Volunteer Scrum Master

Company Description

[P1] Games exists to make the world a better place through positive-impact games. Frustrated with a games industry that's putting players last, [P1] Games is a place to build experiences that put people 1st, [P1].

How We Operate

[P1] works by selecting positive-impact nonprofit and open source game projects worthy of community support and then collaborates with volunteers to organize the volunteer workforce needed to complete such games.

Role Description

This is a remote volunteer role for a Scrum Master at [P1] Games. The Scrum Master will be responsible for facilitating Agile practices and principles within the game development teams, ensuring efficient project progress and team dynamics.

Responsibilities

As a volunteer Scrum Master, you have the flexibility to choose your own hours and set your own deadlines. Since we are a volunteer organization, you may choose the responsibilities you feel confident in at any given time:

- Facilitating daily scrum meetings to help the team stay on track with their tasks.

- Assisting the product owner in managing the product backlog for optimal project outcomes.

- Ensuring the team follows Agile principles and practices, adapting processes as necessary for project success.

- Helping to remove impediments or guiding the team to remove impediments by fostering a collaborative problem-solving environment.

- Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution.

- Supporting and educating the product owner, especially on grooming and maintaining the product backlog.

Mentorship

Our team offers a friendly and supportive space to build your portfolio on your own time and yet still contribute to meaningful open source games and those of non profits. Immerse yourself in an environment where peers mentor each other and where industry professionals come to mentor up-and-coming game developers.

Skills : Agile Methodologies, Pre-production, Project Management, Project Planning, Game Design, Video Game Production, Scrum, Scrumban, Kanban, Product Development, Product Management, Release Management