Anand Rahul - Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

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Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Experience

May 2023 - Present

2 years 9 months

Freelancer Scrum Master, Mentor and Strategist

Confidential Fintec Startup

Provided coaching and support to Scrum teams to adopt and implement agile practices effectively
Analyzed business requirements and identified IT solutions to support business goals
Evaluated existing IT systems and processes to identify optimization opportunities
Managed stakeholder relationships and coaching
Facilitated Scrum ceremonies and ensured adherence to Scrum principles and practices
Identified and implemented lean startup process optimizations to improve efficiency and effectiveness of development and business processes
Developed and monitored daily business strategies to ensure development goals were met
Developed and implemented OKR strategies to align team goals with company objectives
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, team building & mentoring, conflict resolution, impediment resolution

Jan 2022 - Mar 2023

1 year 3 months

Senior Scrum Master, Freelancer

RTL+

Migrated and consolidated reporting and BI project from AWS to Google Cloud
Coached and served as Scrum Master for two SAFe teams within the same release train
Coached product owners and business analysts on value-driven user story writing
Coached teams on agile ways of working and prioritization
Managed stakeholders and coordinated cross-department dependencies
Coached on user story and acceptance criteria writing and estimation
Facilitated daily business operations with continuous improvement
Led PI planning and defined business objectives based on OKRs
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, SAFe, PI planning, OKR objective definition, DOD/DOR monitoring, backlog grooming, sprint planning, retrospectives, test driven development

Apr 2021 - Dec 2021

9 months

Freelancer Senior Scrum Master

NordLB (Landesbank Nord)

Coached and served as Scrum Master for three data integration teams migrating from legacy to SAP HANA
Implemented DevOps processes and test driven development
Facilitated Scrum of Scrums coordination
Coached product owners and business analysts on value-driven user story writing
Coached teams on agile ways of working and daily continuous improvement
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, SAFe, PI planning, team mentoring, backlog grooming, performance monitoring, retrospectives

Sep 2019 - Jan 2021

1 year 5 months

Darmstadt, Germany

Freelancer Senior Scrum Master

Deutsche Telekom

Coached and served as SAFe Scrum Master for three teams within a release train
Analyzed business requirements and developed functional and non-functional requirement documents
Collaborated with stakeholders to ensure developed solutions met needs
Managed stakeholders and refined features, epics and user stories
Implemented quality assurance and test management processes
Established continuous deployment system and led PI planning
Coached on prioritization, user story splitting, estimation and agile processes
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, SAFe, PI planning, OKR definition, DevOps, MoSCoW, DOD/DOR monitoring, backlog grooming, sprint planning, test driven development

Jul 2018 - Mar 2019

9 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Freelancer Interim COO

Prodanet GmbH

Served as agile coach, SAFe RTE, Scrum Master and product owner
Coached management, development and sales teams on agile mindset and practices
Implemented quality assurance and test management processes
Managed risk, controlling and team building initiatives
Facilitated stakeholder management and conflict resolution
Implemented loop approach for transformation and automated testing to support continuous deployment and release on demand
Led multiple agile programs and teams across India, Spain and Germany
Tools/Methodology: Miro, PowerBI, SAFe, Azure DevOps, SharePoint, Office365, lean process optimization, conflict resolution, retrospectives

Sep 2017 - Jun 2018

10 months

Frankfurt, Germany

Freelancer Product Owner Anti Financial Crime

Deutsche Bank

Served as product owner for anti financial crime initiatives
Managed stakeholders and architecture of name list screening system
Handled requirement and backlog management, MIS architecture optimization and tuning
Acted as liaison to business units and performed analysis for screening and batch processing
Designed MI reporting for investigators and test plans with execution
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Jama, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, Scrum of Scrums, Fircosoft, backlog grooming, user story and epic definition, sprint planning

Jan 2015 - Aug 2017

2 years 8 months

Head of IT Operation and Business

ucs.consulting

Served as senior Scrum Master and product owner
Managed stakeholder relationships and coaching
Headed sales, operations and waterfall program management
Led IT architecture team and set up disruptive ecommerce team from idea to revenue generation
Defined targets and strategies and built winning teams through hiring and integration
Created self-controlling operation system, monitored ROIC path and fine-tuned KPIs
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, PowerBI, Scrum of Scrums, Azure DevOps

Jan 2012 - Jan 2015

3 years 1 month

Head of Enterprise eCommerce (SAP-hybris Practice)

Embitel Technologies

Led team of 35 SAP-hybris developers and architects for B2C retail and telco implementations
Hired and trained 25 Java Spring resources with 12 obtaining SAP-hybris certification
Managed Scrum and waterfall hybris ecommerce project with €1.4m budget
Achieved 85% of sales target in Q3 2014-2015 and maintained >85% efficiency with 32% profit margin
Reduced attrition rate to below 6%
Managed 25-member non-hybris team developing core ecommerce platform MB3
Led implementations of Bigbazar and Hometown ecommerce platforms in India
Tools/Methodology: Jira, Confluence, Miro, Scrum of Scrums, Office365

Jan 2009 - Jan 2012

3 years 1 month

Business Head (Head of Delivery)

Uniqueware GmbH

Led agile and waterfall project managers and teams developing BI and reporting applications for BFSI
Administered operations to outperform annual objectives and delivered projects on schedule
Conducted project planning, scoping, activity sequencing, estimation, tracking and contingency planning
Executed project controlling to meet cost and time targets

Mar 2005 - Dec 2008

3 years 10 months

Business Head

Extentia Information Technology

Headed European business unit with 60 developers and 10 project managers
Managed marketing, strategic planning, project execution, pricing, contracts and customer relationships
Established quality assurance team and test simulation environment
Built organizational structure, acquired over 10 clients in one year, and trained project managers on German work culture and risk management
Achieved high client satisfaction and guided team on time, budget and quality delivery

Feb 2004 - Feb 2005

1 year 1 month

Managing Partner & Head Software Development

Exited GmbH

Headed software development department and oversaw marketing and pre-sales activities
Managed ongoing projects, hired teams, established outsourcing partnerships and executed delivery

Jan 2003 - Feb 2004

1 year 2 months

Senior Technical Architect & Project Manager

Postbank Vermoegensberatung GmbH

Set up IT environment including call center, CRM, consulting portal and data warehouse integration from scratch
Led feasibility project for platform, technology, architecture, CRM and portal selection
Managed development and integration of CRM system, online/offline interfaces and daily data processing
Liaised with external consultants and internal teams on data modeling and architecture

Jan 2001 - Dec 2002

2 years

Technical Architect & Project Manager

Credit Suisse

Managed project, technical and application architecture for CRM integration
Played key role in core banking system GLOBUS implementation and external asset management portal
Led team of 100+ stakeholders, controlled time, budget and quality
Developed portal for external asset managers and finance consultants, and created local disaster recovery plan in Germany

Feb 1997 - Jan 2001

4 years

Senior Consultant, Project Manager

FACT Unternehmensberatung GmbH

Developed advanced software tool for asset and investment controlling for insurance companies
Evaluated assets, simulated market and currency risk scenarios to support decision making
Led implementation of tool for major insurers: R+V, Victoria, Mannheimer, Swiss Life, Gerling
Developed portfolio optimization and reporting tools based on Reuters portfolio management system

Jan 1993 - Nov 1996

3 years 11 months

Software Developer

Prodanet GmbH

Designed and developed facility management controlling application for Deutsche Flugsicherung
Programmed online/offline catalog systems for electronics dealer and driver for Windows 95

Summary

Extensive experience in executing full life-cycle development projects; ramping-up projects within time, budget & quality parameters, as per Lean Agile project management & best practice guidelines
A competent professional with nearly 30 years of experience in: Lean Project Management Delivery Management Lean Startup Strategic Planning Six Sigma Technical Architecture Test Management Risk Analysis Quality Assurance SCRUM Master Product Owner Scaled Scrum
Expertise in Program and Project Management: Extensive knowledge of program/project management, software development processes, and associated tools.
Agile Development Expertise: Proficient in SAFe and Scrums of Scrums agile development methodologies.
Team Leadership: Demonstrated excellence in leading global teams to design, integrate, and implement software solutions across various domains and technologies, consistently achieving goals.
Operational Efficiency: Successfully achieved average resource efficiency above 85% with a profit margin of 32% through optimized operation and project planning for offshore e-commerce development.
Comprehensive Project Management: Skilled in all aspects of project management, including planning, requirements management, design, architecture, estimation, resource management, and project completion.
Cross-Cultural Team Management: Strong ability to manage cross-cultural teams and build high-performance teams.Proficiency in Program / Project management knowledge areas, software development processes and associated tools.

Skills

Project/program Management/agile And Lean Delivery
Agile Lean Management
Business And It- Analysis
Resource, Demand And Capacity Analysis
Leading Process Improvement Projects
Statistical Project/ Process Data Analysis
Developing And Delivering On Lean And Six Sigma Methodologies, Tools, And Techniques
Okr Strategy
Using Ai To Optimize The Agile Process
Design & System Thinking
Scrum Master And Product Owner
Modern Inovationmanagement And Agile Development
Agile Coaching And Implementation Of Agile Mindset In The Company
Building High Performing Teams With Servant Leadership
Defining A Process Of Continuous Deployment And Release On Demand
Facilitating The Discussion On Mvp
Empowering The Team
Test Driven Development
Implementing Scrumban
Identifying And Mitigating Agile Anti-patterns
Test And Quality Management
Networking With Top Management, Designing Viable Communication Solutions, Analysing Information & Data Related To Relevant Areas For Evolving Busines
Overseeing Transitioning Of Project/program To Offshore; Entailing Conducting Feasibility Study Of Transitioning Of A Project Or A Program To Offshore, Defining Engagement Process For The Transition & Preparing / Framing An Onsite Offshore Model
Accomplishing Project Fielding / Deployment On Time And Within Budget
Mapping Requirements And Providing Them Best Solutions Involving Evaluation And Definition Of Scope Of Project And Finalisation Of Project Requirements
Heading It Operations, Managing Customization, Implementation, Maintenance, And Support Of The Ecommerce Platform To Provide A User Friendly And Customer Centric Application
Designing The Execution Model Within A Project Scoping Document, Including The Design, Specification, And Integration Of Software Products Within Various Customer Environments
Handling Consulting, Technical Architecture And Application Architecture Along With People And Technology Management
Spearheading Big Teams Size By Empowering And Binding Every Stakeholder In The Success Story, Innovative Controlling Mechanism To Improve Efficiency
Well Versed With Technical And Application Architecture, Design Of Enterprise Application And Portal Technologies, Sql And Database
Operating System: Windows, Linux
Networking: Lan/wan, Radius, Firewall, Tcp/ip, Router, Penetration Test, System- Audit, It- Security
Programing Language: Assembler 8086, Visual Basic, Vba, Java, Javascript, Shell Scripts
Database: Jdbc, Ms Sql Server, Mysql, Oracle, Odbc, Sql
Architecture: Mvc, Microservice
Framework: J2ee, .Net, Sap-hybris
Tools: Ms-project, Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops, Miro
Project Management: Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban
Process Management Lean And Six Sigma, Process Modeling, Statistical Simulation