ADEWALE AGBOKE
Junior Project Manager
Aldershot,Hampshire
Summary
Certified Scrum Master (PSM I & II) and AgilePM v3 Practitioner with 6+ years leading Agile delivery across digital product and financial services environments. I help teams ship better products faster coaching self-managing teams, facilitating every Scrum ceremony with purpose, and removing the impediments that slow delivery down. Known for a rare dual capability in Agile delivery and regulatory governance, enabling organisations to accelerate without compromising compliance. Passionate about building psychologically safe, high-performing teams and driving measurable, outcome-focused value.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Manager and Delivery Lead
TC RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
06.2024 - Current
- Concurrent Multi-Project Delivery at Pace: Govern delivery across multiple concurrent web and mobile technology workstreams, coordinating Engineering, QA and Product stakeholders simultaneously; maintained rigorous delivery governance and improved team throughput by 52%, reducing project carryover from 35% to 9%.
- Governance and Delivery Metrics Reporting: Produce and maintain project status reporting, delivery metrics and governance dashboards using Power BI and Jira; track cycle time, capacity, WIP and release quality to provide programme leadership with accurate, real-time visibility of delivery progress and risks.
- Requirements Shaping and Capacity Planning: Collaborate with product and technical stakeholders to shape project requirements, decompose workstreams into structured delivery phases, and coordinate sprint and release capacity planning to ensure sustainable and predictable delivery commitments.
- People and Team Development: Lead and develop multidisciplinary delivery teams; improved team engagement from 6.8 to 9.2 out of 10; coached 25 professionals through formal project delivery qualifications and successfully transitioned 4 teams to structured delivery ways of working within 5 months.
- Outcome-Focused Delivery: Delivered 6 releases totalling £4.2M in value with a 98% on-time completion rate; reduced deployment cycle time from 3 days to 4 hours through process improvement; delivered a platform serving 200,000+ users achieving 99.7% uptime and a 23-point NPS improvement.
Project Manager and Agile Delivery Lead
FIRST ANGLE LIMITED
01.2022 - 05.2024
- End-to-End Lifecycle Ownership Across Concurrent Projects: Delivered end-to-end lifecycle management across 8 concurrent digital projects valued between £150K and £1.2M; coordinated multidisciplinary stakeholders on requirements shaping, dependency management and stage-gate progression to achieve 95%+ project completion rates across all workstreams.
- RAID Management and Governance Documentation: Identified systemic delivery risks and blockers; developed and maintained RAID logs, ways-of-working governance frameworks and project charters that reduced uncontrolled change requests by 54% and were adopted as the delivery governance blueprint for 85+ professionals across the organisation.
- Measurable Delivery Outcomes: Delivered 12 projects totalling £4.7M in value with 94% stakeholder satisfaction; reduced project cycle time by 38%; achieved 89% benefit realisation against a 62% organisational average; increased team engagement from 7.1 to 9.2 out of 10 through structured delivery leadership.
- Capability Development and Knowledge Transfer: Mentored 4 Project Managers through formal transition to structured delivery roles, achieving a 100% AgilePM certification pass rate; established and led a Project Delivery Community of Practice with 35+ active members to embed governance knowledge across the business.
Independent Project Delivery Coach and Consultant
SELF-EMPLOYED
04.2021 - 12.2021
- Governance and Delivery Framework Development: Developed governing policies, delivery frameworks, RAID templates and ways-of-working documentation for 5 organisations; delivered structured project management and AgilePM training for 30+ professionals to support sustainable, governed delivery transitions.
- Organisational Change and Delivery Maturity: Supported organisations at varying stages of delivery maturity to establish structured project governance, improve risk identification practices and build team capability for managing concurrent workstreams with greater confidence and control.
Team Lead, Internal Audit and Digital Transformation
POLARIS BANK LIMITED
09.2018 - 03.2021
- Complex Technology Project Delivery in a Regulated Environment: Led end-to-end delivery of an enterprise technology platform (£850K) across retail banking, corporate banking and compliance divisions for 150+ users; shaped requirements, coordinated Architecture, IT and Compliance stakeholders, and applied risk-based governance throughout the full project lifecycle.
- Governance Outcomes and Efficiency Gains: Reduced project cycle time by 42% from 28 to 16 days; achieved 94% user adoption within 3 months; 87% benefit realisation within 9 months; generated N45M+ in annual operational savings; achieved zero critical findings across all regulatory audit reviews — demonstrating the direct value of robust project governance.
Internal Auditor and Digital Technology Specialist
SKYE BANK PLC
01.2009 - 08.2018
- Multidisciplinary Technology Coordination in a Regulated Environment: Coordinated with technology, security and compliance teams on digital platform transformation across 700+ branches, embedding governance controls into delivery releases and reducing production defects by 75%; achieved zero critical findings across all Central Bank regulatory examinations.
- Risk Identification and Operational Improvement: Identified critical security vulnerabilities in digital banking systems preventing N120M+ in potential fraud losses; developed automated tools that reduced manual process time by 45% — demonstrating a strong track record in risk identification, issue resolution and delivery of pace-sensitive outcomes.
Education
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Obafemi Awolowo University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting — Second Class Honours
Covenant University
Certificate in Lean Organisation Management - undefined
Morley College London
Skills
- End-to-End Project Lifecycle Management
- Structured and Stage-Gate Governance
- RAID Management and Governance Documentation
- Concurrent Multi-Project Delivery
- Stakeholder Coordination Across Technical and Commercial Boundaries
- Procurement and Commercial Support
- Tools and Reporting
- Stakeholder Management
- Adaptability and Resilience Under Pressure
- Clear Communication and Governance Reporting
- Conflict Resolution and Diplomatic Negotiation
- Critical Thinking and Risk-Based Problem Solving
- Organisational Discipline and Prioritisation
- Collaborative and Inclusive Team Working
- Continuous Improvement and Change Leadership
Websites
Certification
- AgilePM v3 Practitioner and Foundation, APMG
- Professional Scrum Master PSM II and PSM I, Scrum.org
- Change Management Foundation V3, APMG
- BCS Foundation in Business Analysis
- APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ), In Progress
- SAFe 6.0 Certification
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer Project Manager, CHINGU — INTERNATIONAL TECH COMMUNITY, 2025-10-01, Present, Lead a distributed, cross-functional team across multiple concurrent workstreams; coordinate stakeholders, maintain project governance documentation, manage delivery risks proactively and drive completion to 95%+ target achievement rates across all project cycles.
- Volunteer Project Manager, ASSOCIATION FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT (APM), 2025-08-01, Present, Contributing to a national research programme within APM’s Enabling Change Special Interest Group; applying structured project governance and milestone management to research delivery activities, reducing analysis cycle time by 25% and improving output quality and accuracy.
Timeline
Project Manager and Delivery Lead
TC RESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
06.2024 - Current
Project Manager and Agile Delivery Lead
FIRST ANGLE LIMITED
01.2022 - 05.2024
Independent Project Delivery Coach and Consultant
SELF-EMPLOYED
04.2021 - 12.2021
Team Lead, Internal Audit and Digital Transformation
POLARIS BANK LIMITED
09.2018 - 03.2021
Internal Auditor and Digital Technology Specialist
SKYE BANK PLC
01.2009 - 08.2018
Master of Business Administration - undefined
Obafemi Awolowo University
Bachelor of Science - Accounting — Second Class Honours
Covenant University
Certificate in Lean Organisation Management - undefined
Morley College London