Scrum Master

About the role

Hello, Hope you are doing well. Job Title: Scrum Master Duration: 6 Months Location: Charlotte, NC

Responsibilities

• Know the Scrum Guide and apply its principles appropriately for your team to maximize their efficiency.
• Observe the team's Agile/Scrum maturity and identify needs for Agile/Scrum training.
• Coach the Product Owner and team to create and estimate the Product Backlog.
• Facilitate discussions between the Product Owner and the team on priorities and dependencies.

• Review and update the daily Sprint and Release burndowns to measure velocity and predict release completion.
• Continue to update and analyze capacity, velocity, and scope and maintain a Project Burndown.
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies including Daily Scrums, Sprint Planning, Grooming, Sprint Reviews/Demos, and Sprint Retrospectives.

Skillfully facilitate discussions and know when to allow a deeper discussion to continue, when to cut the discussion off, or redirect the discussion to a parking lot for discussion with a smaller group. Provide data such as the release burndown to the Product Owner and relevant levels of management to help them engage in data-driven decision making.

• Ability to present to multiple levels of management and articulate the status of the project.
• Keep an eye on team morale, and coach when necessary Coach the team through adoption of the Agile Scrum process with positive and negative feedback.
• Facilitate story development workshops.
• Engage with management as appropriate to assist in removing organizational and systemic impediments.
• Answer Agile Scrum process questions.

Determining communication plans and methods. Cultivate a Scrum Master and Agile Scrum network. Experience: 5 years as a Scrum Master Scrum Master Certification preferred Experience guiding teams in leveraging Agile/Scrum practices Proven ability to remove impediments Understanding of the basic fundamentals of iterative development Strong business acumen, strategic thinking, and analytical skills.

• Excellent spoken and written communication as well as receptive listening skills, with ability to present complex business ideas in a clear, concise fashion.
• Outstanding organizational, interpersonal, relationship building skills conducive to team development.
• Good relationship-building skills; ability to grow and nurture relationships with stakeholders.
• High energy and passion for the job.

Ability to adapt, to be flexible, and to learn quickly in a dynamic environment. Experience and familiarity with common Agile practices, including an understanding of ceremonies, product backlogs, burndown metric and velocity Proven mentoring and coaching skills Enhanced facilitation skills with the ability to lead and demonstrate value, as well as to resolve conflict

Additional Information

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