Agile Facilitator

Career Area: Strategy Job Description: Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc. When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do – but also about each other.  We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here – we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.

Definition Facilitate the operations of an Agile framework with 1-3 teams while embracing the principles of the framework and the Agile mindset. Help teams reach their highest performance level in the execution of workstreams. Responsibilities •    Planning, scheduling, and facilitating Agile events. Fostering an environment of self-organization, high visibility, ownership, and continuous improvement with the team •    Coaching the Agile team into an understanding of the values, artifacts, and objectives of the operating framework with a lean mindset •    Working with the product owner/service request manager and stakeholders to ensure value is always being generated by the team's work. •    Becoming a champion of removing blockers and impediments to the teams progress, while facilitating the reduction of decision latency with clear and constant communication and attention. Helping the team to capture and aggregate data useful to the team's development, as well as providing management information that will inform strategic decisions.

Descriptors Business Performance Management: Knowledge of technologies, techniques and practices for the use of business intelligence; ability to monitor and adjust business processes (internal and cross-organizational) in near real-time. Level Basic Understanding:  •    Cites examples of measurements of business performance. •    Identifies organization's strengths and weaknesses. •    Describes key aspects and benefits of Business Performance Management (BPM.) •    Lists common types of resources tracked in a BPM environment. Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan. Level Basic Understanding:  •    Explains tactical plan for own area. •    Defines concepts of short-term and long-term planning. •    Describes the planning process and planning cycle used in own area. •    Compares tactical to strategic planning. Growth and Agility: Knowledge of the necessity of businesses and individuals to experiment, learn continuously, and achieve value for the organization; ability to embrace challenges, show resilience, and proactively seek improvement and innovation to improve an organization's competitive advantage. Level Basic Understanding:  •    Knows how to access and use available learning and development resources.  •    Identifies and welcomes changes and ambiguities that arise in the business environment. •    Asks questions and listens to and embraces feedback non-defensively for personal growth. •    Collects necessary information, learning resources, and best practices used to resolve ambiguous situations. Collaborating: Knowledge of collaborative techniques; ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and collaborative manner. Level Working Knowledge:  •    Demonstrates experience participating in productive collaborative processes. •    Under guidance, initiates collaborative meetings. •    Assists in communicating shared goals with diverse groups and parties. •    Helps promote collaboration across generations, functions, regions, and levels. •    Helps solve business problems and meet business goals through collaborative processes. Group