Agile Coach/scrum Master

2 weeks ago


Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa Tipp Focus Full time

Scope of Work
In general, the organisation is not experienced in the Agile delivery of large IT solutions.

The main purpose of this position is to strengthen the M365 Power Platform project team with an experienced Scrum Master.

The Scrum Master will be required to lead typical Scrum activities on behalf of the organisation and being the counterpart for the Vendor's Scrum delivery team.

The Scrum Master is also required to coach and mentor the project team and the COE in Agile and Scrum ways of working.


The scope will include but will not be limited to:

  • Facilitate all Agile ceremonies, including product backlog refinement, preplanning, planning, daily stand-up's, sprint reviews, retrospectives.
  • Ownership and accountability of establishing Agile values, methods, principles and practices for the delivery of projects and products.
  • Establish and develop the clients Agile delivery team.
  • Coach and mentor team members on Agile ways of working, standards and best practices, such as Scrum, DevSecOps and SAFe.
  • Represent the team interests towards relevant stakeholders and work out improvement for areas of tension within the Agile transformation.
  • Configure and maintain Agile project management tools (Typically Atlassian Suite).
  • Collaborate closely with Product Owner to prepare and clarify the product backlog.
  • Supporting and educating the Product Owner, especially with respect to refining and managing the product backlog.
  • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on healing and problemsolving.
  • Support the team to improve their technical work by reviewing results and establish lessons learned as well as track the improvement.
  • Facilitates getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work.

Key deliverables:

  • Scrum Master Responsibilities contributing to the M365 Power Platform project agile delivery
  • Banking
  • Financial services

Minimum qualification required:

  • Relevant Degree or higher diploma
  • Certified Scrum Master (PSM or CSM)
  • 5+ IT and Financial industry experience essential
  • 45 years' experience within an Agile development environment as a Scrum Master
  • Experience in a SAFe Agile environment will be advantageous.

Competencies:

  • Strong knowledge of Scrum, Agile and Lean methodologies and the ability to propagate this into the teams and the organization
  • Solid Agile coaching experience
  • Strong Understanding of software development project management
  • Strong skills with common DevSecOps tools and technologies (typically the Atlassian Suite)
  • Experienced working with different frameworks within Agile, particularly Scrum and Kanban or SAFe.
  • Proven experience in leading teams with a Scrum delivery
  • Strong communication, coaching and facilitation skills
  • Able to exert influence without authority inside and outside the team
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types and deal


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