Scrum Master / Iteration Manager

The scrum master or iteration manager is responsible for gluing everything together and ensuring that agile practices are being done well. In practical terms, that means they help the product owner define value, the development team deliver the value, and the team gets better. The scrum master is a servant leader.

Closely aligned with the Project Manager role.

• An inwardly facing role within the core team to support the team during the sprint

• Develop, maintain and communicates release plan(s)

• Coordinates overall construction and deliverables across delivery teams

• Coaches the team on the delivery process

• Facilitates the Delivery process - Runs Sprint meetings, kick-offs, retrospectives and showcases at the end of sprints

• Facilitate cross-team planning during the Concept and Initiate phases

• Removes or escalates blockers

• Maintains the Big visible charts and monitors the story wall

• Facilitates and monitors communication between the team and the PM

• Facilitates Scrum of Scrums (SoS) on rotation

• Determines resource needs with the team for the Sprints

• Works with PO and team to manage scope within Sprints

• Understands the end-to-end impact of the workstream on other work streams and minimise disruption

• Produces sprint reports through sprint burndown to validate the health of the initiative