The Wittern Group
Scrum Master
The Wittern Group, Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50319
Description
Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.Acts as a leader who coaches and supports Agile teams assigned to mainly Business as Usual (BAU) work and to a lesser degree, important department initiatives and applicable portions of corporate projects and initiatives.Requirements
Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principlesOutstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skillsKnowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practicesAdept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniquesPlanning and problem solving with product management and delivery teamsEducation, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
Bachelor's degree and 4 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experienceDemonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniquesIntermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel
Guides and coaches the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.Gets team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.Coaches the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.Works with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.Resolves team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.Works with Agile coaches and other Scrum Masters to grow within the role.Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.Facilitates and supports all scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective.Acts as a leader who coaches and supports Agile teams assigned to mainly Business as Usual (BAU) work and to a lesser degree, important department initiatives and applicable portions of corporate projects and initiatives.Requirements
Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principlesOutstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skillsKnowledge of an agile framework or method (i.e. Scrum, Kanban), or understanding of software development life cycle models as well as in-depth knowledge of traditional project management principles and practicesAdept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniquesPlanning and problem solving with product management and delivery teamsEducation, Experience, and Licensing Requirements:
Bachelor's degree and 4 years of product or project development experience, or 3 years of project development experience on an Agile Team or an equivalent combination of education and work experienceDemonstrated experience facilitating meetings at multiple levels of an organization and an understanding of facilitation techniquesIntermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, including but not limited to Outlook, Word, and Excel