Scrum Master

Scrum Master (JB2306)
Durban
Market Related

The Scrum master will be the facilitator for a product development team that uses scrum/agile as the development methodology.
The scrum master will lead a team that ensures self-organisation and the ability to make changes quickly.
The role will ensure that agile principles and concept are adhered to ensure effective preparation of the product backlog, sprint backlog and burn down charts.

**Educational Requirements**:
Relevant qualification
At least 4-5 years experience within a similar role

Delivery
Lead multiple sprints.
Ensuring SCRUM artefacts are maintained and updated
Ensuring that sprints are running smoothly, and corrective actions taken wherever appropriate. Effectively communicate to project manager/delivery manager about the progress as well as blockages in the on-going sprints.
Ensuring all change governance and standards are adhered to
Ensuring code quality is maintained
Developing plans to ensure delivery of teams work. Transition to Agile
Understand current development/delivery model and guide teams to adapt agile strategy.
Satisfactory resolution of issues raised during transition.
Support Project/Delivery Manager in planning and transition of releases.
Providing expert guidance and assistance to colleagues for successful transition
Leading Others and Business Skills
Responsibility for supervising, co-ordinating, participating in, and accountable for sprints of teams located at different geographic locations.
Making effective use of resources during the sprint to ensure that business objectives are met, and deliverables achieved to agreed time, cost and quality.
Familiar with the details of at least one business area and has experience of liaising with peers in that area
Experience in creating and maintain sprint artefacts. Delivery Capability
Ability to maintain a dialogue in difficult situations
Experience in maintaining and supporting multiple sprints
Knowledge of major functions and features of workflow analysis tools
Resolves major problems and fluently applies escalation and notification procedures for incidents Management
Adapts style to contribute and enhance overall team performance and works effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels (both internal and external/3rd party suppliers)
Experienced at leading or managing a variety of teams and projects.
Deals comfortably with ambiguity and uncertainty and is effective when working with unstructured teams, situations, and environments
Aware of project costs and resources, help in tracking actual against budget and managing the balance of delivery within time/cost/quality constraints Application Management
Understands how service support applies to own technical function:
Has experience of incident & problem management disciplines
Has experience of maintaining configuration items, raising changes and planning releases
Has good operational knowledge of the service desk and incident systems
Has experience in developing and maintaining technical reference documents
Familiar with technical documentation standards, guidelines, and best practices
Working knowledge of scripting/utility tool component, features, and facilities Stakeholder Management
Can effectively manage and develop relationships with key decision makers and stakeholders to achieve successful outcomes
Uses stakeholder management strategy effectively and knows how to navigate the organisation
The ability to facilitate and negotiate with multiple parties to bring about agreement and resolution, even when position is not initially shared by others
Clearly and effectively communicates difficult or complex ideas clearly to stakeholders, peers and subordinates
Adapts style to contribute and enhance teams performance by working effectively with people across a wide range of disciplines and levels, both internal and external