Scrum Master/Certified Project Manager-III/Sr. (Hybrid)

Job Title: Scrum Master/Certified Project Manager-III/Sr. (Hybrid)

Location: Madison WI

Duration: 12 Months

Job Description:

The client is seeking a Project Manager to perform the role Scrum Master and Project Manager in the Application Development Team practicing Hybrid methodology combining PMIs project management best practices with Agile/Scrum development methodology under the client.

The Applications Development Team is responsible for enterprise architecture development system testing analysis and maintenance of systems that capture and report data. This includes but is not limited to applications that focus on finance budget and data collection and reporting applications that satisfy the needs of Wisconsins K12 education systems. These systems require extensive knowledge and experience developing complex applications reports and relational databases.

This position is responsible for leading and coaching a project team on a hybrid project methodology combining PMI Project Management best practices and agile practices/ principals to deliver high quality products and services for our external customers (state schools and districts) and internal customers (client users). This position will facilitate the execution and delivery of well-defined software releases using the Hybrid framework including project planning deliverables such as Project Charters Stakeholder Analysis Risk Assessment Estimation sprint planning daily scrum sprint review sprint retrospectives and close out phase deliverables. This position will work with project teams as well as internal and external stakeholders to influence and drive decision making. This position will resolve team impediments with other scrum masters/ project managers improving the effectiveness of the project management framework in the agency. This position will be responsible in maintaining a healthy product backlog planning all releases of the system and documenting system dependencies.

This position will work with and serve as a liaison between IT Teams management and business units within client and external vendors to identify and analyze opportunities for improving processes and business systems. This position will also help facilitate quality assurance tasks UAT efforts and provide product customer support when needed.

Under the general supervision of the Applications Development Team manager this person will work closely with others to accomplish project objectives or function independently to accomplish daily work requirements as a member of the Applications Development Team. Objectives priorities and deadlines are established in consultation with the program department area leaders project managers and the Applications Development Team manager.

Required Skills:

• Minimum 2-5 years experience using Agile/Scrum Development Methodology with CSM Certifications
• Minimum 2-5 years experience with PMIs Project Management deliverables
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrates experience facilitating meetings and an understanding of facilitation techniques
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as independently within established guidelines
• Process a fundamental understanding of end-to-end customer experience integration and dependencies
• Experience writing user stories with clearly defined acceptance criteria
• Ability to facilitate UAT efforts
• Experience at refinement story splitting estimation velocity retrospectives and other scrum techniques
• Experience in creating documentation such as project charter risk analysis stakeholder analysis and engagement decision logs project estimation and timelines project status reports road maps project close out reports

Required Technical Skills:

• Ability to grasp technical concepts and communicate to developers in a .NET based development environment
• Experience using Microsoft Azure DevOps or equivalent software to manage user stories and sprint backlogs.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience working with education software systems at school district or state levels.
• Knowledge of data warehousing and reporting

Top Skills & Years of Experience:

• Minimum 2 -5 years experience in PMI- Project Management Methodology (Defining Scope Stakeholder Analysis RACI Project Charter Project Estimations Risk Assessments Budget tracking etc.)
• Minimum 2-5 years Prepare business requirements and functional specifications
• Minimum 2-5 years Ability to effectively refine and maintain a product backlog