Role: Kanban Coach

Duration: 4-month contract (Potential to extending)

Location: Onsite hybrid (Brooklyn, OH) - open to remote

Overview:

The Kanban Coach will own the transformation for these teams, coach them on Kanban process, run trainings, facilitate STATIK sessions, design Kanban boards, and build/generate metrics in JIRA for teams to become more self-sufficient.

Day to Day:

The Kanban coach will execute pre-defined training, likely 2-3 sessions per team. After training, the Coach will take teams thru the STATIK approach to design the Kanban system. This will consist of 3-4 meetings with the team to outline and define workflows, classes of service, work types, etc. and will build out Kanban boards in JIRA to map the flows and other outcomes from STATIK sessions to set the team up for success. Generate metrics and develop dashboards in JIRA.

Metrics:

• Responsiveness, predictability, quality, cycle time, throughput metrics, efficiency metrics

Team Structure:

• Working with application development teams, currently functioning under more of a Waterfall/traditional SDLC methodology, transitioning to Kanban

Required Skill & Technologies:

• Kanban Management Professional (KMP), Kanban Coaching Professional (KCP) or equivalent certifications, KSD
• Kanban certified coach
• Experienced in Kanban system design
• Familiar with Kanban maturity model
• JIRA

Any nice to haves:

• Agile add ons
  • Generic reporting
  • EIO
  • App Fire

Required Skills : - Kanban Certified Coach - Experienced in Kanban System Design - Familiar with Kanban maturity model - Jira
Basic Qualification : - Passionate about Agile/Kanban approach - Collaborative - Coaching - Able to gain buy in and push change
Additional Skills : - Passionate about Agile/Kanban approach - Collaborative - Coaching - Able to gain buy in and push change
Background Check :Yes
Drug Screen :Yes
Notes :
Selling points for candidate :
Project Verification Info :
Candidate must be your W2 Employee :No
Exclusive to Apex :Yes
Face to face interview required :No
Candidate must be local :Yes
Candidate must be authorized to work without sponsorship ::No
Interview times set :Yes
Type of project :Integration
Master Job Title :Agile Coach
Branch Code :Cleveland