Taiwo Akindele
Indianapolis,United States
Summary
Experienced Business Analyst/Product Owner with 6+ years of expertise in managing cross-functional teams throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Proven track record of delivering projects on time, driving new business development, and maintaining strong client relations. Skilled in process improvement, manual testing, deployment, and release in Agile and Waterfall environments. Collaborative approach with internal and external stakeholders, adept at analyzing data, capturing business needs, and articulating functional requirements. Proficient in producing artifacts such as process flow diagrams, mock-ups, Business Requirement Documents (BRD), and Use Case Diagrams. Deep understanding of teamwork, leadership, and stakeholder management. Facilitates Agile ceremonies effectively. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills, eager to secure an entry-level [Job Title] position and contribute to achieving company goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Analyst/IT Product Owner
Damco
01.2017 - Current
- Analyze business needs and identify opportunities for using technology to improve business processes and solve
- Develop detailed requirements for new systems and changes to existing systems, including writing user stories and creating process flow diagrams
- Communicate with stakeholders, including clients, developers, and business leaders, to gather information and present findings
- Facilitate requirement gathering and decomposition sessions
- Manage projects from initiation to deployment, including creating project plans, assigning tasks to team members, and tracking progress
- Conduct testing and quality assurance to ensure that new systems and changes meet the desired requirements and work as intended
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date documentation for projects, including requirements, user guides, and technical specifications
- Help the team continuously improve its processes and practices
- Facilitate relentless improvement, collaborating with other team members
- Participated in PI planning, Inspect and Adapt, Retrospective sessions, systems demo, testing, and UAT activities
- Collaborate with UI/UX, Solution Architects, and Quality Assurance to achieve the best outcome
- Manage requirement development and related business rules for existing and new software solutions
- Develop product vision/roadmap and strategy
- Generate ideas during product discovery by analyzing market needs, industry trends, customer rates, and competition
- Conduct process analysis and implementation to maintain and improve systems applications
Education
Master's - Applied Geophysics (Exploration)
University of Lagos
Akoka, Lagos StateSkills
- Backlog Management
- User Stories
- Acceptance criteria
- Artifact
- Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Risk Analysis
- SQL
- Team Building and Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Communication
- Agile Programming Methodologies
- Analysis Skills
- Geophysics
- DevOps
- Business Analysis
- Business Processes
- Certified Scrum Product Owner
- Customer Relations
- Customer Experience
- Leadership
- Atlassian JIRA
- Project/Program Management
- Cross-Functional
- Software Testing
- Microsoft Office
- Mock Up
- Business Development
- Process Analysis
- Process Flow Diagram (PFD)
- Project Planning
- Quality Assurance
- Requirements Management
- Scrum Project Management and Software Development
- ScrumMaster
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Microsoft SharePoint
- TechSmith SnagIt
- SQL (Structured Query Language)
- Tableau
- Team Building
- Team Lead/Manager
- Team Player
- Testing
- Acceptance Testing
- User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
- Microsoft Visio
- Product Development
- Documentation
- Product Demonstration
- Data Collection
- Market Analysis
- Industry/Trade Analysis
- Process Development
- Continuous Improvement
- Project Tracking
- Needs Assessment
- Writing Skills
- System Test
- Systems Maintenance
- Product Planning
- Certified ScrumMaster
- Use Cases
- Time Management
- Waterfall Model of Software Development
- Data Analysis
- Communication Skills
- Backlog Prioritization
- Interpersonal Skills
- Slack
- Planning Poker
- Microsoft Windows Azure
- Data Quality
- Data Processing
Websites
Certification
- Certified SAFe6 Scrum Master (CSAFe6 SM)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Personal Information
Title: Business Analyst Product Owner
Accomplishments
- Designed a workflow solution for an Healthcare App resulting in positive outcome
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Interests
- Outdoor Recreation
- I participate in a variety of outdoor recreational activities
- Web Development and Design
- Food Tourism
- Cooking
Timeline
Business Analyst/IT Product Owner
Damco
01.2017 - Current
Master's - Applied Geophysics (Exploration)
University of Lagos
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