Samson Lawrence Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Clarifying information to the design team to ensure they deliver everything needed for a successfully finished product1. Supporting Continuous Improvement in accordance to the MVP of the of the BRD and ensuring that continuous support to the business for improvement. Determining the financial, business, and operational requirements and goals with firm leaders, stakeholders, customers, and system owners. Examining Existing Systems and devise ideas for enhancing them. Defining Outcomes Criterion by identifying and defining the scope and parameters of system analysis. Connecting with Other Business Analysts to plan, develop, create, and deploy new applications and improve current ones. Examining Hardware and Software Items to see if they meet the needs of the end customers. Documenting Reports on recommendations and alternatives that highlight possible faults in the company’s operating systems. Delivering cost-benefit and return-on-investment evaluations for operating systems, and assist management in making strategic decisions. Working with Business Analysts to analyse customer feedback on updated and new business analytics systems. Conducting meetings with junior executives and giving guidance Creating Mockups, Wireframes, and Prototypes with the design team for the website, which helped to clarify the vision and goals of the project, and provided a tangible way for stakeholders to understand and provide feedback on the proposed design

London, England, United Kingdom

 Communicating with clients to understand business goals and needs. Writing reports about client behaviors and trends in an effort to identify new opportunities for growth. Conducting research on industry trends to identify new opportunities for the company1. Analyzing data to help companies make better decisions about customer retention, acquisition, and satisfaction. Determining the financial, business, and operational requirements and goals with firm leaders, stakeholders, customers, and system owners. Examining the efficiency and efficacy of existing systems and devise ideas for enhancing them. Defining the outcomes criterion by identifying and defining the scope and parameters of system analysis. Connecting with other business analysts to plan, develop, create, and deploy new applications and improve current ones. Examining the hardware and software items to see if they meet the needs of the end customers. Documenting reports on recommendations and alternatives that highlight possible faults in the company’s operating systems. Delivering cost-benefit and return-on-investment evaluations for operating systems, and assisting management in making strategic decisions. Working with business analysts to analyse customer feedback on updated and new business analytics systems. Conducting meetings with junior executives and give guidance

London, England, United Kingdom

 Conducting market research to understand the needs and problems of the business. Gathering requirements from stakeholders to understand their needs and pain points better. Aligning needs that fit the business goals. Documenting Project Specifications to ensure that the development team has a clear understanding of what needs to be built. Transforming Needs into Executable tasks for the development team. Communicating the Requirements to the development team. Acting as a Bridge between the non-technical stakeholders and the technical team. Involved in the testing phase to ensure that the developed features meet the requirements. Involved in risk management to identify potential risks and devise mitigation strategies. Monitoring the Project to ensure that it is on schedule and on the right track. Prepare reports to keep stakeholders informed about the progress of the project

Nigeria

 Implemented the programme with Scaled Agile Framework principles (SAFe) and involved in programme increment planning. Ran workshops with key stakeholders to elicit initial requirements to write Epics and Features. Held backlog grooming sessions with Product Owners, Developers, QA, and User Experience Architects (UI) to continuously evolve User Stories to form a healthy backlog in TFS. Worked closely with Developers and QA to ensure that User Stories are delivered successfully. Created a shared understanding of the purpose of the product. Participated in daily stand-ups, sprint planning sessions and retrospectives. Delivered search functionality on the Case Overview system and features to introduce a complex matching process to identify duplicate case sets.

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

 Facilitated daily stand ups and sprint planning meetings to define sprint commitment. Managed the ‘Burn down’ chart and velocity and facilitated retrospectives. Managed prioritization and commitment of User Stories in JIRA Contributed to scrum of scrums. Ensured that the iterative development process was correctly followed. Acted as the first point of escalation for the sprint team. Successfully worked with other Scrum Analysts to bring the Kiosk project to completion.

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

 Primary interface between Stakeholders, Business users and Developers  Gathered and analysed user requirements by means of conducting structured interviews, and managing and facilitating workshops and data mapping.  Compiled functional specifications via the use of UML, including Use Cases, Activity diagrams and Wireframes.  Worked closely with Developers and QA to ensure the successful delivery of functionality. Additional tasks included providing impact analysis, compiling test plans, conducting system testing, supporting user acceptance testing as well as post implementation support. Risk and Issue management. Involved in the complete development lifecycle. Successfully introduced a new application form for customers. Successfully delivered an enhanced process for the management of applications.

Nasarawa State, Nigeria

 Facilitating Scrum Events, including Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective. Removing obstacles that may impede the team’s progress. Ensuring that the team follows Scrum practices and guidelines. Keeping the Team Organized, on track, and focused on what matters. Serving as a Bridge between product management and development. Protecting the Team from distractions. Leading through Influence and Credibility. Helping in Sprint Planning by estimating tasks and breaking down those tasks into smaller chunks (subtasks). Planning for Sprint Reviews and capture feedback from the development team and product owner. Facilitating Stand-ups between the product owner and development team as required. Ensuring the Team Understands the Project Monitoring Team Progress, identify communication gaps, and take necessary steps to address them

M.A Journalism & Media Communications, Mass Communication/Media Studies

M.A Classics, Faculty Of Arts

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mass Communication/Media Studies