Scrum Master Project Manager

Summary

Highly motivated and experienced Project Manager/Scrum Master with over 6 years of experience in leading cross-functional teams to deliver successful projects on time and within budget. Adept in utilizing Agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban, to drive project planning, execution, monitoring, and closing. Strong communicator and collaborator, with a proven track record of fostering a positive team culture and resolving conflicts effectively.

Tools/Skills:

Agile Team Management, Software Development, Agile Delivery & Coaching, Project Management, Product Roadmaps, Team Leadership, Vendor Management, Budget & Resource Allocation, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Waterfall and Agile Methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), Cross-functional Team Management, Conflict Resolution. MS Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook, Visio) Confluence, Jira, Clarity, Trello, Miro, Project Portfolio Mgt tools, MS Teams, SharePoint, HP ALM

Work Experience

State Street Boston, MA

Scrum Master. 12/2020 - 12/2022

●Lead cross-functional teams of up to 20 members in delivering software development projects using Scrum and Kanban methodologies.

●Conducted daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning and retrospectives, and managed sprint backlogs to ensure project progress.

●Implemented Kanban methodology in management of customer help tickets.

●Refocused scrum team and helped implement working agreements, definition of Done and Definition of Ready

●Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify the best options to deliver on a reasonable schedule, while validating and documenting project requirements and workflows.

●Led cross-functional teams and collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize project backlogs, and maintain project scope.

●Facilitated completion of work without coercing, assigning, or dictating the workload. Removed obstacles that may impede the team’s progress and achievement of goals and designated time frames. Protects the team from external distractions.

●Created and maintained metrics based on sprint performance and expected standards of practice.

●Helped team save testing costs of $67k by helping implement forward thinking methods of testing.

●Guided various teams on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to get the most out of self-organization and achieve consensus on goals and time frames. Facilitates discussions, decision making, and conflict resolution.

Saida Tech New York, NY

Scrum Master 09/2016 - 11/2020

●Led cross-functional teams and collaborated with stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize project backlogs, and maintain project scope.

●Collaborated with Product Owner to define project scope and objectives; assisted with managing the product backlog, epics and user stories utilizing the Agile framework developing end user applications to facilitate convenient customer orders.

●Facilitated project team meetings and resolved conflicts effectively.

●Monitored and tracked team tasks and deliverables to ensure business goals and requirements were met.

●Provide Agile guidance to two teams implementing Customer Portal for subscribers and new patients.

●Oversaw road-mapping process and incremental delivery of Portal solution to inhouse users and customers.

●Engaged and assisted the product owner to ensure that stories are properly articulated, prioritized, and detailed.

●Facilitated daily scrums, sprint planning, retrospective and planning meetings to ensure full team engagement with a focus on growing the capabilities of all team members.

●Collaborated with the Release Train Engineer and Project Manager to coach the client’s cross-functional development team in the education and adoption of Scrum, this led to a more efficient and articulate release process thereby allowing the team to stick to its budget, scope, and schedule.

●Iteration Review/Demo Sessions; Demonstrated completed functionality to key stakeholders showing progress; gained important feedback that was implemented fast.

●Worked with Product owners and Scrum teams to groom stories in advance of each sprint.

●Motivated the team to strive for continuous improvement by implementing action items identified during retrospectives.

●Worked on removing impediments external to the team and guide the team to an optimum, sustainable velocity.

PEPSICO Lagos, Nigeria

Project Manager 02/2015 - 06/2016

●Facilitated clients interviews to analyze business and financial requirements, outlined gaps and recommended process improvements to aid business processes and operational procedures.

●Created project plans, monitored project progress, and proactively identified potential implementation issues in the mobile application and payment solutions development life cycle, Performed User Acceptance Testing (UAT), developed and maintained quality procedures.

●Performed SWOT, gap analysis that compared project against existing system, and industry analysis that identified market trend and recommended development of efficient automated transaction applications.

●Managed project budgets and resources and identified and mitigated potential risks.

●Managed the multiple projects to the specifications agreed to in the contract, and provided a technical, schedule, and budgetary direction to the project team consistent with the contract.

Legal & Procurement IT Partner 06/2013 – 01/2015

●Liaison between Procurement and Legal arm and IT Organization

●Coordinated RFI/RFP efforts to onboard new software.

●Reviewed contracts, SOWs and oversee implementation timelines from procurement/contract standpoint.

●Developed procurement strategies that are inventive and cost-effective.

●Sourcing and engaging reliable suppliers and vendors.

●Facilitated negotiation with suppliers and vendors to secure advantageous terms.

●Reviewing existing contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure on-going feasibility.

●Building and maintaining long-term relationships with vendors and suppliers.

●Drafted of various Court Processes, Agreement and Letters

●Appeared in Lower and Superior Courts of Record

●Perfection of different title documents at the Land Registry

●Incorporation of various companies and incorporated trustee

●Registration of products at Standard organization of Nigeria and National Agency for Food Drug

Administration Control (NAFDAC)

●Facilitated Inspection, search, negotiation of property purchase.

Education

Bachelor of Law (B.L) The Council of Legal Education F.C.T Nigeria Aug 2012

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