22 Nov. 2022
Job description
- Project follow-up
- set up and facilitate the Scrum ceremonies (Daily Stand-up, Sprint Review, Sprint Planning, Retrospective) and other meetings
- schedule and follow the key steps of the methodology
- guarantee a smooth use of the Scrum methodology and help the Project Team face any obstacles
- provide assistance or support to the Product Owner concerning the Product Backlog
- assist and support the team in the delivery of the Definition of Done (DoD), Sprint Backlog, etc.
- track team capacity and velocity metrics for planning and progress purposes
- Project methodology and Coaching
- coach and challenge the Project Team
- help the Project Team face any difficulties and promote its gradual self-organization
- remove barriers to team effectiveness and protect the team from outside distractions
- ambassador of agile methods within the company
- provide to his/her superiors a reporting on the proper deployment of the Scrum methodology within projects
- risk & issue management
Requirements
| Language requirements | English | Sound knowledge of English as well as (at least) one local language. | ||
| Education | Bachelor/Master or equivalent by experience | |||
| Agile requirements | Agile teams are cross-functional. All required disciplines are represented in the team (analysis, development, testing, … ). However, although team members have a primary role representing a discipline, they are expected to take on other roles and contribute to other disciplines whenever it helps towards reaching the sprint goal. | |||
| Required experience / knowledge | At least 3 years of relevant experience | |||
| Technical experience | mandatory |
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| Business experience | mandatory | Expert knowledge of agile methodology and techniques (e.g. Kanban) | ||
| Soft skills Attitude/Behaviour |
The Scrum Master represents and embodies the Agile spirit and acts as a « servant leader », which implies: o a positive attitude, with empathy, excellent communication skills and pragmatic approach: listen to the team and support the team in their problem solving, create an environment of open feedback and trust. o Encourages the sharing of knowledge and best practices. o Shows a pro-active approach to the development of competences of the team and each one of its members o Continuous improvement: There is no failure, only feedback: Agile is about taking everything as lessons, adjusting actions based on the feedback o Be a team player: encourages team building, based on collaboration and autonomy: use of persuasive power before authority, ask questions before giving instructions, support the team in resolving their problems before providing the answers. o Looks further than the day-to-day objectives, enable actions in line with the IT strategy |
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Location
Brussel(s)/Bruxelles