aanu gopald cec , orscc
Member Board Of Directors at Scrum Alliance
business agility coach| keynote speaker| trainer| system coach | philanthropist
professional career ha dedicated positively impacting transforming life organization work transformation coach , trainer , speaker , philanthropist , entrepreneurship , investment building nex-gen leader . throughout multifaceted career , put skill expertise service work care passionately different voice community represented work . last 20 year , partnered several leading company three continent facilitating major organizational transformation change . enjoy coaching individual , leader team deal chaos , complexity , exponential change . passion , vision , integrity , deliberate audacity , enduring optimism quality lie heart working life achievement . leadership character quality learnt practice working hard greater good others building trust shared common value belief . find fulfillment making difference destiny team life individual . coaching , mentoring , love , leadership , help people never thought could become . mission unlock intelligence others create desired outcome . fulfilling mission working international network mentees , supporting developing career personal goal .
Scrum Alliance
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrum-alliance
United States
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Member Board Of Directors
Scrum Alliance
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Lagos Nigeria
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Conference Chair: Regional Scrum Gathering Nigeria  2022
Africa Agility Foundation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/africa-agility
Lagos, Nigeria
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Founder | CEO
Toyota Connected North America
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Plano Texas
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Enterprise Agile Coach | Executive Coach
Toyota North America
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Plano, Texas
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Enterprise Agile Coach
Capital One
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United States
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Agile Coach/Manager
Capital One
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Plano Texas
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Agile Coach (Consultant)
TD Auto Finance
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Agile Coach
EDF Energy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edf-energy
London, United Kingdom
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Team Coach/Agile Coach
EDF Energy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edf-energy
London, United Kingdom
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Scrum Master
Department for Transport
https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-for-transport
London, United Kingdom
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Crossrail Project Manager (Contract)
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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London, United Kingdom
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Project Manager
Skyway Aviationhandling company Limited (SAHCOL)
https://www.linkedin.com/company/skyway-aviationhandling-company-limited-sahcol-
Lagos, Nigeria
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Network Engineer/Project Lead
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
Risk Management
UEL
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Computer Science
U.I
Executive Masters Certificate
Graduated with Distinction
Project Management
Project Management College
Project Management Institute, Scrum Alliance, Association of Project Managers
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Honors & Awards
honor titleTech Xcellence
honor dateDec 2016  honor issuerCapital One

honor descriptionThe team has shortened the release cycles from every other month to "release every sprint". One common feedback from retrospectives was that releases are difficult. We kept the tradition of doing retrospectives religiously because it closes the feedback loop on how well the process is doing . In the process, we demystified the myth that releasing often needs radical changes to existing processes. We started by making it a practice to release frequently even if it was just to staging environments. More the development team felt the pain more the innovations to make it easier . We started realizing that automating a release was the best way to improve a release culture. An automated deployment(non-prod) pipeline , healthy backlog, sufficient depth and visibility into what's up next has helped the "release every sprint " cadence for 6 cycles now. The team is leading the way in our division to demonstrate that they can deliver quality systems with amazing speed and agility.
CAPITAL ONE
Tech Xcellence
To nurture an ecosystem of software-first future, we organized an internal hackathon. They unshackled agile ceremonies but embraced core agile principles for building a working software solution, based on customer empathy and collaboration. Participants realized the most efficient method of conveying information in a team is face-to-face conversation, so ground rules mandated physical presence. The team self-organized itself to emerge with the architecture, requirements, and design. Tag teams were identified within tech stacks for collaboration and learning. During the course of four days, the team reflected on the prototype at regular intervals, then tuned and adjusted accordingly.

The internal hackathon helped stimulate the creative and problem-solving juices of developers. Using open source web application framework (Bootstrap, AngularJS, REST API) for the hackathon was a challenge well addressed by a team trained in a technical stack comprising of C#.NET with tons of configuration. The hacks served as a proving ground for the ability to solve challenges in day-to-day workflow issues for banker and underwriters. The user interaction sessions established two-way conversations between developers and people who use them. This feedback loop increased developer adoption even in days after hackathon. Simply put the hackathon has reinvigorated the team's innovation culture and capabilities
Capital One
Tech Xcellence
Aanu joined Capital One at the end of November as a Manager Scrum Master in Small Business Tech – Lending dept (COBALT program).  She came at a time where we had already been through 2 other contract scrum masters and were struggling to make any of our commitments.  Within the first few days, she had formulated a plan to fundamentally improve on performance, commitments, reporting, and agile maturity by revamping grooming, stand ups, and sprint planning. She has also given us the visibility we need into teams by providing detailed sprint metrics. Stability in our velocity has increased dramatically as well. She has been a true change agent on our team by guiding the agile teams and the business teams through the agile framework.
Capital One
RDT Tech pillar Honorees  Award As a Change Agent
CRR Global
​ORSC™ Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching ​ Certification Program
Prosci
www.youracclaim.com
Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner
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Scrum Alliance
bcert.me
Scrum Foundations Educator
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ICAgile
ICAgile Agility in the Enterprise (ICP-ENT)
ICAgile
ICAgile Coaching Agile Transition (ICP-CAT)
Scrum Alliance
Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC)
Scrum Alliance
www.scrumalliance.org
Certified Agile Leadership (CAL1)
https://www.scrumalliance.org/agile-leadership
CertiProf
DevOps Culture Certified Trainer
Association for Project Management
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
000341611
Certified Scrum Proffessional
Cisco
Cisco Certified Network Association (CCNA)
CompTIA
CompTIA A+ hardcore
ICAgile
ICAgile Certified Professional -  Agile Team Facilitator
ICAgile
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching
Project Management Institute
Project Management Professional Certified (PMP)
Scrum Alliance
bcert.me
1152331
Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
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https://es.linkedin.com/in/adiazmaroto
Madrid
Angel Diaz-Maroto
CST® (Certified Scrum Trainer), CEC® (Certified Enterprise Coach), CALE® (Certified Agile Leadership Educator) & PCC
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/bolaadesope
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
Bola Adesope. ITIL, PMP, CBAP, CSM, PSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC, SAFe SPC
Agile/Business Transformation| SAFe SPC| Agile Coaching| Business Analysis|Project Management|Change Management| Coach |Co-Founder |Mentor|Speaker| College Professor
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kwasiowusuasomaning
London
Kwasi Owusu-Asomaning, PCC
I Help Business Leaders Create & Awaken Human-Centered Organisations That Deliver on Outcomes through Solution Focused coaching
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemi-omisakin
United States
Yemi Omisakin, PMP, CSM
Program Management
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachael-okogie-csm-51a805217
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
Rachael Okogie, CSM
Scrum Master at US Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmccants
Middle River, MD
Leah Mccants
A self-driven Business Data Analyst with Over 5 years’ experience in interpreting, analyzing and visualization of data to help business make informed data-backed decisions and solutions.
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/adewale-david-csm
Nigeria
Adewale David, CSM®
Senior Administrator @ HighQ Innovations® | Frontend Developer | Backend Developer | Product Designer  | IT Consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonraines
Centreville, VA
Brandon Raines
CEC, CTC, CAL Educator, ORSCC
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheriesilas
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Cherie Silas, MCC
Bringing Agile and Professional Coaching Worlds Closer Together
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/goodness-ehizode-csm%C2%AE-498a95175
Lagos, Nigeria
Goodness Ehizode, CSM®
Product manager
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/anuoluwapo-r-tenibiaje-csm-178651220
Lagos, Nigeria
Anuoluwapo R. Tenibiaje, CSM
Girl In Tech 👩‍💻 
Software developer 
Community manager
Certified Scrum Master®
#endperiodpoverty
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/kjt247
Lagos, Nigeria
Joshua Theophilus, MBA, CSM, NIM.
Digital Marketing Consultant | Learning Innovations Consultant | 8x Facebook Blueprint Certified | Learning Specialist | Scrum Master | Data Analyst
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/michaelobiofiong
Nigeria
Michael Obiofiong, CSM, CSPO
Co-Founder, Falcon Robotics Limited | Author, Brain Hack| Agile Coach️ | AI Analyst | Tech Talent Manager | Idea Bank
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-robert-kelly
Bentonville, AR
James Kelly
Technical Project Manager at Apex Systems
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chioma-o-5a6926162
Dallas, TX
Chioma O
Project Manager
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/akodu-olamide-4aaab0203
Lagos
Akodu Olamide
Business Development Manager at McRonald AutoDrone Centre Limited
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewurevbu
Lewisville, TX
Andrew Urevbu
Senior Quantitative Analyst at Mr. Cooper
https://www.linkedin.com/in/loripriller
Indianapolis, IN
Lori Priller SAFe SPC CoTrainer
Associate Director, Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Lead
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raven-cashaw-2779b634
Naperville, IL
Raven Cashaw
Agile Coach & Lean Change Management Facilitator
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghuscrum
Charlotte Metro
Raghu C.
Lean Agile Transformation | M.S. Digital Transformation | Co-Active Coach | ICF Professional Certified Coach
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        Aanu has a strong passion for Agile and helping others.  Not only does Aanu bring a strong level of enthusiasm and professional experience, Aanu’s friendly and open disposition enhances any environment.  I’m also impressed with Aanu’s commitment to leveraging Agile to help Africa further unleash it’s tremendous potential.  Mike Haehn
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aanu is strongly focused on building a culture with agile at the heart of it.  Aanu stands out with her ability to dive in, diagnose, and put together an action plan to strengthen unhealthy teams and situations.  She is also passionate about teaching & coaching - sharing her wisdom and experiences to raise up other scrum masters, engineers, and product partners around her.
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Pull up a chair, you belong at the table.
New Homes Jobs - Building Careers
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PMO
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IPMA Family - International Project Management Association (50 years! - original)
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African Agile Leadership Network (AALN) Program
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Agile Clinic – Good Practices For Agile Change
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Project Manager Professional
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Disciplined Agile
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The Open Leadership Network (OLN)
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VoC and Customer Insights
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Nigerian-American Professionals Helping One Another!
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Scrum.org Group - Not all opinions here are that of Scrum.org or our Trainers
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Lean Agile Software Development Community
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Project Managers PMP® Certified Networking Group (Unofficial PMI Group)
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Harvard Business Review Discussion Group
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