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Stephen A. Adetuwo

Stephen A. Adetuwo

Scrum Master
Essex

Summary

Certified Scrum Master with over 10 years of experience leading Agile teams, facilitating Scrum ceremonies (daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives), and delivering high-impact projects using Agile frameworks like Scrum and Kanban. Proven ability to improve team velocity, track progress using burn-down charts, and remove impediments to ensure 100% sprint goal completion. Skilled in fostering communication and collaboration between teams and stakeholders to meet business objectives.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Scrum Master

Triple A Consults
1 2023 - Current
  • Organized and facilitated Scrum ceremonies (standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, retrospectives), leading to 100% sprint goal completion
  • Tracked progress using burn-down charts and velocity metrics, ensuring clear alignment between the team and stakeholders
  • Guided the team in refining EPICs, features, and user stories, delivering high-quality increments each sprint
  • Collaborated with the Product Owner to manage the product backlog, aligning with business priorities.

Project Manager

The Mentor and Mentee African Initiative
03.2023 - Current
  • Used Agile methodologies to deliver projects on time and within budget, meeting organizational goals
  • Managed stakeholder expectations and contributed to successful fundraising initiatives.

Commercial Project Manager

Bacardi Martini Limited
11.2019 - 01.2023
  • Applied hybrid Agile methodologies, ensuring product increment delivery and timely sprint goal completion
  • Improved sprint velocity by 15%
  • Managed cross-functional teams, leading successful project delivery.

Key Accounts Manager

Bacardi Martini Limited
04.2017 - 11.2019
  • Increased sales by 15% within the first quarter by negotiating joint business plans with key customers
  • Improved product availability by 20% through optimized inventory management.

Project Officer

Guinness Plc
03.2013 - 04.2017
  • Conducted requirement analysis workshops, reducing project revisions and driving successful outcomes.

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

Obafemi Awolowo University

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Political Science and Public Administration - undefined

University of Benin

Skills

Agile Tools: JIRA, Trello, Confluence, Burn-down Charts, Velocity Tracking, Sprint Cycle Optimization

Certification

Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1), Scrum.org, 2024

Accomplishments

  • Increased organizational efficiency by facilitating sprint planning and daily scrum using JIRA, resulting in a 24% improvement in operational workflows during the Salesforce CRM implementation.
  • Enhanced team collaboration and knowledge sharing by leveraging Confluence for process documentation and sprint retrospectives, which contributed to a 15% increase in team productivity and automated key sales workflows.
  • Utilized JIRA dashboards to monitor burn-down charts and sprint progress, providing stakeholders with real-time visibility, which led to a 17% revenue increase by enabling faster decision-making and strategic adjustments.
  • Led backlog refinement and user story creation using JIRA and Confluence, breaking down EPICs into manageable tasks, improving team velocity by 20%, and launching a revamped website on time, which resulted in a 30% increase in site traffic.
  • Facilitated Scrum ceremonies (daily scrum, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives) using Trello, leading to a 25% improvement in user engagement through the continuous delivery of website features and enhanced UI/UX design.
  • Applied Agile marketing principles and managed digital marketing sprints using JIRA, holding regular sprint reviews to adjust strategies. This resulted in a 25% increase in lead generation and 20% improved customer engagement through personalized marketing efforts.
  • Spearheaded process automation during development sprints using JIRA and Trello, reducing manual tasks by 30% and operational costs by 15%, while maintaining a well-organized product backlog aligned with sprint goals.
  • Implemented Kanban boards in JIRA to visualize workflows and eliminate bottlenecks, accelerating project delivery times by 25% and enabling faster time-to-market for business initiatives.

Work Availability

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Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimePart TimeContract Work

Location Preference

RemoteHybridOn-Site

Important To Me

Work-life balanceCareer advancementCompany CultureHealthcare benefitsPersonal development programsWork from home optionFlexible work hours

Quote

Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.
Warren Buffett

Software

Trello

Microsoft Office

Confluence

Microsoft Project

Mondaycom

Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Interests

Charity

Healthcare Projects

Agile Methodology

Information Technology

Collaboration

Digital Transformation

Social Development Projects

Timeline

Project Manager

The Mentor and Mentee African Initiative
03.2023 - Current

Commercial Project Manager

Bacardi Martini Limited
11.2019 - 01.2023

Key Accounts Manager

Bacardi Martini Limited
04.2017 - 11.2019

Project Officer

Guinness Plc
03.2013 - 04.2017

Scrum Master

Triple A Consults
1 2023 - Current

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

Obafemi Awolowo University

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Political Science and Public Administration - undefined

University of Benin
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