David Jonah
Shared Services Lead Scrum Master @BAE Systems
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WORK HISTORY
Shared Services Lead Scrum Master @BAE Systems
Shared Service Scrum Master delivering Data and Analytics projects and services to a wide range of senior stakeholders across the Shared Services organisation.Responsibilities IncludeFacilitates daily stand-up, iteration planning, sprint review, and iteration retrospective Manages engineering development projects and facilitates sprint releases Creates or analyzes business requirements documents and project timelines Guides team in time estimating practices and facilitates team estimates Drives team iteration execution, communicates with management and stakeholdersManages project conflicts, challenges and dynamic business requirements to keep operations running at a high performance Works with team leads to resolve problems and project roadblocks Help teams continuously improve their practices to ensure maximum productivity Leads team effort in relentless improvement, defines and implements improvement stories to increase the velocity and quality of the program Implements and supports principles, rules and processes Proactively identifies and eliminates impediments and facilitate flow Maintains team data in project management software (i.e. JIRA and others) to support estimates and execution Supports product owner(s) with intra-team dynamics with respect to priorities and scope
EDUCATION
University of Plymouth
BSc (Hons) , Business Management
ABOUT DAVID JONAH
Professional ProfileA led Agile Scrum Master and a Business Analysis with 8+ years of expertise in project delivering, navigating complexities, and fostering collaboration, understanding the needs of the business stakeholders and at defining the characteristics of the solution to meeting the business needs. Delivered exceptional results by enhancing team efficiency, stakeholder management, and Agile principles. Promoted Agile excellence, driving project success, and coaching teams towards higher maturity levels.Core Skills• Scrum Methodologies• Agile Environments• Project Management• Business Analysis• Requirements Engineering• Change Management • Software Development• Technology Implementation• Process Improvement• Stakeholder Engagement• Technical Skills: Microsoft Office, JIRA, Confluence, VersionOne, Balsamiq, Mural, and moreKey Achievements1. Streamlined team operations through the successful implementation of Agile procedures, resulting in a substantial 50% increase in both team output and product quality.2. Managed a process re-engineering project to improve and consolidate end-to-end service processes; restructured communication flow among 10 departments and cut down paperwork by 75%.3. Developed and implemented an enhanced Agile framework, leveraging Jira and Kanban methodologies, which streamlined task allocation and progress tracking, leading to a 50% decrease in project bottlenecks.4. Revamped Agile structures to optimize management, maintenance, and reporting processes, resulting in a 40% increase in team efficiency.5. Implemented innovative Agile techniques, resulting in a 20% improvement in team collaboration 6. Empowered Product Owners through backlog refinement workshops, increasing user story clarity and roadmap alignment by 40%, refine the yearly/quarterly roadmap into Epics + Sprint Stories & tasks.7. Excellent communication skills with the ability to resolve conflict, negotiate and translate technical and non-technical requirements.8. Experience leading cross-functional teams to embrace Agile principles and practices.9. Passionate about continuous learning and improvement.10. Engage with stakeholders to understand their needs and collaborate with them throughout the development process11. Manage the requirements process, from elicitation to documentation and validation.12. Guild teams to address impediments that arise during development, ensuring a smooth workflow for the team.13. Foster collaboration among team members, stakeholders, and other relevant parties to enhance communication and understanding
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