Scrum Master Business Analyst
Resume:
Augustine Ogbonnah
Augustine Ogbonnah (PSM, PSPO, FCIB, BSc., MBA)
Agile Business Analyst Scrum Master Product Owner Houston, TX 77031
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Professional Summary
A committed and resourceful professional Agile Business Analyst, Scrum Master, and Product Owner with about 7 years of proven track record of successfully leading software development teams projects. Adept agile mindset leader, promoter, facilitator, team motivator and collaborator. Expert at sculpting self-organized teams with focus on relentless improvements and continuous software delivery in rapidly evolving and dynamic environments. Knowledge and experience in healthcare, retail, e-commerce, consumer goods, etc.
Tools
Jira Confluence Balsamiq Wireframes Slack
MS Office Lucid MS Teams Zoom
SharePoint Google Docs Google Slides SQL
Work Experience
Business Analyst/Scrum Master
Elevated Technologies (IT Consulting Firm) Nov 2019 to Date
• Work on multiple products and multiple teams across multiple industries.
• Double as Scrum Master and managed all scrum ceremonies.
• Elicits and documents requirements through user stories, use cases, process flow diagrams, etc.
• Confirm that complex requirements are executable, testable, and complete, rather than ambiguous.
• Knowledge of Agile methodology
• Experience eliciting and documenting requirements in a clear and concise manner.
• Experience on a variety of projects, both simple and complex- Comfortable writing basic to moderately complex SQL queries,
• Able to communicate to all levels in an organization, strong problem-solving skills, adaptable, flexible, proactive, and willing to take ownership.
• Builds relationships and collaborates with business units, development teams, and other stakeholders to gather, analyze and prioritize requests.
• Formulate real time agile metrics and dashboard to guide and support the team real time.
• Responsible for defining Stories and prioritizing the Team Backlog Augustine Ogbonnah
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• Responsible for streamlining the execution of team priorities while maintaining the conceptual and technical integrity of the features/ components for the team.
• Work closely with the Product Owner, who is responsible for the Product Backlog, to prepare for the Program Increment (PI) Planning meeting.
• Provides subject matter expertise – explaining product vision and user stories to the team to ensure requirements are understood and customer value is delivered.
• Collaborates with development team to elaborate and define technical learnings into refined and prioritized backlog items that align to Iteration Objectives.
• Responsible for defining and prioritizing stories that will increase velocity and quality of the program.
• Responsible for assuring a level of quality has been achieved by validating that the Story meets acceptance criteria and acceptance tests. Approves stories as complete.
• Responsible for implementing business solutions; from business concept and vision through delivery. This includes anticipating and defining business needs, developing actionable solutions recommendations, and working with IT organizations and other business functions to coordinate activities.
• Responsible for understanding the needs of business partners and stakeholders to ensure that solutions to business and/or system problems and opportunities are aligned to the needs of the organization.
• Communicates, verifies, and gains approval of the requirements from stakeholders. Business Operation Analyst
Cigna, US Feb 2016 – Oct 2019
• Collected and analyzed complex information from system users and formulates the scope, objectives, and solutions for system’s needs.
• Facilitated and supported all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.
• Prepared flow charts, models, mock-ups, and procedures along with conducting feasibility studies to design possible system solutions.
• Guided and coached the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Prepared and maintained technical documentation to guide system users and to assist with the ongoing operation, maintenance, and development of systems.
• Resolved team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Ensured documentation all requirements as required by our DoD (Definition of Done)
• Completed multiple projects within a sprint.
• Worked on cross-functional healthcare business projects for a project that required data mapping and verification, cross-team communications, requirement gathering/verification and extensive documentation.
• Prioritized and refine the product backlog with the Product Owner
• Created and distributed release notes to customers and internal stakeholders Augustine Ogbonnah
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• Worked with Quality Assurance to record and/or review test plans, test scenarios, and test cases results in preparation for regression testing and product validation.
• Worked with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
• Coached the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Collaborated with the Product Owner and Subject Matter Experts to ensure effective and efficient processes through all SDLC.
Education/Certifications
Master's in Business
Administration (MBA)
Abia State University
September 2005
International Scrum Institute
Professional Scrum Master
(PSM), Professional Product
Owner (PSPO)
• Agile Framework
• Team Leadership
• Problem Solving Decision
Making
• Highly organized with the
ability to multitask.
Core Competence
• Crises Management
• Software Development
Lifecycle (SDLC)
• User stories
• Conflict Management
• Team Management
• Business Process Mapping
• Client Relationship
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