Alexandra Owuadey

Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master for 2 project teams in the delivery of a cloud based e-learning app; report to the Programme Manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Communicate with clients, Stakeholders and developers to establish requirements.
• Mentoring team members on best and effective ways to use scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times
• Direct cross-functional teams to achieve the timely delivery of an e-learning app and high-quality solutions in line with the budget.
• Contribute to sprint ceremonies to evaluate team health, performance, capacities and work items in regards timelines and client estimates.
• Monitor project progress, prioritise backlog items, and translate project items into user stories and tasks.
• Producing reports, metrics and tailored dashboards for stakeholders.

Key Achievements

• Implemented new agile procedures to uplift the agile maturity of the development team.
• Mentored the development team in agile environments to achieve the production of concise user stories withing strict timelines as part of the sprint cycle which increased team output and quality by 40%.

Managed and trained the development team in the development of a Health & Safety Application to carry out Fire Risk Assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• Worked at product and board level to redefine the product roadmap definition.
• Collaborated with product owner and stakeholders to ensure that technical delivery was understood and achievable.
• Cross-collaborated with all teams to ensure that responsibilities were clearly defined and adhered to.
• Initiated all scrum ceremonies, backlog and sprint management, provided agile coaching, removed all blockers and impediments and protected teams from external influences unrelated to app creation.

Key Achievements

• Introduced sync sessions for the team to inspect and adapt nearing the end of the project.
• Increased quality by helping the team implement / run daily automation tests.
• Facilitated Planning sessions to prioritise highest value product deliverables.
• Hosted daily stand-up meetings to encourage collaboration in brief catch-ups to address challenges and coordinate activities.
• Demonstrated complete functionality of product deliverables via Demo Day sessions to stakeholders which continuously gained important feedback that was implemented fast.
• Reflected on project and process issues via hosting retrospectives always ensuring appropriate action takes place.

Provided coaching to support the transition of a project team from waterfall to agile.

Key Responsibilities

• Delivered agile coaching and presentations to gently introduce new ways of working, and to mentor and empower junior development team members.
• Facilitated backlog grooming, Sprint Planning, daily stand-ups, Demo Day and Retrospectives as the Scrum Master.
• Worked alongside Product Owner to support prioritisation & maintain a healthy backlog; ensuring that sprints were prepared ahead with fully defined user stories.
• Consistently worked to identify project risks, initiated risk mitigation, and implemented risk reduction action plans.
• Managed scrum team to ensure effective collaboration, improve transparency, and encourage information flow.
• Steered scrum team on ways to become self-organised and remove own impediments.
• Mentored team members on best and effective ways to use scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.

• Developers, and product management teams to assess project outcomes and prioritize future app features
• Updated project plans based on changing objectives, specifications, and team availability
• Worked with delivery manager to improve workflows and eliminate unnecessary tasks
• Assisted with creating response strategies to prevent roadblocks
• Organized conferences & project launches; venues, guest lists, catering and event timelines.