Anita Nkengbeza
Scrum Master
lethbridge
Summary
I am a Certified Scrum Master, with 5 plus years of hands-on experience, leading teams to deliver highly scalable microservice applications together with machine learning models through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). With my extensive experience as a Scrum Master, I have developed into a dynamic Servant Leader who engages in continuous learning in Agile Methodology, collaborating with project managers, product owners, Scrum masters and Development teams. Also, I have extensive knowledge in Agile/Scrum procedures, Health care claims encounter, logistics, Law firm, law firm and client enrolment area. I am also verse with SAFE and KANBAN, and I am accustomed working with several Agile Project Management tools such as: JIRA, Jira Align, Azure DevOps and Confluence. As a person, I enjoy working in a team as well as independently in a dynamic environment, learning new technologies to remain as one of the leading Scrum Master in the years ahead. With my current contract ending, I am seeking for new and exciting position as a Scrum Master.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Humana Insurance, Atos Syntel
06.2022 - Current
- 2 scrum teams local, and offshore teams
- Provided coaching to team members and reinforcing team agreements on the application of
- Scale Agile core values, built in quality, transparency and program execution, the adoption of agile principles, the implementation of agile practices such as estimating, and the interpretation of such terms as Definition of Done DoD) within the context of each increment and iteration
- Resolving interpersonal conflicts and actively pursuing options for individual team member growth and development
- Tracked & communicated team velocity & sprint release progress using Azure DevOps and for metrics & requirements and documentation
- Worked with the subject matter experts, Tech lead and business analyst in creating the stories from the epics within the teams' Azure space and creating all necessary filters to help the team track their work accordingly
- Confirming outcomes with business owners
- Identifying specific roadblocks encountered by the team and facilitating group discussion and team plans concerning their removal including formal Decision Records as required
- Scheduling and coordinating the execution of daily team huddles to track team progress throughout all stages of delivery, promoting team commitment towards achieving goals and communicating organizational and technical procedure changes impacting the program, product or service undergoing enhancement or development.
Scrum Master
SCRUM MASTER, Landmark Technologies
08.2019 - 05.2022
- Scrum Master for two teams in a SAFe environment
- Facilitated all Scrum Ceremonies including Iteration (Sprint) Planning, Daily Stand-ups,
- Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Reviews and Demos, Story Refinement, and Release Planning
- Tracking, maintaining, and reporting on team performance related to quality, predictability, delivery times and achievement of business objectives
- Protected team from outside interference, removing impediments and ensured that the work was delivered as a team
- Tracked & communicated team velocity & sprint/ release progress using JIRA &
- Confluence for metrics & requirements and documentation
- Coordinated with the Release Train Engineer (RTE) and other Scrum Masters in resolving team bottlenecks, providing team project status updates, dependency updates, and risk updates as identified by the team Program Objectives during PI Planning
- Worked with Product Owner to define project scope and objectives
- Coached POs on Agile best practice
- Guided team through continual Agile improvement process by providing agile training sessions to Scrum/Kanban team and providing coaching sessions
- Facilitated and encouraged WIP limit for Kanban teams, work-flow planning sessions and
- Kanban quantitative retro.
Scrum Master
DHL Express
09.2017 - 07.2019
- Utilized agile scrum practices to help the team increase their average velocity
- Ensure that user stories and tasks are well refined, and team is clear on the business needs
- Ensured Agile/Scrum processes are implemented effectively and provided coaching and training at the level of the team
- Ensured the development team practice the core Agile values and principles so that the team can move towards becoming self-organized and self-managed team.
Education
Bachelor of Science Banking - Finance
university of Buea
Diploma - Health Sciences
Lethbridge College
Skills
- TECHNICAL SKILLS:
- Agile Methodologies: Scrum, SAFE, KANBAN
- Tools: JIRA, Rally, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, and Trello
- Facilitation skills, conflict resolution, organizational skills, strong communication skills
- Time management, leadership and coaching
Accomplishments
Agile software Development
Transition management for Agile Environments
Certification
Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Timeline
Scrum Master
Humana Insurance, Atos Syntel
06.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
SCRUM MASTER, Landmark Technologies
08.2019 - 05.2022
Scrum Master
DHL Express
09.2017 - 07.2019
Bachelor of Science Banking - Finance
university of Buea
Diploma - Health Sciences
Lethbridge College
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