Scrum Master

2 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa ResQ Management Consulting Full time

The scrum master serves to facilitate scrum to the larger team by ensuring the scrum framework is followed. He or she is committed to the scrum methodology, agile principles, and best practices—but should also remain flexible and open to opportunities for the team to improve their workflow.

As the title implies, the scrum master is the master of scrum, who ensures the scrum framework is followed. Scrum has a clearly defined set of roles and rituals that should be followed, and the scrum master works with each member of the scrum team to guide and coach the team through the scrum framework.

Key role responsibilities (not limited to):
a) Standups: Facilitate daily standups (or the daily scrum) as needed.

b) Iteration/sprint planning meetings: Protect the team from over-committing and scope creep. Aid in estimation and sub task creation.

c) Sprint reviews: Participate in the meeting and capture feedback.

d) Retrospectives: Note areas for improvement and action items for future sprints.

e) Board administration: Work as the administrator of the scrum board. Ensure that cards are up to date and the scrum tools like Jira are working well.

f) 1 on 1s: Meet individually with team members and stakeholders as needed. Iron out team disagreements about process and work styles. Many scrum practitioners oppose 1on1, believing these communications should happen during standups. However, new teams often prefer to have these regular face-to-face interactions with specific team members. The scrum master may decide that these individual interactions are crucial for team development and getting to know one another.

g) Internal Consulting: Scrum masters should consult with team members and internal stakeholders on how best to work with the scrum team.

h) Reporting: Regular analysis of burndown charts and other portfolio planning tools to understand what gets built and at what cadence.

i) Blockers: The scrum master aids the team by eliminating external blockers and managing internal roadblocks through process or workflow improvements.

j) Busy work: If the scrum team isn’t functioning as well as it could be, that’s the scrum master’s problem. Maybe that means fixing broken computers, moving desks around, or even adjusting the thermostat. Scrum masters should be comfortable doing just about anything to help their team.

**Job Type**: Temporary
Contract length: 6 months

Application Question(s):

- Do you have experience in this position?

Application Deadline: 2025/01/17


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