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Please find the below our *direct client requirement* and please send me your consultants resume to *rboll...@aptude.com <rboll...@aptude.com>* *Title: Senior Scrum Master* *Location: Houston, TX* *Duration: 18 Months Contract* *Face to face interview* The Scrum Master is responsible for managing software development teams throughout the entire software development project lifecycle, including facilitating the planning, construction, testing, and deployment phases. Using Agile best practices, the Scrum Master must work with the team and stakeholders to ensure projects meet the requirements and are delivered with quality in a timely manner. The Scrum Master is expected to coach and guide the team in its agile practices, facilitating the team’s meetings, removing impediments, and shielding the team from interruptions. The person in this role must be able to build credibility, trust, and rapport with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. Scrum Masters must be comfortable with uncertainty and able to provide a logical plan to achieve clarity. In addition, the Scrum Master has project management responsibilities for cross-team product development projects and IT initiatives. The Project Manager ensures the project deliverables are clear, the appropriate parties are engaged, current status is properly communicated, and work is completed on schedule. The Scrum Master also participates in process improvement activities, including generating new processes, monitoring/auditing existing processes, and reporting. Essential Duties: 1. Lead projects with development teams of internal/external developers, testers, analysts, and product managers using Agile/Scrum 2. Identify any issues and risks for the team and project, and manage any open issue or risk to resolution 3. Report sprint and release status and participate in the related status meetings 4. Follow the company’s stakeholder communication plan 5. Ensure all artifacts are accurate and documents clearly define the scope and status, and receive stakeholder approval 6. Prepare timely, clear, and concise reports and presentations for management 7. Maintain a strategic focus on the deliverables, including frequent interaction with the business area to ensure a balance between the immediate project needs and the long-term goals of the company 8. Promote process change where the existing process may not reflect best practices or may be deficient in providing the organization with adequate controls and direction Education: Bachelor Degree or equivalent work experience. • 3-5 years of project/program management experience that includes: o Building and managing project/release plans, managing risk, scheduling, estimating, and resource planning (at least 1 year as a project manager or lead) o Solid functional knowledge of software development processes o Managing projects using an iterative methodology such as Agile or Scrum • Minimum of 2 years’ experience with Agile development practices Certified Scrum Master Business Competencies: Experience managing 3rd party vendors and associated deliverables Experience managing geographically-dispersed teams and working with offshore project teams Strong ability to work with and influence people at all levels of the organization Proven track record of success in leading projects involving multidisciplinary teams and requiring extensive collaboration skills Abilities: Ability to work in a highly collaborative, team environment Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, and the capacity to think creatively under pressure Quick learner with an ability to understand new processes Ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously Good time management skills Strong interpersonal skills and able to work both independently and as a team member Excellent written and oral communication skills Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Results-oriented self-starter Technical Competencies: Extensive experience with Microsoft Office (required) Experience working with MS Project, SharePoint, and TFS/Visual Studio (preferred) Thanks, *Ravinder* Phone: 630 364 5615 Ext: 105 | rboll...@aptude.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SAP-Bangalore" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sap-bangalore+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sap-bangalore@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/sap-bangalore. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
