Ruth Onogu-Adjei
Canada
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile practices and highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master (Contract)
RBA Consults
01.2024 - Current
- Led 2 different cross-functional development teams (Software Developers, UI/UX Designers, QA) with 20 members in total including 2 Product Owners to successfully implement and deliver digital products.
- Coached teams to adopt Scrum values and practices for iterative and incremental delivery; cut down time to market by 40%.
- Facilitated collaboration with 30+ stakeholders (Engineering, Product and Sales leadership, Senior Executives) and Product Owners to define product vision and translate requirements into epics, user stories and acceptance criteria for the product backlog in Jira.
- Improved team efficiency by implementing Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management.
- Proactively mitigated risks by identifying any potential threats to the projects and removed impediments by utilizing various facilitation techniques to promote open discussions and transparency within the teams, following up on resolutions and escalating issues as needed.
- Resolved conflicts and facilitated open communication among team members, promoting a healthy work environment.
Program Manager/Scrum Master
dSWL
12.2022 - 09.2023
- Managed the end-to-end delivery of application development projects using Scrum and Kanban; led 2 cross-functional engineering teams to utilize Scrum practices to deliver quality customer centric deliverables within the constraints of budget and schedule.
- Achieved an average project completion rate of 94% ahead of schedule, resulting in cost savings of about $25,000.
- Led the adoption of Kanban methodology to triage bugs and implement bug fixes and post-release updates.
- Coached teams to adopt an Agile mindset and best practices for project delivery; significantly improved Agile maturity across teams within 3 months.
- Set up Scrum and Kanban boards to customize workflows in Jira and seamlessly coordinate Sprints resulting in 100% project visibility to the teams and stakeholders.
- Facilitated requirements gathering sessions with 40+ stakeholders to define product vision and translate requirements to user stories and acceptance criteria, and document in Jira Product backlog.
- Tracked project progress through Agile metrics (burn-down and velocity charts) to identify and action improvement opportunities, resulting in 30% increase in team productivity within 3 months.
- Played the role of servant leader by fostering a safe environment of trust and collaboration to drive problem-solving, decision-making and healthy conflict resolution.
- Communicated project status updates to Stakeholders through bi-weekly reports, thereby increasing stakeholder engagement and satisfaction.
Project Coordinator/Scrum Master
Meritah Wisdom Education Centre
02.2018 - 12.2022
- Led a cross-functional team of 10 engineers (Developers, UI/UX Designers, QA) to implement and deliver web applications using the Scrum framework.
- Drove adoption across the organization resulting in 30% revenue increase within 3 months post-launch.
- Facilitated requirements gathering sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
- Drove collaboration and aligned project objectives with strategic business goals.
- Documented user stories and acceptance criteria in Jira and facilitated refinement and planning sessions with the team to align on project goals.
- Tracked the progress of work, proactively identified and mitigated risks to avoid delays.
- Generated weekly reports and communicated status to Stakeholders keeping them informed on the progress of the project.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Covenant University
NigeriaMaster of Science - Public Health
University of Sunderland
United KingdomSkills
- Project management tools: Jira, Confluence, Trello, Azure DevOps and Miro
- Communication tools: Slack, Microsoft teams, Google meet and Zoom
- Agile Metrics Tracking
- Agile Coaching
- Project Management
- Sprint Planning
- Meeting facilitation
- Risk Identification
- Software Development Lifecycle
- Kanban Knowledge
- Stakeholder Management
- User Story Creation
Certification
- Professional Scrum Master - PSM Certification - scrum.org
- Agile Project Management: Agile, Scrum, Kanban & XP - Udemy
- Agile Kanban: Kanban for Software Development Team - Udemy
- Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management - LinkedIn Learning
- Agile Development Practices - LinkedIn Learning
- Managing Change on an Agile Project - LinkedIn Learning
- Leading Remote Projects & Virtual Teams - LinkedIn Learning
Timeline
Scrum Master (Contract)
RBA Consults
01.2024 - Current
Program Manager/Scrum Master
dSWL
12.2022 - 09.2023
Project Coordinator/Scrum Master
Meritah Wisdom Education Centre
02.2018 - 12.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry
Covenant University
Master of Science - Public Health
University of Sunderland
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