Scrum Master
Published | June 7, 2022 |
Location | Beaverton, OR |
Category | Default |
Job Type | Contractor |
Description
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce has a client in Beaverton, OR that is seeking a Scrum Master.
Responsibilities:
- The Scrum Master will operate as a team-based servant leader in service to the team's needs
- Ensure the teams is practicing Agile principles
- Partner with, coaches, and supports Technical Product Manager in managing the backlog to ensure it is properly prioritized and appropriately sized
- Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies (backlog refinement, Sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, demos)
- Help prepare the team for and facilitate squad level Quarterly Planning activities
- Establish, track and communicate agile metrics (such as team velocity and sprint progress/burn down chart)
- Facilitate alignment and assist Technical Product Manager and Agile Team with meeting appropriate commitments
- As a Scrum Master, you will protect the team from interruptions and distractions to clear a path for throughput
- Identifiy, remove and/or escalate risks, roadblocks, and cross team dependencies that are unresolvable by the team and interfere with the team's ability to deliver commitments
- Accountable for promoting continuous improvement by coaching the team to use metrics to identify and measure progress
- Interact with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization and cross-squad/cross-functional collaboration on delivery execution
- Continuously learn new approaches to facilitation, agile best practices and how to improve team dynamics
- The Scrum Master will help the Team to focus on delivery of high quality stories on a predictable, sustainable cadence