plans to ensure database integrity, availability, and reliability.

· Worked with development teams to design and implement database schemas and queries.

· Troubleshot and resolved database-related issues and errors.

· Configured and maintained database replication and clustering for high availability and disaster recovery.

· Developed and maintained documentation on database architecture, configuration, and procedures.

· Participated in on-call support rotation for critical database issues. Achievements:

· Successfully migrated multiple SQL Server instances from older versions to newer versions with minimal downtime.

· Reduced database backup and restore times by implementing compression and parallelism.

· Improved database performance by optimizing queries and indexes.

· Maintained uptime for critical production databases.

· Implemented database replication and clustering for high availability and disaster recovery. EDUCATION

L.L.B. Nigerian Law School

B.L. Lagos State University

Certified Scrum Master (CSM); Certified Agile Professional (CAP); A.W.S. Certified Cloud Practitioner; Microsoft BI; Tableau

SKILLS

Expert in: Project Management · Coaching · Consulting · Scrum · Scaled Agile Framework · Agile Project Management · Requirements Analysis · Agile Methodologies, AWS Cloud, Database Management, Data- Warehouse, TTD, SDLC, CI/CD/Jenkins, Jira/Confluence, Microsoft Access/Power/SharePoint, Microsoft visual studio, Agile Methodology, Project Management, Team management, Cross-functional, Risk Management, Problem solving, Strong Communication & Negotiation, Process improvement, Self organizing and collaborative, Conflict resolution, Detail Oriented, Servant Leader & Team motivator, Agile Coach and Mentor Intermediate in: Unit testing, Tableau, MS SQL, Business Intelligence SSAS,SSRS,SSIS, Power BI LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Amazon Web Services - H9QXS8PKMN11QSW1

Certified Scrum Master

International Scrum Institute - 052***********

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