Ugochuku Umenwa

• Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews and sprint retrospectives.
• Spearheaded the 'PURPLE PROJECT 2' which involved remodification of the bank app with added features by working closely with the development team, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure that the project was delivered on time, through planned monthly sprints.
• Led multiple software development projects using Scrum methodology, including online banking platforms, mobile banking apps, and loan origination systems
• Applied Lean/Agile principles and frameworks to collaborate with project owners and end users in prioritizing feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs, ensuring the delivery of technology solutions that align with the product backlog.
• As a servant-leader, gained trust and established strong relationships with cross-functional agile team members. Utilized active listening and effective communication to identify and proactively remove impediments and distractions that hindered development processes, leading to a higher-performing team.
• Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, overcoming impediments by utilizing Agile principles and frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban Method, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to guide and serve the team in delivering technology solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in project management methodology and PMO standards by collaborating with the Product Owner to construct and manage the product backlog.

• Trained and mentored team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times.
• Worked with project owners and end users to prioritize feature development and enhancements based on critical paths and business needs.
• Increased team efficiency by by inspiring motivation, spins and changes for quality and timeliness.
• Strong understanding of project management methodology and PMO standards.
• Monitored and facilitated scrum processes and team meetings for online banking apps development.
• Led daily scrum stand-ups and Agile development sprint planning meetings for multiple, concurrent projects.
• Defined workflows and processes in fast-paced, Agile environment and distributed models through whiteboarding and mind-mapping.
• Actively participated in requirement gathering and documentation meetings, ensuring PBI's were customer-centric delivering required values.
• Utilized servant-leadership to gain trust with my team members, Identifying and removing issues impending the development process so they could be higher performing.

• Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle, realizing 20% reduction in bugs errors over two weeks.
• Anticipated impediments to team delivery involving cultural barriers and logistical challenges.
• Support/empower the team to make appropriate commitments through story selection and task definition.
• Project documents like project plans, sprint reports, and progress reports were maintained using Confluence.
• Shielded scrum team from external interference for optimal productivity and success of Agile process.
• Managed highly complex projects impacting all areas of enterprise and crucial to bottom-line success with minimum supervision.

•Lead Agile team in development of data warehouse, business intelligence, and cloud technologies within Agile environment.

•Stayed current on emerging technologies and trends that could benefit production process.

•Documented new features and strategies as well as user stories and criteria for acceptance.

•Assessed team metrics and worked to drive improvements and innovate new approaches.

•Managed multiple internal and outside scrum teams, ensuring effective collaboration and communication.

•Evaluated projects for issues, alleviating problems and distractions to meeting team goals.

•Created and maintained System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) documentation.

•Facilitated Daily Scrum "Stand-Up", Sprint Planning, review and Retrospective sessions.

•Worked to gather customer requirements and clarify specifications.