Monday, February 01, 2010

GHX - Scrum Master

Louisville Scrum Master
Posted by: "dougprojectcc" dougprojectcc@yahoo.com dougprojectcc

Previous experience as a dedicated Scrum Master specialist, with the actual title of "Scrum Master" is highly desired (vs. Project Manager, etc., who performs some of the functions…)

PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We have the following contract to hire position for our client

• Effective servant based leadership of Agile Scrum teams and processes
• Mentor team members on Agile methods and best practices
• Work with scrum teams to ensure that the principles of the Scrum methodology are protected
• Conduct Agile planning meetings, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Responsible for reporting of velocity, risks, road blocks, sprint burn-down and release project
• Work with Agile Scrum teams to help resolve issues and conflicts
• Promote continuous improvement and help teams to increase productivity and to foster innovation

REQUIRED SKILLS:
• Skilled in leading meetings, setting agendas, driving decisions, and negotiating win/win solutions
• Experience in leading technical teams-coaching, training and guiding Agile teams
• Proven track record of building motivated, collaborative, and productive development teams
• Strong facilitation skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills
• Excellent listening and communication skills
• Experience in project management and/or development experience in a software development environment
• Strong leadership and relationship building skills with a demonstrated ability to work independently
• A willingness to provide instruction, mentoring, and coaching at all levels
• Experience in Microsoft Office 2007 Suite including Excel, Work, Project, Outlook.
• Experience with Rally Software

For consideration, email your resume, hourly rate, desired salary and availability.

ProjectCC, Inc.