Cognizant

Scrum Master (BB-32707)

Found in: Talent IN

Description:

Sr Scrum Master / Agile Coach

Qualification:

Science / Engineering Graduate

Responsibility:

Framework Customization:

Assessment:

  • Implement the Assessment recommendations.

    • Maturity Assessments:

  • Participate on the maturity assessment.

    • Agile Implementation:

  • Implement agile practices for one team suggested by the coach / agile coe.

    • Product Roadmap:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Understand the overall product roadmap as articulated by agile coach/product owner and translate roadmap into team specific release planning and sprint planning.

    • Coaching & Facilitating:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Identify the training programs for the team members.
  • coach and mentor team members to develop agile capabilities self organization etc.
  • explain benefits and scrum principles to the product owner and team.
  • Guide development of technical artifacts that can be used for future reference.

    • Process Improvements:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Facilitate retrospection at the end of each sprint.
  • filter the learning for the next sprint.
  • identify best practices and ensure that they are implemented.
  • document the learning / outcome of retrospection notes.

    • APO Management:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Maintain oversight on the work of the scrum team under purview.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Collate metrics to track progress and provide status updates to relevant stakeholders.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Resolve any issues that may arise.
  • escalate critical issues to relevant stakeholders for resolution.

    • Estimation:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Guide Agile team in coming up with a size based on the requirements / features gathered.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Guide the team to break the tasks and assign hours into tasks.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Review estimates created by the team and provide feedback/ inputs.

    • Requirements Gathering:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Facilitate all interactions that the team has with the Product Owner to gather and prioritize the requirements.
  • review documented requirements as shared by the Product Owner.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Help the team write the requirement as an user story.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Review the backlog and provide necessary input.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Facilitate meetings to ensure efficiency.
  • protect the team from external influences.

    • Desugn & Coding:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Guide the teams towards improving the scrum way of working including ensuring cross term coordination.
  • facilitate daily stand up meetings sprint planning retrospective and sprint demos.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Support the Product Owner at client and Cognizant to keep the backlog communicate updates communicate impediments and maintain release plan(s).
  • review scenarios product features etc.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Drive and support the team by removing impediments.
  • liaise between the team (inclusive of developers testers) and other practices to ensure focus on each release.
  • identify dependencies and ensure no delays in accomplishing sprint goals.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Track metrics and leverage scrum artefacts (eg backlogs burn down charts etc) to communicate progress to customer sponsors.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Remove interferences to ensure team is working efficiently (for specific accounts / projects).
  • act as a bridge for distributed scrum.
  • track the velocity.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Draft the release management plan.
  • work with the product owner to ensure that the release plan is revised post every sprint.
  • review estimates and task board to ensure that the same is updated.
  • provide inputs for release planning activities.

    • Testing:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Identify and suggest testing processes and tools to the team.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Review the suggestions made by team members and develop efficient testing processes.

    • Defect Management:

  • ââ¬Â¢ At the end of each sprint track metrics (eg velocity code quality defect density across all phases code review metrics testing metrics) for each sprint report the same to the management.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Review and share observations on bug status closure.
  • review the defect management plan and review the corrective steps as taken by the team.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Facilitate the conversation so that the team identifies and takes corrective actions.

    • Knowledge Management:

  • ââÂa Collaborate with Project Managers to set up Knowledge Management processes and practices.
  • ââÂa Nominate team members to conduct audits on the same and emphasize knowledge sharing across the engagement.
  • drive creation of knowledge assets from the engagements.

    • People Management:

  • ââ¬Â¢ Engage with team (the scrum team being managed by the role).
  • create training plans for the team.
  • provide coaching to team members and develop their capability.
  • ââ¬Â¢ Set stretch targets and track performance against the same periodically.

    • Must Have Skills

  • Scrum Master
  • Agile
  • Kanban

    • Employee Status : Full Time Employee

    Shift : Day Job

    Travel : No

    Job Posting : Apr 02 2021

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    location_on Hyderabad, India

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