Funmilayo Lawal

About Funmilayo Lawal

I thrive on facilitating collaboration, fostering innovation, and removing impediments that hinder progress. My mission is to empower teams to embrace Agile principles, adapt quickly to change, and continuously improve their processes. With a proven track record of guiding cross-functional teams to success, I\'m ready to take on new challenges. Key Strengths: Agile Champion: I am well-versed in Scrum, Kanban, and Lean methodologies, ensuring teams work efficiently and deliver value consistently. Servant Leadership: I lead by example, providing guidance and support to enable teams to self-organize and make informed decisions. Continuous Improvement: I drive a culture of continuous learning and improvement, fostering innovation and adaptability. Stakeholder Collaboration: I excel in building strong relationships with stakeholders to align business goals with development efforts. Highlights: Successfully guided multiple teams through Agile transformations, resulting in improved product quality and faster time-to-market. Led initiatives to enhance team productivity and collaboration, resulting in a 20% increase in on-time project deliveries. Conducted workshops and training sessions on Agile principles, Scrum ceremonies, and best practices, resulting in improved team understanding and adherence. Collaborated with product owners and business stakeholders to prioritize and refine product backlogs, ensuring alignment with strategic goals. Open to New Opportunities: I am excited to explore new opportunities where I can leverage my skills and experience to drive Agile excellence, foster team growth, and deliver exceptional outcomes. If you\'re looking for a dedicated Scrum Master to elevate your Agile journey, let\'s connect! Let\'s Connect: I\'m always open to networking and discussing potential collaborations. Feel free to reach out to me via LinkedIn messaging or email at [f•••••@gmail.com]. Let\'s embark on an Agile journey together and turn your visions into reality!

Experience

1. Scrum Master

   Chevron

   Jun 2022 — Present · US

   Support product owners in managing customer expectations for project deliverables and facilitate internal stakeholder communications resulting in a 33% increase in customer engagement with new features • Promote and apply agile values and principles within the team, ensuring members utilize the core agile values, techniques, and principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility • Use a servant leadership style to support the team by responding to issues and minimizing external distractions which disrupt the team • Coordinate all scrum ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily scrum, sprint retrospectives, sprint reviews, story grooming, release planning, and followed up on action items for continuous improvement • Train and mentor team members on best and most effective ways to use Scrum processes to improve efficiency and reduce production times. • Work to gather customer requirements, clarify specifications, and translate into product backlog.

Education

• University of Lagos

  Bachelor's degree, Social Work