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Victor Okon

Victor Okon

Scrum Master
Johannesburg

Summary

Team-oriented and solutions-driven Scrum Master with proven track record of successfully leading cross-functional teams in developing high-quality software solutions on time and within budget. Skilled in multiple Agile methodologies, stakeholder management and sprint planning. Highly organized in managing complex projects and removing team progress impediments.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
7
7
Certificates

Work History

Scrum Master

Biconcepts IT Solutions
Johannesburg
03.2019 - Current
  • Coached cross-functional teams through adoption and implementation of Agile/Scrum values and practices.
  • Worked closely with Product Owner to groom and prioritize product backlog, ensuring alignment with project objectives and stakeholder expectations
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Planned Agile best practices and encouraged team cohesion, removed impediments, and hurdles to productivity.
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Guide and coached teams to self-organize and improve their processes.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Worked closely and listened to team members' feedback to identify issues and resolve conflicts.
  • Completed projects average of 10% before deadline.
  • Received 95% positive feedback from clients.
  • Reached 100% definition of done.
  • Completed project 10% before end of Sprint

Scrum Master/Agile Project Manager

Freelancing
Johannessburg And Remotely
02.2015 - 12.2018
  • Led sprint reviews and planning meetings to promote full team engagement.
  • Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress.
  • Coached teams in Agile practices and provided necessary training to create positive mindset to Agile methodologies.
  • Managed product backlog and supported Scrum framework for monthly sprint releases.
  • Facilitated Scrum framework – sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily scrums, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
  • Acted as go-to resource for engineering team, providing clarity on tasks, gathering missing assets or requirements and handling project changes.
  • Monitored project progress, identified risks and took corrective action as needed.
  • Verified quality of deliverables and conformance to specifications before submitting to clients.
  • Worked to provide continuous improvement for product development lifecycle.
  • Reached 100% definition of done.
  • Completed project 5% before deadline

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
06.2018 - Current

Some College (No Degree) - Diploma In Audio Visual Engineering

Birnam Business College
Johannesburg ,South Africa
01.2007 - 11.2009

Skills

Agile methodologies /frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP

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Certification

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Interests

Music

Traveling

Timeline

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

07-2023

IBM DevOps, Cloud and Agile foundations Specialisation,IBM/Coursera.

01-2023

Digital Product Management Specialisation ,University of Virginia / Coursera

01-2023

Agile Development Specialisation ,University of Virginia /Coursera

01-2023

Google Project Management Professional Certificate

06-2022

Software development life cycle (University of Minnesota / Coursera)

06-2022

TEFL TESOL Teaching English Certificate

06-2019

Scrum Master

Biconcepts IT Solutions
03.2019 - Current

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

University of South Africa
06.2018 - Current

Scrum Master/Agile Project Manager

Freelancing
02.2015 - 12.2018

Some College (No Degree) - Diploma In Audio Visual Engineering

Birnam Business College
01.2007 - 11.2009
Victor OkonScrum Master