Ayodeji Dudubo
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Bristol, United Kingdom
Toptal member since July 3, 2021
Ayodeji is a highly experienced technical project manager with 10+ years of expertise in delivering software and hardware solutions. He has an adaptive leadership mindset and a deep understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC). Ayodeji has consistently achieved success in assisting organizations with the delivery of large and complex projects by implementing tailored project management methodologies, particularly emphasizing Agile methodology and its associated frameworks.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Project Management
- Jira
- Project Management
- Salesforce Sales Cloud
- Scrum
- Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Work Experience
Technical Project Manager
Singer Instruments
- Led cross-functional R&D teams in mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, and manufacturing engineering to drive end-to-end product development from concept to production.
- Reduced time-to-market by 30% through iterative design improvements and optimized workflow.
- Developed and managed comprehensive project roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business objectives and accelerating product launch timelines by two months through structured milestone tracking and risk mitigation strategies.
- Facilitated collaboration between design, prototyping, and manufacturing, boosting prototype validation efficiency by 25%, cutting late-stage iterations by 40%, and accelerating product readiness while ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Implemented hybrid project management, combining Agile and iterative cycles to increase prototype testing throughput by 50%, enabling faster feedback loops and optimizing product-market fit.
Technical Writer
Pluralsight
- Collaborated with SMEs to document Pluralsight's decentralized identity technologies (SSI and SSO) on Confluence, thereby creating valuable technical documentation for users, such as newly hired developers, and promoting the document's use.
- Documented runbooks for 57+ applications in Confluence for this global online education platform to support various cutover stages, ensuring they were complete, accurate, and easily accessible to all stakeholders, facilitating the smooth transition.
- Facilitated requirement gathering and documented Pluralsight's Salesforce security best practices, contributing to developing and improving their definition of done (DoD), which supported the organization's adherence to best practices.
- Documented Pluralsight's enterprise apps—Salesforce installed packages and business apps—in Confluence, ensuring accuracy and easy accessibility to promote efficient app use within the organization.
- Collaborated with the team to facilitate the documentation strategy for the scheduled knowledge transfer between vendors and the Pluralsight technical team.
Agile Project Manager
Agromall Discovery & Extension LTD
- Set up agile teams that deliver working software rapidly and iteratively using the Scrum framework; this, in turn, increased product feedback from customers by 20%.
- Facilitated Scrum ceremonies that ensured sprints were transparent enough to allow inspection and adaptation, which increased teamwork and team collaboration by 30%.
- Applied the Agile methodology to shorten the cycle time by 30% and achieve target margins.
- Ensured all impediments (blockers) that could stop or slow down the sprint cycle were removed, which increased the team's velocity by 15%.
- Collaborated with product owners, team members, technologists, and other scrum masters to define solutions and drive progress and delivery rate by 30%.
Product Delivery Manager
Appzone Group
- Implemented the Agent banking solution for Access Bank Congo (West Africa): The objective was to ensure financial inclusion within the unbanked populace. Consequently, app deployment increased the financial inclusion rate in rural communities by 25%.
- Implemented the CreditClub Cash-Out app: The app allows customers from different banks to use their debit card or token to withdraw cash at any agent location. The app was able to process a yearly transaction value of over one million USD.
- Implemented the FarePay app: Designed to make daily commuting a pleasurable experience by allowing commuters to pay for their bus ride by tapping their card on the bus payment device. The app processed a yearly transaction value of over $800,000.
Project Manager
Oklan Best Limited
- Responsible for software project management throughout the entire project lifecycle. This improved our project delivery rate by 50%.
- Developed a detailed project plan to track the project progress, which ensures that the project's risk deviating from its goal is reduced by 70%.
- Translated business objectives and needs to technical requirements that sped up the development process by 20% since all the requirements had been well documented.
- Analyzed and resolved application issues in conjunction with the users and the client's technical team. This increased our customer satisfaction rate by 30%.
Project Manager
Precise Financial Systems
- Planned, executed, and finalized software projects to achieve total clients satisfaction. My ability to efficiently plan projects and meet deadlines increased the company's revenue by 40%.
- Defined project scope, goals, and deliverables that reduced the risk of project failure by 50%.
- Tracked and reported the status of projects to stakeholders. This improved the project information determination rate by 60%, which in turn reduced the risk of project failure.
- Translated business objectives and needs to technical requirements, which sped up the development process by 30%, since all the requirements had been well documented.
- Analyzed and resolved application issues with the technical team. This increased our customer satisfaction rate by 35%.
Project History
Digital Agricultural Application for Farmers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH2uLR3TsHA&t=10sLaunched and managed the releases of the Digital Agricultural app (mobile and web) that catered to over one million farmers. The platform uses technology to boost farmers' yield and ensures farmers' participation in the agricultural value chain.
Farm Produce Digital Aggregation App
Generated $250,000+ in revenue by managing an aggregation app designed to seamlessly weigh and record farm produce through a Bluetooth scale with a robust web platform for data visualization.
Agent Banking Solution
Implemented the Agent banking solution for Access Bank Congo (West Africa), increasing the financial inclusion rate in rural communities by 25%.
I managed a 10-man project team that included developers, testers, and analysts, in two different geographical locations to launch the Agency banking app. The application was also offered in both English and French languages.
Education
Certification in Product Design
Product School - Silicon Valley, California, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science with Economics
Lead City University - Oyo-State, Nigeria
Certifications
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Project Management Institute
Professional Scrum Master Level I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
ITIL Foundation Certification
EXIN
Skills
Tools
Jira, Microsoft Project, Project Management & Work Tracking Tools, SQL, Confluence, Salesforce, Azure DevOps Services, Bitbucket, Git
Paradigms
Scrum, Agile, Requirements Analysis, Waterfall Development, Waterfall Delivery, Iterative Delivery, Kanban, Planning Poker, Implementation Project Management, Change Management, Agile Product Management, Usability Testing, Agile Project Management, Azure DevOps, Agile Leadership, DevOps, Management
Industry Expertise
Agrotech, Agriculture, Renewable Energy
Platforms
Shopify, Amazon Web Services (AWS), SAP Ariba
Other
Slack App, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Scrumban, Agile Coaching, Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), IT Projects, Scheduling, Sprint Retrospectives, IT Project Management, Customer Support, Communication, Project Delivery, Client Presentations, Research, Digital Product Development, Project Timelines, Web Applications, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Project Scoping, Technical Requirements, Requirements & Specifications, Requirements, English, Waterfall Methodology, Project Budget Management, Budget Management, Product Delivery, Agile Product Delivery, IT Service Delivery, Sprint Master, Web Project Management, Issue Management, Project Tracking, Status Updates, Data Integration, eCommerce Platforms, Email Marketing, Marketing Technology (MarTech), Web Analytics, Digital Advertising, Web, Websites, SaaS, Software as a Service (SaaS), REST APIs, API Connectors, Burn-down Charts, Business Processes, Early-stage Startups, Scrum Coaching, Certified Scrum Professional, Jira Administration, Jira Administrator, Sprint Planning, Agile Sprints, Sprint Ceremonies, Retrospective Techniques, Sprints, Project Estimation, Estimation & Planning, Estimations, Business Process Optimization, Web & Mobile Applications, Mobile Apps, Mobile POS, Payment Gateways, Digital Payments, Card Payments, Electronic Payments, Digital Services, Scrum Master, Startups, Software Implementation, Technical Product Management, Technical Project Management, Cross-departmental Collaboration, Cross-functional Collaboration, Stakeholder Interviews, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Engagement, Enterprise Software, Financial Systems, Scope of Work (SOW), Software Development, Communication Management, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Technical Writing, Technical Documentation, Stakeholder Management, Program Management, Remote Team Leadership, Technical Project Monitoring, Cloud, Business Process Re-engineering, Business Process Automation, Consulting, Documentation, Process Improvement Project Management, Agile Program Management, Planning, Release Management, Process Improvement, Product Ownership, Leadership, Discovery Workshops, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), Workshop Facilitation, Web Development, Workflow, Project Management Professional (PMP), Acceptance Criteria, Product Roadmaps, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Product Discovery, Backlog Management, Project Coordination, Mobile/Web Project Management, Delivery Management, PMO, Certified Project Manager, API Documentation, Writing & Editing, Discovery, Jira Automation, IT Business Analysis, Business Analysis, Business Cases, User Requirements, Requirement Traceability Matrices, System Requirements, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Platforms, APIs, NoSQL, DocuSign, Fintech, Social Media Platforms, Trading, Salesforce Sales Cloud, IT Consulting, Legacy Software, Process Development, Product Launch, Business Continuity, Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS), Data, Version Control, Integration, Risk Management, Infrastructure, Manufacturing Project Management, Vendor Management, Manufacturing, Mobile App Development, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Regulations, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Computer Science, Economics, Databases, Product Owner, Availability Management, Product Management, Scope Management, Accounting, Open Banking APIs, Mobile Banking, Web API, Loans & Lending, Contract Negotiation, People Management, Project Management, App Support, User Interface (UI), Apps, eCommerce, Mobile eCommerce, Human Resources (HR), Project Planning, Business Logic, Project Scheduling, Robotics, Time Management, Software Design, Hardware, Roadmaps, Hardware Development, Firmware, Project Execution, Team Management, Quality Management, Critical Thinking, Continuous Improvement, Hybrid Frameworks, Value Creation, Mechanical Engineering, Machinery, Supply Chain, CSS, HTML
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