James Boakye
McKinney,TX
Summary
Experienced Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects with multiple deadlines.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scrum Master
Orion Risk Mgmt Group
06.2022 - Current
- Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
- Serve the team in removing roadblocks or impediments that slows progress of project
- Use metrics; burn down chart, velocity, predictability ratio etc to provide feedback to teams which consequently increase performance
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Worked across teams outside of engineering to find solutions and answers to issues encountered by engineering personnel.
- Coached team to ensure that each story committed to sprint has clearly defined acceptance criteria and understand and respect definition of done and definition of ready.
- Evaluating the Scrum Maturity of the team; coaching them to achieve higher levels of maturity and at a pace that is sustainable at the organization.
- Providing guidance to the team and stakeholders; helping team along the process of being self- organized and cross functional to achieve and realize the impact of agile framework.
- Researched current trends to stay knowledgeable in Scrum methods.
- Established and enforced project timelines and deadlines.
Scrum Master
Netfortrix
10.2018 - 05.2022
- Supported and coached product owners with respect to grooming and maintaining a healthy backlog
- Led cross-functional teams to successfully complete IT projects.
- Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
- Constantly coaching the team to respect the definition of Done and Ready while delivering value at the end of each Sprint which has increased stakeholder satisfaction
- Evaluating the Scrum Maturity of the team; coaching them to achieve higher levels of maturity and at a pace that is sustainable for the organization
- Used JIRA as ALM tool for management of scrum events, checking progress of team, managing backlogs and confluence for documentation.
- Partnered with project team members to identify and quickly address problems.
- Updated customers and senior leaders on progress and roadblocks.
- Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
Project Manager/Scrum Master
NC Dept, Revenue
05.2016 - 09.2018
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies like Sprint Planning, Sprint Review, Sprint Retrospective, Daily Standups to improve self-organization and efficiency
- Championed the transitioning from waterfall to agile while acting as coach and a change catalyst for the team and organization.
- Developed and implemented strategic project plans to meet business objectives.
- Analyzed project performance data to identify areas of improvement.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to resolve project issues and mitigate risks.
- Encouraged collaboration among team members and ensured a good working relationship between team members by advocating for transparency and respect thereby building trust
- Implementing and leading a continuous quality improvement process throughout the program and service areas, focusing on systems/process improvement.
Education
Scrum Master. Scrum.org -
Diploma - Conflict Resolution
United Institute of Peace Washington
2015
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of North Carolina
2014
Skills
- Certified Scrum Master
- Certified SAFe 60 Scrum Master
- Agility Improvements
- Project Management
- Lead Teams
- Continuous Deployment
- Scrum Processes
- Risk Mitigation Planning
- Agile Best Practices
- Atlassian JIRA and Confluence
- Team Engagement
Additional Information
- JAMES BOAKYE https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-boakye-567038176/ 000000
Certification
Certified Scrum Master
Certified SAFE 6.0 Scrum Master
Soccer, tennis and movies
I play soccer or tennis on my spare time, it helps me to decompress after a busy day/week of work.
Work Availability
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Quote
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Tony Robbins
Timeline
Scrum Master
Orion Risk Mgmt Group
06.2022 - Current
Scrum Master
Netfortrix
10.2018 - 05.2022
Project Manager/Scrum Master
NC Dept, Revenue
05.2016 - 09.2018
Scrum Master. Scrum.org -
Diploma - Conflict Resolution
United Institute of Peace Washington
Bachelor of Science - Accounting
University of North Carolina
Certified Scrum Master
Certified SAFE 6.0 Scrum Master
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