Amelie Mbuyi - Project Manager | Agile Coach

Cologne, Germany

Experience

Jul 2024 - Present

1 year 1 month

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

Feb 2024 - Jul 2024

6 months

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

Jan 2022 - 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 leadership in the OKR methodology.
Ensuring transparency and traceability of OKRs at all organizational levels.
Analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of OKRs and their impact on organizational performance.
Utilizing tools such as Confluence and Jira for documenting and visualizing OKRs.

Jan 2022 - 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 employees into 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
Fostering 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 (integration of UX/UI into Scrum teams)

Jan 2021 - Present

3 years 7 months

Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

1 year 1 month

Facilitating all Scrum ceremonies (Daily, Plannings, Refinement, Retrospectives, Reviews)
Defining and coaching team members on user stories
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
Conducting a 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 with elements of Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe, alongside ongoing waterfall projects in the Technology division (<900 employees).
Introducing the DASA DevOps model for process optimization in chatbot development.
Agile rollout of an Atlassian collaboration tool and integration of existing systems.
Implementing and rolling out Salesforce for KPI-based stakeholder management in the B2B segment.
Introducing Scrum and an agile mindset in the cross-functional team, including Scrum events and ceremonies.
Defining and refining Scrum artifacts such as 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 conducting a proof of concept with SAP Analytics Cloud.
Facilitating a design thinking workshop for user interface requirements definition.