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Work History
Education
Skills
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Certification
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BELLA BENSON

BELLA BENSON

Scrum Master
Lagos

Summary

Certified Scrum Master, CSM, CSD, CPD Certified Scrum Master and Project Managment Professional Offering 5+ Years of Experience operating within a Scrum Master role for an Agile software development team. Great understanding of Agile techniques such as SCRUM and KANBAN. Proven track record in building and delivering complex systems. Experienced at working with Cross-functional and Cross-border teams through all phases of the software development life cycle. Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in an agile team environment, talented at educating others on Agile Scrum framework, techniques, values and principles, to guide teams in the iterative and incremental delivery of a product.


Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
13
13
Certifications

Work History

Scrum Master(Remote)

Brisk Inventions Group, Inc
Toronto
01.2017 - Current
  • Spearhead Scrum ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily scrum,Retrospective, Story Refinement and Release Planning.
  • Contributed to the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables
  • Participated in the transformation from Waterfall to Agile (Scrum) software development Framework.
  • Efficiently communicated to stakeholders to manage expectations and product progress
  • Administering all Agile/Scrum processes including sprint planning, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives; coaching team members and clients on Agile process.
  • Identified plans and resources required to meet product goals and objectives.
  • Planned, designed and scheduled phases for large Software product delivery.
  • Contributed to teams success through shared vision of product goal.
  • Helped team make decisions collaboratively on priority product backlog items
  • Facilitated high level collaboration and communication between team members and Product Owner.
  • Guided scrum team to improve processes, increase productivity and add value while releasing updates and features customers need quickly as possible.
  • Helped team with understanding both organizational and technical dependencies to minimize chokepoints .
  • Helped Product Owner refine and maintain the product backlog.Also schedule meetings to prioritize work on User stories.

Assistant Project Manager

Optima Media Group
Lagos
03.2015 - 12.2016
  • Maintained tactical control of project budgets and timelines to keep teams on task and achieve schedule targets.
  • Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
  • Monitored and tracked project metrics and collected data to share with project members.
  • Delivered high level of service to clients to both maintain and extend relationship for future business opportunities.
  • Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
  • Supported senior managers and department leaders by completing projects and problem resolution under tight budgets and schedule demands.
  • Planned, monitored and analyzed project costs to meet financial goals.
  • Reported on status for each project to appropriate stakeholders.
  • Mentored and guided staff to enhance performance and exceed customer expectations.
  • Documented project progress to fulfill project requirements and establish traceability.
  • Adjusted project plans to account for dynamic targets, staffing changes and operational specifications.
  • Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
  • Maintained open communication by presenting regular updates on project status to customers.
  • Reported regularly to managers on project budget, progress and technical problems.
  • Tracked project and team member performance closely to quickly intervene in mistakes or delays.

Education

Bachelor of Arts BA (Hons) - Theatre Arts and Communications

University of Lagos

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Online Training & Certification - Scrum Alliance - undefined

Certified Fascilitation Manager (CPD) The CPD Certification Service / - undefined

Certified Scrum Developer (CPD) The CPD Certification Service / - undefined

Diploma - Digital Marketing

Shaw Academy

Online Training & Certification -Upskillist - undefined

Diploma - Content Creation

Shaw Academy

Diploma - Content Creation - Upskillist

Skills

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Accomplishments

  • Coached 5+ teams to higher levels of maturity by improving their process and ensuring they adhered to the Scrum framework and values
  • Defined requirements for new and existing system modifications, prepared status reports, presentations, and Project demonstrations for senior managers, partners, and stakeholders
  • Guided scrum team to improve processe, increase productivity and add value while releasing updates and features customers need as quickly as possible
  • Led multi-disciplinary 7 person team to design, develop, and launch online e-commerce store; prioritized and resolved 18+ new features and
  • Liaised with Project stakeholders concerning product goals, details, and deliverables
  • Administrative duties which included drawing up budgets,estimates, setting up and fascinating meetings
  • Helped team identify and remove obstacles and managed risks to enable team efficiency and effectiveness
  • Identify and manage teams dependencies, risks and deadlines
  • Tracking and reporting to lead Project Manager and Stakeholders on project progress
  • Hands on experience with Project Management and information Technology (IT tools, project management methodology)
  • Actively collaborated with team members in discussions,decisions and all project activities
  • Supported Lead Project Manager in managing schedules and receiving weekly status update from team members
  • Identifying and managing constraints, risks, and dependencies.

Certification

Project Management

Timeline

Scrum Master(Remote)

Brisk Inventions Group, Inc
01.2017 - Current

Assistant Project Manager

Optima Media Group
03.2015 - 12.2016

Bachelor of Arts BA (Hons) - Theatre Arts and Communications

University of Lagos

Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Online Training & Certification - Scrum Alliance - undefined

Certified Fascilitation Manager (CPD) The CPD Certification Service / - undefined

Certified Scrum Developer (CPD) The CPD Certification Service / - undefined

Diploma - Digital Marketing

Shaw Academy

Online Training & Certification -Upskillist - undefined

Diploma - Content Creation

Shaw Academy

Diploma - Content Creation - Upskillist

BELLA BENSONScrum Master