The JD Group is currently strategically positioned in South Africa, Botswana
and Namibia as:
- a leading diversified mass consumer financier
- a differentiated furniture, household appliance, consumer electronic goods, home entertainment, office automation and building supplies retailer
- a diversified retailer of motor vehicles, vehicle servicing and pa...
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Scrum Master - Pepkor Lifestyle Corporate - IT - Sandton
Helping software development teams apply the Scrum framework
The Scrum Master keeps the team organised and on track by hosting daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning meetings, sprint reviews, retrospective etc.
Planning deliverables and helping teams monitor performance
Resolving issues that hinder the teams’ work, resolve conflicts and remove obstacles that occur
Work with product owners to handle backlogs and new requests
Help teams implement changes effectively
Ensure deliverables are up to quality standards at the end of each sprint
Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity
The Scrum Master hosts daily team meetings to get updates on the progress of the project, address potential roadblocks, and ensure that the project is on track.
Host regular sessions to share updates with product stakeholders about how the project is progressing (or not).
Ensure that the team is meeting deadlines with the desired outcome
Send timeous reports to the stakeholders and engage with all parties and keep everyone informed with progress updates
Must be capable to manage 3 or more teams simultaneously
Minimum Requirements
Experience in a scrum master role at least 5 - 10 years
Familiarity with software development environment and project management background
Have successfully implemented Agile implementation for teams and conducted PI planning workshops
Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)
Scrum master certification mandatory
Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
Hands on experience with Jira and Confluence
Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
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