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VICTORIA OWODE, PMP, PSM

Toronto,ON

Summary

Experienced Scrum Master with a track record of successfully implementing and driving the adoption of Agile Methodologies across diverse teams. Over 5 years of hands-on experience in Agile Methodology, including SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban. SAFe6, SCRUM and PMP certified, demonstrating a deep understanding and commitment to industry best practices and standards in project management and Agile methodologies. Strength lies in seamlessly navigating emerging technologies while fostering a collaborative environment. Advanced knowledge and utilization of JIRA, Trello, Miro, Slack, Confluence, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Kanbanchi etc in optimizing flow of Work

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
06.2022
  • Developed and executed a digital transformation strategy for a Fortune 500 company, resulting in a $10M increase in annual revenue through improved online customer experience
  • Facilitated Agile training sessions for corporate leadership and stakeholders at all levels, resulting in a 30% increase in adoption of Agile principles and values across the organization
  • Implemented agile methodologies across multiple teams, resulting in a 25% increase in project delivery speed
  • Facilitated various Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives ensuring these meetings are effective, focused, and beneficial to the team's progress
  • Implemented Agile best practices and conducted training sessions for a cross-functional team of 50 members, resulting in a 20% reduction in project delivery time
  • Led the change in mindset of senior management in the adoption of Agile across the organisation
  • Facilitated several team improvements workshops such as story writing and splitting, story mapping and other good practices to improve how teams work
  • Built and maintained strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, including executive management and external clients with team across Canada and US.

Scrum Master

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Acceleration Centre)
01.2021
  • Implemented Agile methodologies and Scrum practices to streamline the product development process, reducing time-to-market by 30% and increasing customer satisfaction by 20%
  • Guided and coached the team towards self-organization and self-management
  • Encouraging autonomy, accountability, and decision-making within the team while adhering to Agile principles
  • Contributed to policy changes by addressing the project key issues and implemented strategies, increasing project success rate by 25 percent
  • Collaborated closely with the Product Owner to ensure a well-maintained product backlog, assisting in prioritization, refining user stories, and optimizing the flow of work
  • Facilitated daily scrum meetings and sprint planning sessions for three cross-functional teams, ensuring effective communication and collaboration that led to a 30% decrease in project delays
  • Instilled a culture of continuous improvement by facilitating retrospectives and encouraging the team to reflect on their processes, identify areas for improvement, and implement changes accordingly
  • Worked with Product Owners and Technical Leads to ensure alignment between the team and its stakeholders
  • Protected development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts and maintain focus on sprint goal.

Scrum Master

TD Bank (Credit Cards)
03.2020
  • Implemented Agile methodologies and values across multiple teams, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity and a 15% reduction in time-to-market for new products
  • Led a team of developers and designers in the development of a new mobile application, resulting in a 50% increase in app downloads within the first month
  • Educated team members and stakeholders on Agile principles, values, and practices
  • Advocating for Agile methodologies and helping the organization understand the benefits of adopting an Agile mindset
  • Reported project progress to both internal and external stakeholders
  • Monitored and analyzed metrics related to team performance, sprint progress, and product delivery
  • Implemented risk management strategies that reduced project risks by 20% and minimized potential exposures, ensuring smooth and consistent value delivery
  • Coordinated the release process along with other relevant departments within the organization
  • Monitored team activity, performance and progress towards sprint goals
  • Supported the team on Agile/Scrum practices
  • Ensured quality management documents were maintained and kept up to date.

Project Coordinator

Bell Canada
01.2018 - 02.2019
  • Worked closely with project manager to build, develop, and grow business relationship vital to the success of the project
  • Coached and mentored multiple agile teams, resulting in an average increase of 15% in team velocity and a decrease of 10% in project delivery time
  • Identified and managed risks that may impact project delivery or team dynamics
  • Proactively addressing potential issues to minimize their impact on the project
  • Led daily huddles/stand-up meetings to ensure roadblocks are cleared for teammates as well as milestone tracking
  • Monitored projects' schedule baselines using MS Project, anticipated risks and established preventive actions
  • Always ensured the team remained focus on the goal to deliver project on time
  • Ensured that project guidelines followed company policies and contract specifications
  • Acted as liaison point between various internal and external stakeholders including international stakeholders, agencies, and third-party suppliers.

Education

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) -

Scrum.org
Toronto, ON
07.2021

Business Management Diploma -

Vancouver Island University
Vancouver, British Columbia
02.2019

Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP) -

PMI Pennslyvania
USA, Pennsylvania
11.2017

Bachelor of Economics -

Covenant University
Lagos, Nigeria
07.2015

Skills

  • Resource Allocation
  • Sprint Planning
  • Project Management
  • Leading Change
  • Agile Best Practices
  • Customer Centricity
  • Development Team Trainings
  • SAFe Framework
  • Effective Communication
  • Agile Principles and Values
  • Scrum Framework Expertise
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Requirements Gathering
  • Team Facilitation
  • Empathy and Emotional Intelligence
  • Adaptive Leadership
  • Agile Maturity Assessment
  • Agile transformation
  • Agile Estimation/Planning
  • Agile Coaching /Mentoring
  • Software Development Lifecycle
  • Product Development
  • Backlog Management
  • User Story Creation
  • Epic & User Stories
  • Story Mapping/Value Stream
  • Change Management
  • Release Planning/Management
  • Agile Metrics and KPIs
  • Documentation and Reporting
  • Jira Expertise
  • Project Tracking

Accomplishments

  • Significantly improved the Agility, Collaboration and Velocity of several Agile Teams across top telecom and banking companies through Coaching, Mentoring and Training
  • Set up Agile Centre of Excellence (CoE) and Community of Practices (CoP) in organisations that further improved the companies' Agile Maturity
  • Successfully guided a top Big 4 firm from waterfall to Agile methodology
  • Acted as the Scrums Master for the $750K Digital Transformation Program (eCommerceWebsite Development, Client Portal Development, Moble App Development) for a Financial Services firm that improved TTM by 75% Increased Customer Collaboration and Team Engagement by over 35% within 7 months
  • Mentored several Scrum Masters, Business Analysts and Project Management Professional, within the Agile Community to grow the practice and improve competencies



Timeline

Scrum Master / Agile Project Manager

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
06.2022

Scrum Master

PricewaterhouseCoopers (Acceleration Centre)
01.2021

Scrum Master

TD Bank (Credit Cards)
03.2020

Project Coordinator

Bell Canada
01.2018 - 02.2019

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) -

Scrum.org

Business Management Diploma -

Vancouver Island University

Project Management Professional Certificate (PMP) -

PMI Pennslyvania

Bachelor of Economics -

Covenant University

Key Skills Expertise

Agile Methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), Agile Implementation and Adoption, Effective Communication with stakeholders across all levels, Adaptability to Emerging Technologies, Team Collaboration and Leadership, Aligning Agile Practices with Business Objectives, Facilitating Agile Ceremonies, Removing Impediments, Coaching teams on Self Management, Supporting Product Owner in prioritization 

Key Skills Expertise

Agile Methodologies (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), Agile Implementation and Adoption, Effective Communication with stakeholders across all levels, Adaptability to Emerging Technologies, Team Collaboration and Leadership, Aligning Agile Practices with Business Objectives, Facilitating Agile Ceremonies, Removing Impediments, Coaching teams on Self Management, Supporting Product Owner in prioritization 

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