The Scrum Master will operate as a Servant Leader and facilitator for 2-3 Agile teams, ensuring the effective implementation of Scrum and Kanban principles. The successful candidate will be a strong negotiator, have excellent logic and problem-solving skills and drive to make a difference. We need an individual that puts the team before themselves. They will be responsible for enforcing the rules of Scrum, removing impediments from their team, while promoting self-management and consistently driving a culture of continuous improvement.
Liaison & Communication
Serve as liaison between technical and non-technical departments.
Communicate with other management, developers, product owners and technical support specialists on product issues.
Coach the team on best practices (maintaining a healthy backlog, develop high quality user stories, estimating and delivery)
Development
Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings.
Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.
Maintain process documentation.
Ensure the team members are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Application Support
Assist as needed with backlog maintenance and reviewing quality of user stories.
Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
Assist with prioritization and resolution of defects / bugs.
Management
Participate proactively in developing and maintaining team working agreement, standards, and tools.
Develop and manage Team performance metrics, leverage to drive efficiencies in the process.
Identify and remove impediments, prevents distractions.
Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
Empower the team to self-organize.
Numbers & Facts
Location
Richmond, VA
Skills
Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
Backlog Prioritizationunmatched
Best Practicesunmatched
Bug Tracking/Defect Managementunmatched
Coachingunmatched
Conflict Resolutionunmatched
Continuous Improvementunmatched
Documentationunmatched
Establish Prioritiesunmatched
Health Maintenanceunmatched
Kanbanunmatched
Negotiation Skillsunmatched
Performance Managementunmatched
Performance Metricsunmatched
Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
Product Demonstrationunmatched
Product Supportunmatched
Project Planningunmatched
Project/Program Managementunmatched
Scrum Project Management and Software Developmentunmatched
ScrumMasterunmatched
Servant leadershipunmatched
Software Administrationunmatched
Sprint Planningunmatched
Sprint Retrospectiveunmatched
Standup Meetingsunmatched
Team Lead/Managerunmatched
Technical Supportunmatched
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