dolapo tijani

A dynamic, highly motivated, result driven, certified Scrum Master with over 8 years of experience with an Agile mindset and a real world understanding of frameworks, transformations, tools and technologies. Proven track record building trust with key stakeholders to encourage a culture of transparency, success, continuous improvement and strategic project delivery. Highly capable of identifying risks, issues and dependencies, facilitating Scrum sessions and utilising Agile best practices in unstructured environments. Credible professional known for Agile leadership behaviours and great strengths driving capability throughout business operations and technology. Utilises Agile methodologies, roadmaps and artefacts to remove barriers to successful implementation and accomplish business improvement, value, efficiency and innovation.

I am a creative all-rounder who thrives in dynamic environments that craves new ideas, fresh thinking and creative problem-solving skills. Having outstanding communication and social skills are at the forefront of everything that I do. Helping companies realise business goals, building teams, developing processes and eliminating waste throughout the software development lifecycle.

I put people first! then I prioritise the success of products, projects, customers, and foremost teams. With a steadfast commitment to Agility, I serve as a unifying force between business, IT, and users. This approach enables my teams and organisations to achieve exceptional results and deliver high satisfactory products.

 I will work wholeheartedly together to deliver the expected value.

Royal mail: Scrum master / present: May 2019 - present 

Starling bank: Scrum master / January 2017 - April 2019

JOBS2GO: PMO Administrator / October 2013 - December 2016

• Facilitated the scrum events (Daily stand-up, Sprint planning, Refinement, Retrospective and Review) for multiple co-located Scrum teams and team building techniques to help the team inspect, create action points, and understand the value of self-organisation.
• Demonstrated proactive problem-solving skills by identifying and addressing systemic issues, significantly enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of operational tools and processes.
• Facilitate Scrum events and workshops not just for the team also stakeholders, managers, Product Owner and customers on Scrum Agile principles, roles, ceremonies, artefacts, and processes.
• Manage conflicts, challenges, and business requirements to keep operations running at high performance and delivery of high satisfactory products.
• Drive and encourage engagement and empowerment, creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organisation achieve its objectives.
• Ensure Agile techniques are adhered to by not just the organisation but also the scrum team and facilitate workshops for better understanding.

BA (Hons) Photography                                                  Certified Scrum Master  

University of Northampton

Professional Scrum Master                                             Lean Six Sigma White Belt