Augustine Bangura

Background

About Augustine Bangura

I'm Augustine Bangura, an accomplished vice president Release Train Engineer and Sr. Scrum Master with over 10 years of experience empowering teams to deliver value using Scrum, Kanban, and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe). Certified as a SAFe 6.0 Scrum Master (SSM), CSM, and SAFe 6.0 Release Train Engineer (RTE), my superpower lies in facilitating events, guiding continuous improvements, and eliminating obstacles to help teams thrive. I thrive on collaborating with stakeholders across various industries to drive shared success. In my roles as a Scrum Master and Sr. Scrum Master, I closely collaborate with Product Owners, teams, and management to drive transparency, inspection, and adaptation. I’ve coached teams to achieve 20%+ improvements in project delivery times, eliminated 15% of impediments through strategic planning, and collaborated with stakeholders to achieve 25%+ increases in measurable results. Impactful Work My work driving successful agile transformations has delivered major benefits for globally recognized companies like JP Morgan Chase, AT & T, BlueCross BlueShield, and Walmart. My Philosophy: “Great teams are empowered teams.” My goal is to foster trust, accountability, and ownership to unlock the full potential of agile teams. Beyond Work Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family, staying active at the gym, keeping up with the latest tech innovations, and serving my local community in Pittsburgh. Background: Agile | Scrum | DevOps | Agile Coaching | Project Management | Scaled Agile | SAFe | Program Management | Kanban| User-centered design | Customer Success | User Stories | Fibonacci Sequence | Facilitation| Retrospective | Customer Retention | Mentoring | Collaboration | Innovation | Launching new products | Roadmaps | Improvement | Process Improvement| Servant Leader | Agile Principles | System thinking | CSM | PSM | Loan | Loan Processor | Pipelines | Customer Service |