Scrum Master I

DESCRIPTION

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Job Summary:

Servant leader and coach to a cross-functional agile team, ensuring all activities use the principles and frameworks of Agile (e.g., Scrum, Kanban and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)) to deliver solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Establishes lean/agile leadership, supports the Product Owner, and promotes quality practices; Skilled at Scrum practices of estimation and prioritization using agile techniques. Guides and coaches team members on agile practices & provides developmental feedback to team members using a servant leadership style and leading by example. Fosters an environment of mutual respect and cooperation, transparency, and autonomy; facilitates getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work. Drives adoption of agile reducing the gap between agile theory and practice; drives continuous improvement. Establishes key metrics and monitors agile metrics that impact value driven delivery and indicate potential problems; Ensures all solution documentation is complete (Definition of Done). Establishes and communicates team progress and goals using program boards, burn-up, burn-down or other methods. Supports team rules and norms and protects the team from outside interference; removes impediments for the team or finds the right personnel to remove impediments. Maintain strong relationships to deliver business value using relevant Business Relationship Management practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Competencies:

Business insight - Applying knowledge of business and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals.

Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.

Global perspective - Taking a broad view when approaching issues, using a global lens.

Manages conflict - Handling conflict situations effectively, with a minimum of noise.

Agile Systems Thinking - Embraces a holistic approach to analysis that focuses on the way that a system's constituent parts interrelate and how systems work over time and within the context of larger systems to ensure the economic success of the solution.

• Providing training and coaching to the team on Agile methodology and best practices.
• Helping to unify our utilization of Jira, expanding the use to include dashboarding and metrics around workflow.
• Subject matter expertise and recommendations on team and sub-team structure as it relates to agile workflow.
• Proficiency in facilitating and managing Agile ceremonies (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews, and Retrospectives
• Strong ability to manage and prioritize product backlog, ensuring alignment with business objectives and readiness for sprint planning