Scrum Master

JD :

• Is accountable for meeting Sprint objectives along with scrum team
• Ensure meeting of sprint commitment
• Own and help resolve impediments of the team
• Help PO adopt Scrum Process properly and ensure PO availability
• Support the PO in maintaining the Product Backlog, defining User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
• Facilitate estimation, backlog refinement and all planning ceremonies
• Ensure that DOR, DOD, Acceptance criteria is available and adhered to
• Ensure MoSCoW adherence of Sprint Backlog at the Sprint level
• Accountable for the correct implementation of the Agile Process
• Protect the team from external interference
• Facilitate technical assistance to the team and enables clear communication amongst the team members
• Participate in Scrum of Scrum across teams and highlights impediments
• Provide feedback on the team members performance to the Agile Line manager and Agile Program Leader
• Facilitate all the Scrum Ceremonies (Planning, Daily Standup, Grooming, Demo, restrospection) and ensure correct adoption
• Ensure updating of all Scrum artifacts
• Ensure ALM tool (either client or Wipro) is updated on a daily basis
• Update key Scrum metrics into Wipro internal tool on a Sprint-by-Sprint basis
• Analyse key Scrum metrics and take corrective actions
• Create competency improvement and cross-skilling plan for the team (by the start of the project)
• Review monthly and ensure improvement in competency score
• Ensure multiskilling for at least 50% of the team
• Help team attain stable velocity within 6-8 sprints (allowing for 10% variation either way)
• Train team on the proper adoption of Agile processes(Scrum / XP / Kanban)
• Help in adoption of engineering practices like ATDD, TDD, CI, CD, Refactoring
• Record and own the restrospection actions
• Participate in community of practice initiatives
• Provide inputs to the Line manager for internal quality forums (QIC/ APR / QBR / MBR etc)

Mandatory Skills: Agile-Scrum .