Sr Scrum Master / Agile CoachLocation: Blue Bell - PAContract Rate: $58 MAXDuration: 12+ monthsStart date: ImmediateNo of Positions: 4Job DescriptionQualification: Science / Engineering GraduateResponsibility:Framework CustomizationAssessment: Implement the Assessment recommendationsMaturity Assessments: Participate on the maturity assessmentAgile Implementation: Implement agile practices for one team suggested by the coach / agile coachProduct Roadmap: Understand the overall product roadmap as articulated by agile coach/product owner and translate roadmap into team specific release planning and sprint planningCoaching & Facilitating: Identify the training programs for the team members; coach and mentor team members to develop agile capabilities, self-organization etc.; explain benefits and scrum principles to the product owner and teamGuide development of technical artifacts that can be used for future referenceProcess Improvements: Facilitate retrospection at the end of each sprint; filter the learning for the next sprint; identify best practices and ensure that they are implemented; document the learning / outcome of retrospection notesAPO Management: Maintain oversight on the work of the scrum team under purview; collate metrics to track progress and provide status updates to relevant stakeholders; resolve any issues that may arise; escalate critical issues to relevant stakeholders for resolutionEstimation: Guide Agile team in coming up with a size based on the requirements / features gathered; guide the team to break the tasks and assign hours into tasks; review estimates created by the team and provide feedback/ inputsRequirements Gathering: Facilitate all interactions that the team has with the Product Owner to gather and prioritize the requirements; review documented requirements as shared by the Product Owner; help the team write the requirement as an user story; review the backlog and provide necessary input; facilitate meetings to ensure efficiency; protect the team from external influencesDesign & Coding: Guide the teams towards improving the scrum way of working including ensuring cross term coordination; facilitate daily stand-up meetings, sprint planning, retrospective and sprint demos; support the Product Owner at client and Cognizant to keep the backlog, communicate updates, communicate impediments and maintain release plan(s); review scenarios, product features etc.Drive and support the team by removing impediments; liaise between the team (inclusive of developers, testers) and other practices to ensure focus on each release; identify dependencies and ensure no delays in accomplishing sprint goals; track metrics and leverage scrum artefacts (e.g. backlogs, burn down charts etc.) to communicate progress to customer sponsors; remove interferences to ensure team is working efficiently (for specific accounts / projects); act as a bridge for distributed scrum; track the velocityDraft the release management plan; work with the product owner to ensure that the release plan is revised post every sprint; review estimates and task board to ensure that the same is updated; provide inputs for release planning activitiesTesting: Identify and suggest testing processes and tools to the team; review the suggestions made by team members and develop efficient testing processes