Portfolio Scrum Master(PSM)

Job description

Job Description

Portfolio Scrum Master(PSM)

Position Description
We are looking for a Portfolio Scrum Master(PSM) - The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in information technology management. We are seeking a candidate who has proven leadership skills, the ability to think critically and problem-solve and a track-record of successfully leading PI planning, aligning teams, facilitating transparency across teams and stakeholders.
Purpose of Role
• Facilitates the Portfolio ceremonies, processes, and execution.
• Escalate impediments, manage risks and dependencies between teams
• Assure value delivery
• Drive continuous improvement

Your future duties and responsibilities
Key Activities
• Optimize flow of value through the portfolio by using Portfolio and LOB Kanban Boards, Release Burn-ups, and other information radiators
• Facilitate readiness for Big Room Planning (BRP) by the preparation of the program backlog via Pre-BRP sessions
• Facilitate the BRP event
• Summarize team level quarterly objectives and Portfolio quarterly objectives and publish them
• Assist tracking the execution of features
• Facilitate periodic synchronization meetings, including Small Room Changes, Scrum of Scrums, and PO Sync
• Assist with decision making by facilitating feature and initiative estimation by teams
• Help manage risks and dependencies
• Escalate and track impediments
• Provide input on resourcing to address critical bottlenecks
• Encourage collaboration with Solution/Enterprise Architects and UX Lead
• Work with Portfolio Leader and other stakeholders to ensure strategy and execution alignment
• Facilitate Portfolio Review (aka. Portfolio Demo)
• Facilitate Portfolio Retrospective, using team and portfolio level metrics

Key Capabilities & Leadership Behaviors
• Listen and support teams in problem identification and decision-making
• Create an environment of mutual influence
• Encourage and support the personal development of individuals and the development of teams
• Understand and empathize with others
• Support the Teams’ commitments
• Be open and appreciate openness in others

Required qualifications to be successful in this role
Parameters for Success
• Operational Metrics (optimize flow of features)
• Flow Distribution (allocation of features in a particular state across a measure of time)
• Flow Velocity (number of features done in given time)
• Flow Time (aka. end-to-end feature cycle time)
• Flow Load (number of features with flow state as active or waiting)
• Flow Efficiency (proportion of time flow items that are actively worked on to the total time elapsed)
• Artifacts Owner
• Portfolio Team working agreements
• Agility assessments (business, technology, team
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4 Years as Portfolio Scrum Master
• 5 years as Agile Scrum Master Role
• Strong Communication Skills
• Process driven
• Stakeholder Management
• Problem resolution & results driven
• SAFE RTE Certified
• PMP Certification

Decision Authorities
• Owns
• The cadence of all Portfolio level ceremonies
• PI calendar, Iteration calendar
• Influences
• Portfolio leadership, agile teams, LOB leadership
• Other PSM’s when there are cross portfolio dependencies

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At CGI, our success comes from the talent and commitment of our professionals. As one team, we share the challenges and rewards that come from growing our company, which reinforces our culture of ownership. All of our professionals benefit from the value we collectively create.

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CGI is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, CGI is committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities in accordance with provincial legislation. Please let us know if you require a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during any aspect of the recruitment process and we will work with you to address your needs.

Skills

·  Agile / Collaborative Method
·  Scrum Master

Reference

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