Scrum Master

The Timberline Group

$70K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) required.
  • Minimum 3 years of dedicated experience in Lean and Agile frameworks.
  • At least 1 year of experience in Scrum and 1 year in Kanban.
  • Proven commitment to Lean/Agile thinking with examples of continuous learning.

Responsibilities

  • Establish and uphold Scrum practices based on the Scrum Guide.
  • Ensure the effectiveness of the Scrum Team.
  • Facilitate Scrum Events according to organizational schedule.
  • Lead Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, and Sprint Reviews as needed.
  • Drive the Sprint Retrospective to integrate lean thinking into team practices.
  • Ensure the Product Backlog visually represents upcoming team tasks.
  • Monitor and address impediments or dysfunctions as needed.
Full Job Description
Qualifications:
• Must be either an Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) or a Certified Scrum Professional (CSP).
• Must have at least 3 years of fully dedicated experience, in Lean and Agile engagements, including at least one year in Scrum and at least one year in Kanban.
• Must be a disciple of Lean / Agile thinking, and their associated systems of delivery.Show how you have embraced "continuous learning" and provide examples of such endeavors.

Expectations:
Scrum:
  • Accountable for establishing Scrum as defined in the Scrum Guide.
  • Accountable for the Scrum Team's effectiveness
  • Ensure Scrum Events are held in accordance with the organization's cadence.
• Ensure that Sprint Planning, the Daily Scrum and the Sprint Review occur per cadence, and if necessary, personally facilitate.
• Own the Sprint Retrospective.Use it as an avenue to imbue the Scrum Team with lean thinking, agile practices.Where appropriate, apply empiricism to learn from recent mistakes.
General:
  • Make sure the Product Backlog is prima facia display of the work that awaits the team.
  • Apply a sharp eye toward the various types of Flow Items, to ensure transparency toward what the team has done, what they are doing, and what awaits them.
  • Maintain a list of Impediments / Dysfunctions and, when the time is right, take action.

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