Agile Project Manager Responsibilities
An Agile Project Manager oversees the planning, execution, monitoring, and closure of Agile project teams. Their role involves leading, directing, and motivating project teams to reach goals, objectives, and deliverables, managing project resources, developing project plans, tracking progress, and reporting to stakeholders.
Agile Program Manager Responsibilities
Agile Program Managers contribute and support release planning, facilitate Scrum of Scrums, Program Sync Ups, Roadmap Updates, and shepherd the Communities of Practice. Their role involves organizing programs and activities, developing new programs to support the organization’s goals, creating and managing long-term goals, and developing a budget and operating plan for the program.
Program Manager Responsibilities
The program manager oversees deliverables across projects and programs, leading teams to meet goals. Essential skills include seniority, leadership, and the ability to implement. They coordinate related projects, align them with strategic goals, and manage escalations and risk assessments that could impact the entire program.
Agile Program Manager Role
In an Agile environment, the responsibilities of traditional project managers change. An Agile program manager is responsible for leading the coordination of multiple Agile teams within a program, managing schedules, and dependencies among various projects and teams. They ensure the program can react to changes in strategy and the environment.
Key Responsibilities of an Agile Program Manager
- Coordinating Across Teams
- Coordinating schedules among several projects and teams
- Managing dependencies within different Agile projects
Role of Scrum Master in Agile
The ScrumMaster ensures the team follows Agile principles and practices, guides others to understand Scrum principles, and ensures a productive work environment. They observe the work process, facilitate meetings and discussions, and track and update project status. The ScrumMaster is responsible only for the process, not for budgeting, cost control, defining schedules, and scope.