Agile Portfolio Manager

Company: Kforce Technology
Location: Beaverton
Posted on: March 18, 2023

Job Description:

Kforce has a client that is seeking an Agile Portfolio Manager in Beaverton, OR.
Duties Include:

• Agile Portfolio Manager operates as a team-based servant leader in service to the teams needs
  
• Ensures the team is practicing Agile principles
  
• Partners with, coaches and supports business lead/Product Owner in managing the backlog to ensure it is properly prioritized and appropriately sized
  
• Facilitates all of the Scrum ceremonies (backlog grooming, planning meetings, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, demos)
  
• Establishes, tracks, and communicates agile metrics (such as team velocity and sprint progress/burn down chart) to team, management, and any impacted stakeholders
  
• Facilitates alignment and assists business lead/Product Owner and Delivery Team with making appropriate commitments
  
• Identifies, removes and/or escalates risks, roadblocks and cross team dependencies that are unresolvable by the team and interfere with the team's ability to deliver commitments
  
• As an Agile Portfolio Manager, you will be accountable for promoting continuous improvement by coaching the team to use metrics to identify and measure progress
  
• Participates with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization and cross-scrum collaboration on delivery execution
  
• Continuously learns new approaches to facilitation, agile best practices and how to improve team dynamics
  
• Helps the Team to focus on delivery of high-quality stories on a predictable, sustainable cadence
  

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