Change and Delivery - grade 7

Experiences

Activities and responsibilities likely to be required when working at this level

• Supporting and coordinating the delivery of high-quality products, platforms and projects.
• Take responsibility for delivery in a small, low risk delivery team, or support an Agile Delivery Manager or Project Manager with a more complex and challenging delivery.
• Support a Domain Delivery Manager with the smooth running of a domain.
• Activities may include running agile ceremonies, identifying and tracking delivery risks, dependencies and issues.
• Prepare delivery artefacts, undertake budget management and initiate delivery tasks.
• Collaborate professionally with others to achieve successful outcomes and communicate effectively in verbal and written forms with an appreciation of different stakeholder groups.

Personal and professional development

Development options to consider when working towards this level

Learning on the job

• Take responsibility for delivery in a small, low risk delivery team, or support an Agile Delivery Manager or Project Manager with a more complex and challenging delivery.
• Support a Domain Delivery Manager with the smooth running of a domain.

Learning from others  

• Build relationships with others in delivery roles
•  Shadow other team events and ceremonies and participate in communities.
• Work with an internal or external mentor to support your development.
• Join an outside special interest group or community to learn about best practice in other organisations and sectors

Formal learning

• Scrum Master (CSM) or Scaled Agile Scrum Master certifications.

• Working towards Practitioner level qualification in Project Management e.g. PRINCE2, Management of Portfolios (MoPs);

• Project management support key skills e.g. introduction to risk management, budget/ financial awareness; stakeholder engagement, monitoring and reporting

Transferable skills and competencies

UCL uses the Universal Competency Framework (UCF) to discuss transferable skills. Find out more details on the framework.

Planning and organising

• Setting objectives.
• Planning.
• Managing time.
• Managing resources.
• Monitoring progress.

Analysing

• Analysing and evaluating information.
• Testing assumptions and investigating.
• Producing solutions.
• Making judgements.
• Demonstrating systems thinking.

Working with people

• Understanding others.
• Adapting to the team.
• Building team spirit.
• Recognising and rewarding contributions.
• Listening.
• Consulting others.
• Communicating proactively.
• Showing tolerance and consideration.
• Showing empathy.
• Supporting others.
• Caring for others.
• Developing and communicating self-knowledge and insight.

UCL Ways of Working

These describe expected behaviours in line with UCL culture and values.  For Ways of Working indicators and steps to development please refer to the Ways of Working website.