Organizes and facilitates daily stand-up meetings, reviews, estimation, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos, burn-down tracking and other Scrum-related meetings.
Works collaboratively with Business and IT partner teams to support development and software delivery.
Assists the Product Owner and Technical Product Manager in user story creation/prioritization and product Backlog grooming via emergent requirements.
Asks difficult questions, removes impediments, and makes issues and problems visible. Escalates as necessary.
Ensures development team is working efficiently towards Sprint goals.
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.
Ensures the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Ensures cross functional coordination (analysts, developers and testers) is occurring early and often.
Recommends improvements and assists in changes to best practice.
Identifies and manages issues and concerns with a clear grasp of the challenges/options until resolved
Mitigates all risks and issues "real-time", executing resolutions on demand.
Possesses excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams with diverse personalities, during high pressure scenarios, within extremely tight deadlines.
Demonstrates mastery of Agile technology practices
*Qualifications*:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or Business related degree
Scrum Master Certification
Prior Knowledge/Experiencce with DCT PAS Platform is preferred
5+ years of experience in Agile development or development project management
Extensive knowledge of IT concepts, strategies, methodologies, architectures and technical standards.
Ability to coach a team and stakeholders on Agile practices and ensure adherence to Agile methodology.
Strong facilitation skills in leading planning meetings, reviews, and retrospectives.
Enjoys solving problems and can resolve conflicts through strong mediation skills.
Communicates clearly and can deliver complex messages and teach new concepts.
Are motivated and driven, and can influence and drive teams to success using Agile/Scrum/Lean practices.
Proven leadership experience in achieving successful project outcomes
Negotiation skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross functional teamwork in and across teams and organizations.
Fully committed to transparency in all situations.
Demonstrates ability to analyze project issues and challenges and proactively define alternatives.
Demonstrates ability to work closely with delivery teams to establish expectations and ensure tasks remain on track.
