ALEX EKEHON
Ontario,Canada
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven Agile professional with a proven track record of spearheading organizational transformation, coaching teams, and delivering substantial business value in complex environments. Expertise in aligning Agile practices with overarching business goals, empowering high-performing teams, and guiding projects from initiation to successful delivery. Renowned for cultivating psychological safety, enhancing collaboration, and championing a culture of continuous improvement across distributed teams. Committed to leveraging Agile methodologies to drive efficiency and innovation within organizations.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Scrum Master II
TD Bank
02.2022 - Current
- Oversaw agile delivery strategies for cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment and efficiency in a large enterprise context.
- Facilitated agile practices to strengthen teamwork and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
- Led efforts to increase productivity, strengthen team cohesion, and advance enterprise-wide agile transformation initiatives.
- Drove productivity enhancements across the project lifecycle by actively involving stakeholders in identifying issues and developing scalable agile solutions.
- Leveraged in-depth knowledge of Scrum Agile principles to drive accurate estimation, strategic planning, comprehensive reporting, and efficient conflict resolution.
- Facilitated partnership with enablement group to launch new agile teams and advise on the most effective agile frameworks for project success.
- Established an environment prioritizing psychological safety, empowering teams to raise concerns early and acknowledge progress through incremental wins.
- Facilitated effective collaboration by developing strategic relationships across various teams and business segments.
- Supervised project operations, focusing on meticulous planning and execution to improve overall leadership effectiveness.
- Led initiatives for communities of practice, focusing on book clubs and best-practice sessions to foster agile maturity development.
- Streamlined sprint planning processes to foster effective communication and collaboration across diverse teams.
- Led daily stand-ups, promoting team cohesion and providing visibility into ongoing project developments.
Scrum Master
Assurant
11.2021 - 02.2022
- Spearheaded initiatives to synchronize onshore and offshore teams, elevating agile maturity levels.
- Streamlined operations to ensure backlog readiness and support successful PI planning.
- Achieved enhanced team collaboration through effective facilitation of ceremonies. Drove alignment of project dependencies, resulting in improved workflow efficiency. Fostered a culture of transparency, leading to increased trust and communication among team members.
- Implemented strategies to strengthen team dynamics, resulting in improved predictability of deliveries and enhanced backlog quality.
- Enhanced team productivity through effective facilitation of daily standups. Streamlined backlog refinement processes to improve task management. Achieved project milestones by expertly guiding sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Facilitated coaching sessions for onshore and offshore teams to enhance agile best practices and promote self-organization.
- Collaborated with product owners to ensure backlogs are well-maintained and prepared for upcoming sprints.
- Managed cross-team dependency discussions to coordinate tasks and maintain project delivery timelines.
- Established a supportive atmosphere promoting open dialogue and collaborative conflict resolution strategies.
- Analyzed and shared critical metrics, focusing on burn-down and burn-up velocity, to inform stakeholders of project progress.
- Analyzed potential risks and eliminated obstacles to ensure uninterrupted delivery processes.
Scrum Master
Thosaf Consultancy Services Ltd, UK
06.2015 - 03.2019
- Guided agile teams to develop and implement data warehouse, cloud, and mobile solutions, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Facilitated adherence to Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) standards through effective backlog refinement practices.
- Implemented initiatives to stabilize team velocity and drive efficiency
- Applied Agile frameworks, including Scrum and Kanban, to optimize workflow and project delivery timelines.
- Facilitated the delivery of high-quality increments to support strategic business objectives.
- Monitored and facilitated Scrum processes for two Agile teams.
- Facilitated adherence to definition of done, ensuring alignment with Scrum methodology and SDLC standards.
- Increased team efficiency by 20% through motivation, coaching, and process improvements.
- Facilitated discussions with product owners and end-users to identify and prioritize features based on strategic business requirements.
- Facilitated Agile ceremonies to enhance team collaboration and communication.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science & Sociology
University of Ghana
Accra Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
Scrum.org
Agile Coaching
ICAGILE Certified Professional
Safe.5
Scaled Agile
Skills
- Agile Coaching & Transformation
- Scrum / Kanban / SAFe
- Backlog Refinement & Prioritization
- Stakeholder & Executive Engagement
- Conflict Resolution & Facilitation
- SDLC & Waterfall Methodology
- Metrics, Reporting & Forecasting
- Team Leadership & Coaching
- Process Improvement
- Risk & Compliance
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Agile Tools: Jira, Rally, Confluence
- Software: MS Office Suite, SharePoint, Visio, MS Project
- Agile metrics tracking
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Scrum Master II
TD Bank
02.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
Assurant
11.2021 - 02.2022
Scrum Master
Thosaf Consultancy Services Ltd, UK
06.2015 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science & Sociology
University of Ghana
Professional Scrum Master (PSM)
Scrum.org
Agile Coaching
ICAGILE Certified Professional
Safe.5
Scaled Agile