Type: Contract

Location: Parsippany, NJ or Alpharetta, GA or Timonium, MD (Hybrid 3days/week)

Duration: 12 months

Visa: Only US Citizen/GC

Position Responsibilities:

• Envision the SAFe implementation strategy customized for client, in collaboration with client LACE, Portfolio Leaders and existing Scaling Coaches
• Execute on the Vision and Strategy through piloting Agile Release Train(s) and follow up with additional ARTs and Solution Trains across portfolios
• Conduct Executive (Business and Technology) level workshops to push the top-down agile transformation agenda and carve out a Leadership level training and coaching program to enable top-down adoption
• Create the roadmap and initial constructs to move portfolios toward Lean Portfolio Management that feeds ARTs and Solution Trains aligned with the client Wildly Important strategic themes
• Conduct Value Stream Mapping identification workshop and help Business and Technology leaders understand the role Value Streams play in the core implementation of ARTs and Solution Trains
• Scaling program design, implementation, and communication
• Deep dive in Scaled Agile methodology primarily focused on Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Coach, mentor and conduct PI Planning and execution of Agile Release Trains (ART)
• Coach and mentor the personnel playing the role of Product Manager, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer, Scrum Master and Team Member
• Design value streams and initiate release trains