Simon Agbor MBA, CAC, CSM, CKP, CSP. ICP-ACC, SPC6

Experience

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  PRESTIGE MANAGEMENT

  Sept 2013 - Apr 2014

  AGILE SCRUMMASTER / BA SUPPORRT

  Applied methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Integration.Applied decompose high-level concepts into details and distinguish solution ideas from requirements.Stock the product backlog with actionable user-centered agile specifications (user stories).Prioritized stories in the product backlog for the development team, per business values.Facilitated requirements elaboration of user stories with team members, including process- and data-modeling activities.Collaborated with programmers and testers on software test plansFacilitated User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities to ensure high-quality software deliverablesDeveloped, led, and execute organization readiness activities, including clear and detailed plans or checklists for testing, communications, training, technical cutover, go-live, and post go-live support.Partnered with internal customers to identify and provide content for internal training.Facilitated and lead the research and development phase of projects, engaging the cross functional architects across the Information services organization to ensure the development of a holistic solutionCommunicated effectively with all team members, project sponsors, and stakeholders - both technical and non-technicalAssisted in the implementation of new system modules, as needed.Implement a system to record and manage traceability of user and system requirements.Provided extensive detail in support development and support of Use Cases. Show less

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  DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE DALLAS COUNTY

  May 2014 - Nov 2014

  SCRUM-MASTER D.A’S OFFICE DALLAS COUNTY

  SCRUM-MASTER D.A’S OFFICE DALLAS COUNTY. Tracked and managed product backlog,Burn-down metrics, velocity, and task break-down charts. Addressed problems through risk management and contingency planning. Assisted team to remove impediments by having an understanding the control and release processes. Assisted with internal and external communication, improved transparency, and radiated information. Assisted with prioritization and resolution of software defectsBuilt relationship with Product owner and other stake holders to facilitate team's interaction with them. Considering both back -end organization of data and from-end accessibility for end-usersCombine and rearrange data from source documents where requiredComply with data integrity and security policies Show less

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  GLOBAL RESORCESS LLC

  Dec 2014 - May 2016

  AGILE SCRUMMASTER / SBA

  Facilitated sprint planning, daily scrums, retrospectives, stakeholder meetings, and software demonstrations. Determined techniques for effective Product Backlog management. Made sure that the Scrum Team adheres to Scrum theory, practices & rules. Protected development team from outside distractions, impediments or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog and project timeline. Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile GamesWorked closely with project owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features.Educated and reinforced scrum methodology and Agile framework to team members and key stakeholders.Directed and led development teams from project initiation through delivery of final product.Requirement Management, Communication and analysis• Planning, development and coordination.• Translating and simplifying requirement• Rational Team Concept RTC• Evaluating the Critical Variables of a business• Program design and documentation of the design program Show less

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  Halliburton

  Jun 2016 - Mar 2018

  Scrum Master

  Design and Implementation of web applications Enforced Kanban principles as a scrum master that resulted in reduction of Cycle time by 20% thus increasing team's throughput in less than 8 weeks.• Enable improvement in team delivery commitments and capacity planning for sprints by identifying & tracking hidden tasks that increased customer satisfaction.• Product backlog grooming, keeping the backlog clean and orderly.• Burn down Chart / Burn up Chart• Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving.• Estimating the sizes of the epics before breaking any epic into its constituent user stories.• Customer review and demonstration and ends with the team retrospective, (Sprint Review, Demo & Retrospective).• Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers. Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organization • Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization • Remove obstacle for the team by escalating an issue to leadership resulting in early delivery of customer issue solution. • Facilitate Agile Adoption Retrospective for the organization with the leadership and guided teams with outcome resulting in enhanced performance• Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution • Facilitates the management of electronic identities (IAM) & (SSO)• Supporting and educating the Product Owners, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog. • Provided all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.Environment: MS SharePoint, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, OneNote, Outlook) Show less

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  USAA

  Mar 2018 - Nov 2021

  AGILE SCRUM MASTER

  Facilitate my team for better creativity and tries to improve the efficiency of the development team.Responsible for facilitating the scrum process with the coordination of scrum team in Agile methodology.Shield my team from external, internal distractions and remove any Impediment Tracking the Burn up and burn down chart.Arranged daily stand-up meetings, facilitate meetings, schedule meetings, demo and decision-making processes in Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers Guiding the team on how to get the most of out self organization Guiding the team on self organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment. Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving. Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work. Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information Show less

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  Wells Fargo

  Nov 2021 - Nov 2022

  LEAD SCRUM MASTER

  Coached the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and valuesCoached the team on how to get the most out of self-organizationCoached the team on self-organizing to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworksAssessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organizationRemoving impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impedimentBuilding a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solvingFacilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning or dictating the workFacilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolutionAssisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating informationSupporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlogProviding all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example Show less

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  Bank of America

  Nov 2022 - now

  •• Facilitated Scrum projects on data migration, data warehouse, and IAM, ensuring efficient authentication, user management, and authorization.• Led Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, while managing deployments and releases.• Collaborated with technical architects and product owners to define solutions, prioritize tasks, and maintain a healthy product backlog.• Coordinated risk assessments, system demos, and release tracking, ensuring compliance and smooth production transitions.• Provided coaching on Agile best practices, capacity planning, and continuous learning for Scrum Masters and Product Owners. Show less Coached the team to create high-value (Payments & Innovation) products.Coached the team to make sure tickets meet acceptance criteria before deploymentGuides the team to breakdown features into user storiesGuide the team to Identify risks and dependenciesGuide and facilitate the team in creating the P. I Objectives.Facilitate velocity and capacity planning to know how much work the team can handle during the Iteration.Facilitate Story Estimation using the Poker Planning Technique.Facilitating Scrum routines (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Backlog Refinement, Sprint Demos/Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives, etc)Collaborating with the Product Owner and Dev team to prioritize and define stories using JIRACoordinating work between onshore based in the US and offshore teams in IndiaIntegrating with the project, technology, and business partners to manage the projects and be proactive in gathering status updates from partners, while minimizing impact.Ensuring the team has a healthy Product and Sprint backlog - supports Product OwnerProvides visibility into the Agile team's delivery plans and progress against plan to stakeholdersMeasuring team delivery, maturity, and performance and reviewing the metrics with the team to identify improvement opportunities.Guides The Team to prepare for System Demo, release tracking, and performance testing.Coached Show less

  • Agile Scrum Master

    Mar 2024 - now

  • AGILE SCRUM MASTER

    Nov 2022 - now