Scrum Master Project Manager

ISLAMIAT OLOJEDE, New Jersery

Tel: 862-***-**** Email: ***************@*****.***

Linkdln - https://www.linkedin.com/in/islamiat-olojede-607329272/

SSM PSM PMP CSM ITIL v4

Professional SUMMARY:

Skilled Scrum Master / Project manager with 7+ years of experience, I have a proven track record of successfully leading Agile teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within budget. I possess extensive knowledge of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, SAFE, Kanban and Lean, and I am dedicated to helping teams continuously improve their processes and practices. With my excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills, I am adept at identifying and mitigating project risks, resolving conflicts, and ensuring transparency and accountability within the team. As a result of my passion for Agile and my commitment to excellence.

7+ years of experience in requirement analysis, effort estimating, project scheduling, risk and change management.

7+ years of experience in SAAS, IAAS, quality assurance, improving team velocity.

7+ years of experience with the ability to clearly communicate project status, risks to management/ leadership.

7+ years’ experience using JIRA (align), Azure Devops (ADO), version one, Trello, clarity, rally, Tableau, Excel, service now, confluence, SharePoint, salesforce, UAT, migration, Visio, Office 365.

KEY STRENGTH:

Experience in multiple projects in SDLC / CICD / UI/UX/ ITSM and migration projects

Strong servant leadership skills and ability to motivate others.

Excellent communication skills, ability to influence people, led by example, cultural awareness.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Process Improvement.

Agile (Scrum & SAFe) / Waterfall

Ability to delegate tasks to resources.

Influence and learning agility

Self-Motivated & Fast learner

Passionate and adaptable.

EDUCATION:

COMPUTER SCIENCE [BSC] - LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH [ASSOCIATE DEGREE] - LAGOS STATE COLLEGE OF HEALTH

CERTIFICATIONS:

Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM)

CSM (Certified Scrum Master) - Certified

Professional Scrum Master - Certified

ITIL Version 4 - Certified

Project management professional (PMP) – Certified

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

LOWES (Retail) – Scrum Master / Project Manager December 2020 – Present

Guides and coaches 2 development team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.

Manages the daily agile meetings, coordinating tasks with development team, supporting the product owner, and making sure the sprint operates smoothly.

Helps the product owners and development teams to achieve sprint goals.

Assists team members with evaluating their capacity and aligning sprint goals based on that capacity.

Responsible for mid-to-large sized projects where impact is on the entire function or process, capable of supporting initiatives across Security functions and specifically in vulnerability management.

Defines and monitor project team resources; identifies and allocates resources as necessary to ensure project/program deliverables are met.

Use of Jira align and confluence in managing and tracking project and plans on a daily basis.

Provides guidance and track all assigned projects from planning/initiation through delivery; conduct regular reviews with project teams, technology teams, and customers to ensure the program is on track.

Evaluates and recommend techniques and practices that ensure goal achievement.

Influences and manages continuous improvement of project/program process, practices, and initiatives.

Maintains strong awareness of industry trends, business conditions and internal processes and practices to meet project/program delivery requirements.

Identifies areas of risk/opportunities and influences and implements continuous improvements.

Maintains awareness of trends, business conditions and internal process and practices impacting project/program(s)

Facilitates partner alignment and maintains partner relationships.

HCA Healthcare – Scrum Master / Project Manager November 2018– December 2020

Served as scrum master and coach for 2 teams: facilitating transparency, inspection and adaption.

Led a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging experimentation and innovation in processes.

Guided teams on how to get the most out of self-organization and leverage this to evolve agile practices.

Championed Scrum, its roles, events, and artifacts to help the teams and stakeholders understand their value.

Managed interdependencies between teams

Worked with peers and Product Owners to continue to evolve our planning practice in support of a continuous planning model.

Regularly assessed Agile maturity and actively coached to higher levels of growth, partnering with peers to help impact portfolio maturity.

Observed & provided consistent and impactful feedback for to individuals and teams.

Promoted Agile values, principles and practices within the teams.

Led, protected and supported the teams (multiple Scrum teams).

Facilitated daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint demo and retrospective meetings.

Use of Azure devops (ADO) in tracking and managing projects, epics, features and stories daily.

Provided leadership, direction, and coaching to the team to encourage good agile practices.

Fostered a learn by doing environment.

Encouraged and facilitate cross-team coordination, collaboration, and process improvement.

Collaborate to achieve goals and lead others to do so by example.

Encouraged a positive team environment including conflict resolution, encourages open communication, and encouraging collaboration within the team and other departments.

Removed impediments for the teams and escalated as appropriate.

Fifth Third Bank - Scrum Master/Project Manager March 2016– November 2018

Managed 2 scrum teams in meeting our sprint goals and objectives bi-weekly to meet definition of done.

Was responsible for managing multiple product teams and ensures the Scrum team(s) adheres to Agile/Scrum best practices, standards, and guidelines.

Acted as a facilitator, helping the team maximize performance and increase efficiencies by removing impediments, minimizing distractions, escalating issues, and managing the roster ensuring the team has the proper tools in place.

Guided the team and organization in effectively employing Agile/Scrum practices and principles to create value and increase customer and stakeholder satisfaction.

Supported and educated the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog and planning releases.

Use of version one in tracking features, stories and bugs with PO and team.

Use of Rally in tracking projects and tasks on various teams.

Facilitated Scrum meetings: Daily Stand-up, Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Epic and Story Estimation, Sprint Review and Demo, and Retrospective.

Helped the team stay focused by removing obstacles, minimizing distractions, and keeping team meetings concise and efficient. Clarifies roles and responsibilities and offers motivation and support, as necessary.

Assessed the Scrum maturity of the team and organization and coaches the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable.

Facilitated "self-organization of the team to accomplish objectives and continuously improve processes.

Created and maintained information radiators and team tools, to include sprint board, burn-down charts, burn-up charts, progress dashboards, etc.

Tracked metrics that are important to the team in order to deliver success and continuous improvement. Identifies product dependencies and facilitates scrum integration.

Reference will be provided upon OFFER.

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