scrum master
Code 1219.8
This role has no official English translation yet; it is shown in Spanish.
The scrum master (facilitador ágil o SM) facilitates the team's Scrum framework: impediments, ceremonies and continuous improvement of how work is done. Use this Job Dictionary profile to separate agile facilitation from the PM's scope ownership or the product owner's backlog.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- API Application Programming Interface
- DevOps
- Issue tracking
- Quality Assurance (QA)
- Test-Driven Development (TDD)
- Web APIs
- Windows
- systems development life-cycle
- product comprehension
- electronic communication
- communication
- iterative development
- project management
- Agile project management
- lean project management
- risk identification
- scientific research methodology
- Agile development
- software design methodologies
- Waterfall development
- incremental development
- Rapid application development
- quality standards
- ICT quality policy
- communication principles
- innovation processes
- visual presentation techniques
Skills and competences
- analizar objetivos empresariales
- apply conflict management
- apply systemic design thinking
- shape corporate culture
- consult information sources
- monitor technology trends
- create solutions to problems
- disseminate internal communications
- develop business plans
- coach employees
- shape organisational teams based on competencies
- manage business knowledge
- manage data
- manage project information
- manage project metrics
- innovate in ICT
- interact with users to gather requirements
- collaborate in company's daily operations
- customise project methodologies
- plan product management
- perform product planning
- perform risk analysis
- use different communication channels
- use methodologies for user-centered design
- use communication techniques
Transversal competences
- apply change management
- train employees
- create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement
- meet deadlines
- establish daily priorities
- manage schedule of tasks
- perform project management
- give live presentation
- report analysis results
- integrate strategic foundation in daily performance
- mostrar un liderazgo ejemplar en la organización
- negotiate with stakeholders
- think analytically
- plan medium to long term objectives
- attend to ICT systems quality
- business management principles
- strive for company growth
- track key performance indicators
- online moderation techniques
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What to assess for this role
Assess team coaching, conflict handling and agile-metric discipline without becoming process police.
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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.
- What does a scrum master do?
- Removes impediments, facilitates Scrum events and helps the team improve forecast and collaboration.
- Scrum master vs project manager?
- The SM facilitates the team's process; the PM usually owns scope, time and budget. They can coexist.
- What to measure in selection?
- Real unblock cases, team feedback and refusal of empty ceremonies.
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Sources
This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences