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*candidate should be able to work onsite up to 3 days/week
Drives consistent project delivery through the entire project lifecycle including project plans release plans resource allocation and management of project risks scope schedule and delivery of value.
Coordinates Agile Ceremonies such as Sprint Planning Daily Standups Retrospectives Sprint Demos Story Refinement and Release Planning.
Tracks and communicates projects progress from a schedule cost and risk perspective to the project team stakeholders and management.
Establishes an environment where the teams can be effective and helps removing obstacles.
Protects the team from outside interruptions and distractions.
Ensures a good relationship between the team and product owner as well as others outside the team.
Tracks and reports team velocity and other project metrics.
Promotes continuous improvement and helps teams to increase productivity.
Helps Product Owner and team with Product backlog management.
Ensures the teams are practicing core Agile principles.
Adheres to VDOT and VITA project management practices as defined.
Additional responsibilities as assigned.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
Solid understanding of software development life cycle models as well as expert knowledge of Agile project management principles and practices.
Ability to work with customers understand their business practices and manage their expectations.
Ability to set clear performance standards and hold team members accountable while keeping team engaged and on track.
Ability to help Product Owners to create and prioritize Product Backlog.
Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring coaching collaborating and team building.
Strong analytical organizational and decisionmaking skills.
Ability to analyze and document business and system processes.
Ability to balance the competing demands for quality scope schedule and cost.
Wellversed with Scrum and Kanban Agile methodologies.
Expertise with Project Management tools such as Microsoft Project Visio and MS Office.
Experience with Agile collaboration tools such as Team Foundation Server JIRA Version One etc.
PMP and CSM Certifications required.
Experience with SAFe framework required.
SAFe Certification preferred.
Skill | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
Solid understanding of Scrum / Kanban Agile Methodology and working experience in this area | Required | 10 | Years |
Solid understanding of software development life cycle models | Required | 12 | Years |
Ability to work with customers understand their business practices and manage their expectations. | Required | 12 | Years |
Strong interpersonal skills including mentoring coaching collaborating and team building | Required | 12 | Years |
Current Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute (PMI) | Required | | |
Scrum Master Certification (CSM) | Required | | |
Experience using SAFe Framework | Required | 6 | Years |
Experience using Microsoft Project | Required | 5 | Years |