Ugonna Osuji
Project manager/ Scrum master
Waterdown,ON
Summary
PROJECT MANAGER PROFESSIONAL/ SCRUM MASTER Career Summary Over 6 years’ experience in agile project management, with track record of success in leading all phases of diverse construction, technology, and product development projects. Over 6 years’ experience as scrum master responsible for supporting new and experienced scrum teams in consistent value delivery and continuous improvement. Talent in translating backlog artifacts into tangible solutions. Effective communicator experienced in using interpersonal skills, modern communication tools and techniques in effectively engaging with all types of stakeholders and team building.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager
Bright Uche Enterprises
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Project Type: Construction (Floating jetties and boat systems)
- Responsibilities:
- Implemented the use of hybrid project management methodology to improve project completion time by reducing hand off size and increasing cross functional collaboration
- Created custom solutions for clients by fostering individual stakeholder input and recognition
- Monitoring and control of project scope, expenditure, and life cycle to meet project goals
- Worked with stakeholders to develop project scope
- Identifying, managing, and helping to mitigate risks and issues for the team and/or directing obstacles to appropriate owners for quick resolution
- Managed changes to project scope, schedule, and costs using appropriate verification techniques to keep project plan accurate, updated, and reflective of authorized project changes
- Ugonna Christopher Osuji +1 647-402-0361 ugonnaosujichris@gmail.com
Project Manager/Scrum Master
United Bank for Africa, UBA
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Mobile App Development | Data Migration
- Responsibilities
- Collaborated with product owners and Tech leads in establishing frameworks for release management and orchestration of continuous delivery
- Led cross-functional teams to facilitate updates & scrum ceremonies including Standup's, Retrospectives, Sprint planning and Backlog Refinements
- Led cross-functional teams during scrum ceremonies like Daily Standup's, Retrospectives, Sprint planning and Backlog Refinements
- Coached Product Owners in Agile Backlog Management (Grooming, Prioritizing and Release Management) agility by leveraging empirical data and iterative delivery
- Participated in Product Increment planning sessions (i.e., PI Planning)
- Assembled productive relationships and follows through on commitments to gain trust and respect
- Facilitated decomposition of Jira Epics and building of Jira Portfolio Plans
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Tombra Life Support Co. Ltd
12.2016 - 05.2018
- Responsibilities:
- Managed project cost reducing average cost overrun by 10% and monitored performance.
- Met project deadlines 96% of time without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
- Demonstrated how to use KPI driven performance and brand marketing campaigns across different marketing channels
- Enabled improvement in team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints by identifying & tracking hidden tasks that increased customer satisfaction
- Realized increased monthly invoices by digitalizing payments
- Worked with the fabrication team to develop custom solutions to meet individual client needs
- Hosted monthly MPR’s and improved the organizations reporting systems by introducing new charts for analysis
- Supported PMO in updating feature roadmap, delivery strategy and compliance with project standards and processes
- Implemented automated solution after re-engineering workflow related functions to reduce rework, delays, and drive increases in productivity
- Monitor project progress, dependencies, scope, risks, quality, and delivery of projects in line with agreed upon project commitments, timelines, and budgets.
- Met project deadlines without sacrificing build quality or workplace safety.
Education
Master of Science - Project Management
Northeastern University
Toronto, ON2023
Bachelor of Science - Insurance, actuarial science
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria2016
Skills
- Project management
- Effective communication
- Scrum
- Agile Coaching
- Analytics
- Team Building
- User Acceptance Testing
- Conflict Management
- User Stories
- Stakeholder Management
- Mobile App Development
- Data Migration
- Defect Tracking
- Cross-Functional Teams
- Release Management
- Requirement Management
- Sprint Planning
- Risk/Process Management
- Test Case Management
- Tools
- Jira
- MS Project
- MS Office
- MS Teams
- Confluence
- Trello
- Rally
- Visio
- Slack
- WebEx
- Kanban
- Azure DevOps
- Zoom
- Technical Presentations
- Lean Manufacturing and Design
Work Availability
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Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Project Manager
Bright Uche Enterprises
08.2019 - 12.2021
Project Manager/Scrum Master
United Bank for Africa, UBA
07.2018 - 07.2019
Project Manager/Scrum Master
Tombra Life Support Co. Ltd
12.2016 - 05.2018
Master of Science - Project Management
Northeastern University
Bachelor of Science - Insurance, actuarial science
University of Lagos
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