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OMO AKHE

London

Summary

Experienced and results-driven Scrum Master with over 5 years of proven success in leading Agile development teams to achieve exceptional outcomes Adept at fostering collaboration, promoting self-organization, and driving continuous improvement to maximize project success. Extensive expertise in Agile principles and methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, with a demonstrated ability to exceed stakeholder expectations. Seeking an opportunity to leverage Scrum and Agile expertise to drive cross-functional team success and growth of the organization.

Skills: Facilitator and Coach; Servant Leader; Stakeholder Management; Problem Solver; Critical and Analytical Thinker; Change Agent

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Agile Delivery Lead

William Hill
09.2022 - Current
  • Collaborate with three cross-functional software development squads to enhance their agility and drive a culture of continuous improvement with Product, software, and quality assurance engineers and architects.
  • Utilize metrics to establish a baseline and measure value, track the team's health, and improve inefficiencies in ways of working by using metrics to establish a baseline for continuous improvement, improve team performance, and optimize ways of working.
  • Accountable for initiative-level planning, alignment, forecasting, reporting, and resolving program-level risks, dependencies, impediments, and blockers using planning tools, data analysis, and communication channels.

Scrum Master

Barclays
01.2022 - 09.2022
  • led a cross-functional Agile development team of 10 members, ensuring adherence to the Scrum framework and delivering high-quality software products through effective facilitation of Scrum ceremonies.
  • Collaborated closely with the product owner, business stakeholders, and development teams to establish project goals, scope, and priorities, fostering alignment and facilitating effective communication throughout the development lifecycle.
  • Assisted the team in translating epics and features into user stories and clear acceptance criteria, enabling a shared understanding of requirements and facilitating the development of high-quality software products.
  • Proactively identified and addressed potential risks and issues, resolving conflicts and facilitating solutions to maintain project drive, ensuring timely delivery of project milestones and deliverables.

Scrum Master

NHS
09.2019 - 12.2021
  • Collaborated with product manager to estimate costs, timescales, and resource requirements, enabling accurate planning and successful project delivery.
  • Facilitated effective backlog grooming sessions with team members, discussing and evaluating user stories to ensure clarity, feasibility, and prioritisation.
  • Ensured up-to-date backlog documentation and provided regular and accurate reports to senior management, facilitating transparency and informed decision-making.
  • Assisted product manager in managing stakeholder expectations, identifying and managing blockers, risks, issues, and dependencies, leading to effective coordination and response to change design team.

Project Manager/Scrum Master

BT
08.2017 - 08.2019
  • Collaborated with two software development teams to deliver customer-centric and value-driven products, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
  • Managed project budgets effectively by ensuring forecasts and actual charges are in line with approved bids and project expenses are effectively controlled.
  • Developed comprehensive training materials to transform teams' waterfall mindsets to Agile, enabling smooth transition and fostering culture of Agile delivery.
  • Led and facilitated various Scrum meetings, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demo and Retrospective, and Release Planning. Utilized Jira Scrum boards as information radiators to enhance transparency and team collaboration.

Product Support Officer

TFL
02.2017 - 08.2017
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings, documented minutes, distributed materials, and provided comprehensive administrative support to the project team.
  • Managed invoicing processes, tracked bills, generated reports, and maintained financial documents to ensure accurate and timely financial management.
  • Updated project logs with information provided by the project manager and team, maintaining up-to-date records and enabling effective tracking of project status and progress.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance

BPP University
London

Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)

Achievements

  • Implemented metrics-driven improvements and streamlined processes, resulting in a 20% increase in team velocity and improved efficiency.
  • Reduced requirement-related defects by 25%, which assisted teams in translating epics and features into well-defined user stories and clear acceptance criteria. This enabled a shared understanding of requirements and resulted in the delivery of high-quality software products.
  • Successfully mitigated 90% of identified risks and dependencies, minimized project disruptions, and ensured effective coordination and response to change within the design team.

TOOLS

 Jira, Confluence, Miro, Mural, EasyBI, MS Office 365, Visio, Gliffy, TDD, BDD, and AWS

Timeline

Agile Delivery Lead

William Hill
09.2022 - Current

Scrum Master

Barclays
01.2022 - 09.2022

Scrum Master

NHS
09.2019 - 12.2021

Project Manager/Scrum Master

BT
08.2017 - 08.2019

Product Support Officer

TFL
02.2017 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Accounting And Finance

BPP University

Professional Scrum Master (PSM1)

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