Overview
Hybrid
$100,000 - $110,000
Full Time
Able to Provide Sponsorship
Skills
Scrum
Agile Coach
Job Details
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
Functional Responsibilities
Assess and enhance Agile and Waterfall process maturity
- Be an ambassador for the IT methodology Waterfall or Agile and be able to explain the value of the process and various phases
- Promote best practices in IPEC(Initiate, Plan, Execute, Close) for Waterfall delivery as it relates to waterfall as a process, activities within each phase of IPEC, generation and maintenance of project artifacts
- Share findings that impact Waterfall/Agile adoption, process maturity and performance identified during Project Manager, Scrum Master and Product Owner sync-up meetings with Centre for Delivery Excellence (CDeX).
- Partner with Delivery Excellence Lead in implementing Centre for Delivery Excellence (CDeX) OKRs and strategic initiatives within the team
- Work with the Delivery Excellence Lead to complete metrics roll-up and reporting.
- Perform Waterfall and Agile Maturity Assessment at regular interval of time and create coaching plan for each project or team.
Enable Agile way of working
- Use the Agile Delivery Framework IPEC (Initiate, Plan/Activate, Execute, Close) for software delivery.
- Partner with Delivery Excellence Lead to support Agile Activation Process by reviewing Team Charter, Conducting Scrum 101 or Kanban 101 Training, IPEC for Waterfall Trainings
- Partner closely with Project Managers/Scrum Masters/Kanban Facilitators of assigned teams in evangelizing IPEC process.
- Partner with CDeX - Tools team in setting up ServiceNow PPM or Scrum/Kanban boards in Jira and Confluence for documentation.
- Collaborate with Business Leaders and Delivery Leaders in addressing Delivery Process adoption challenges.
Provide coaching, support, and guidance to team in partnership with the Project Managers, Scrum Master, Product Owner or Kanban Facilitator
- Hold weekly one-on-ones with Project Managers, Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Kanban Facilitators to provide coaching, feedback opportunities and ad hoc training.
- Support the Business Solution Managers(BSM) and Program/Project Managers during readiness discussions by guiding them in establishing alignment at critical checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle (e.g. PLAN, Kickoff, Project Closure)
- Attend PM CoE and Scrum/Kanban Communities of Practice.
- Participate in other shared learning events and activities with the community.
- Facilitate Quarterly Product Planning (QPP) and Quarterly Business Reviews(QBRs) events.
Ensure teams are focused on delivering business outcomes and usable features of the highest priority
- Coach Project Managers on Waterfall process guideline and Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Kanban Facilitators on the customer and product thinking mindset.
- Ensure Scrum Masters, Product Owners and Kanban Facilitators help the teams understand the WHY and the business value that is being delivered to the customer/end user.
- Encourage the use of Qualitative and Quantitative metrics to help with continuous improvement for the waterfall project teams to become high performing delivery units.
Characteristics - Feels the Room & Adapts
- IPEC4Watefall and IPEC4Agile Evangelist
- Facilitator
- Flexible
- GrowthMindset
- Servant Leader
- Change Agent
- Lean Thinker
- Active Listener
- Altruistic
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor s degree
- 5+ Years Experience
- Strong background in software process coaching multiple teams and developing learning mindset
- Experience with training teams on Waterfall process and Agile practices
- Hands-on experience with tools such as JIRA and Confluence
- A desire and openness to learn and continuously improve
- Strong influencing skills without command and control
- Excellent communication and people skills
- Commitment to the CDeX strategy the terminology and mindset
- PMP, Scrum and Kanban Certification - preferred
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