Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Interests
Hard Skills
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MICHAEL ATISU

Winnipeg,MANITOBA

Summary

CAREER OBJECTIVES Professional Scrum Master with over six years of work experience in healthcare, finance and Telecommunications sectors. I am passionate about driving agile methodologies and empowering teams to deliver high products on time and within budget. I am skilled in agile coaching and SAFe Scrum. mentoring and true leadership. My experience has honed my ability to facilitate agile ceremonies, guide teams through the implementation of agile practices, identify and remove impediments, and coach individuals and teams to achieve higher levels of performance. I am a strong advocate for transparency, empiricism, and continuous improvement, and have a proven track record of delivering value to organizations. Experienced in using Agile and scrum tools and software such as Jira, Confluence, Trello, Microsoft azure, Rally and Miro. I am also experienced in using communications tools such as Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and Google hangouts.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

Walmart
, Canada
07.2021 - Current
  • Advise project team, customers, and staff on tactical solutions to dealing with barriers within a project
  • Assess the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coached the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization
  • Facilitate scrum ceremonies such as daily stand-up meetings, backlog grooming, sprint planning, sprint reviews/demos and sprint retrospectives
  • Assist the scrum team to become a self-organized, cross-functional and highly efficient team that delivers high-quality products
  • Facilitate documenting and executing the team's continuous improvement plan, based on retrospectives
  • Provide true leadership with metrics necessary to make decisions
  • Determine ways to improve throughput, and velocity and allow the team flexibility to self-manage themselves, especially on items
  • Participates in change initiatives including tasks and initiatives outside of specific job duties such as BRM workgroups
  • Responsible for developing and reviewing detailed project plans and tracking financial information
  • Communicate project status to the project team, stakeholders' leadership and Program Managers associated with other projects
  • Lead the team on Agile/Scrum/Kanban best practices and values
  • Responsible for scheduled and facilitated key agile ceremonies, such as stand-ups, planning, product demos and retrospectives

Scrum Master

Best Buy Canada
10.2019 - 06.2021
  • Facilitated the Scrum process, including facilitating all Scrum ceremonies and enforcing timeboxes
  • Used appropriate tools to ensure ceremonies are efficient, engaging, and productive
  • Managed Issues, Risks, Dependencies and Change Requests following the established PMO guidelines
  • Solid knowledge and experience in various Project Management and Product Development concepts, methodologies and processes
  • Managed tasks independently and take ownership of responsibilities, learned from mistakes and applied constructive feedback
  • Communicated technical information clearly and articulately
  • Adapted to a rapidly changing environment, understood and applied SDLC disciplines
  • Led team effort in relentless improvement, define and implement improvement stories to increase the velocity and quality of the program Implement and support principles, rules, and processes
  • Provided suggestions and guidance when assisting the team with working through blockers, risks, and opportunities for improvement
  • Mentored and coached at the individual, team, and project level
  • Presented project status reporting to senior management using techniques like burn-up, burn-down, velocity charts or any other technique

Contracts

Maximus BC Health
, Canada
05.2017 - 09.2019
  • Led and facilitated project team status meetings to obtain schedule, issues, risk, and dependency updates
  • Accelerated issues resolutions as swiftly as possible, negotiated and influenced people at all levels to ensure the impediments are resolved promptly
  • Anticipated, understood, and responded to the needs of internal and external project partners
  • Managed project execution, resource deployment and overall coordination efforts to ensure projects are completed on schedule and to budget
  • Coached and mentored the teams in Agile methodologies and communication skills to make sure that everybody can reach their full potential and the teams are running smoothly
  • Shared and learned best practices with peers to increase the effectiveness of the application of agile practices in the organization
  • Responsible for developing and reviewing detailed project plans and tracking financial information
  • Communicated project status to the project team, stakeholders' leadership and Program Managers associated with other projects
  • Engaged in agile methodologies, with a focus on supporting and promoting continuous improvement, open communication, workflow visualization and end-to-end delivery
  • Led a cross-functional team through the Agile process, managing daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and sprint retrospectives
  • Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and schedules using JIRA and Confluence

Education

Bachelor of Science - Physician Assistant

Radford University

Certificate In Cognitive Science Certificate in Science of Well-being Certificate in Learning How to Learn -

Skills

  • SOFT SKILLS
  • Leadership ability to coach and mentor the team to reach their highest potential Excellent team player and team builder
  • Ability to understand technical issues at a high level and communicate agile methodologies within the organization
  • Good skills and knowledge of true leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
  • Strong Communication (written and verbal)
  • Able to effectively communicate with team members, stakeholders, and clients to ensure everyone is aligned toward project goals
  • Strong PC skills specifically utilizing
  • MS Office Suite products (MS Word, MS Excel)
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to handle a vast array of information
  • Ability to counsel, mentor, influence and find win-win compromise solutions and motivate diverse project teams to achieve stated results
  • Team player, comfortable with fast-paced, changing environment and ambiguity
  • Efficiently manage complex schedules, prioritize tasks, and meet project timelines and deadlines with ease
  • Ability to attentively listen to team members and clients to gain insights and improve the overall communication flow
  • Able to quickly adapt to new situations, priorities, and requirements without compromising project quality
  • Skilled in understanding the needs and concerns of different individuals and groups to develop effective interpersonal relationships and achieve project goals successfully
  • Proactively seeks feedback and opportunities to improve skills, processes, and project methodologies
  • Able to identify potential issues and risks, and implement effective solutions

HARD SKILLS

  • Six years of experience being a true leader to scrum teams
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Agile tools and software (Jira, Confluence, Trello)
  • Scrum ceremonies (Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint retrospective)
  • Scrum artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Definition of Done)
  • Stakeholder communication and management
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and leaders
  • Expertise in True leadership principles, with a focus on empowering teams, fostering trust and open communication and promoting a culture of continuous improvement
  • Excellent ability to balance data with other factors when making decisions
  • Communication tools: Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and Google hangouts
  • Scrum software tools: Microsoft azure, Rally, Miro, and Rational Team Concert (RTC)
  • Strong knowledge of various well-documented Agile patterns and techniques
  • Effective collaborator across all levels of an organization including strong partnership skills
  • Continuous improvement and learning mindset
  • Flexible to work with cross-regional teams across the world
  • Solid knowledge and experience in various Project
  • Management and Product Development concepts, methodologies and processes

Certification

  • Professional Scrum Master
  • SAFe for Teams with Certified SAFe Practitioner (SP)

References

REFERENCES References available upon request

Interests

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE , Volunteer, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg Volunteer, Canadian Blood Services, Winnipeg Volunteer, Ghana Student’s Union of Manitoba, Winnipeg Volunteer, M-EL Foundation

Hard Skills

   

  • Six years of experience being a true leader to scrum teams
  • Good command of spoken and written English
  • Agile tools and software (Jira, Confluence, Trello)
  • Scrum ceremonies (Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint retrospective)
  • Scrum artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Definition of Done)
  • Stakeholder communication and management
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with an ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and leaders.
  • Expertise in True leadership principles, with a focus on empowering teams, fostering trust and open communication and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Excellent ability to balance data with other factors when making decisions.
  • Communication tools: Skype, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack and Google hangouts
  • Scrum software tools: Microsoft azure, Rally, Miro, and Rational Team Concert (RTC)
  • Strong knowledge of various well-documented Agile patterns and techniques
  • Effective collaborator across all levels of an organization including strong partnership skills
  • Continuous improvement and learning mindset, Continuous improvement and learning mindset
  • Flexible to work with cross-regional teams across the world.
  • Solid knowledge and experience in various Project Management and Product Development concepts, methodologies and processes

Timeline

Scrum Master

Walmart
07.2021 - Current

Scrum Master

Best Buy Canada
10.2019 - 06.2021

Contracts

Maximus BC Health
05.2017 - 09.2019

Bachelor of Science - Physician Assistant

Radford University

Certificate In Cognitive Science Certificate in Science of Well-being Certificate in Learning How to Learn -

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