Senior Consultant Scrum Master - Johannesburg, South Africa - TransUnion

TransUnion

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

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What We'll Bring:

Manages 1 to 3 multi-faceted Projects and or 1 Programs at the same time

Responsibility and Accountability for the Project:

Fully accountable for the result of the project, is the driver that holds the project together.
The project manager leads the project with passion, as if it was his or her own business.
Follow the TU PSO process regarding deliverables and documentation
Manage the Timeline
Manage the Budget
Manage the Issues and Risk Register
Manage Scope Change
Manage Decision Register
Complete all Documents (Project Charter, MSP Plan, Weekly Report on PowerPoint, Weekly report on Clarity, Steerco Pack, Project Checklist, Project Close Out documentation, etc )
Manage projects sites, TFS, SharePoint and Clarity

Defines Project Roles and Responsibilities:

Working closely with the Customer, Sales Team Infrastructure, ISG etcthe PM is ultimately responsible for defining the project scope and objectives to ensure project members understand what is expected of them and what they should expect from one another.

Performs Project Tracking:

Prepares, maintains and submits clear & concise activity/progress reports and time recording/management reports.
The No. 1 reason for tracking a project is to discover potential problems before they occur.
The PM applies this proactive approach in routinely tracking the project members' progress against their project commitments.

Adopts Project Management Best Practices:
The PM, not management, is responsible for defining, teaching, and enforcing the use of good project management practices.

They have a broad and flexible toolkit of techniques, resolving complex, interdependent activities into tasks and sub-tasks that are documented, monitored and controlled.

They adapt their approach to the context and constraints of each project, knowing that no "one size" can fit all the variety of projects.

And they are always improving their own and their teams' skills through lessons-learned reviews at project completion.

What You'll Bring:

Manages 1 to 2 Scrum teams at the same time

With the team define and agree Definition of Ready With the team define and agree Definition of Done Ensure all backlog items are in TFS and Prioritized Set up daily Standup meetings and assist in the using of the system TFS for these meetings Set up and manage the Sprint Review's using the template supplied Set up and manage the Sprint Retrospective's using the template supplied Manage and update the daily Sprint burn down chart using the template supplied Set up and manage the Sprint planning session's Assist team in defining and agree Sprint Goal Assist the Business Analysist and Dev Manager in prioritizing and grooming backlog items Manage the Impediments stopping the team form delivering on commitments Identify, communicate and manage dependencies across teams Attend and communicate at Scrum of Scrums Add production defects to the backlog to be prioritized by the Dev Manager and Product Owners Manage Decision register

Preferred requirements:

Scrum master certification or Safe Lean agile advantageous
Tertiary qualification
5 years Project management experience and 2 years scrum experience
Selfmotivated, quick and assertive
Extremely detailed oriented and organized
Exceptional time management skills
Excellent writing and communication skills
Cool, calm, collected and collaborative work well under pressure and comfortable with change and complexity in dynamic environments. Can shift readily between the "big picture" and the smallbutcrucial details, knowing when to concentrate on each.
Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals.
Knowledge of project metrics, including gathering, reporting, trend analysis, creation, and metrics.
Ability to identify issues and problems, generate solutions and choose appropriate alternatives using basic root cause analysis.
Manage project scope by assessing requirements changes, determining and conveying impact on budget, time and risk.
Manage client expectations, anticipates operational and tactical risks and tracks them. Clarify, identify, and track requirements and issues, remove barriers, resolve minor project issues and escalate to immediate manager where required

Impact You'll Make:

Impact you'll make:

Overall PM / SM

Is a change agent:

They make project / scrum team goals their own and use their skills and expertise to inspire a sense of shared purpose within the project/ scrum team.
They enjoy the organized adrenaline of new challenges and the responsibility of driving business results.
Able to identify and balance the needs of multiple stakeholders and priorities. Can demonstrate ways to meet the diverse needs of different interest groups.

Makes Things Happen: