Agile Programme Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Capital Recruit

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Two Agile Programme Managersare required for a
12 month contract to be based in the Gauteng.


Key Purpose


The programme manager's role is mainly operational since this person is responsible for planning and governance and for overseeing the successful delivery of the epic's output/product into the relevant markets.


Although knowledge of the business is important, there is more stress on his or her project and programme management skills.

The programme manager must have practical experience of having been a project manager for large and complex initiatives. A track record of managing large deliverables in an agile environment using the Scaled Agile Framework is advantageous.

For this role, the terms programme and epic can be used interchangeably.


Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

  • Daily programme management throughout the program life cycle;
  • Defining the programme governance (controls);
  • Planning the overall programme and monitoring the progress;
  • Managing the programme's budget;
  • Managing risks and issues and taking corrective measurements;
  • Coordinating the projects and their interdependencies;
  • Managing and utilising resources across projects;
  • Managing stakeholders' communication;
  • Aligning the deliverables (outputs) to the programme's "outcome";
  • Working closely with other Project Managers in respective projects within the programme.

Personal Attributes and Skills

  • Good knowledge and handling of project and programme management methodology and techniques in an agile environment;
  • Good knowledge and handling of project and programme management methodology and techniques in an agile environment;
  • Good understanding of the wider objectives of the programme;
  • Ability to work positively with the wide range of individuals involved in programme management;
  • Strong leadership and management skills;
  • Good knowledge of budgeting and resource allocation procedures; and
  • The ability to find innovative ways to resolve problems.
  • Collaborate with Product Management and System and Solution Architects/Engineering to decompose the epic into features and prioritize the features of Agile Release Train (ART) backlogs
  • Participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning, System Demos and whenever there is critical activity related to the epic
  • Coordinate and synchronize epicrelated activities with all stakeholders
  • Understand and report on the progress of the epic's MVP with key stakeholders
  • Ensures all epic features are expressions of value and have a clear benefit hypothesis / statement (answering: why should we build this feature?) and clear acceptance criteria
  • Facilitates a fast response from the relevant stakeholders to epic related questions
  • Works with Release Train Engineers (RTEs) to provide a forecast view of future features, milestones and deliverables
  • Continually assesses the viability of the epic, leading indicators and the outcomes defined for the epic

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 57 years in Project Management (Good track record of handling large, strategic and complex projects)
  • Expert in planning, communication (written and verbal), presentation, negotiation, facilitation
  • Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel
  • Agile certification (preferably in SAFe)
  • Experience with DevOps and increasing Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment maturity is advantageous

Salary:
R R750.00 per hour


COVID-19 considerations:

Application Question(s):

  • What is your required salary PER HOUR?

Education:


  • Bachelors (preferred)

Experience:

Project Management: 5 years (preferred)
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