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Position: Agile Coach (CGI)

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Follow the latest trends and evolutions of agile methodologies and can articulate a vision on it

• Create and drive organization-wide Agile adoption strategy and rollout plans

• Provide Agile coaching to teams on all aspects of Agile project management framework, with a strong focus on Scrum practices. This includes working in a hands-on manner with the teams, as well as in a consultant model.

• Embrace servant leadership and embody the qualities and mindsets that are associated with agile methods.

• Enable the continual improvement of software development projects. This includes better predictability of scheduling, improvement of productivity, emphasis for quality of delivery commitments.

• Coach teams and management towards improving agile processes and metrics. Help with new Scrum team setup or evaluate and mentor existing Scrum teams. Deliver training classes as part of coaching for roles including product owners, developers and testers.

• Develop and evaluate team metrics and make recommendations to teams and management for improvements.

• Capture feedback and continuously improve Agile guidance, training materials and content.

• Guide the organization towards Agile maturity by organizing workshops and presentations.

• Bring disclosure and transparency to the business and earn the trust of the stakeholders.

• Participate in Agile knowledge communities; continuously share and improve related practices and knowledge.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years in the use of Agile methodologies and supporting tools

• 2+ years working in an Agility training/coaching role with exposure to large organizational transformations

• Must have enterprise-level Agile and organizational change management experience

• Solid background utilizing an Agile framework (e.g. Scrum, Extreme Programming, Kanban, SAFe) in software development

• Solid oral, written, and presentation skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills

• Experience with independently transitioning software teams to a variation of Agile process.

• Experience coaching and mentoring software teams on Agile process transitions.

• Experience in creating and delivering Agile training/workshop

• Able to handle conflict resolution well, facilitating discussion and alternatives of different approaches

• Project management experience within Agile software development teams and environments

• Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) certification

• Solid technical software development and delivery background

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

List items desired for the Candidate, but not required.

• PMI-ACP® Certification

• Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) certification

• Safe Program Consultant (SPC) certification or Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Certification

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or a related field

• Experience with Scaled Agile (preferably SAFe) implementations

Skills:

• Agile Coach

• Project Management

Application Requirements:
Apply online at the link provided.

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Job Posted:
09/28/2018
Application Deadline:
11/28/2018

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