Scrum Master & Project Manager

Ayo Alade, PSM, PSPO, PMP

Little Elm, TX *****. 443-***-****. **********@*****.**.**

Summary of Qualification

* ***** ** **********, ** agile and waterfall methodologies with known abilities to produce high-quality deliverables

Solutions-driven Scrum Master/Project Manager, leading cross-functional teams and driving Business Consulting, Process Innovations, Risk and Compliance, Product Development and Application Technology

End-to-end Project Management including stakeholder engagement, project feasibility, benefits value mapping, team management, risk/change management and delivery reports

Ability to influence, persuade, lead and motivate the team and project sponsors to achieve the various goals and objectives of the project, excellent interpersonal skills, capable of developing effective relationships across the department and engaging with the people in effective ways.

Collaborative leader, proven ability to lead and develop teams, who works extremely well in dedicated and matrix team environment and cross functionally.

Translated business requirements and/or initiatives into a conceptual solution described through Epics and Stories and application of abstraction to ensure the right level of detail to the key stakeholders.

Areas of Expertise

AWS

ServiceNow

SDLC Methodologies

Virtualization

DevOps Assessment

Kanban Board

RCA Support

VDD Support

Miro

Mural

JIRA

Confluence

Lucidchart

Automation

Confluence

Ideaboardz

Asset Management

Team Management

Project Management

Risk Management

Test Management

Budgeting & Costing

Quality Assurance

Stakeholder Engagement

Professional Experience

Project Manager, AFM 2023 – Till Date

Led cross-functional finance and technology projects, including automation and system enhancement initiatives supporting the Controller’s Office

Served as Scrum Master, facilitating agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog refinement sessions

Partnered with Finance leadership to define project scope, priorities, and measurable business outcomes aligned with organizational goals

Drove change management efforts by supporting adoption of new processes, systems, and workflows across finance and accounting teams

Coordinated closely with Product Owners and business stakeholders to translate finance requirements into structured backlogs, user stories, and delivery roadmaps

Applied agile methodologies including Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid frameworks to improve delivery efficiency and team performance

Maintained consistent communication with stakeholders by providing status updates, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies

Identified and managed project risks, dependencies, and blockers to ensure timely and successful project delivery

Developed and maintained dashboards and reporting tools to track KPIs such as velocity, sprint progress, and project health using tools like Jira and Confluence

Contributed to continuous improvement by implementing best practices in project management, agile delivery, and operational efficiency

Program Manager, RER Solutions Inc. 2018 – 2023

Organized and facilitated agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review, sprint retrospectives and product backlog refinement.

Encouraged, motivate, and built team rapport by facilitating team and cross-team retrospectives to ensure the team has common understanding.

Ensured the team come up with and adhere to the INVEST criteria, Acceptance criteria, Definition of Ready (DOR), Definition of Done (DOD) of user stories.

Coached and empowered a self-organizing and cross-functional team to improve team performance and optimize team velocity.

Worked closely with the Product Owner and business to understand the requirements and create the product roadmap.

Tracked and made transparent team’s performances using some reporting tools like the Velocity Chart, Sprint Report, Burndown Chart among others using Jira, confluence.

Created various automated dashboards in Jira using advanced JQL and Filters

Assisted in defining and deploying the forward order processes and facilitated the continuous improvement of the existing process

Reflecting and radiating the metrics like burn down chart progress, quality, and velocity continuously to the team and various stakeholders

Effectively supporting the Delivery Squad through changes in objectives and re-prioritization of requirements

Contribute to ongoing process improvement initiatives to implement best practices for Agile and Traditional Project Management

Scrum Master/Project Manager, The Concourse Group LLC. 2017- 2018

Assisted team members with creating user stories using wireframes and existing requirements

Utilized JIRA & Confluence to manage/analyze Agile data and metrics

Facilitated discussions with Development Team to finalize Acceptance Criteria, DOD, and DOR

Proactively develop and maintain strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders to identify opportunities to add value and engage team members as needed.

Provided recommendations to ensure compliance with operating agreements, design management agreements, construction agreements, loan documents, and other cash-flow distribution requirements

Determine & track scope, milestones, tasks, risks, assumptions, objectives, and dependencies relating to projects and create a governance to report progress

Support documentation development, technical review meeting facilitation, and project artifact tracking and maintenance.

Provide strategic recommendations to client regarding contract deliverables, project constraints, risks & issues, and mitigating strategies.

Managed limited production releases utilizing Agile and Waterfall methodologies resulting in multiple successful acceptances and deployments.

Ensured timely removal of blockers through planning, testing, and quality assurance efforts.

Support project schedule development, execution, and tracking.

Managed Agile Sprint system change requests, focusing on customer satisfaction and motivating Scrum Team to rapidly deliver valuable software.

Charged with providing Agile project management support as it relates to Software development life cycle (SDLC) activities.

Led all the Scrum Ceremonies (i.e., Sprint Planning Sessions, Demo Review, Retrospective and Daily Stand Up)

Implemented & maintained Agile methodologies/mindset using Scrum framework throughout organization

Worked with cross functional teams to negotiate technical dependencies and craft timelines and plans for integrated product releases

Development Associate, Cross Street Partners. 2017- 2018

Planned and maintained project roadmap consisting of cross-functional activities.

Led client as well as consulting teams to deliver business and technology project objectives.

Monitored, evaluated, and reported on Program status inclusive of scope, schedule, budget, and alignment to program and strategic goals.

Worked with a multi-dimensional project team, consisting of people from across all parts of the organization, its departments, and respective geographies

Partnered with an executive sponsor and business owner to achieve program objectives, develop project plans, manage project schedules, scope, risk, issues, and budget

Manages assigned IT projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope of project.

Develops, maintains, and revises proposals for assigned projects including project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, timelines, funding, and staffing.

Sets and tracks project milestones; manages and accounts for unforeseen delays, then realigns schedules and expectations as needed.

Establishes and implements project communication plans, providing status updates to affected staff and stakeholders.

Collects, analyzes, and summarizes information and trends as needed to prepare project status reports.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

Ensured timely removal of blockers through planning, testing, and quality assurance efforts.

Support project schedule development, execution, and tracking.

Managed Agile Sprint system change requests, focusing on customer satisfaction and motivating Scrum Team to rapidly deliver valuable software.

Data Analyst, CoStar Group 2013 - 2016

Accomplished Analyst II role with demonstrated expertise in areas of portfolio management

Collected analyzed and disseminated commercial real estate market information

Presented market trends that analyzed absorption, rental rates, and insight to high-profile client groups

Established relationships with clients by working closely with the regional-based team to verify quarterly data

Authored 50 commercial real estate news stories about commercial health of major metropolitan areas

Established and maintain commercial real estate market reports and surveys for the Detroit market

Participated in all community-oriented activities and volunteer opportunities

Utilized multiple data sources (primarily MS/T-SQL) to build datasets and perform ad hoc analyses that drive actionable insights for the business

Developed metrics and create dashboards to understand trends and track progress against key metrics

Partnered across departments to identify key information gaps and developed plans to provide or obtain that information

Education

MSc Real Estate & Infrastructure, Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School May 2017

BSc Architecture, University of Maryland May 2013

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM)

Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)

Client Industry

Financial Services, Information Technology Services & Real Estate Services

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