Pelumi Akomolafe
Oakville,Ontario
Summary
Certified Scrum Master with 5 plus years of experience in Scrum Processes, Agile methods, and Business Analysis with a solid foundation in E-commerce, IT sector and Retail. Fully versed in complete software development lifecycle. Highly motivated, productive team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills in managing and leading cross functional teams to achieve and meet deadlines while working within budget constraints.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Glomac Systems
09.2022 - Current
- Agile Coach/Scrum Master for high level initiative that uses reactive micro-services, Cassandra, and Kafka
- Conduct weekly training sessions with teams of seasoned executives, Product Managers, and Engineers who have never worked within an Agile framework
- Transform 4-teams to Agile-Lean releases that enables ‘push button’ release
- Transition department to implement Shortest Weight Job First (SWJF)
- Work across departments to assist other experiences in their delivery of software by establishing Kanban and Scrum Boards that assist in their success
- Facilitate and maintain consistent and beneficial methodologies within a software development team by conducting daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review/Demo, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospective ceremonies, etc.
Scrum Master
Gladiator Systems
08.2019 - 08.2022
- Facilitated and maintained consistent and beneficial methodologies within a software development team by conducting Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Review/Demo, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Retrospective ceremonies, etc
- Assisted the Scrum team in the creation or revision of working agreements to enhance their process and practice retrospectives (e.g., Definition of Done and Definition of Ready)
- Collaborated with Product owner and development team to prioritize and define stories
- Guided the team on creating a SNOW change ticket for release and following up with Development Manager for Approval
- Proactively managed dependencies and worked to resolve impediments that blocked team members
- Documented risks associated with team tasks during project planning, resulting in oversight that helped management and leadership stay informed
- Acted as liaison between clients and delivery teams, making sure that projects were successful and that teams were enabled to deliver with excellence
- Guided and coached the Scrum team on the use of Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services
- Measured team delivery, maturity, performance, and reviewed metrics with team members to identify improvement opportunities.
Scrum Master
Property Matters
02.2018 - 08.2019
- Supported Product Owners in developing, maintaining, and grooming Product Backlog
- Assisted with tracking teams’ output through dashboards and other reporting systems
- Identified and managed dependencies with many other internal or external teams
- Provided metrics and status to leadership, program manager and project sponsor
- Supported and collaborated with team members to implement Agile/Scrum best practice
- Coached the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain
- Knowledge and communicated effectively, both internally within the Scrum team and externally
- Identified and helped remove impediments that were impeding the Scrum team’s productivity
- Provided support to team members using a servant leadership style and leading by example.
Project Coordinator
Property Matters
02.2016 - 02.2018
- Assisted in delivering detailed analysis on assigned projects and provided support in potential solutions
- Gathered and analyzed data for potential business expansion
- Assisted in training and mentoring team members on system proficiency
- Assisted the Merchandising team by offering recommendations and support to improve their decision making
- Assisted in developing project plans, and monitoring performance
- Documented critical information from meetings with different stakeholders and provided useful reports
- Stayed up to date on the latest process and IT advancements to modernize the systems
- Communicated insight and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
Education
Bachelor of Science (Political Science) -
University of Ibadan
01.2014
Skills
- JIRA, Confluence, Rally, Trello, ServiceNow (SNOW)
- Sharepoint, AVAYA, Smartsheet, MS Office: Excel, PowerPoint, Edge, Tableau, Teams, and Outlook
- Critical Thinking
- Time Management
- Analytical and Problem solving
- Risk Management
- Project Management
- Written and Oral Communication
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master (PSM) - 2022
- Atlassian JIRA and Confluence Training- Udemy Inc. - 2022
- Agile with Atlassian Jira –Gladiators Systems
- Scrum Master Immersion Deep Dive- SprinttSWC Inc
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals -2022
Timeline
Scrum Master
Glomac Systems
09.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
Gladiator Systems
08.2019 - 08.2022
Scrum Master
Property Matters
02.2018 - 08.2019
Project Coordinator
Property Matters
02.2016 - 02.2018
Bachelor of Science (Political Science) -
University of Ibadan
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