John .M. Adebayo,Snr. Scrum Master, SAFe, Non-Stop Learner
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Credentials
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Scrum: Advanced
LinkedInAug, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Scrum: The Basics
LinkedInAug, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Scaled Scrum Master Certified (SSMC)
Scaled Agile, Inc.May, 2022- Oct, 2024 -
Chatbot AI
Coven LabsDec, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Google IT support
CourseraNov, 2021- Oct, 2024
Experience
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MansaTek
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Scrum Master
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Sep 2019 - Present
● Successfully reduced the team’s technical debt by 22% saving the company $6K/sprint, $156K/year. ● Built an acquisition road map that worked closely with Developers and POs to clearly define the Definition of Ready (DOR) & Definition of Done (DOD) for the team’s scale at large. ● Mentored Infrastructure projects defined by rigid configuration-driven by dependencies between tasks. ● Responsible for working with Agile Coaches to develop and deliver a comprehensive Scrum training program. ● Responsible for delivering 1:1 coaching sessions to resolve conflict within the team and Agile related guidance. ● Co-Facilitated/co-trained Agile for Teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners courses for 10+ participants, conducted the Kanban Workshop for 10+ participants, conducted the Agile/Scrum sessions for 30+ participants, trained 50+ users on Jira. ● SME and Coach for the office and configuration of accounts; working through technical and workflow impediments. ● Strong technical leadership and relationship building to create, reinforce, motivate and guide the office or remotely. ● Coordinated with engineers/clients to optimize site & software performance and manage defects/change requests. ● Worked with teams to invest in continuous release infrastructure (Automation, CICD pipeline, PreApproved Prod releases) ● Worked with teams to develop a new way of tracking improvement areas during retrospectives and facilitated the team in implementing these Kaizens on an organizational level. ● Ensured teams adhere to Scrum processes in support of the product owner and development team. ● Documented Use Case Requirements, Requirements gathering, Gap Analysis, and full SDLC development. ● Drove project deliveries and managed projects for distributed teams across geographical location and time zones. ● Set up 3 Scrum teams, Mentor Scrum Masters, Ensure full dedication in Scrum ceremonies, Product Backlog grooming, MVP concept and Backlog prioritization. Show less
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Agile Transformation Coach/ Agile Coach/ Agile Delivery Lead/Scrum Master
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Jul 2017 - Jun 2019
•Successfully facilitated the technical development of an in-house software for a group of millionaires with a combined network of $2.6M. •Coached Product Owners and Technical leads in JIRA management, story mapping, SMART OKRs, and other Lean Agile tools. •Built and Coached an infrastructure to educational portfolio execution as an operation project in a newly acquired enterprise. •Coached teams and new Scrum Masters in Agile and Scrum towards high-functioning and self-sufficient processes through continuous improvement. In one year, teams evolved from capturing some work, not tracking level of effort, and no roadmap or capacity planning, to fully enforced Definition of Ready and Done at the Initiative, Epic, and Story level. •Mentored the Product Owner to clearly define project scope and objectives. •Assisted the team in the early identification of impediments & faster resolutions. •Usage of Agile tools like JIRA & Confluence to track team progress and delivery performance. •Facilitated crucial team conversations aiding in conflict resolution and empowering delivery teams. •Helped create a “fail fast and continuously improve” environment based on data-driven decisions •Tracking key metrics via burn-down, burn-up and team velocity and radiating progress to our stakeholders. •Responsible for facilitating scrum events for multiple cross functional teams (sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and retrospective) at regular cadence and ensuring full engagement. Until the team reached a point where it was self-organizing, managing and able to conduct ceremonies autonomously. •Responsible for identifying organizational impediments towards agility and conducting successful workshops to leadership to overcome, which intern help and promote Agile maturity across the organization. •Coordinating with software engineers and clients to optimize software performance, track defects, and complete change requests while adhering to the values & principles of Agile. Show less
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SBM Kiddies
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South Africa
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Business Analyst/Scrum Master - E-Commerce Platform
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Jun 2016 - Sep 2017
- Equipped multiple cross-functional Scrum Teams of 9 devops,developers,and full stack engineers within an organization that never witnessed a team transfer from “Following the rules” to “Self- organizing and shaping the rules” to Scrum maturity. -Mentor and Coach the Product Owner to clearly define project scope and objectives. - Successfully guided the Scrum teams to increase sprint velocity by 30%. - Conducted agile training, mentoring and coaching with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, teams and 1-on-1. - Implement Agile Community of Practice initiatives for continuous improvement and alignment. - Provided guidance on the formation of long-lasting cross-functional self-organizing teams -Assisted the team in the early identification of impediments & faster resolutions. - Participating in SOS (Scrum of Scrum) for Inspect and Adapt by working alongside scrum teams. - Using Agile tools like JIRA & Confluence to track team progress and delivery performance. -Facilitating crucial team conversations aiding in conflict resolution and empowering delivery teams. -Tracking key metrics via burn-down, burn-up, & team velocity and radiating progress to our stakeholders -Responsible for facilitating scrum events for multiple cross functional teams (sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint review and retrospective) at regular cadence and ensuring full engagement until the team reached a point where it was self-organizing, managing and able to conduct ceremonies autonomously Show less
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Education
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2014 - 2018
Osun State University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting -
Scaled Agile Framework
SAFe Scrum Master, 89
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