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OLUSOLA IYIOLA

Halton Hills,ON

Summary

Experienced Scrum Master and Project Manager with over 10 years of experience working in Agile and Waterfall environments and over 6 years as a Scrum Master. Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master with a proven track record of successfully managing multiple complex IT projects in various industries. Demonstrated ability to adapt the Scrum Master role to team dynamics and unique issues. Driving organizational transformation, coaching teams and management executives for adoption and implementation of Agile practices. Leveraging agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP) to deliver business value, improve processes, and maximize team potential, as well as product quality and efficiency.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Tangerine Bank
11.2021 - Current
  • Successfully supporting a team in a digital transformation and feature enhancement project for mobile and web banking platforms
  • Implementing visually appealing interfaces for customers to track spending, set budgets, and gain insights into financial habits which has led to an increase in customer satisfaction
  • Leading a team of over 35 resources from 7 different workstreams
  • Project Budget is $19 million
  • Supporting another team in enhancing the KYC, AML and Anti-Terrorism Compliance Systems to increase compliance capabilities in line with regulatory standards which has helped increase the bank’s capabilities for fraud detection
  • Responsibilities Facilitating discussions around versioning, interface design, and communication protocols to ensure smooth integration and minimize disruption to other services
  • Facilitating agile ceremonies (daily stand ups, sprint planning, release planning, sprint demo, and sprint retrospective) and ensuring they are positive and productive
  • Fostering positive and collaborative relationships between the team, product owner, and other stakeholders and a trusting and safe environment where issues can be raised with confidence and without fear
  • Leading the development of comprehensive project plans, including scope, timelines, resources, and deliverables, ensuring alignment with business requirements
  • Managing project execution, overseeing project tasks, milestones, and critical path activities to keep the projects on track and within the defined timeline
  • Collaborating with the product owner to keep the upstream pipeline of work well organized with the processes necessary to support Flow and Value optimization
  • Facilitating flow reviews and service delivery reviews to identify areas for improvement and implement solutions which helps the team optimize their workflow, deliver high-quality products
  • Advising, coaching, and leading agile teams on agile values, practices, and processes, ensuring the squad's full functionality and focus on sprint goals
  • Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment throughout the project lifecycle
  • Collaborating with the Product Owner, stakeholders, and the team to ensure a clear understanding of the organization's OKRs
  • Helping the team create value and products with quality and clearing the runway for the team to meet product objectives
  • Tracking and monitoring scrum metrics such as Sprint Burndown Chart, Release Burndown Chart, and Velocity using JIRA and present status to senior management on a weekly cadence
  • Supporting the team to identify, manage, and mitigate issues and risks and timely removal of impediments or directing to appropriate owners for fast resolution
  • Collaborating with the Product Owner for backlog management, backlog refinement sessions and facilitating communication between project leadership, stakeholders, and the delivery team to ensure successful project outcomes.

Scrum Master, Skyjack Inc
01.2018 - 11.2021
  • Supported a development team in migrating from a legacy HR system to SAP Success Factor with various modules such as Employee Central, Recruiting, Onboarding, Performance Management, Compensation/Benefits, and more which helped to optimize HR process and elevate employee experience
  • Supported another development team on a data migration project involving migrating legacy data from a traditional data center into a cloud based, real-time analytics system
  • Responsibilities Collaborated with product managers, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment between business goals and program execution
  • Facilitated communication between other scrum teams across the agile release train (ART), identified dependencies, and removed impediments to enable successful program delivery
  • Helped the team establish and maintain Kanban board to visualize work, set work-in-progress (WIP) limits, and manage the flow of work items
  • Worked closely with development teams to create and maintain a catalog of APIs, track their usage, and identify opportunities for future enhancements
  • Promoted collaboration and communication between teams and across ARTs, facilitated cross-team coordination, problem-solving, and knowledge sharing to enhance the overall flow of value
  • Provided guidance and coaching to Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Team members on SAFe practices, roles, and ceremonies; also helped individuals and teams understand and embrace SAFe principles and values
  • Facilitated various events such as Iteration review, Daily Stand Up, and Iteration Retrospective and ensured they were productive
  • Participated in ART Syncs, Post and Pre PI-Planning meetings, PI Planning sessions, System Demo, Inspect and
  • Adapt workshops for future PIs and Release Management meetings
  • Facilitated discussions on goal setting, collective decision-making, conflict resolution, and team accountability
  • Supported the Release Train Engineer (RTE) to manage and optimize the flow of value using agile processes.

Project Manager

Improvtek Consulting
10.2014 - 12.2017
  • Accomplishments Managed cross-functional teams for the automation of client onboarding and invoicing process, and
  • Implementation of Microsoft 365 CRM for various business units
  • Responsibilities Continuously adapted processes to ensure team alignment and success, while promoting transparency and communication across all stakeholders while managing multiple projects
  • Resolved conflicts between team members and other stakeholders through active listening to ensure conflicts are resolved on time without impacting project delivery
  • Established relationships and a strong and competitive team culture through work agreements and influencing the team to ensure alignment on goals and focus on usability and user experience
  • Managed project governance, led highly organized regular status meetings, and presented weekly reports to stakeholders and steering committees while applying leadership skills to achieve excellent results
  • Created project deliverables such as business cases, project charter, communication plan and project scope statements, and others as required and managed multiple workstreams simultaneously
  • Managed project resources, including team members, vendors, and contractors all through the SDLC
  • Documented lessons learned and stored all project artifacts in the repository on Confluence for easy access in future projects Monitored project progress, identified risks, developed and implemented contingency plans to mitigate any risk(s) using the RAID log.

Business Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
11.2011 - 12.2013
  • Created and updated process documentation and process maps in collaboration with business units
  • Worked closely with Product Managers to deliver requirements on time
  • Completed gap analysis to identify current and future state of business processes
  • Created comprehensive functional and non-functional requirements by eliciting end client product requirements Documented user acceptance test plans and facilitated requirement discussions
  • Served as point of contact for stakeholders, providing support to development team.

Education

Post Graduate Certificate - Manufacturing Management

Sheridan College
Brampton, Ontario
12.2014

Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Federal University of Technology
10.2010

Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master Professional Scrum Master Project Management Professional -

Skills

  • Agile Methodologies, Team Player, and Servant Leadership
  • Resourceful, Tactful and Empathic
  • Excellent Communication and Outstanding Organizational Skills
  • Analytical Skills, Problem Solving, and Proactive Approach
  • Stakeholder Engagement, Conflict Resolution, and Innovation
  • Prioritizing, Negotiating Skills, and Coaching
  • Facilitation, Risk Management, and Change Management
  • Technical Skills
  • Microsoft Office Suite, CI/CD, Microservices, and API
  • Agile Development and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Defect Management, and Backlog Refinement
  • IT Project Management, Metrics, and Trend Reporting
  • Release and Dependency Management, Estimating, and Forecasting
  • JIRA, Confluence, ServiceNow, and Azure DevOps

Certification

  • PMP - Project Management Professional
  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
  • Certified SAFe Scrum Master

Timeline

Project Manager/Scrum Master

Tangerine Bank
11.2021 - Current

Scrum Master, Skyjack Inc
01.2018 - 11.2021

Project Manager

Improvtek Consulting
10.2014 - 12.2017

Business Analyst

Standard Chartered Bank
11.2011 - 12.2013

Post Graduate Certificate - Manufacturing Management

Sheridan College

Bachelor of Engineering - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Federal University of Technology

Certified SAFe 6 Scrum Master Professional Scrum Master Project Management Professional -

  • PMP - Project Management Professional
  • Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
  • Certified SAFe Scrum Master

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