Scrum Master Software Development

Babatunde Alagbada

**********@*****.*** 470-***-****) Irving Texas

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Experienced Agile/Scrum Master with over 12 years in supporting and leading software development teams in Agile, SAFe, and Waterfall environments. Proven ability to adopt Agile values, principles, and practices to deliver quantifiable results. Skilled in motivating, organizing, and coaching scrum teams in both collocated and distributed settings. Proficient in utilizing IT project management tools.

CORE SKILLS

Data Migration and Data Analytics

SAFe, KANBAN

Time Management

Quality Delivery

Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

Good Agile Practice Coaching Skills

Stakeholder Management

Communication & Collaboration

Process Management Chart

Workday (ERP)

Cross-Functional Team Lead

Conflict Resolution

Risk Management

Metrics & Trend Analysis

Nexus Framework

Backlog Refinement, Story Dev.

Security Assessment and Authorization

Applications

Confident: MS Project, JIRA, SharePoint, and Rally, clarity, VersionOne, MIRO, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power, ServiceNow, .NET, SAP

Familiar: Adobe Acrobat, SaaS - EMR (Epic), Confluence, SaaS (ADO)

Methodologies: Burndown Chart; Daily Scrum; Velocity Management; Continuous integration; Agile and Scrum – Review & Retrospective; Iteration Planning; VSM; DevOps; LESS; Sprint Planning; Sprint Goal; Refinement; TDD; BDD & FDD; CI/CD; Requirement gathering; and User stories, Functional & Acceptance Testing; Unit testing; B2B/B2C Experience

Operating Systems

Confident: Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, Windows API

Programming

Confident: Power BI,

Familiar: SQL, Java, Python

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO) - 2022 Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe 5.0) - 2022

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (AWS) - 2022 Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - 2021

Certificate in Data Analysis / Power BI- Colaberry Sch of Data Science University of West Georgia, (MPA) – 2019

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Scrum Master

Midland Financial Services, MD Jan 2019 – Present

Led the Agile transformation of a $3.5m java development project that focused on delivering comprehensive services in support, stability, compliance, volume, performance, and legal, resulting in the elimination of the "light out" condition for credit cards.

Coached and supported product owners to improve story writing, feature discovery, and requirement gathering processes, leading to increased customer satisfaction and a 20% decrease in time-to-delivery.

Oversaw 4 consecutive successful release cycles, increasing content by 25% and decreasing bugs by 30%, ensuring 100% functionality with each cycle.

Implemented tools and processes to apply Agile software development practices with a combination of onshore/offshore teams, meeting system integrity requirements and complying with credit card transaction processing requirements.

Mentored team members to adopt an Agile mindset, including ownership, self-management, and empowerment.

Cybersecurity Analyst (RMF)

Bridgewater Associates, NY Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

Contributed to the integration of information security requirements into the system development life cycle of major and minor application releases by working closely with the engineering team

Retired 32 legacy systems and applications and streamlined operations by collaborating with IT teams

Secured Authorization to Operate (ATO) for systems under my responsibility by ensuring POA&M and SSP were up-to-date

Assisted in selecting appropriate security controls based on NIST 800-53 and monitored information systems and data, conducting remediation actions as needed

Helped ensure the information system was registered with the appropriate PMOs and implemented a system decommissioning strategy to execute actions when systems were removed from service

Scrum Master

Zocdoc Healthcare, NY Feb 2014 – Jun 2017

Led the Agile transformation of 18 team members and introduced different Agile frameworks such as Kanban, Scrum and XP while adhering to best Agile practices

Coached teams in developing an online self-service tool for patients, resulting in a projected savings of $1m over 2 years

Improved team focus by removing barriers and tracked projects and sprints using tools such as version one, tableau, JIRA, ITSM, and AWS DevOps

Managed team performance and planned and budgeted projects using workday (ERP)

Shared metrics with management, including team velocity, commitment reliability, quality metrics, continuous improvement capacity, and effort estimation

Actively participated in Agile transformation and coaching of staff, including C-Suite executives, for improved knowledge and use of scrum and Agile practices

Project Manager

Bidvest Investment Services Aug 2010 – Sep 2013

Managed 25 IT team members and executed concurrent projects while adhering to best practices and exceeding project objectives by liaising with business managers

Completed the development of 2 new contact management systems projects on time and within budget, scoring 90% in customer satisfaction performance survey

Negotiated prices with procurement sub-contractors and procured materials on behalf of the bank

Conducted research to assist in project scope development, define requirements, and propose changes.

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