Scrum Master Business Analyst

OLUGBENGA SAMUEL ANFELA

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/olugbenga-samuel-a-65483341/ Summary

Results-driven Release Train Engineer, Senior Business Analyst, Agile Coach, and Scrum Master with 11+ years of experience in driving Agile transformations and leading enterprise-level initiatives across healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, insurance, and logistics domains. Adept at SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework), Lean Portfolio Management, Agile Coaching, Product Ownership, and Business Analysis. Experienced in managing Agile Release Trains (ARTs), facilitating SAFe ceremonies, coaching teams, and optimizing value delivery. Passionate about fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and Agile excellence.

Skills

SAFe Release Train Engineering (RTE)

Agile Transformation & Coaching

Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe Implementation

Portfolio & Program Management

Stakeholder & Executive Engagement

Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps

Business & Systems Analysis

Product Ownership & Roadmap Planning

Lean-Agile Metrics & Reporting

Certifications

· SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

· SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

· Certified Agile Project Manager (CPM)

· Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

· Certified Agile Coach (CAC)

· Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

· SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

· Certified Agility Health Facilitator (CAHF)

· Certified DevOps Project Manager (CDPM)

· Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt (CSSGB)

Experience

Truist Bank (05/2024 – Present)

Release Train Engineer / Senior Business Analyst

• Lead and manage Agile Release Trains (ARTs) for the Wire Payment products, ensuring seamless coordination across multiple teams.

• Define and facilitate Program Increment (PI) planning sessions, ART syncs, and Scrum of Scrums to align teams on objectives and dependencies.

• Drive Agile transformation by coaching teams, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners on SAFe best practices.

• Work with business stakeholders to refine epics, features, and user stories ensuring alignment with organizational goals.

• Oversee UAT planning and execution, ensuring high-quality product releases.

• Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage Agile artifacts, track progress, and report on key Agile metrics. Cognizant Technologies Solutions

Senior Agilist (Sr/Snr. Business

Analyst/Scrum Master)

End Clients: Humana, Liberty

Mutual

02/2022 – 04- 2024

• Collaborate with stakeholders across departments to define requirements for new projects.

• Draft functional specifications documents outlining project scope, objectives, and deliverables.

• Creates detailed process flows and user stories to document system requirements and design solutions.

• Conducts interviews with subject matter experts to gather information on existing systems and procedures.

• Identifies gaps between current state and desired future state operations.

• Prepare documentation summarizing findings from stakeholder meetings and workshops.

• Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, cases, and results matrices to validate system functionality.

• Gather feedback from end users regarding usability issues related to applications or systems.

• Facilitates brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams for problem-solving activities.

• Manage projects and serve as primary liaison between clients and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines.

• Create dashboards using tools like JIRA, Confluence, and Trello to track project progress and milestones.

• Works closely with senior management and other stakeholders during strategic planning sessions for upcoming releases.

• Facilitates Scrum ceremonies, such as Sprint Planning, Daily Stand- Ups, Retrospectives, and Reviews.

• Act as a servant leader to the development team by removing impediments and resolving conflicts.

• Coach stakeholders on their roles in the Scrum process and how to best support the team's success.

Dovina Technologies

Business Analyst/Scrum Master

End Clients: Bank of America, UPS,

Eversource, Footlocker

06/2013 - 01/2022

• Performed cost-benefit analysis of proposed changes to business processes.

• Drafted functional specifications documents outlining project scope, objectives, and deliverables.

• Prepared documentation summarizing findings from stakeholder meetings and workshops.

• Gathered feedback from end users regarding usability issues related to applications or systems.

• Facilitated brainstorming sessions with cross-functional teams for problem-solving activities.

• Managed projects and served as primary liaison between clients and multiple internal groups to clarify goals and meet standards and deadlines.

• Identified and analyzed user requirements, procedures, and processes to develop optimization strategies.

• Collaborated with stakeholders to define features, integrations, and partnerships.

• Analyzed operational data, surfacing insights and findings to support business and technical decisions.

• Collected, tracked, and evaluated current business and market trend data.

Education and Training

Havard Business School (HBS) Boston, MA, USA

Certificate in Business Analysis and Financial Management (C.O.R.E) 04/2022

International MBA Institute Geneva, Switzerland

Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Human Resources Management 08/2021

Atlantic International University Honolulu, HI, USA Bachelor of Science in Human Resources Management

04/2013

References

References available upon request.

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