AQA - Agile Project Manager
Feb 2024 - PresentMain Responsibility: Responsible for leading an Agile Team, using Azure DevOps, Mural, and the Microsoft 365 suite to plan and execute our delivery plans while setting planning increment objectives and key results per quarter for the team and ensuring client and stakeholder satisfaction.
Supporting the delivery of strategic plans by developing clear, aggregated priorities and activities to achieve sprint objectives and targets leading to successful sprint reviews and increasing stakeholder satisfaction.
Providing a regular, holistic view of short- and long-term progress, risks, issues, and obstacles in achieving project goals resulting in risk mitigations and opportunity identification and escalation.
Engaging with and holding accountable operational functions responsible for delivering key project improvements and activities resulting in achieving set KPIs.
Preside over and lead all planning processes across functions, ensuring prioritized projects are delivered on time, within budget, and achieving desired outcomes.
Collaborating with a cross-functional team of developers, software engineers, DevOps, and testers, implementing Scrum and Agile methodologies to deliver products incrementally and efficiently.
Utilizing key performance metrics such as cycle time, burndown charts, velocity, and lead time to evaluate team performance and proactively initiating changes to enhance efficiency and achieve iteration objectives.
Canwest Media Nigeria Ltd - PROJECT MANAGER
[November 2022 - January 2024]Main Responsibility: Responsible for delivering projects within agreed scope, budget, schedule & quality expectations leading to business development for businesses and clients. Achieved this by working, directing, & motivating cross-functional teams.
Developed comprehensive Project Management Plans to manage project success
Led end-to-end project planning, execution, and monitoring phases, consistently delivering successful outcomes and achieving high client satisfaction.
Collaborated closely with stakeholders and clients to define clear project objectives and goals, ensuring alignment of project deliverables with business goals.
Created and delivered stage plans, highlight reports, and risk logs, and managed requests for changes to maintain project alignment and address evolving needs.
Managed client expectations by delivering the highest quality service and exceeding stakeholder requirements.
Orchestrated the creation of comprehensive end-to-end GIS project roadmaps, streamlining analysis-to-completion processes and ensuring efficient project delivery.
Leveraged ArcGIS for developers to design and develop applications and skilfully maintained geospatial databases, resulting in optimized data management and retrieval.
Demonstrated strong leadership by effectively managing and delegating GIS-based operations, milestones, and tasks, enhancing team productivity and collaboration.
Pioneered the initiation, planning, execution, and tracking of GIS project processes, resulting in consistently high-quality outcomes and client satisfaction.
Collaborated in the planning and execution of GIS training activities for stakeholders.
Planned and coordinated GIS training and capacity development for industry-based personnel, contributing to the professional growth of individuals within the field.
Responsible for coordinating all projects’ activities within the rural social the rural social Assistance programme.
Duties:
Identify vulnerable rural areas for potential Rural Social Assistance Programme (RuSAP) adoption and intervention
Initiate Plan, Collaborate, Budget and execute Rural Social Assistance Programme (RuSAP) Projects
Document Project Report and conduct presentation
Collaborate and Coordinate Team for Project Execution
Coordinate all project operations and activities
Liaising and negotiating with all stakeholders.