Work with project teams to analyze current systems and processes and design a long-term strategy for adopting agile best practices across the business, helping project teams deliver better products in a faster, more efficient manner.
Coach senior managers in agile practices to ensure adoption of best practices from the top down.
Help them adopt agile principles in their leadership style, essential for sustaining agile transformation at all levels of the organization.
Lead agile workshops for developer and functional teams, as well as for key stakeholders
Communicate agile principles, scrum practices, and overall operating model across the organization
Drive cultural change by championing an agile mindset, and ensure the organization is adhering to industry best practices.
Champion the use of metrics and other objective measures by teams
Undertake daily follow-ups with individual team members to ensure projects are on track and goals are being met
Maintain objectivity regarding issues and how to troubleshoot them by applying agile principles
Hold stand-up meetings with cross-functional teams to review project status
Support teams in determining resource allocations to maintain agile practices and ensure smooth project delivery
Required skills and qualifications
5+ years of experience as agile coach
Experience in using scrum, kanban, and scaled agile framework (SAFe).
Track record of implementing agile techniques in different work cultures and environments
Experience in running agile projects of varying size and complexity.
Strong skills for leading, educating, and coaching
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred skills and qualifications
Certification as agile coach or scrum master
Experience in coaching at large organizations or Fortune 500 companies