Primary Responsibilities
- Establish and manage a schedule of events, encompassing PI Planning and Sprint schedules that adhere to the Milestone standard cadence. Ensuring that the calendar is readily accessible to all Program-level stakeholders.
- Organize and facilitate PI Planning events, coordinating with all teams within the release train
- Assist Product Owner in managing team(s) scope and facilitating changes.
- Manage release plans, communication plans, and risks / issues management plans
- Lead and facilitate PI Planning, PI Retrospectives, Inspect Adapt events, System Demos, and ART Syncs (including Scrum of Scrums and PO Sync).
- Compile team objectives into PI Objectives and a Program delivery board that is published and shared for visibility
- Leverage reporting tools at the Program level to uphold a heightened level of transparency regarding the status of backlogs and ongoing work.
- Assist in managing risks, dependencies, and observed capacity issues
- Proactively identify and remove impediments, resolving through peer networks and formal channels
- Track impediments, ensuring timely escalation, and actively communicate bottlenecks
- Communicate the status of Feature delivery and work in progress regularly
- Participate in release planning and coordinate activities for successful releases
- Coach, mentor, and educate team members on Agile best practices and process improvements
- Ensure cross-team / product coordination and facilitate backlog completion
- Collaborate within Communities of Practice to resolve operational issues and drive efficiencies
- Focus on continuous improvement for the ART, steering it in the right direction
- Drive initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the Agile Release Train.
- Track and report key metrics related to the performance of the ART
Required Skills
Applicants should possess over 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master, orOver 2 years of Program Management experience with a practical understanding of SAFePossession of an Agile Certification from Scrum Alliance, SAFe, or another recognized Agile organization is highly desirableProven experience in overseeing extensive agile transformations and handling multi-team, multi-product programs in accordance with scaled-Agile methodologiesRecent engagement with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP) and cross-functional teams is essentialPractical experience in hands-on software development or software product management is considered advantageous.Skills Required
Product Management, Scrum, Kanban, Release Engineering