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Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
"A Journey of a thousand releases begins with one sprint!"
An experienced Scrum Master with more than 5 years of experience in designing and executing challenging projects using
the Agile methodology from facilitating the transformation of product backlogs into done sprints of the highest possible
value while maximizing the most savings in time and cost.Great knowledge working with geographically distributed
teams. Excellent communication and leadership skills. I also possess excellent project management, multi-tasking, and
communication skills to coordinate multiple concurrent projects with competing demands. Makes sound decisions in high
pressure settings and utilizes analytical problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve issues with strong customer
service skills.
KEY SKILLS
Agile Project Management, Coaching Agile Practices, Facilitating Scrum Ceremonies, Servant Leader, Removing
Impediments, Forecasting, Proficient in Agile Estimation and Planning, Organizational skills, Collaboration, Relationship
builder, Interpersonal skills
TOOLS
JIRA, Rally, Azure DevOps, Confluence, VersionOne, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Outlook),
SharePoint, WebEx, Zoom, MS Teams
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
JDXPERT, RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 03/2023-PRESENT
SCRUM MASTER
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES.
Promoted active participation from the team to ensure everyone is working towards the sprint goal.
Managed any external distractions by supporting and protecting the scrum team to achieve the
sprint goals and the commitment agreed within sprint planning.
Facilitated highly interactive scrum workshops for new cross-functional teams while emphasizing
on the importance of the scrum framework and ceremonies.
Coached development team members on how to better estimate efforts using story points, Fibonacci
sequence and planning poker.
Supported team members by having 1:1 discussion to enhance individual skills, knowledge, and
work performance
Promoted active participation from the team to ensure everyone is working towards the sprint goal.
Protected the team from external interference, distractions and ensured the team is fully
independent, functional, and productive.
Effectively assessed the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coached the team to
higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and
organization.
Removed impediments and protected team members from interruptions and distractions to
maximize productivity while leading strategic release planning.
Facilitated definition and prioritization of work through Epics, Features, and Stories using Kanban
and Scrum.
Protected team over-commitment, managed backlog, and prioritized resolution of defects/bugs as
evidenced by the on-time delivery of major initiatives.
Established milestones and adherence to project scope, requirements, design documents, and
schedules.
Assisted product owner to create user stories, groom and prioritize user stories.
Updated agile tracking systems to provide transparency in product and sprint backlogs.
Planned and executed events and marketing programs, producing a five times target number of
qualified leads.
Developed a set of metrics derived from raw company data to track improvements in organizational
efficiency.
BMO HARRIS BANK-ROOSEVELT, Chicago, IL 01/2020 02/2023
SCRUM MASTER
Coordinated all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Demos,
Grooming, and Release Planning
Mentored and coached teams on Scrum practices and self-organization
Effectively assessed the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coach the team to higher levels of maturity,
at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.
Championed successful transitions from Waterfall to Scrum/Agile methods.
Removed impediments to team deliverables and product goals.
Assessed Scrum Maturity of team and brought team to higher levels of maturity at a sustainable pace
Facilitated discussions, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
Managed project risks, dependencies, and issues.
Effectively communicated project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion
Assisted with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Used JIRA to manage and measure teams progress using Burndown charts, Burnup charts, capacity and velocity.
Worked with Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, to coordinate and support software deployment activities,
including requirements, design, development, QA and Business and User Acceptance Testing UAT activities.
HEALTH PARTNERS, Maple Grove, MN 02/2017 12/2019
SCRUM MASTER
Supported agile teams and stakeholders to create a compelling quality product vision and strategy, help gain
clarity and alignment on the minimum valuable product to achieve set out goals.
Coach and mentor different scrum teams in self-organization and cross-functionality while also ensuring
everyone understands agile / lean mindset, values and principles and its supporting practices to deliver
business values and increase return on investment.
Facilitated communication and collaboration inside and outside the team. Implement agile practices within
the teams to improve business outcomes and provide more transparency and value while delivering
potentially releasable product increments every two weeks.
Ensure the team embrace and practice core agile principles of collaboration, prioritizing tasks and promote
team accountability and visibility to meet sprint / release goals.
Work with the product owner on effective techniques for product backlog prioritization and management.
Protect the team from external interference, distractions and ensured the team is fully independent,
functional, and productive.
Assist product owner with backlog refinement to prioritize stakeholders needs and objectives.
Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team standards, tools, and best practices which helped
improve development time by 75%.
Protect development teams from outside distraction, resolve conflicts within the team and maintain team
focus on sprint goals.
Assist the development team to be self-organized in order to achieve its goals and deliver MVP.
NESTLE, Dubai, UAE 03/2014 02/2017
PROJECT MANAGER
Worked with Agile frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, to coordinate and support software deployment activities,
including requirements, design, development, QA and Business and User Acceptance Testing UAT activities.
Creating long- and short-term plans, including setting targets for milestones and adhering to deadlines.
Delegating tasks on the project to employees best positioned to complete them.
Making effective decisions when presented with multiple options for how to progress with the project.
Serving as a point of contact for teams when multiple units are assigned to the same project to ensure team
actions remain in synergy.
Communicating with executives or the board to keep the project aligned with their goals.
Performing quality control on the project throughout development to maintain the standards expected .
Adjusting schedules and targets on the project as needs or financing for the project change.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English
University of Douala, Cameroon
CERTIFICATIONS
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I), Scrum.org
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