Olu Temowo

Work Experience

Agile Delivery Lead Apr 2022 – Mar 2024

Ministry of Transportation | [Ontario]

Lead multiple teams in an agile environment to adopt new Agile working frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban and SAFe for the development of a mobile/web employment case management system
Exercise strong accountability in maintaining the product backlog in collaboration with the product owner
Successfully implemented Agile Best Practices that led to a 30% increase in team productivity within four months of taking stewardship of two teams
Actively remove impediments in development process, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with project deliverables
Use Agile standardized reporting metrics to monitor team performance and identify areas for improvement, leading to increased efficiency and quality output
Provide support to external partners during integration/UAT testing and troubleshooting in the Production environment
Continuously improve processes such as the expansion of the automated testing practice and guide the teams towards Agile maturity by implementing takeaways from retrospectives

Senior Scrum Master Consultant Oct 2019 - Mar 2022

Invex Foods Canada Corporation | Ontario

Spearheaded change management of organization and migration of applications to the cloud by applying agile methodology for seamless transition and better end user experience
Demonstrated strong commitment to the Agile principles, leading to improved project efficiency and team productivity
Implemented process enhancements, achieving a 20% improvement in delivery timelines
Fostered an environment for team unity, inclusivity and implemented continuous improvement strategies effectively
Effectively facilitated daily Scrum, promoting transparent communication for successful product delivery
Systematically supported teams to increase agility through tracking and sharing improvement details
Demonstrated high level of initiative by implementing continuous process improvements in Agile methodologies that increased overall team efficiency
Led a cross-functional team in adopting Automated Testing tools as part of our continuous improvement efforts

Agile Delivery Lead Dec 2016 - Sep 2019

Coached a team of developers in the Fintech sector, utilizing Scrum methodologies to manage the project lifecycle and delivery of quality products
Enhanced management of product release planning processes to meet business objectives
Demonstrated expertise in the Delivery of Projects by implementing agile methodologies, ensuring stakeholder satisfaction
Leveraged on expertise in agile methodologies to manage project scope and increase team efficiency by 25%, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer requirements
Successfully led cross-functional teams within a Dynamic Environment setting
Facilitated backlog refinement and estimation sessions to improve the quality of user stories and product development outcomes
Utilized Statistical analysis to track team velocity, identify obstacles and improve productivity in the Scrum framework

Scrum Master May 2014 - Nov 2016

GTBank Plc /MTN Group Ltd Mobile Money

Enhanced team agility and product quality by effectively managing sprint and product backlogs, facilitating continuous improvement through sprint retrospectives
Oversaw Software development process from concept to deployment, improving team velocity and streamlining scrum processes
Trained teams in Agile practices and provided necessary coaching to improve the team’s agile mindset
Led the development and execution of best practices for organizational agility using the scrum framework, resulting in improved project delivery timelines
Utilized Lean Thinking principles to improve team agility and productivity
Enhanced product quality by incorporating defects into user stories on the Jira Scrum board
Scheduled and facilitated weekly backlog refinement and estimation sessions
Planned team capacity in preparation for sprint planning sessions while putting time off, holidays and team focus factor into consideration