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ELOCHUKWU NWAFOR

North York,Canada

Summary

Certified Scrum Master, Certified Professional Scrum Master, with 7 years of hands-on experience leading teams to deliver through the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Throughout my career as a Scrum Master, I have become a well-informed Servant Leader who engages in continuous learning in Agile Methodology; exchanging knowledge with project managers and other Scrum Masters. Along with vast knowledge in Agile/Scrum processes/procedures, I am also versed with SAFE and KANBAN, and I am accustomed to working with several Agile Project Management tools such as: JIRA, Rally, and Confluence. And communication tools like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack and Mural.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Scrum Master

Barclays Bank Of Canada
11.2019 - 02.2023
  • Help the team embrace Scrum core values, adopt and apply Scrum principles, and implement Scrum practices.
  • Help the team manage interpersonal conflicts, challenges, and opportunities for growth. Escalate people problems to management where necessary, but only when the internal team processes have failed to resolve the issue; helps individuals and teams through personnel changes.
  • Ensure other teams adhere to Agile methodologies and the scrum framework in particular.
  • Work closely with Product Owner in their effort to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
  • Assist the team in preparation for ATR activities, including PI planning, System Demos, and the Inspect and Adapt.
  • Guides the team in establishing normalized estimates and helps the team understand how to estimate features and capabilities.
  • Help coordinate inter-team cooperation and helps the team operate well on the train.
  • Help the team focus on daily and Iteration goals in the context of current Program Increment (PI) objectives.
  • Coach and mentor development team on adopting Agile principles, quality deliverables and self-organization.
  • Manage an onshore and offshore team using Microsoft Teams for communication.
  • Collaborate with other scrum masters through Scrum of Scrums to identify the dependencies of each team.
  • Organize and facilitate Sprint planning, daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, release planning and other Scrum related meetings.

Scrum Master

End2End Logistic
10.2017 - 09.2019
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Monitored and tracked project progress to support timely completion.
  • Resolved staff conflicts and identified potential areas of improvement.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
  • Worked with Product Owners to support short-and -long term release planning, and to maintain Product backlog health in preparation for execution under Scrum framework.

Project Manager Assistance

Archmodels
05.2015 - 02.2017
  • Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Analyzing data required.
  • Tracking and reporting project progress.
  • Helping coordinate and manage project tasks and deliverables.
  • Performing other duties assigned by the Project Manager in an orderly and efficient manner.


Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Human Resource Management

Centennial College of Applied Arts And Technology
Scarborough, ON
05.2017

Bachelor of Science - Banking And Finance

Fedpoko
Anambra
03.2011

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Customer Requirements Analysis
  • Meeting Participation
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Risk Identification
  • Backlog Management
  • Collaborative Environments
  • Writing Stories

Timeline

Scrum Master

Barclays Bank Of Canada
11.2019 - 02.2023

Scrum Master

End2End Logistic
10.2017 - 09.2019

Project Manager Assistance

Archmodels
05.2015 - 02.2017

Post Graduate Diploma - Human Resource Management

Centennial College of Applied Arts And Technology

Bachelor of Science - Banking And Finance

Fedpoko

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