Scrum Master

SUMMARY:
5 years' experience managing software development features and epicss with Agile methodology

POSITION INFO:

RESPONSIBILITIES

Delivery

• Guiding the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers.
• Guiding the team on how to get the most out of self-organisation.
• Coach the matrix team and individual team members in the use of Agile methods, practices and tools
• Facilitate planning, daily stand-ups, sprint/iteration reviews including demos, and retrospectives for each feature
• Manage dependencies between squad teams, third parties and other internal teams
• Enable the removal of obstacles to feature delivery
• Escalate delivery issues and risks as they arise
• Validate the use of standard testing practices by squad teams to ensure quality
• 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 may be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving.
• Facilitating discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog.
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible, and leading by example.

Team Management:

• Facilitate daily scrums, stand-ups and meetings to monitor feature progress and resolve issues the team may be experiencing.
• Influence team behaviour through excellent management via Agile methodologies.
• Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.
• Undertake reviews with software development team members.
• Document progress and communicate to management and stakeholders.
• Ensure milestones are achieved and deadlines are met throughout feature life-cycle
• Assist with internal communication and improving transparency

Influencer

• Support and educate the Product Owner, especially with respect to grooming and maintaining the product backlog
• Guide the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices for competitive advantage.
• Facilitate discussions, decision making and conflict resolution
• Contribute to the standardisation of Agile methodology within the company.
• Ability to lead and influence people in a matrix organization.

Governance

• Ensure relevant Agile governance is identified and communicated on the epics, features and user story roll outss
• Adhere to Programme Management Office governance frameworks are adhered to.

 Reporting

• Compile relevant feature & portfolio reporting
• Ensure Project & Portfolio management tool is updated as and when require

Leadership

• 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 may be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problem solving.
• Facilitating discussion, decision-making, and conflict resolution.
• Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
• Providing all support to the team using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example.

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