Scrum Master 7432-2715

HM Note: This hybrid role is three (3) days in office

Scrum Master Responsibilities:

Provide subject matter expertise and guidance on specific project methods. and nbsp;

Prepares training materials training sessions on project delivery methodology in accordance with guidelines. and nbsp;

Acquires customizes documents integrates communicates and implements comprehensive IT standards and guidelines. and nbsp;

General Skills:

Knowledge and experience with Agile Information and Information Technology (I and amp;IT) methods and techniques associated with the development and implementation of enterprise architecture frameworks

Communication facilitation negotiation consensus building and problemsolving skills

Demonstrated commitment and proven ability to do effective stakeholder management

Knowledgeable and experience in Agile methodology and ability to educate others

Experience facilitating the relationships between the Agile team and product owner and maintaining a safe working environment for the team by helping with conflict resolution

Experience leading the Agile methodology and development teams in selforganization and identifying and filling in blanks in the framework

Experience mentoring and coaching the teams on removing impediments

Experience capturing feedback and documenting sprint reviews to administer project goals and improve team performance and nbsp;

Desirable Skills:

Project Methodology certifications such as Agile Coach Scrum Master Lean Six Sigma Black/Green/Yellow Belt etc.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Price (20%)

Project Management and Methodology (30%)

• and nbsp;Provides holistic leadership across business analysis project outcomes and team of business analysts aligning their expertise with agile methodologies and ensuring effective collaboration.
• Acts as a central point of communication ensuring that the BAs collaborate seamlessly with internal/external stakeholders and development teams.
• and nbsp;Identifies and remove impediments that could hinder the teams progress ensuring a smooth workflow.
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their requirements through gathering documenting and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• and nbsp;Manage / groom product backlog based on user needs / prioritization input
• and nbsp;Defines manages and enforces scrum process and methodology
• and nbsp;Single point of contact for business analysis agile leadership and team coordination minimizing communication gaps reducing the risk of misinterpretation and promote more effective project outcomes.
• Prepares training materials training sessions on project delivery methodology in accordance with guidelines
• Knowledgeable and experience in Agile methodology and ability to educate others

Business Analysis (15%)

• Experience writing business cases including current state assessments establishing goals outcomes and creating plans to achieve them.
• and nbsp;Experience creating cost benefit analyses
• and nbsp;Experience creating process and amp; service measures and indicators
• and nbsp;Experience designing services and business processes for new business areas
• and nbsp;Experience creating processes swimlanes etc according to industry standard techniques and methodologies
• Experience facilitating and nbsp;indepth and nbsp;workshops and nbsp;to and nbsp;elicit and nbsp;review and nbsp;document and nbsp;and and nbsp;confirm and nbsp;business and nbsp;requirements and nbsp;business and nbsp;process and nbsp;reengineering and nbsp;business and nbsp;models and nbsp;business and nbsp;rules and nbsp;and and nbsp;user and nbsp;interface and nbsp;design and nbsp;in and nbsp;order and nbsp;to and nbsp;create and nbsp;the and nbsp;technical and nbsp;framework/specifications and nbsp;

Project Planning and Coordination (20%)

• Ability to track and report on deliverables across multiple projects
• Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring anticipates and troubleshoots issues provides ongoing expertise resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
• Experience facilitating the relationships between the Agile team and product owner and maintaining a safe working environment for the team by helping with conflict resolution
• Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
• Ability to promote I and amp;IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
• Ability to Create and track integrated project plans (including scope schedule and resources)
• Monitor and report on project progress through standups and weekly status updates
• Track project level Risks Issues Actions and Decisions and report it up to the program manager
• Create detailed iteration / sprint plans and manage sprint execution from kickoff through retrospective
• Experience providing onboarding and orientation of new staff / project resources
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle software design development and integration database concepts user interface design principle change management quality assurance risk management disaster recovery planning business continuity planning

Communications (15%)

• Strong and nbsp;communication and nbsp;skills and nbsp;to and nbsp;prepare and nbsp;documentation and nbsp;including and nbsp;but and nbsp;not and nbsp;limited and nbsp;to; and nbsp;reports and nbsp;reviews and nbsp;assessments
• Ability and nbsp;to and nbsp;present and nbsp;ideas and nbsp;and and nbsp;suggestions and nbsp;clearly and nbsp;and and nbsp;effectively and nbsp;and and nbsp;in and nbsp;a and nbsp;user and nbsp;friendly and nbsp;manner; and nbsp;maintain and nbsp;a and nbsp;high and nbsp;level and nbsp;of and nbsp;customer and nbsp;service and nbsp;to and nbsp;both and nbsp;internal and nbsp;and and nbsp;external and nbsp;clients
• Ability and nbsp;to and nbsp;communicate and nbsp;designs and nbsp;and and nbsp;development and nbsp;in and nbsp;clear and nbsp;and and nbsp;understandable and nbsp;manner

Must Haves:

• Provides holistic leadership across business analysis project outcomes and team of business analysts aligning their expertise with agile methodologies and ensuring effective collaboration.
• Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand their requirements through gathering documenting and analyzing business needs and requirements.
• Single point of contact for business analysis agile leadership and team coordination minimizing communication gaps reducing the risk of misinterpretation and promote more effective project outcomes.
• Experience writing business cases including current state assessments establishing goals outcomes and creating plans to achieve them.
• Experience facilitating and nbsp;indepth and nbsp;workshops and nbsp;to and nbsp;elicit and nbsp;review and nbsp;document and nbsp;and and nbsp;confirm and nbsp;business and nbsp;requirements and nbsp;business and nbsp;process and nbsp;reengineering and nbsp;business and nbsp;models and nbsp;business and nbsp;rules and nbsp;and and nbsp;user and nbsp;interface and nbsp;design and nbsp;in and nbsp;order and nbsp;to and nbsp;create and nbsp;the and nbsp;technical and nbsp;framework/specifications
• Strong and nbsp;communication and nbsp;skills and nbsp;to and nbsp;prepare and nbsp;documentation and nbsp;including and nbsp;but and nbsp;not and nbsp;limited and nbsp;to; and nbsp;reports and nbsp;reviews and nbsp;assessments