Willibrod Abongwa
Houston,TX
Summary
6+ years of experience, expert in agile methodology and known ability to produce high-quality deliverables.
Solutions-driven Scrum Master managing cross-functional teams, bringing transparency and facilitating events - Sprint Planning, Story Pointing, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Review, Retrospectives.
Ability to influence, persuade, lead and motivate the team in order to achieve goals and objectives, excellent interpersonal skills, capable of developing effective relationships and engaging with people in an effective way to deliver outcomes.
Collaborative leader, proven ability to lead and develop teams, who works extremely well in dedicated and matrix team environment and cross functionally.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
SCRUM MASTER
FINANCIAL/ WEALTH MANAGEMENT
01.2022 - 01.2023
- JIRA admin activities for teams (created boards, workflows, filters, dashboards, reports using JQL)
- Planned and tracked sprints closely and helped the team to focus on commitments & delivery
- Communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to the teams and management
- Organized & facilitated Team and Organization Agile maturity
- Facilitated retrospectives using innovation games techniques and closure of action items on improvements
- Reflected and radiated the metrics like burndown chart progress, quality, and velocity continuously to the team and various stakeholders
- Prepared various dashboards in Jira which reflected risks, dependencies, impediments
- Helped Product owner with effective management of Features, Epics, Stories and prioritization
- Ensured INVEST criteria was met for all the user stories in backlog
- Effectively supported the Delivery Squad through changes in objectives and re-prioritization of requirements
- Applied human centered design (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test, Implement)
- Worked closely with the Product Owner in defining the product goal & roadmap
- Worked effectively within the Scrum Team to remove impediments and track them in Jira
- Guided the team through continuous improvement process and best practices
- Facilitated scrum master community of practices
- Ensured conducive environment which fostered self-organizing and self-managing team
- Empowered the Scrum team with regular inspect and adapt opportunities
- Encouraged the Dev team to keep sprint backlog up to date
- Facilitated all Scrum Events including Sprint, Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Sprint
- Retrospective, Product Backlog Refinement, Workshops with stakeholders
- Assisted in defining and deploying the forward order processes and facilitated the continuous improvement of the existing process
- Created Epics, Features & Stories for the team in Jira and assisted Product Owner.
SCRUM MASTER/PROJECT MANAGER
INSTRUMENT
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Lead Scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
- Facilitate Scrum ceremonies
- Plan and track sprint progress closely and help the team to focus on commitments & delivery
- Ensure Sprint board is up to date
- Enforce DoR and DoD
- Create working agreement
- INVEST criteria is met for all the user stories in backlog
- Ensure user stories are properly groomed and pointed
- Help team remove blockers
- Help team track dependencies
- Monitor team Velocity and Burndown charts, and interpret the information into actionable improvements
- Mentor other Scrum Masters and effectively introduce process improvement opportunities.
Scrum Master
RCN Corporation
, AND
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Led Scrum team in using Agile methodology and scrum practices
- Regularly monitored Team Maturity Metrics, and interpreted the information into actionable improvements
- Mentored other Scrum Masters and actively introduced process improvement opportunities
- Led scrum teams in self-organization
- Facilitated all Scrum ceremonies
- Helped teams track and remove impediments and dependencies
- Helped scrum team achieve higher levels of performance
- Coached the product owner in keeping a healthy backlog
- Ensured Sprint goals and release goals are clearly defined and communicated
- Fostered an environment of collaboration and growth.
Scrum Master
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria USA
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Mentored and coached teams on Agile methodology and Scrum values and process
- Worked closely with the Product Owner in defining the product goal & roadmap, and participated in longer term roadmap planning
- Worked effectively within the Scrum Team to remove impediments and track them in Jira
- Guided the team through continuous improvement process and best practices
- Facilitated scrum master community of practices
- Ensured conducive environment which fostered self-organizing and self-managing team
- Facilitated program increment and all Scrum ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint
- Review, Sprint Retrospective, and Product Backlog Grooming
- Empowered team commitment to program increments and sprint delivery
- Monitored effectiveness of scrum team processes and performance, and collaborated with teams on changes and improvements
- Communicated team velocity and sprint/release progress to the teams
- Reflected and radiated the metrics like burndown chart progress, quality, and velocity continuously to the team
- Helped Product Owner to prioritize and maintain a healthy work backlog
- Ensured INVEST criteria was met for all the user stories in backlog.
Education
MBA -
Western Governors University
01.2024
BS - Management
University of Buea
01.2018
Certified Professional Scrum Master I Certified Lean Practitioner -
Skills
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Project Management
- Schedule Management
- Documentation and Reporting
- Complex Problem Solving
- Forecasting and Planning
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Scrum Processes
- Agile Best Practices
- Backlog Management
- Team Leadership
- MS Office
- Risk Assessment
- Project Planning
- Software Process Management
- Effective Customer Communication
- Deadline Driven
- Conflict Resolution
- Change Management
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Presentations and Demonstrations
- Deliverable Tracking
- Communication Planning
Timeline
SCRUM MASTER
FINANCIAL/ WEALTH MANAGEMENT
01.2022 - 01.2023
SCRUM MASTER/PROJECT MANAGER
INSTRUMENT
01.2020 - 01.2022
Scrum Master
RCN Corporation
01.2018 - 01.2020
Scrum Master
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria USA
01.2016 - 01.2018
MBA -
Western Governors University
BS - Management
University of Buea
Certified Professional Scrum Master I Certified Lean Practitioner -
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