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Olanrewaju Oni

Olanrewaju Oni

35, Boulderbrook Drive,Scarborough, Toronto,ON

Summary

Team-oriented individual promoting exemplary presentation, project management and risk oversight skills. Demonstrative Scrum Master with background communicating effectively with and leading high-performance teams. Considered expert in prioritizing tasks and optimizing workflows. Well-versed in building positive relationships with customers and other stakeholders. Strong requirements gathering, scope development and inventory coordination abilities. Skilled at overseeing complex, high-value technical projects with excellent planning competencies.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Business Scrum Master

Community Living Toronto
Toronto, ON
02.2021 - Current
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Supported IT product owners in product backlog compilation and maintenance, addressing recurring concerns and recommending improvements based on user feedback.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Removed impediments to product success, leveraging cross-functional Scrum team talent to provide targeted solutions to unprecedented program errors.
  • Facilitated daily Scrum meetings to debrief progress, troubleshoot snags and establish goals for following day.
  • Supported Agile team collaboration, accountability and visibility through thoughtful orchestration of team dynamics, goal setting and talent recruitment.
  • 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.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.

Scrum Master

Green Haven Illiam
Toronto, ON
2018.03 - 2020.11
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • 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.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Managed work and project responsibilities by assigning tasks to internal individuals and external teams.
  • Evangelized Agile as strategic asset of culture and business value.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Generated reports for IT project progress and performance.
  • Identified and implemented cost-saving measures in IT projects.
  • Negotiated and managed project budgets to meet goals.
  • Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.

Agile Scrum Master

IBILE HOLDINGS LIMITED
LAGOS, NIGERIA
03.2010 - 01.2017
  • Supported team using servant leadership style and leading by example.
  • Guided and coached Scrum team and organized Agile and Scrum practices and values while also meeting delivery commitment.
  • Removed obstacles by finding right personnel to advance tasks and projects.
  • Assessed Scrum maturity of team and organized and coached team to higher levels of development.
  • Assisted with internal and external communication resulting in improved transparency.
  • Applied agile methodology to shorten cycle time and achieve target margins.
  • Assessed each scrum team member's responsibilities and delegated tasks to balance each employee's workload.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
  • Led sprint reviews, daily scrums and planning meetings to realize full team engagement.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments and hurdles to productivity.
  • Worked effectively with multiple Scrum teams both internally and off-shore.

Education

Bachelor of Science - MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY
ILE IFE, NIGERIA
05.1994

Skills

  • Backlog Management
  • Team Engagement
  • Vendor Selection
  • Standardized Methodologies
  • Agile Principles
  • Change Management Process
  • Team Meetings
  • Sprint Planning
  • Training Methodologies
  • External Communications
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Systems Analysis
  • Training Methodologies
  • External Communications
  • Acceptance Criteria
  • Systems Analysis
  • Scrum Methodology
  • Effective Customer Communication
  • Project Team Coordination

Certification

  • Scrum Master Certified(SMC), Scrum Study - December 2020.
  • ScrumStudy Agile Master Certified(SAMC) , Scrum Study- August 2022.

Work Availability

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Quote

I can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I’m frightened of the old ones.
John Cage

Timeline

Business Scrum Master

Community Living Toronto
02.2021 - Current

Scrum Master

Green Haven Illiam
2018.03 - 2020.11

Agile Scrum Master

IBILE HOLDINGS LIMITED
03.2010 - 01.2017

Bachelor of Science - MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING

OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY
Olanrewaju Oni