Agile Master (Project)

SUMMARY:
The Role:

We are looking for an Agile Master for 12 a month contract position based in Midrand

 

• In depth knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
• Knowledge and or experience of/with the SAP Technical/Functional modules (Advantageous)
• Certification as Scrum Master (essential)
• Project Management qualificat...
  
  

  POSITION INFO:
  The Role:

  We are looking for an Agile Master for 12 a month contract position based in Midrand

   

  • In depth knowledge of JIRA and Confluence
  • Knowledge and or experience of/with the SAP Technical/Functional modules (Advantageous)
  • Certification as Scrum Master (essential)
  • Project Management qualification (Advantageous)
  • Knowledge of ITPM, AWM (Advantageous)
  • SAP FI/CO (Advantageous)
  • Willing and able to travel (international) if required
  Skills and Experience:
  • Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and add value to project and customers
  • Align within bigger teams to ensure good collaboration and value adding
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, feature teams and colleagues across multiple sites/locations
  • Give structure to workshops and meetings to help lead and facilitate the teamâ??s Agile way of working Includes facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.
  • Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self- organization teams/Agile, i.e. â??closing the loopâ? and â??getting things doneâ?
  • Assessing the Agile maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team/projects
  • Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment
  • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame with an emphasis on problem solving
  • Assisting with internal and external communication and improving transparency. A key
  • part of this will be finding a way to show the status/performance of the team
  • Supporting the Business Product Owner, especially with respect to the process of grooming the product backlog
  • Pointing data quality issues out, and facilitating them being fixed â?? arriving at more mature stories will be key
  • Providing support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example
  • Assist with project- and team coordination tasks when needed
  Key Accountabilities:
  • Previous exposure to an Agile Master, Scrum Master, Agile Coach roles performed with Feature teams and Product/Sub-Product environment
  • A good understanding of IT projects, maintenance, operations
  • Manage a technical team using the AGILE methodology (Support and Coaching sessions/training will be provided, interaction with other Agile masters and Community of Practice will be provided)
  • Willingness to learn and grow with the team
  • Leadership skills and knowledge of facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual
  • improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency
  • Knowledge of numerous well documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown techniques, numerous Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc)
  • Certification for SAP
  • Technical/Functional modules are not required, but previous exposure to those modules would be advantageous
  • A strong understanding of infrastructure and applications and connectivity are however required â?? even if obtained on other IT environments
  • Ownership and accountability Self-driven and motivated High energy
  • Solution and result orientated
  • Excellent written and communication skills
  • Ability to manage and coordinate multiple projects and tasks
  • Stress tolerant
  • Strong Project Management Skills
  • Negotiation skills and customer focus
  • Teamwork and leadership skills Initiative/Pro-activity
  • Able to work under pressure
  • Ability to work as part of a team, inter dependant as well as independently and submit deliverables on time
  • Holistic view on matters
  
  
  

   

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