Manager Scrum Master Full Time

About the job
Product Manager / Software Engineering Manager

Qualification

Engg / tech grad + MBA (preferred)

Responsibility

Agile Implementation:

Partnering with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog that reflects value and prioritizes work for a product development team while understanding changing requirements on a daily basis
Providing an active role in removing/mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals.
Mentoring team members on the Agile Framework and coordination of their deliverables.

Product Roadmap

Collaborate with the product manager (PM)/product owner (PO) in translating strategic themes into key initiatives and business epics.
Prepare lightweight business case documenting business objectives and outcomes.
Leverage domain expertise to break down epics into features.
identify dependencies between each feature defined.
Monitor value delivery using roadmaps by mapping features to program increments.
Play a key role in the release planning, sprint planning, backlog grooming, estimation and retrospective meetings.

Estimation

Help scrum team to define appropriate estimation techniques to be adopted
Conduct high level estimation (Tshirt sizing) of user stories with PO and the scrum team.
Evangelize concepts of relative sizing and story points across all scrum teams.
Ensure features are estimated during release planning working with all stakeholders.
Work with the SA, dev and testing teams to ensure the estimates are inline with the product and user story scope.

Requirements Validation

Validate adherence of definition of done wrt completed requirements
Verify completed requirements against current business scenarios with POs.
Participate in sprint/product demos and provide feedback on requirements from a business context.
Collaborate with business stakeholder to perform acceptance test of requirements and approve/reject stories as required.
Review stories completed by development team in a sprint against acceptance criteria and UX.
Conduct internal User story demos with the QA team to ensure compliance with user story acceptance criteria prior to sprint demo.

Process Improvements

Assist Principal Product Owner in research on industry trends, competitor features and suggest valuable features for the product
Develop business case for identified features with options and assumptions.
Initiate primary and secondary research and suggest new features to drive better usability factor and customer delight.
Initiate and guide the PO team to understand and implement the suggested recommendations within release timelines.

Thought Leadership

Identify key idea(s) from research and own the initiative to translate to whitepaper/article/PoV/Business requirements
Engage POs for feedback on feasibility of implementation and effectiveness of the initiative.

BU Enablement

Identify & spearhead KM initiatives and lead team to create more knowledge artefacts, PoVs, articles etc
Deliver webinars on an area of expertise to other POs, business and IT teams.
Conduct sessions within the account on latest trends and initiatives.

Requirements Gathering

Tactical (On-the-ground)

Tap into domain/business knowhow and experience so as to create and suggest valuable product features.
Adjust priority of product backlog and work together with PMs to identify valuable stories/features.
Play an active part in requirement reviews in conjunction with PM.
Identify new features and assess value created by the solution through the use of metrics.
Review documents and user stories created by POs.
Ensure release and sprint readiness as per guidelines working with PO.
Initiate and facilitate jointapplicationdesign sessions with the architect and business team.
Negotiate with scrum team on product features for current sprint during sprint planning.
Collaborate with scrum team towards the release and sprint deliverable.
Provide feedback on missed/unclear/incorrect requirements, business context to POs/PMs.
Provide clarifications to team on expected system/product functionality.
Identify dependencies in the backlog items and make the necessary changes.
Conduct discussions with architects and work together in simplifying, reprioritizing product features per business value and technical complexity.
Assist team for a standard definition of done (DoD) and encourage to adhere by it.
Maintain a healthy product backlog ifor all involved teams (N+2 sprints).
Document requirements as user stories adhering to the standards.
define effective standards whenever possible.
Identify nonfunctional requirements and create user stories for the same.
Be involved in reviewing UX prototypes and track feedback provided.
Track feature completion at a program level.
Track changes in requirements, priority, status and overall product performance.
Assist in setting up RM tools along with Agile coaches and scrum masters and help other POs with RM tools.

Learning

Responsibility

Identify focus areas in a particular domain and read up on trends so as to broaden knowledge
Understand different Agile methodologies and advanced frameworks.
Learn ways to improve requirement management in Agile (gathering, documentation, product backlog, story mapping).
Identify and complete elearning, classroom trainings and certifications (internal and external) in the above are Job Description: SAP SAC Planning Location: PAN India
Able to showcase the technical features of SAC – Budgeting & Planning and Workflow Process.
Understand client requirement and map to SAC feature.
Define and lay down the overall solution architecture.
Knowledge on Data Action Trigger and Allocation Process.
Knowledge on building Value Driver Tree.
Roles and authorizations needs to be set up in SAC.
Understand security requirements and knowledge on Public and Organization Dimensions.
Knowledge on Data locking and Data Access Control.
Measure and Dimension based modelling knowledge.

Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Oct 12 2022

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at www.cognizant.com or follow us @Cognizant. 000491361111