Amelie M. - Project Manager | Agile Coach

Cologne, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 2 months

Reorganization and structuring of business units in line with agile frameworks
Scaling agile practices across multiple teams and departments
Advising and supporting teams on forming squads and introducing new meeting structures
Introducing agile portfolio management to align strategic initiatives
Implementing metrics and KPIs to measure agile maturity and success
Assisting with integrating agile methods into existing corporate processes

Feb 2024 - Jul 2024

6 months

Teaching techniques for effective use of agile values, artifacts, and events
Supporting teams with implementing and integrating continuous improvement processes
Guiding Scrum teams in the introduction and consistent application of agile processes and principles
Enabling development teams to build high-quality products
Strengthening the autonomy of development teams

Jan 2023 - May 2024

1 year 5 months

Developing and implementing an OKR strategy to align company goals
Facilitating OKR ceremonies such as goal-setting and review meetings
Training and coaching teams and leaders on the OKR methodology
Ensuring transparency and traceability of OKRs at all levels of the organization
Analyzing and evaluating OKR effectiveness and their impact on company performance
Using tools like Confluence and Jira to document and visualize OKRs

Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

1 year 1 month

Mar 2022 - Jan 2024

1 year 11 months

Leading the introduction of Scrum and an agile mindset in cross-functional teams
Designing and overseeing the onboarding process for new hires in agile ways of working
Defining and managing artifacts (Epics, User Stories) within the Scrum framework
Coaching the business team on epics and user stories
Planning and facilitating Scrum events for the development team
Promoting team self-organization and removing impediments
Defining and communicating the product vision and technical concepts
Conducting proof-of-concept projects, e.g., with SAP Analytics Cloud
Implementing Dual Track Agile (integrating UX/UI into Scrum teams)

Jan 2022 - Present

3 years 8 months

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year 1 month

Facilitating all Scrum ceremonies (Daily, Planning, Refinement, Retrospective, Review)
Defining and coaching user stories for team members
Conducting stakeholder interviews and Design Thinking sessions
Defining the product vision, demand forecasting, and planning
Mapping current planning processes and defining target processes
Defining criteria for software evaluation and vendor selection
Proof of concept for statistical demand forecasting
Leading the implementation of a planning and demand forecasting solution based on AWS, Python, and Anaplan

Jan 2019 - Dec 2021

3 years

Hybrid

Developing a hybrid organizational model combining Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe alongside ongoing waterfall projects in the Technology division (<900 employees)
Introducing the DASA DevOps model to optimize processes in chatbot development
Agile rollout of an Atlassian collaboration tool and integration with existing systems
Implementing and rolling out Salesforce for KPI-based stakeholder management in the B2B sector
Introducing Scrum and an agile mindset in the cross-functional team, including Scrum events and ceremonies
Defining and refining Scrum artifacts like Epics, User Stories, and sprint backlogs
Coaching the business team in creating epics and user stories
Developing a rapid prototyping approach for a reporting and scenario analysis tool and running a proof of concept with SAP Analytics Cloud
Facilitating a Design Thinking workshop for UI requirements definition