Scrum Master/ Project Coordinator

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Adebowale Ogunwolu

NEW YORK ***********@*****.*** 347-***-****

http://www.linkedin.com/in/aogunwolu

Summary

Over 8+ years of combined experience working in different industries such as Information Technology, Telecom, healthcare and finance with expertise in Project Management, SDLC Software experience in managing software development implementation projects, product development & accelerated adoption, to deliver business value, improve processes and maximize team potential as well as product quality and efficiency. A certified SAFe Scrum Master with servant leadership style for helping teams adopt Agile and drive constant improvement in a fast-paced environment, leading teams in both co-located and distributed. Highly experienced in facilitating all Scrum Ceremonies.

Certifications.

Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

Skills

Expertise in SDLC methodologies – Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall.

Strong command of tracking/management tools – Jira/Confluence

Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams.

Good communication skills.

Professional Experience

Aetna (New York, NY)

Scrum Master Aug 2021 – Present

Coached scrum and agile framework to team members and stakeholders

Facilitated product backlog refinement, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective meeting.

Protected the development team from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts to meet the sprint goals and deliverables.

Guided the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile /Scrum frameworks.

Provided all support to the team and organization using a servant leadership style whenever possible

Managed Team dependencies and collaborated with other Scrum Masters to enhance operational effectiveness.

Supported, coached, and mentored Product Owner on implementing Agile Methodologies and continuous improvement with minimal interruptions to the process.

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AT&T (New York, NY)

Scrum Master Mar 2019 - July 2021

Scrum master & agile coach for two teams.

Represented the team at scrum of scrums meetings and managed dependencies while reducing risks.

Facilitated product backlog, sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, and sprint retrospective meeting.

Worked with the Product Owner to ensure the continuous use of efficient product backlog grooming practices.

Continuously coached and trained around agile methodologies including borrowing best practices from, Lean, TDD, BDD & Kanban frameworks.

Provided guidance and support in developing user stories, agile processes, and best practices.

Removed team impediments & obstacles to ensure team continued delivery of features and continuous integration.

Tracked metrics such as the burn-down chart, team velocity and team health.

Worked closely with Product Owner in backlog refinement, ensuring clarity and prioritization of story cards for easier play by development teams.

Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies including the Daily scrum meetings, Sprint planning meetings, Sprint review meetings, and Sprint retrospective meetings WELLS FARGO BANK. (New York, NY)

Scrum Master Jan 2017 – Feb 2019

• Achieved more than 95% on deliverables timely and consistently while supporting multiple Scrum teams; ensured satisfactory continuous improvement:

• Communicated project dependencies to create transparency into team activities and progress, supported project risk management issues, resolved and or escalated impediments and provided status report.

• Facilitated DevOps methodology to increase agile knowledge and enhance continuous integration and continuous deployment efficiency amongst the team and DevOps engineers.

• Continuously monitored the team's progress throughout the sprint and velocity to achieve iteration goals and commitments also worked with team to acquire data from primary and secondary source to maintain system.

• Collaborated with stakeholders and other project teams to learn and implement best practices to improve code quality and increase software delivery velocity by adopting extreme programming practices such as pair programming, test driven development (TDD) and unit testing Wake-fern Food Corp. (Keasbey, NJ)

Scrum Master Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

Coached Waterfall team through an Agile transformation using Scrum and Kanban framework.

Trained Scrum teams on Scrum processes (sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews and, user story refinement, sprint retrospective).

Coached Product Owners in creation and maintenance of product backlog.

Responsible for coaching the development team on story point estimation and using Jira to manage projects, including reports and custom dashboards.

Track and manage burn down metrics, velocity, and task breakdown.

Provided all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and led by example.

Work continuously with the Scrum Team and the Product Owner to negotiate the minimum viable product for delivery.

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Gordian

Project Coordinator Feb 2013-Sept 2014

New York, NY

Managed communication with clients and team members about project expectations and goals.

Collaborated with clients, finance teams and other team members on budgeting.

Managed deadlines and progress across the team to ensure the project is delivered on time and on budget

Organized third-party providers and vendors to deliver elements that can't be produced in-house.

Oversaw the delivery of projects and adjust as necessary to ensure they are delivered on time and to specifications.

Supported project managers with all requirements regarding on-going projects. Education

Lagos State University.

(Bachelor of Science)

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