Coordinates a cross-functional Agile development team utilizing the principles and tools of the Scrum Framework.
Assumes a servant leadership role to support a self-organized team to complete Scrum projects. Identifies and removes impediments to progress. Facilitates sprint planning meetings, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, demos, and retrospectives. Identifies and manages the backlog. Supports, coaches and mentors team members. Tracks daily sprint progress and maintain schedules.
Salary.com identifies five increasing levels of proficiency for each skill/competency. Some jobs require only a relatively low level of proficiency in each skill/competency, while other jobs will require a more advanced level of proficiency in the same skill/competency. These levels rate the degree of proficiency (skill level, expertise) we expect the incumbent to perform in the given skill/competency for the given job. Note that we intentionally do not associate timeframes or years of experience in performing the skill/competency because that can be misleading. Proficiency levels identify what the incumbent knows and can do rather than how long they have been doing it. Also, note that the proficiency levels are cumulative, e.g., a level 4 proficiency implies the ability to perform all the behaviors at the lower levels.
Check each Scrum Master IV skill and competencie below to view definitions.
Skill definition-Applying computer science and engineering principles, methods, and practices to design, develop, deploy, and maintain reliable software systems.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the application of engineering principles and methods in software architecture design.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Gathers and compiles user requirements to support software design and development processes.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Performs system analyses to assess the functionality and interoperability of software products.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Establishes performance metrics to track the effectiveness of software engineering processes and procedures.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Designs and executes innovative strategies to streamline software engineering processes.
Skill definition-Creating and deploying application software and providing necessary maintenance and upgrades to ensure competitiveness.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Cites the established processes used to develop and maintain codebases.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Complies with established guidelines when writing, testing, and debugging codes.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Delegates coding, testing, debugging, and analytics tasks to ensure the timely development of applications.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Defines and outlines our organization's current application software strategies to relevant departments.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Establishes standards and procedures when designing, building, testing, and updating applications.
Skill definition-Managing software development projects by using a set of Agile methodologies, disciplines, practices, and techniques.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Compares the difference between the Waterfall and Agile development methodologies.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Documents user stories to identify development priorities when using the Agile development model.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Tests product performance using tailored Agile development methodologies.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Leverages Agile methodologies to optimize product and software development processes.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Champions the adoption of Agile best practices to deliver new and enhanced applications.
Skill definition-Automating and integrating the efforts of IT operations and development teams to deliver software applications faster.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the concepts, features, and principles of DevOps.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Assists in code development, review, and merging to quickly deploy infrastructure and servers.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Deploys serverless code on a computing platform to automate DevOps tasks.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Leads the selection and development of DevOps toolchains according to organizational goals.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Champions the establishment and continued use of DevOps best practices.
Skill definition-The ability and process of implementing new ideas and initiatives to improve organizational performance.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Describes the market conditions that impact the business.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Collects and compiles competitor information for competitive analysis.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Communicates financial insights that positively influence the business plan development process.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Evaluates and explains the financial aspects of a business initiative to different teams.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Champions organizational change and digital transformation to drive higher business performance.
Skill definition-Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Level 1 Behaviors
(General Familiarity)
Explains why attention to detail plays an important role in own function or unit.
Level 2 Behaviors
(Light Experience)
Processes limited amounts of detailed information with reasonable accuracy.
Level 3 Behaviors
(Moderate Experience)
Processes large quantities of detailed information with high levels of accuracy.
Level 4 Behaviors
(Extensive Experience)
Demonstrates expertise in quality assurance tools, techniques, and standards.
Level 5 Behaviors
(Mastery)
Designs techniques for measuring the cost and impact of errors.
There are 7 hard skills for Scrum Master IV, Software Engineering, Application Development, Agile Methodologies, etc.
6 general skills for Scrum Master IV, Agile Development, DevOps, Jira, etc.
10 soft skills for Scrum Master IV, Innovation, Attention to Detail, Time Management, etc.
While the list totals 23 distinct skills, it's important to note that not all are required to be mastered to the same degree. Some skills may only need a basic understanding, whereas others demand a higher level of expertise.
For instance, as a Scrum Master IV, he or she needs to be skilled in Innovation, be skilled in Attention to Detail, and be skilled in Time Management.
