Scrum Master Consultant

Responsibilities: Guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to delight customers Guiding the team on self-organization to fill in the intentional gaps left in the Agile/Scrum frameworks Enabling team to be more cross functional Conducting Scrum Ceremonies, Guiding the team in estimation and getting clarifications from PO, working with PO on regular basis Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization. Removing impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment. Tracking Agile Metrics as part of Sprint Cycle and reporting. Scrum Training Sessions for the unit/groups. Skills: Good skills and knowledge of servant leadership, facilitation, situational awareness, conflict resolution, continual improvement, empowerment, and increasing transparency. Knowledge and experience in handling various well-documented patterns and techniques for filling in the intentional gaps left in the Scrum approach (example: numerous Burndown technologies, various Retrospective formats, handling bugs, etc.) Knowledge and experience in implementing technical engineering practices (Code Refactoring, Addressing and preventing Technical Debts, TDD etc) in projects Professional scrum master certification like CSM/PSM/SAFe RTE/SAFe Scrum Master are preferable Knowledge of other Agile approaches: XP, Kanban, Crystal, FDD, etc. Awareness and experience with widely successful Agile techniques: User Stories, ATDD, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Agile Games. Competencies: Minimum 5+ years of relevant Scrum master experience in IT projects Good verbal and written communication skills Ability to communicate with remote teams in effective manner High flexibility to travel