Scrum Master at Altron Bytes Systems Integration

Role Purpose

This requirement will be across multiple projects within the organisation. The key projects included in the responsibility are Digital Lifestyle projects. The Scrum Master will be responsible for managing projects on behalf of Bytes client. There is a Release Train Engineer component, where this role is responsible for the planning, coordination, and deployment of all releases into production within a particular domain or business outcome.

• Responsible for identifying, managing, and mitigating cross-program risks and issues, in order to facilitate on-time delivery of capabilities and features aligned to the business outcome vision
• Responsible for working closely with the domain or business outcome Product Manager and supporting Product Owners to coordinate delivery of capabilities
• Responsible for defining release readiness requirements against business outcome needs and validating readiness before release into production.
• Taking responsibility for all aspects of the delivery of projects.
• Coordinates all project activities
• Coordinates Agile implementation across all projects
• Interfacing with Customer regarding product releases to ensure delivery of functionality as committed to Customer
• Motivate and inspire team members and maximize the team’s potential 
• Encourage self-organization within the team and empower team members to make important decisions, estimate work done and improve their collaboration on the project
• Monitor project progress, provide timely feedback, and drive a culture of agility and learning
• Guide the team in implementing Agile methodology rules to deliver rapid and reliable business products Support Product Owners to find methods to effectively manage the product backlog
• Help communicate the Product Owner’s wish list to the project team
• Organize scrum events as necessary
• Remove impediments so the team can focus on the work at hand and follow scrum practices
• Managing the requirement gathering from internal and external customers.
• Following the change Management Process and ensuring that it is compiled to by all members of the team. 
• Preparing and planning projects, and driving those plans through to a successful conclusion.
• Managing and tracking effort and progress and highlighting ways to keep the project on track in spite of issues – “can do” attitude is essential.
• Delivering the resultant projects on time and to budget, managing expectations and handling issues as required.
• Mitigating risks and addressing issues to ensure timely completion of project milestones.
• Ability to clearly monitor and report to BSI senior management and Customers on project progress with respect to effort, cost and duration and key milestones.
• Manage risks and issues and be able to concisely present status at any time to management.
• Represent BSI stakeholders at customer meetings and presentations.
• Mentoring and review of engineers leveraging individual skills to maximise effectiveness. 
• Managing teams of varying sizes.
• Maintaining group dynamic to facilitate individuals working as a team.
• Providing clear leadership to the team and making informed decisions on various options presented. Highlight and ensure alignment of all aspects of the client programme including projects, enhancements, resources and stakeholders, in terms of objectives, scope, status and progress. Support demand management through understanding internal and external targets and milestones and monitor these through agreed processes while highlighting and communicating those with a potential for non- or late delivery. 
• Provide input to demand management prioritisation incorporating both programme elements (e.g. projects, enhancements) and resourcing.
• Create, maintain, monitor and communicate the Programme Roadmap in an agreed format for executive communication as required. All changes to the scope and execution of the roadmap will be appropriately controlled.
• Monitor the Programme delivery according to the defined and agreed Vodacom SDLC/methodology. This includes ensuring documentation is maintained in the agreed form within the correct defined central repository structures.
• Maintain and monitor the Communication Plan as support for Programme Communication. This includes stakeholder, information distribution lists and planned communication, and ensures that communication expectations are known and followed (e.g. monthly reporting, executive updates). Follow defined risk and issue escalation processes to appropriate stakeholders as part of communication and stakeholder management