Agile Lead

• Aug 2023 - Present

Scrum Master

• Mar 2022 - Aug 2023

Responsibilities: Support & coach Teams to understand the Agile Frameworks. Assist in the preparation (where required), & the facilitation of all Scrum ceremonies with the Agile Team. Assist in educating & guiding Scrum Teams in building and improving on velocity. Help teams assess their ‘Scrum Maturity’ and achieve higher levels of maturity. Improve transparency within the teams. Assist in the removal of impediments. Build a safe and trusting environment where conflict can be managed in a healthy way without fear of blame. Follow a servant leadership approach. Support & empower the Technical Integrations Team when it comes to prioritizing the backlog, managing expectations with Stakeholders & forecasting work. Keep abreast on Agile methodologies to promote ways to improve. Be a part of an Agile Team to share knowledge and brainstorm ideas. Manage/develop/improve on reporting and metrics for multiple Scrum Teams. Skills: Understanding or hands-on experience in product and software development life cycles Excellent communication skills Excellent Facilitation skills Excellent written and verbal communication skills Solid organizational skills Attention to detail Multi-tasking skills Reporting skills , Azure DevOps Show less

Programme Administrator and Scrum Master (Group Finance)

• Nov 2019 - Jan 2022

Programme Administrator and Scrum Master Key Responsibility: • Facilitating all Scrum ceremonies (daily stand-up, planning, review and retrospectives) • Team facilitator / supporter • Removing impediments/blockers • Stakeholder engagements/management • Agile advocate/coach • Assisting in removing impediments • Tool Maintenance (Managing Azure DevOps boards) • Backlog refinement • Reporting (creating dashboard, burndown charts, velocity, presentation packs) Assist Project Manager in maintaining the PPO project for the Project (deliverables, status, risks, issues, decisions, assumptions, etc.) Maintain the project deliverables register and ensure all key project artefacts are uploaded and maintained on Sharepoint Produce the following .ppt slides as required for reporting or presentation purposes: Status Reporting Delivery Committee Reporting Steering Committee Reporting (where required) Record and distribute actions and minutes for the following meetings (in a timely manner and in line with quality expectations): Weekly Stream Lead Meetings Integration sessions with enablers (e.g. Segments and SA Transformation Programme) Monthly Planning and Playback Meetings Meeting and venue bookings for team members and programme management, as required General administrative support required by Programme Management and the team (e.g. arranging team events, etc.) Demonstrate ability to resolve conflicts as and when they arise within the PMO team or with work stream leads Show less

Project Support Administrator (MFC)

• Jun 2018 - Oct 2019

MANAGE DIARIES OF PROJECT AND PROGRAMME MANAGERS • ARRANGE AND MANAGE MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR THE PROJECT MANAGERS • ATTENDS PROJECT MEETINGS FOR TAKING OF MINUTES (STEERCOM, WORKSHOPS, TEAM) • Assist in the preparation of ad hoc • Timesheets ➢ Mailing all for timesheets by a specific date and getting sign off and sending off to vendors in order to get invoice on time to fall in the respective month • Conference ➢ Being on site to ensure everything runs smoothly and printing of material • Logging Calls for the Entire Team Coordinating UAT • Coordinating the various workstreams / projects as well as directly support the Programme Manager ➢ Legal and Compliance ➢ Distribution ➢ Customer Solutions ➢ IT and Operations ➢ HR, Learning and Change ➢ Finance ➢ Digital and Alternate Channels ➢ Strategic • ASSISTS IN THE UPDATING OF WORK DEMAND REGISTERS, PROJECT DOCUMENTS, REPORTS/PACKS (STEERCOM, MONTHLY REPORTS AND UPDATES) AND PROJECT PLANS • Maintain programme Control log (Risk, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies) • WORK WITH THE PROJECT MANAGERS AND PROGRAMME MANAGER TO RESOLVE ANY ISSUES THAT MAY AFFECT THEIR SCHEDULES • SUPPORT THE TEAM STAFF BY FACILITATING TEAM LOGISTICS SUCH AS CONFERENCE ROOMS AND CONFERENCE CALLS • ENSURE THAT RELEVANT VERSIONS OF APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE AT THEIR POINT OF USE AND TRACK CHANGES TO DOCUMENTS ONCE FILED • MAINTAIN TEAM’S SHAREPOINT SITE • MAINTAIN ATTENDANCE REGISTERS, LEAVE RECONCILES, AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS • MAINTAINING CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS AS REQUIRED • FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION TASKS INCLUDING MANAGING AND REPORTING ON COST-CENTER ANALYSIS, JOURNAL TRANSACTIONS, MANAGING TEAM EXPENSES, AND EXPENSE ALLOCATION MODELS, EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT (EVM) REPORTING, KEEPING RECORDS OF EXPENSES TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOT EXCEED THE BUDGET – FORECASTS AND ACTUALS • ONBOARDING OF NEW STAFF • Assisting with Change Management activities Show less

Project Administrator

• Nov 2017 - May 2018

• Administration requirements • Diary management • Minute taking and following up on PPO (action, issues, updates, risks, and decisions) • In some instances, facilitating meetings • Updating schedules • Assisting with monthly reports where required • Project Finances (project budgets, costs, and invoices) • Document management • Documenting lessons learned • Assisting with audits • Weekly and monthly reports • Client Project Portfolio • Administration requirements • Diary management • Minute taking and following up on PPO (action, issues, updates, risks, and decisions) • In some instances, facilitating meetings • Updating schedules • Assisting with monthly reports where required • Project Finances (project budgets, costs, and invoices) • Document management • Documenting lessons learned • Assisting with audits • Weekly and monthly reports • Client Project Portfolio

Project Administrator

• Jan 2017 - Oct 2017

· Taking ownership of their administration requirements; · Diary management; · Minute taking and following up on action register; · In some instances, facilitating meetings; · Updating schedules; · Assisting with monthly reports where required; · Assisting with budgets / costs where required; · Document management; and, · Assisting with audits. · Taking ownership of their administration requirements; · Diary management; · Minute taking and following up on action register; · In some instances, facilitating meetings; · Updating schedules; · Assisting with monthly reports where required; · Assisting with budgets / costs where required; · Document management; and, · Assisting with audits.

Project Management Graduate Intern

• Mar 2016 - Dec 2016

Project management graduate intern, MMI HOLDINGS belville; day During my internship I provided; and the Project Team. These tasks included: •Organizing meetings and attending client meetings and assisting with determination of project requirements, •Update project schedules, •Inform necessary parties of deadlines, project status and issues that may impact client relations, •Maintaining the Project Library/ Sharefolder/ Sharepoint, •Ensuring minutes of meetings are noted and distributed minutes to all project team members, •Assisting with organizing of testing and development of a test plan. •Scheduling, assisting and facilitating project workshops Show less

Scribe

• Jun 2012 - Oct 2015

I was responsible with assisting learners with disabilities during examination periods. The tasks I performed was/were to read the examination questions to the learner and write the answer the student provided. I was responsible with assisting learners with disabilities during examination periods. The tasks I performed was/were to read the examination questions to the learner and write the answer the student provided.

Casual

• Dec 2013 - Dec 2014

Helped to serve meals and collect and clean the dishes. Furthermore, responsible for setting up the décor and other arrangements. Helped to serve meals and collect and clean the dishes. Furthermore, responsible for setting up the décor and other arrangements.