Agile Coach

Company: Request Technology - Kyle Honn
Location: Bloomington
Posted on: January 10, 2020

Job Description:

AGILE COACH *Permanent full time role* RESPONSIBILITIES o Coaching: Working with teams to institute, practice, and adopt Scrum and Agile techniques. Identify and introduce opportunities for the team to improve through coaching and questioning. o Mentoring: Serve as a mentor to Scrum Masters, Product Managers and other Agile leaders with an aim to make Agile techniques successful, resilient and permanent. o Training: Collaborate to develop Agile training materials, newsletters, and support communities as they relate to Agile practices. Provide Agile and role-specific training (group and one-on-one) for management, team members, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters. Framework Adherence o Observing/Assessments: Observe program and team activities (eg, sprint, release and roadmap planning) and provide constructive feedback to teams and leads. Critical impediments and non-adherence to the Agile core principles should be brought to leadership attention immediately. o Process Adherence: Work with the teams to ensure adherence to the defined Scrum processes and framework (status reporting, compliance, estimation). o Tool Adherence: Work with the teams to ensure the appropriate tools are being leveraged and enterprise practices are being followed to enable consistency and metrics where needed. o Culture: Work with management and teams to strengthen our Agile culture. Work with teams and individuals to inspire the goals QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience. 7+ years of experience working in an Agile environment and experience with Agile development methodologies (ie Scrum, XP, Kanban, Lean, etc.) One or more Expert-level Agile certification(s) - PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), or other Agile related certifications a plus Experience implementing and continually improving Agile principles and practices, and coaching the customer on the recommended approach Strong written and verbal communications skills, including the ability to communicate solutions effectively to technical and non-technical audiences. Technical background with a deep understanding of modern DevOps practices preferred Innovative thinking - ability to learn new tools and techniques and apply them to the program Experienced in Agile Thought Leadership If this is an opportunity that you're interested in please email your resume to: (see below)

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