Lara Bamowo, CIPP-C, CHIM, CSM

Project Manager Scrum Master @ Government of Alberta

About

Access to Information professional specializing in legislative compliance, information governance, and transparency within regulated environments. My work focuses on coordinating and managing complex access to information requests while ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and organizational policies.I support organizations by facilitating timely responses to information requests, advising on disclosure decisions, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure records are properly reviewed, protected, and released in accordance with legislative requirements.Through my work in access to information processes, I have developed strong expertise in records analysis, exemptions and exclusions, legislative interpretation, and cross-department coordination.I am also expanding my expertise in privacy and data protection to support organizations in balancing transparency with responsible handling of sensitive information.Core areas of expertise include:• Access to Information / Freedom of Information (ATI / FOI)• Legislative compliance and disclosure analysis• Information governance and records management• Request coordination and case management• Policy interpretation and advisory support• Stakeholder engagement and operational guidanceI am particularly interested in opportunities that involve strengthening transparency frameworks while advancing privacy-aware information practices.

Country

Canada

City

Edmonton

Industry

Hospital & Health Care

Skill

Interpersonal Skills, Continuous Improvement, Servant Leadership, Conflict Resolution, Facilitation, Teamwork, Analytical Skills, Program Management, Information Technology, Team Facilitation, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Scrum, Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management, Microsoft Excel, Medical Terminology, Health Information Coding, Data Analysis, Research, Medical Records

Experience

Project Manager Scrum Master

Government of Alberta

2021-9 - Present · 5 yrs 1 mo

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Coordinated all Scrum and Kanban Agile Ceremonies including, Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Sprint retrospectives, Sprint Demos, Story Grooming, and Release Planning • Ensured team adhered to Agile framework and techniques with a focus on delivering frequent value to the customer • Ensured efficient and close collaboration between the Product Owner and the team • Planned and moderated daily Stand-Up ensuring the team harmonized work • Coached team on core scrum values and the empiricism of transparency, inspection, and adaptation • Ensured adequate management of product backlog using the team’s velocity, and capacity planning techniques utilizing JIRA

Scrum Master

Saskatchewan Health Authority

2017-5 - 2021-8 · 4 yrs 4 mos

Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Collaboration in the Agile Transformation from Waterfall to Agile transitioning the business environment and to the Scrum Framework. • Coached, mentored, and trained 2 Scrum teams, 2 new Scrum Masters, and Product Owners on Agile Methodologies and Scrum Framework • Organized and facilitated backlog refinement sessions to assist Product Owner in refining Epics and Themes, creating simple and concise user stories, refining and maintaining the Product Backlog using the MoSCoW model • Brought ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, conflict management, mediation, and theater to help the team become a high-performance team

Health Information Analyst

Independent Counselling Enterprises

2016-6 - 2017-5 · 1 yr

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Delivering access to information and protection of privacy services following applicable legislation, policies, and processes to enable compliance with the FOIP Act. • Processed the release of information, access, and disclosure, and updated the ROI (Release of Information) log sheet • Providing expert advice and recommendations on privacy and access matters. • Promotes client confidence in the working of the health system by providing up-to-date and accurate information regarding the Health Information Access process, legislation, regulations, and policies.