CDM Smith - Scrum Master/Senior Project Manager

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Job Description :

- Completes project(s) of various size that are of moderate to high complexity to scope, schedule, financial impact and deliverables agreed to by the project stakeholders and leadership.

- Evaluates project status and identifies any issues or risks. Collaborates with stakeholders, business analysts, etc. to track project scope, budget, deliverables, timeline and detailed work plan, etc.

- Documents and maintains records of project plan changes/updates. Monitors project resources and day-to-day planning of operational aspects of the project to ensure that deliverable timelines are met.

- Provides status updates and related reporting to ensure that projects are staffed with the appropriate Information Technology (IT) staff, stakeholders and vendor resources.

- Serves as a subject matter expert in hardware or software projects structures and technology.

- Mentors more junior project managers, and provides expertise in support of highly complex projects or program design, as needed.

- Provides feedback to project team resource managers on more junior project team members performance during the project. Performs other duties as required.

Job-specific requirements :

Scrum Master Job Requirements and Responsibilities :

- 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.

Scrum Master Qualifications / Skills :

- Exemplifies and promotes Agile values and principles.

- Outstanding communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills

- Knowledge 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 practices

- Adept at refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, retrospection, and other Scrum techniques

- Planning and problem solving with product management and delivery teams

Minimum Qualifications :

- Bachelor's degree. 5 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required.

- The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands.

- Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.