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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
Agile project management tools (JIRA, Trello, Asana,Miro)
Scrum Events (Sprint planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Reviews and Retrospectives)
Sprint planning and backlog grooming
Servant leadership skill
Web development technologies
Development team trainings
Risk identification
Project Management
Waterfall methodology
Planning and Coordination
DevOps practices and Cloud Computing(Continuous integration and delivery)
Software development lifecycle (SDLC) and software engineering principles
Certification
Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
Interests
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