PU-19-0128 - Agile Coach

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Who Speclialist Work With Primarily with the Service Manager and Delivery Manager from one of our service teams What Specialists Work On The Agile Coach is responsible for supporting the establishment, delivery and maintenance of Agile capabilities within the Digital Service, in line with the Digital by Default Service Standard. Working to the Head of Digital Practice and with Delivery and Service Managers, the Agile Coach will support the development and delivery of Agile capabilities. The Agile Coach will provide awareness, direction, education and training in Agile principles, methods, techniques and tools and will help to assure service, platforms and products are developed in improved in line with agreed business priorities by ensuring there is relevant collaboration and team membership. Where the Work Takes Place Newport with occasional travel to Titchfield Early Market Engagement Working Arrangements Office Based 5 days a week Work Location Newport with occasional travel to Titchfield Security Clearance Disclosure Scotland Additional T&Cs Skills & Experience Please provide evidence of expertise in the principles, use and adoption of agile practices (2 points) Please provide evidence of expertise of working in a multidisciplinary software development team. (2 points) Please provide evidence of expertise in coaching, training, knowledge transfer and mentoring of teams and individuals. (2 points) Please provide evidence of expertise in the evaluation of a team or individuals’ agile maturity (2 points) Please provide evidence of expertise in communication and influencing at all levels (2 points) Please provide evidence of understanding of the principles of self-organisation and servant leadership (2 points) Nice to Haves Experience working in agile teams within government (1 point) Expertise in coaching business colleagues to work with agile delivery teams (1 point) Expertise the GDS digital by default service standard (1 point) No. of Specialists to Evaluate 5 Cultural Fit Criteria No blame culture and encourage people and teams to continuously improve Building a culture of feedback and growth mindset Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet Budget range