Agile Coach I

nnThe Scrum Master is responsible for being a Coach, Facilitator and Servant Leader for their assigned Agile Scrum team(s).

They will continually look for ways the team can improve and will be able to encourage growth through cultivating strong relationships and trust.

The Scrum Master owns the process for the team and creates balance with the Product Owner and the Technical Product Manager.

Foremost, they demonstrate servant leadership by ensuring the scrum team has the resources they need, are shielded from distractions and interruptions and works to remove impediments along the way.

The Scrum Master will be responsible for budget and sprint status reporting (burn up/burn down) when a delivery manager or project manager is not assigned to the effort.

The responsibilities of this role include clearing obstacles, establishing an environment where the team can be effective, practicing scrum principles, and utilizing recommended tools and processes.

A scrum master also organizes and facilitates daily stand-up meetings, reviews, estimation, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, burndown tracking and other Scrum-related meetings.

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•  Helps teams self-organize and self-manage.

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•  Organizes and facilitates daily stand-up meetings, reviews, estimation, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, burndown tracking and other Scrum-related meetings.

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•  Works collaboratively with Business and IT partner teams to support development and software delivery.

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•  Assists the Product Owner and Technical Product Manager in user story creation/prioritization and product Backlog grooming via emergent requirements.

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•  Asks difficult questions, removes impediments, and makes issues and problems visible.

Escalates as necessary.

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•  Be a catalyst for cross functional co-ordination across multiple teams nn
•  Demonstrates experience in Agile technology practices ( TDD, Continuous integration) nn
•  Provides read out on the scrum status and call out Impediments nn
•  Mitigates all risks and issues in real time, executing resolutions on demand nn
•  Recommends improvements and assists in changes to best practice.

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•  Ensures development team is working efficiently towards Sprint goals.

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•  Coaches the development team and stakeholders on how to use Agile/Scrum practices at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization.

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•  Ensures the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.

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•  Ensures cross functional coordination (analysts, developers and testers) is occurring early and often.

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•  Recommends improvements and assists in changes to best practice.

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•  Identifies and manages issues and jeopardies with a clear grasp of the challenges/options until resolved.

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•  Mitigates all risks and issues “real-time”, executing resolutions on demand.

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•  Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams with diverse personalities, during high pressure scenarios, within extremely tight deadlines.

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•  Demonstrates awareness of Agile technology practices (e.g., Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration) nn
•  Demonstrates ability to analyze project issues and challenges and proactively define alternatives.

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•  Demonstrates ability to work closely with delivery teams to establish expectations and ensure tasks remain on track.

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•  Demonstrates proficiency in Budget management.

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•  5+ years of experience in Agile development including coaching on agile methodologies.

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•  Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical discipline.

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•  Proven expertise in leveraging Tools like Jira Align and Jira, QTEST nn
•  Extensive knowledge of IT concepts, strategies, methodologies, architectures and technical standards.

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•  Ability to coach a team and stakeholders on Agile practices and ensure adherence to Agile methodology.

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•  Strong facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.

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•  Enjoys solving problems and able to resolve conflicts through strong mediation skills.

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•  Communicates clearly and can deliver complex messages and teach new concepts.

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•  Coaching and mentoring a team to maximize progress and potential.

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•  Are motivated and driven, and can influence and drive teams to success using Agile/Scrum/Lean practices.

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•  Proven leadership experience in achieving successful project outcomes.

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•  Scrum Master Certification (Preferred).

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•  Negotiation skills.

Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teamwork in and across teams and organizations.

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•  Fully committed to transparency in all situations.