Rodney Njie Ndumbe
Brookshire
Summary
Results-driven Agile Project Manager with 10+ years extensive experience leading complex technology and SAP FICO ECC 6.0, S/4HANA implementations, enhancements, and transformation initiatives across finance and controlling domains. Proven track record of delivering complex ERP projects, Software development and Migration projects on time and within budget by leveraging Agile/Scrum/Kanban methodologies, SAP Activate/ASAP methodology, stakeholder collaboration, and risk mitigation strategies. Skilled in managing full project lifecycles, including scope definition, backlog prioritization, sprint planning, and cross-functional team leadership. Strong expertise in SAP FI (General Ledger, Accounts Payable/Receivable, Asset Accounting) and CO (Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Profitability Analysis, Product Costing), with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Proficiency in SDLC, understands the workflow concept, gathering and documenting the 'As-Is' and 'To-Be' processes. Creative problem-solver with proven success managing multiple teams simultaneously. A team player with experience in utilizing highly attuned analytical skills to develop strategies and engage in cutting-edge techniques to increase productivity and consistently drive high standard of service to develop and manage strong client relationships. An effective communicator with excellent negotiation and team building skills, with a unique ability to translate complex systems into simple easy to understand concepts that improve management effectiveness and profitability. Highly organized with a strong capacity to prioritize workload, delegate deliverables and steer project completion within established deadline. Known for building high-performing teams, removing impediments, and driving predictable sprint delivery and improved product quality.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr Agile Project Manager/SAP Projects (Greenfield)
Harry’s
Houston, Texas
12.2021 - Current
- Playing a key role in the successful S/4 1909 green field implementation and customization of SAP FICO modules (S/4 HANA 1909, AP/AR, P2P, O2C, FI-AA, SAP Group Reporting, Concur integration with S/4, Automatic bank integration, SAP CO-PA).
- Managing end-to-end Accounts Payable (AP) processes, including vendor invoice entry (MIRO), exception handling, and payment runs, APP, AP, AR, EBS AUC, COPA, BP and Lockbox.
- Track actual spend vs. planned budget using Agile metrics (burn rate, velocity trends). Provide regular financial reporting and variance analysis to stakeholders.
- Lead end-to-end SAP FICO implementations, rollouts, upgrades, and support projects using Activate Agile, Scrum methodologies.
- Manage project scope, timelines, budgets, forecasts, and cost estimates and deliverables to ensure on-time and on-budget project execution.
- Develop and maintain project plans, RAID logs, risk mitigation strategies, and status reports for executive leadership.
- Managed Agile delivery cycles, coordinating finance, IT, and external vendors to ensure timely delivery of SAP enhancements.
- Directed integration of SAP with Ariba, Concur, and VIM, streamlining procurement and invoice processing workflows.
- Implemented Automated Payment Program (APP) improvements, reducing manual payment processing and improving financial controls.
- Facilitated Agile sprint planning, backlog prioritization, daily stand up, sprint retro and stakeholder reviews using JIRA and Confluence.
- Work with functional consultants and end users on SIT & UAT Testing and holding final IT approval on the project sign offs.
- Streamline month-end closing by configuring SAP Closing Cockpit to automate and standardize 50+ financial tasks across entities, reducing close time from 10 to 6 days and saving $120K annually through improved efficiency and audit compliance.
- Partnering with the business units on requirements gathering and stakeholder management. Provide technical and business domain knowledge to support Harry’s Global S4 1909 Roadmap.
- Streamline vendor invoice processing by 30% using OpenText VIM workflows for automated scanning, indexing, and approval routing.
- Develop and maintain project documentation, including business process flows, functional specifications, and test plans.
- Analyzing business processes and provided recommendations for improvement and optimization.
- Environment: JIRA, Confluence, Activate, ASAP, ECC, S/4HANA, AP, AR, COPA, CO, APP, FSCM, CC, PC, O2C, P2P, RTR, MS office tools/applications, MS Access, Oracle DB, IBM-Information Governance Catalog, Windows XP/7, MS Project, MS Visio, Cisco Communicator, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, Maximo, Horizon, Bitbucket, GitHub, Remedy ITSM
Sr. Agile Project Manager SAP Projects (Brownfield)
Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas
10.2019 - 11.2021
- Playing a key role in the successful conversion from ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA Brownfield implementation. Worked on configurations in the areas of AR/AP/GL, banking, asset accounting, BP, P2P, O2C, CCA (Cost Center Accounting), COPA (Profitability Analysis).
- Participated in the business blueprint process for conversion from ECC 6.0 to S/4HANA, gathering requirements, designing documents, setting up workshops, and following up with the business for the SAP FICO module.
- Implemented Asset Accounting automation by standardizing asset master data, configuring validation/substitution rules, and integrating AUC capitalization with Project Systems —reducing audit adjustments by 90% and improving close cycle accuracy.
- Coach/Educate Product Owners/Product Management, Development team and stakeholders on scrum values, principles, and practices.
- Develop and manage project scope, timelines, budgets, forecasts, and cost estimates and deliverables to ensure on-time and on-budget project execution.
- Track actual spend vs. planned budget using Agile metrics (burn rate, velocity trends). Provide regular financial reporting and variance analysis to stakeholders.
- Work very closely with the PO to review the PBI to ensure requirements are accurately captured, stories are well written, and teams have a shared understanding of stories in the backlog.
- Communicated with key stakeholders regularly to manage expectations and provide project updates on scope and schedules; ensure timely escalation and mitigation of issues and risks to ensure a smooth deployment process.
- Translated stakeholders’ requirements into different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, use cases, epics, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.
- Make use of different (KPIs) Key Performance Indicator to measure how effectively the company or teams achieves their business or project objectives.
- Used different techniques in our meeting such as facilitation Canvas, and one touch all techniques which improved our meeting productivity and participation, making the team not just attend meetings but adequately ripping the benefits of every meeting.
- Directed cross-functional teams including SAP FICO, MM, SD, ABAP, BASIS, and integration teams across onshore and offshore locations.
- Coordinated all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint retrospectives, System Demos, Story Refining/Grooming, and Release Planning.
- Supported the development of teams by shielding them from external interference and interruptions to enable optimal team productivity.
- Maintained and communicate relevant metrics like Sprint burndown chart, velocity chart, epic, and release burndown chart as well as cumulative flow chart.
- Assisted and guide the teams to remove impediments teams may face from time to time, manage project schedules to ensure milestones are achieved.
- Used Jira to maintain product backlog and sprint backlog and to create and track user stories, maintain project documents such as project plans, project scope, and status reports and other relevant documents and calendars.
- Environment: JIRA, Confluence, Activate, ASAP, ECC, S/4HANA, AP, AR, COPA, CO, APP, FSCM, CC, PC, O2C, P2P, RTR, MS office tools/applications, MS Access, Oracle DB, IBM-Information Governance Catalog, Windows XP/7, MS Project, MS Visio, Cisco Communicator, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, Maximo, Horizon, Bitbucket, GitHub, Remedy ITSM
Sr Agile Project Manager/SAP Projects (Greenfield)
The Children’s Place
New Jersey
08.2017 - 08.2019
- Coach/Educate Product Owners/Product Management, Development team and stakeholders on scrum values, principles, and practices.
- Worked on SAP FICO configurations in the areas of AR/AP/GL, banking, asset accounting, BP, P2P, O2C, CCA (Cost Center Accounting), COPA (Profitability Analysis).
- Worked very closely with the PO to review the PBI to ensure requirements are accurately captured, stories are well written, and teams have a shared understanding of stories in the backlog.
- Worked very closely with project managers/PO on Scope, creating CR, AI, risks and issues for my projects as well as implementing mitigation strategies.
- Translated stakeholders’ requirements into different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, use cases, epics, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.
- End-to-end S/4 Finance implementation projects, including requirement gathering, configuration, testing, UAT, go-live, and post-go-live support.
- Met regularly with Business Owners to evaluate and/or suggest changes in processes that would enhance the use of SAP FICO.
- Developed and maintain project WIRES, project plans, schedules, and budgets, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
- Collaborated with the RTE alongside other Scrum Master to plan and facilitate the Agile release train (ART) program increment event (PI). Ensure the readiness/preparation activities in advance to ensure teams are ready for the planning session.
- Developed a deep understanding of client business processes and strategy through collaboration and regular engagement with key stakeholders and process owners; translate the business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
- Managed, Prioritized and analysis daily tickets to team members and ensure the SLA guidelines are complied with in the SAP FICO stream.
- Work cross functionally with executive leadership and other teams to understand customer pain-points and translate those pain-points into actionable epics/user stories.
- Assist product owner in preparing and refining the backlog, guide the team while facilitating a healthy intra-team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope for program increment (large scale planning) as well sprint planning.
- Coordinate all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint retrospectives, System Demos, Story Refining/Grooming, and Release Planning.
- Support the development of teams by shielding them from external interference and interruptions to enable optimal team productivity.
- Maintained and communicate relevant metrics like Sprint burndown chart, velocity chart, epic, and release burndown chart as well as cumulative flow chart.
- Assisted and guide the teams to remove impediments teams may face from time to time, manage project schedules to ensure milestones are achieved.
- Used Rally to maintain product backlog and sprint backlog and to create and track user stories, maintain project documents such as project plans, project scope, and status reports and other relevant documents and calendars.
- Environment: Rally, kanban, Activate, ASAP, ECC, S/4HANA, APP, AR, AP, COPA, CO, APP, FSCM, CC, PC, O2C, P2P, RTR, MS office tools/applications, MS Access, Oracle DB, IBM-Information Governance Catalog, Windows XP/7, MS Project, MS Visio, Cisco Communicator, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, Maximo, Horizon, Bitbucket, GitHub, Remedy ITSM
Sr Scrum Master/Project Manager
ExxonMobil
Houston, Texas
09.2015 - 07.2017
- Served as a team member while facilitating the adoption, implementation and sustainability of Agile processes, principles, and practices.
- Removed progress barrier (e.g., cultural, administrative, logistical challenges) and shield the team from external interference to ensure team is fully invested, functional and productive.
- Facilitated agile processes for the team. Help with logistics, problem solve and tweak processes to drive team velocity and ensure full team engagement.
- Coordinated all Scrum Ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Grooming, and Release Planning.
- Worked in collaboration with the PO to understand the business needs and translate them into meaningful business and system requirements (Use Cases/ User Stories) that can be used by the technical team to develop a valuable, usable, and shippable functionality.
- Reported weekly project status and progress to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Created visibility for the team by promoting transparency, establish big visible information radiators like burndown charts, task boards, planning boards and story boards.
- Developed and suggest process and performance improvements areas and Gap analysis with product owners and other key stakeholders to improve workflows in a cost-effective manner.
- Made use of different (KPIs) Key Performance Indicator to measure how effectively the company or teams achieves their business or project objectives.
- Coached and facilitated training session with the team on writing good user stories and with well-defined acceptance criteria in accordance with the INVEST model.
- Fostered close cooperation, communication, and collaboration across all internal and external team members, removing friction and conflicts, knowledge transfer/cross-training and support of each other.
- Educated employees at all levels, including executive, on Agile principles, guiding them with best practices for implementing the process in their own work.
- Provided coaching, guidance, and support to teams to ensure alignment and a shared understanding of Agile best practices, and the roles of Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, and Testers play on each team.
- Provided training for basic Agile principles, Scrum, and Kanban to help standardize the agile process across teams and always reinforce best practices and guidelines.
- Trained teams in Agile Development including the use of Project Management tools like Microsoft Project, Rally JIRA, and Confluence.
- Build a trusting, safe and transparent environment where team members raised problems without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged.
- Environment: Rally, JIRA, MS office tools/applications, MS Access, Oracle DB, IBM-Information Governance Catalog, Windows XP/7, MS Project, MS Visio, Cisco Communicator, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, Maximo, Horizon, Bitbucket, GitHub, Remedy ITSM
Sr Scrum Master/Project Manager
Home Depot
Maryland
02.2014 - 07.2015
- Worked very closely with project managers/PO on Scope, creating CR, AI, risks and issues for my projects as well as implementing mitigation strategies.
- Worked with the team and SDLC office to make sure all relevant SDLC Artifacts are uploaded with approvals to the PWA site and linked to the Rally Deliverables.
- Lead Agile transformation initiatives for enterprise-level clients, helping them transition from traditional project management to Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
- Coached and mentor multiple cross-functional teams, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners to enhance their Agile practices and improve team performance.
- Translated stakeholders’ requirements into different tangible deliverables such as functional specifications, use cases, epics, user stories, workflow/process diagrams, data flow/data model diagrams.
- Managed scope changes while minimizing impact on project timeline and resources consequently achieving a customer satisfaction rate of 95% through effective project management and client engagement.
- Developed and maintain project WIRES, project plans, schedules, and budgets/burn rates, ensuring alignment with client expectations.
- Worked very closely with scrum masters and RTE to make sure everything concerning the PI Planning event is in order. Organize breakout session with other teams to Map out dependencies, present before the train the draft and final plan for my teams.
- Worked cross functionally with executive leadership and other teams to understand customer pain-points and translate those pain-points into actionable epics/user stories.
- Assisted the product owners and project team in preparing and refining the backlog.
- Provided coaching, guidance, and support to teams to ensure alignment to Agile best practices, and the role a Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Developers, and Testers play on each team.
- Made use of different (KPIs) Key Performance Indicator to measure how effectively the company or teams achieves their business or project objectives.
- Used Rally to maintain product backlog and sprint backlog and to create and track user stories, maintain project documents such as project plans, project scope, and status reports and other relevant documents and calendars.
- Build a trusting, safe and transparent environment where team members raised problems without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged.
- Environment: Rally, JIRA, MS office tools/applications, MS Access, Oracle DB, IBM-Information Governance Catalog, Windows XP/7, MS Project, MS Visio, Cisco Communicator, MS Excel, MS SharePoint, MS TFS
Education
MBA - Finance
UHD
01-2026
B.Sc. - Computer Science
AIU
Houston, TexasB.Sc. - Business Law & Political Science
University of Yaoundé II
CameroonSkills
- Project Scope, Planning, & Prioritizing Resource Requirements & Management Scheduling, Organizing, & Time Management Project Requirements Gathering & Analysis P2P O2C RTR LSMW LTMC BOM Oral & Written Communication Skills Milestone Development & Deliverables Tracking Team Leadership & Cross-Functional Team Collaboration Project Budget Planning & Administration Best Practices in Project Management Methodology Analytical Thinking, Problem Solving, & Attention to Detail APP AR,AP COPA CC,PC JAVA XML SQL Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Visio Rally Clarity VersionOne Jira Confluence Kanban Scrum Waterfall CICD Paired Programming Mob Programming TDD ATDD BDD Product Lifecycle Management Production Optimization Lucid Chart Moscow Agile Manifesto SDLC TFS ADO VSTS
Websites
Accomplishments
- Completed the [Project name] Project on time and $[Amount] under budget.
- Saved the company $[Amount] over [Number] years by implementing a successful productivity improvement plan.
Certification
- Certified Business Analyst
- Certified SAFe 5 Agilist
- Certified Scrum Master
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
French
Full Professional
Timeline
Sr Agile Project Manager/SAP Projects (Greenfield)
Harry’s
12.2021 - Current
Sr. Agile Project Manager SAP Projects (Brownfield)
Walmart
10.2019 - 11.2021
Sr Agile Project Manager/SAP Projects (Greenfield)
The Children’s Place
08.2017 - 08.2019
Sr Scrum Master/Project Manager
ExxonMobil
09.2015 - 07.2017
Sr Scrum Master/Project Manager
Home Depot
02.2014 - 07.2015
B.Sc. - Computer Science
AIU
B.Sc. - Business Law & Political Science
University of Yaoundé II
MBA - Finance
UHD