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The University of Texas at Austin · 4 days ago

Scrum Advocate

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

4+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Organize and facilitate Scrum events such as sprint and release planning, daily stand-ups, sprint demos and reviews, and sprint retrospectives.

Work with the development team and product owner to identify techniques for effective product backlog refinement, including the curation of clear and concise backlog items, product owner communication and education, minimum viable product agreement, and product release.

Assist the development team with making appropriate commitments through task definition, estimation, prioritization, and story selection.

Equip and assist the Scrum team to remove impediments and shield the team from outside distractions.

Employ holistic thinking to recognize patterns and suggest creative and iterative approaches to continuous improvement, looking for opportunities to initiate change that will increase the productivity and effectiveness of the teams.

Perceive and appreciate cultural dynamics within and across teams and continuously adapt our implementation of Scrum strategies to maximize value.

Train, mentor, and support cross-functional teams of analysts, engineers, and functional experts to follow Agile values, principles, and practices, including self-organization, self-discipline, collaborative decision making, cooperative development, experimentation, and continuous learning. Encourage transparency, inspection, and adaptation.

Model flexibility and creativity in effectively addressing internal and external challenges.

Provide one-on-one coaching with Scrum team members, stakeholders, and administrators. Translate Scrum and Agile nuanced language and concepts.

Nurture a supportive environment to create and maintain psychological safety, individual empowerment, team cohesion, and morale.

Function as the team’s information radiator, ensuring necessary internal and external communication and improving overall transparency.

Discover or establish communication channels to foster collaboration amongst team members, leadership, and stakeholders.

Serve as liaison between the business, represented by the product owner, and the development team, ensuring that goals, scope, and product domain are understood by everyone on the Scrum team.

Qualification

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Agile expertiseCoachingIncremental deliveryBacklog trackingBurndown metricsVelocity measurementTask definitionIterative developmentTeam self-organizationPeer mediationProject managementSoftware developmentProblem-solvingCommunicationMotivationalFacilitationConflict resolutionInitiativeTransparencyTrust-buildingAgile Project ManagementData ManagementBusiness IntelligenceIT Project ManagementJira AdministrationDevOps Best PracticesCI/CDTest-First ApproachesTDDBDD

Required

Bachelor’s degree or at least 4 years of professional experience in information technology or related field.

Agile expertise and experience coaching and guiding team members. Demonstrated knowledge of implementing incremental delivery methods, backlog tracking, producing burndown metrics, measuring velocity, and task definition.

Understanding of fundamentals of iterative development as it pertains to moving to an Agile methodology.

Strong skills in organization and prioritization and ability to foster team self-organization.

Demonstrated high-energy and motivational skills, including the ability to facilitate discussion and communicate well with teams, advocating for making sure all team members have an opportunity to speak up and encouraging alternatives and divergent thinking.

Ability to recognize and address behaviors that are counterproductive to the team dynamic and meeting sprint objectives and effectively mediate peer disputes and interpersonal or working style differences.

Demonstrated insight and initiative to ensure effective implementation of Agile/scrum principles and practices and to engage peers and leadership when help is needed.

Ability to bring disclosure and transparency to the organization and enhance trust.

Understanding of other project management processes and methodologies and fundamentals of software development.