It Project Agile Coach

TAMIKA O'CONNOR

Lewisville, TX ***** 817-***-**** **************@*****.***

Summary

Experienced Senior Agile Coach with over 11 years of expertise in driving agile transformations, coaching leadership teams, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Adept at implementing Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean to enhance team collaboration, efficiency, and delivery. Passionate about mentoring teams, enabling self-organization, and aligning agile practices with business goals.

Experience

Toyota Contractor (K&B Consulting)8/2024 to Current Agile Coach/Sr IT Project Lead

• Champion enterprise-wide Agile transformations, coaching executives, teams, and stakeholders on Agile methodologies.

• Design and facilitate Agile workshops, training sessions, and maturity assessments.

• Coach teams and leadership on agile best practices to enhance efficiency and value delivery.

• Implement Agile frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, and Scrum@Scale for large organizations.

• Partner with Product Owners and Scrum Masters to improve backlog management, prioritization, and product delivery.

• Develop Agile playbooks, transformation roadmaps, and continuous improvement strategies.

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and agility across cross- functional teams.

Toyota Contractor (Kelly Services & Trillium)10/2017 to 08/2024 Agile Coach/Sr IT Project Lead

• Coached teams and leaders on Agile mindset and principles, fostering high-performing teams.

• Conducted Agile maturity assessments and implemented tailored coaching plans.

• Facilitated Scrum ceremonies, Kanban sessions, and Agile retrospectives.

• Acted as a servant leader, resolving impediments and driving team empowerment.

• Measured Agile adoption success through key performance indicators

(KPIs) and continuous feedback loops.

Bank of America (Apex)

Senior Scrum Master/IT Project Lead 11/2016 to 10/2017

• Supported multiple Agile teams in delivering high-value products through Scrum

• Identified test requirements

• Developed test strategies and detailed test plans

• Created test cases and test scripts based on requirements

• Identified, documented, and tracked bugs and inconsistencies Core Competencies

Agile Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, LeSS, Lean

• Agile Coaching & Mentoring

• Enterprise Agile Transformation

• Scaled Agile Practices

• Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Program Increment Planning

• Release Train Engineer

• Facilitation & Conflict Resolution

• Continuous Improvement & Change Management

• Agile Metrics & Performance Measurement

• Design Thinking & Product Development

• Training & Workshop Facilitation

Education, Certifications and Training

Bachelor of Science: Criminal Justice

Faulkner Christian University

Certification: Agile Coach

University of Chicago

Certified Scrum Master Scrum

Scrum Alliance

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