Agile Transformation Lead (Job #6411)

Location: Washington
Posted on: November 20, 2024

Job Description:

This position will lead a senior-level team who will provide coaching and implementation support to all levels of government staff in order to ensure software development practices enable their national security mission. This position in on-site in Washington, DC. The Agile Transformation Lead will be responsible for the introduction, as well as ongoing implementation and improvement, of Agile methods for large-scale Agile adoption, made up of multiple Agile projects spanning various technical areas of concentration. This position requires an extremely dynamic, enthusiastic, and creative individual who enjoys working in a collaborative environment, while facilitating organizational and cultural change through Agile adoption. Job Description: An Agile Transformation Lead candidate working at our client site will perform the following duties:

• Point responsibility for the ongoing implementation and optimization of Agile methods and techniques on Agile projects

• Support Program Manager on a continuous basis for Agile steering, coaching, and implementation support as well as client-requested activities

• Provide Agile consulting and steering to multiple levels of government leadership, including staff-level managers as well as senior and executive leadership

• Establish and improve Agile methods and capabilities where applicable, including the establishment of new Agile projects and the improvement of existing implementations

• Coordination and execution of Agile-based planning and review activities and meetings

• Provide ongoing guidance and support for existing program-wide initiatives, including planning efforts using program-level epics and a survey-based improvement program

• Responsible for support and vendor management for Agile project management tools

• Support client and internal PMO personnel for periodic / ongoing artifacts and deliverables

• Act as an evangelist for all Agile-related topics and activities

• Identify key metrics to allow the organization to identify and quantify levels of maturity from an agile baseline

• Provide coaching and brown bag training to bridge teams? Agile knowledge and experience gaps

• Provide specific guidance to project teams including Product Owners on the authoring of User Stories and their related components

• Assist project teams in the initiation of an agile project, guiding them through numerous 'sprint zero' activities and sessions •Guide and train teams to conduct daily stand-up meetings, planning and review sessions, prioritize tasks and mitigate road blocks

• Assist governance team in refining SELC deliverables and gates into an Agile model

• Proactively resolve conflict in organization and teams

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the IT services industry, with a significant background on consulting with external clients. Minimum of 3 years working in an Agile environment, spread across multiple projects.

• Demonstrable managerial experience of mid-size teams on Agile-based technical projects

• Demonstrable experience with Agile project management techniques and methods

• Demonstrable experience in both the implementation of multiple Agile projects from the ground up, as well as transformation of multiple projects from a previous methodology to an Agile-based approach is required

• Government consulting background is required

• Excellent interpersonal, team-fostering skills and meeting facilitation skills are required

• Excellent verbal, written, and specifically presentation communication skills are required

• Possess strong leadership and organization skills, must display excellent communication (written and verbal), time management, project planning, people and team building skills

• Demonstrable experience working in an Agile environment over at least two years, spread across multiple Agile projects

Education:

• Bachelor?s Degree in a complimentary discipline required, Masters Degree in a technical or business discipline is preferred

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