Abiodun Otuyemi,BSc, MSc, PSM1, CSM
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Credentials
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Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
International Scrum Institute™ -
Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM1)
Scrum.org
Experience
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MerchantE
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United States
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Scrum Master
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Oct 2022 - Present
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World Financial Group (WFG)
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Scrum Master
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Sep 2019 - Dec 2022
• Servant-leader for the Scrum Team, to include coaching the Scrum Team and removing impediments for their progress. • Organizing and facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Daily Scrum) • Facilitating the implementation of Scrum practices and working with other Scrum Masters to increase effectiveness of Scum in the organization. • Working with Scrum Team and other business stakeholders to understand product requirements. • Helping to maintain organization of product requirements. • Overseeing breakdown and assignment of tasks to satisfy project requirements. • Ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible. • Taking ownership of the implementation of the Scrum Team’s process • Working with team members and stakeholders in geographically dispersed locations. • Worked closely with product owner in the management and prioritization of product backlogs which involves various modifications usually triggered by a change in requirements. • Ensured user stories pass INVEST model and meets Definition of Ready.
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Copart
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Scrum Master
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Feb 2016 - Aug 2019
• Conducts/performs business analysis, process mapping, and data analysis as required. • Excellent judgment and decision making • Managed teams working specifically on SDLC project, and ad hoc projects. • Planned & tracked projects using Jira. • Tracked team’s completion of tasks using Jira. • Integrations with Data warehouse products, Budgeting tools & Reconciliation products • Managed multiple complex eCommerce projects along with product owners and stakeholders. • Provide insights & actively engage in Sprint planning, Story assignment, decision making, and oversight and guidance on successful execution of the stories. • Socialize daily inputs to and from the development team to the client and vice-versa. • Facilitate resolution of impediments and/or roadblocks to execution of sprints and overall program objectives. • Guide teams to be cross functioning, self-organizing organs of the company. • Escalate issues, concerns, or conflicts to leadership team. • Mobilize Development resources to complete program deliverables on time. • Execute the project in Agile methodology. • Support the product owner when it comes to product backlog. • Manage all Scrum boards (physical or virtual) • Lead the teams in efforts towards continuous improvement. • Facilitate any need the teams may have such as meetings with stakeholders, decision making and discussions. • Serve the teams through leadership (servant leadership) • Coaching and mentoring other Scrum Masters on our program team. Partnering to ensure that our ways of working are consistent across teams.
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Valued Merchant Services
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United States
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Retail Office Equipment
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1 - 100 Employee
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Scrum Master
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Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
• Servant-leader for the Scrum Team • Understudying Senior Scrum Masters • Assisting the senior Scrum Master in organizing and facilitating Scrum ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Daily Scrum) • Supporting and facilitating the implementation of Scrum practices and working with other Scrum Masters to increase effectiveness of Scum in the organization. • Working with the Scrum Team and other business stakeholders to understand product requirements. • Helping to maintain organization of product requirements. • Assisting the Senior Scrum Masters to ensure that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum Team as well as possible. • Facilitate resolutions to impediments, & complex issues • Assist in developing definition of DONE, gathering training materials. • Coaching product owner in the management and prioritization of product backlogs which involves various modifications usually triggered by a change in requirements. • Ensured user stories pass INVEST model and meets Definition of Ready.
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Education
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The University of Salford
Masters of Science, Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General -
GSM London
Bachelors' of Science, Business Administration and Management, General