Encora
Technology
ScrumMaster
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“Scrum Master at Encora. Skills: Scrum Master, Agile Coach. Implement Agile ceremonies. Implement Agile principles”
Industry & Context.
Problem solving; Conflict resolution; Root cause analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
More than 3 years experience
What You'll Do.
Implement Agile ceremonies
Implement Agile principles
Evaluate Scrum maturity
Prepare squad for maturity stages
Lead team on Agile/Scrum practices
Inspire teams to self-align repetitions
Support internal communication
Support external communication
Lead team retrospective meetings
Design team work as per Scrum
Facilitate daily stand-up meetings
Facilitate iteration reviews
Facilitate sprint planning meetings
Assist sprint-planning gatherings
Assist sprint reviews
Confirm team velocity understanding
Ensure team responsibility to obligations
Adhere to agile process
Run agile escalation process
Build trusting atmosphere
Raise problems without distress
Improve people through schooling
Adopt positive work culture
Support squad using servant leadership
Facilitate working definition of done
Guide team to remove obstacles
Find personnel to remove obstruction
Enable task completion
Simplify conclusion making
Simplify conflict resolution
Remove blockades to team efficiency
Guard team from external tasks
Guard team from scope growth
Guard team from disturbances
Encourage self-organized team improvements
Inculcate process developments
Monitor process developments
Lead process developments
Coach process developments
Support team members development
Support team members delivery
Assist struggling team members
Provide suitable support
Transition struggling members off team
Function as communication link
Work with Product Owner
Identify product backlog
Groom product backlog
Support Product Owner finding backlog mentoring approaches
Help Product Owner conserve product roadmap
Help Product Owner hold competitive positioning
Help Product Owner hold market positioning
Make definition of done clear
Make definition of ready clear
Help plan sprint releases
Ensure agile progress matrices are in place
Equip team to input metric data
Equip Product Owner to input metric data
Consult with other Scrum Masters
Consult with other teams
Track overall status of demands
Provide status updates
Coordinate release schedule
Coordinate release calendar
Monitor status of sprint releases
Raise callouts in timely manner
Address callouts on sprint
Ensure Scrum events are productive
Ensure Scrum events are within timebox
Ensure correct participants attend Scrum events
Coach delivery team on Agile practices
Coach delivery team on Scrum practices
Promote team empowerment
Promote team self-management
Foster inspection culture
Foster collaboration culture
Foster transparency culture
Foster improvement culture
Promote safe space working environment
Monitor delivery team utilization
Ensure team works with capacity
Deliver sprint commitments
Coordinate cross delivery team resources
Monitor resources within delivery team
Raise resource concerns
Raise performance concerns
Raise capacity concerns
Ensure technical operations readiness
Coordinate with operations team
Coordinate with support team
Ensure timely delivery of features
Ensure timely deployment of features
Monitor work activities
Coordinate progress of demands
Coordinate with vendor providers
Update vendor providers on progress
Coordinate with partners on deliverables
Ensure partner deliverables are completed
Attend SM Cadences meetings
Attend Retrospectives meetings
Attend Springboards meetings
Attend Pre-Springboards meetings
Perform other functions within group
Facilitate guild specific initiatives
Facilitate brown bag sessions
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Internal communication; External communication; Product Owner; Stakeholders; Cross-functional teams; Delivery teams; Operations team; Support team; Vendor providers; Partners
Communication Scope
Internal communication; External communication; Information radiating
Process & Methodology
Agile, Scrum, Agile ceremonies, Sprint planning, Iteration reviews, Retrospectives
Full Job Description
Scrum Master Important Information Experience: more than 3years Job Mode: Fixed-term Work Mode: Hybrid The role will be responsible for the following: 1. Implementing Agile Ceremonies and Principles Support in evaluating the Scrum Maturity of the squad and prepare the squad to advanced stages of maturity, at a speed that is workable and easy for the team Lead the team on how to accomplish Agile/Scrum practices Scrum Master roles and responsibilities include to Lead and coach the team in its Scrum implementation Enable process activities of Agile development/scrum by inspiring and backing the teams to self-align their repetitions Scrum Master roles and responsibilities also include to support internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information Program and enable consistent team retrospective meetings per the scrum framework Program, design and assist team work as per the Scrum framework, daily stand-up meetings, consistent iteration reviews and sprint planning meetings amongst the team, Product Owner, and stakeholders Assist sprint-planning gatherings, sprint review, and confirm that teams understand their ability (velocity) to meet sprint promises. Ensure team’s sense of responsibility to their obligations and to other team members. Warrant that any blockers are identified and excluded, adhere to agile process, and that an agile has a well-run escalation process in place for the changes that impact iteration 2. Managing Agile Teams Build a trusting and safe atmosphere where problems can be raised without distress of blame, or being judged, with an importance of growing and problem solving Improve people through schooling and by adopting a positive work culture Offer all support to the squad using a servant leadership style every time possible, and leading by example Ensuring that the team is providing software within the recognized quality standards by facilitating a working “definition of done” (DoD) for Agile stories within each
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