André Ullmann

RTE / Agile Coach / Full SAFe Consultant

Munich, Germany
Experience
Sep 2024 - Jan 2025
5 months
Germany

RTE / Agile Coach / Full SAFe Consultant

Siemens Energy – Consultant via Hays

  • RTE/Agile Coach for SAFe 6 (Scaled Agile Framework) introduction. Built and established a LACE (Lean-Agile Center of Excellence) for several ARTs
  • Using tools – Azure DevOps with SCALE, Loop, MS Whiteboard
  • Set up the ART with 7 teams
  • Trained Product Owners through SAFe POPM training and LearnSnacks
  • Ran the initial PI Planning as a kickoff planning event
  • Introduced a Lean Agile Center of Excellence (LACE)
  • Designed a full SAFe solution (Portfolio and Solution Train)
  • Launched a demand process
Jul 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 6 months
Germany

RTE / Agile Coach / Senior Scrum Master

Porsche AG – Consultant via Consileon

  • RTE/Agile Coach for the digital transformation of Porsche Production. SAFe Portfolio environment with 5 ARTs and 40+ teams
  • RTE in OpEx – Operational Excellence
  • Set up an ART from inception to maturity and optimization
  • Implemented all SAFe portfolio metrics, events, artifacts, and communication channels
  • Introduced cycle time as the central metric for Porsche ARTs
  • Developed a feature refinement process
  • Created a general EPIC demand process for the Smart Factory
  • Trained various ART roles such as PM, PO, SM, Dev
  • SPC in Porsche’s digital family overall (LACE)
  • Used Miro, MS Teams, SharePoint, Jira, Confluence, Jira Agile Hive
  • Built a Scrum Master community for team and organizational development
  • Conducted all SAFe ART events
Jun 2023 - Jan 2025
1 year 8 months

OKR Master / Coach at Scale

OKR Experts – Corporate Partner

  • Trained and implemented the OKR framework in agile scaled frameworks like SAFe or LeSS, plus coached startups
  • Ran OKR workshops in SAFe
  • Created workbooks, one-pagers, and e-books on OKR and scaling
  • Advised and implemented OKR in organizations
  • Introduced OKR tools like Mooncamp
  • Agile change agent for initial agile method rollout in a startup
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
7 months
Germany

Agile Coach / SAFe Enterprise Agile Transformation

SAP HR – via 1st solution

  • Guided an HR department through an agile transformation toward SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) with about 150 team members including leadership and partners
  • Built Lean Agile Change Agents
  • Trained executives, managers, and leaders
  • Identified value streams and ARTs via value stream identification workshops
  • Developed a SAFe implementation plan
  • Trained leadership, POPM, SM, teams
  • Launched a train and provided first support as RTE
  • Provided one-on-one coaching to leaders
  • Worked with Mural, Teams, SharePoint, etc.
Sep 2020 - Mar 2023
2 years 7 months
Germany

RTE / Agile Coach / Senior Scrum Master

TVNOW / RTL+ / CBC – Consultant via Actcon

  • RTE/Agile Coach for the TV streaming service RTL+ (formerly TVNOW). SAFe Large Solution environment with 7 trains and 40+ teams (500+ people)
  • RTE for Platform Growth with 7 teams of backend and frontend (BizDevOps teams – business, development, and operations)
  • Backend: GraphQL, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, SonarQube, Git, Grafana, CircleCI
  • Frontend: React, Next.js, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, NodeJS, LightningJS
  • BFF DevOps/Cloud – culture, automation, lean flow, measurement, recovery
  • Taught teams agile methods: Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban, OKR, Design Thinking, Liberating Structures, quality assurance, and test strategies
  • Took on SAFe RTE responsibilities like feature refinement, SoS, PI planning, stakeholder communication, process management, roadmap and goal setting
  • Represented the train to the Large Solution STE and leadership team
  • Ensured continuous improvement of the CI/CD pipeline and maintained rapid release capability
  • Conducted regular value stream mappings to find and fix weak spots in the product flow
  • Implemented train metrics: KPI, OKR, NPS, Agility Health, velocity, CFD, and flow metrics
  • Used collaboration tools heavily: Jira, Confluence, Miro, Teams, Slack
  • Trained in PI planning, agile maturity, value stream mapping, Jira, Scrumban
  • Trained and certified various agile and scaled roles
  • Introduced alternative approaches in the SAFe environment
  • Covered and coached RTEs and management
  • Coached leadership in Lean Portfolio Management
  • Developed and launched new scaling methods for RTL+ multi-purpose
  • Introduced OKR in SAFe – OKR Master – 6 cycles
  • Improved delivery speed from 30% to 50% by reducing fragmentation
May 2020 - Sep 2020
5 months
Germany

Agile Coach / Transformation Manager

ProsiebenSat1 – Consultant via Computerfutures

  • Agile coach and transformation manager for evaluating and implementing a scalable agile framework for an Agile Business Intelligence product
  • Audited and observed 5 teams in their Scrum processes
  • Proposed several optimization measures during their transformation
  • Supported teams as Scrum Master (for 5 teams) during the transition
Nov 2019 - Apr 2020
6 months
Germany

Internal Scrum Master / Agile Coach

E.on Digital – Consultant via Etengo

  • Scrum Master and agile coach in a scaled environment for an energy portal
  • Servant leader for two product owners and 15 team members in Order-to-Cash (BizOps teams – business and operations, digital attacker development by PowerCloud developers)
  • Coached product owners, Scrum Masters, developers, and other roles in the organization
  • Ran Scrum events (daily stand-up, planning, review, retrospective, refinement)
  • Tracked and removed impediments
  • Defined, tracked, and improved quantitative and qualitative team performance metrics (velocity, flow, throughput, WIP limits, team happiness, etc.)
  • Developed, introduced, and continuously assessed maturity levels
  • Applied agile methods like Scrum, SAFe, LeSS, and Spotify model across 12 teams, later 28 teams
  • Agile coach as moderator, facilitator, mentor, observer, and partner beyond own teams
  • Trainer for Scrum Foundation, Agile Mindset, Agile Testing, Mastering Backlog, Release Planning, and Agile Requirements
  • Liaison with finance, DWH, Salesforce, middleware, sales and service
  • Value stream mapping – reduced total lead time by 20%
Sep 2018 - Oct 2019
1 year 2 months
Germany

Internal Scrum Master / Agile Coach

Zeppelin / Z-Lab – Consultant via Robert Half

  • Scrum Master for developing a portal
  • Servant leader for product owners and development teams (up to 5 teams)
  • Managed internal and external software development vendors
  • Introduced agile methods (Scrum, Kanban) and tools (Jira, Confluence)
  • Optimized existing and introduced new communication and development processes (Kanban, Scrum)
  • Scaled using Large-Scale Scrum (LeSS) with Spotify elements
  • Coached in various settings (stakeholders, business units)
  • Ran Scrum events (daily stand-up, planning, review, retrospective, refinement)
  • Defined, tracked, and improved team performance metrics (velocity, flow, throughput, WIP limits, team happiness, etc.)
  • Developed, introduced, and continuously assessed maturity levels
Feb 2018 - Jul 2018
6 months
Germany

Internal Product Owner / Scrum Master / Scrum Coach

TravianGames – Consultant via Hays Interim Management

  • Program management for technical requirements in payment, recruitment HR, and localization
  • Defined requirements and created user stories using Jira and AHA!
  • Managed internal and external software development vendors
  • Introduced agile methods (Scrum) and tools (AHA!)
  • Optimized existing and introduced new communication and development processes (Kanban, Scrum)
  • Ran Scrum events (daily stand-up, planning, review, retrospective, refinement)
  • Defined, tracked, and improved team performance metrics (velocity, flow, throughput, WIP limits, team happiness, etc.)
  • Developed, introduced, and continuously assessed maturity levels
Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
9 months
Germany

Scrum Master / Internal Program Manager / Product Owner

Dentsply Sirona – Consultant via Ludwig Heuse Interim Management

  • Managed the functional, commercial, and technical program for a new M&A relevant SharePoint Online intranet (O365)
  • Planned, designed, analyzed requirements, and created user stories
  • Backlog and sprint planning with Scrum
  • Managed internal and external vendors for software development, change management, content production
  • Planned and executed rollout with communication and user adoption measures (flyers, moderated video production, giveaways, naming, claim, etc.)
  • Consolidated various intranets, tools, and apps for P2P communication and collaboration
  • Ran Scrum events (daily stand-up, planning, review, retrospective, refinement)
  • Defined, tracked, and improved team performance metrics (velocity, flow, throughput, etc.)
  • Developed, introduced, and continuously assessed maturity levels
Mar 2015 - Jul 2018
3 years 5 months
Munich, Germany

Instructor for CMS Systems and Project Management

SDI (Languages & Interpreter Institute) Munich

  • For the master’s program in International Media Communication
Feb 2015 - Dec 2016
1 year 11 months
Germany

Scrum Master / Internal Product Owner

Pro7Sat1 Applications – Consultant via Etengo

  • Managed various media projects and teams, both functional and technical
  • Media Asset Management System (MAM) – image database (Scrum Product Owner)
  • Screening platform – secure asset delivery to journalists (project lead)
  • Streaming platform – recording and delivery of HR events (project lead)
  • EPG migration project (project lead)
  • Program management platform – show deliveries to publishers (project lead)
  • Press lounge – press portal development and requirement management (Scrum Master)
  • Press contact database – development and requirement management (Scrum Master)
  • Used project tools: Jira, Confluence, Maximo
Jul 2013 - Jul 2017
4 years 1 month
Germany

Managing Director

Pro-Medial.com

  • E-commerce and web development and online marketing – exit
  • Software development agency using waterfall (V-model) and agile (Scrum, Kanban) processes with Jira Agile and Confluence.
Jul 2013 - Oct 2013
4 months
Germany

International Brand Manager & Project Lead

Unify GmbH & Co. KG (formerly Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH & Co. KG – direct)

Mar 2012 - Jul 2012
5 months
Germany

Online Product Manager

Haufe Lexware (publisher) – self-employed direct

Jul 2010 - Jun 2013
3 years
Germany

International Head of Global Operations & IT Management APT

Unify (former Siemens Com.) – Interim direct

Jan 2009 - Feb 2010
1 year 2 months
Munich, Germany

Scrum Master / International Project Lead

Nokia Siemens Networks – self-employed at Xiopia GmbH

Jan 2007 - Dec 2008
2 years
Munich, Germany

International Product Manager

Nokia Siemens Networks – self-employed GFU-Kiefer & Partner

Jul 2005 - Dec 2006
1 year 6 months
Germany

Process & Competency Manager

Siemens Com – self-employed for GFU-Kiefer & Partner

Jan 2005 - May 2005
5 months
Germany

International PLM (Product Line Manager)

Siemens Com – self-employed for WoW! Consulting

Summary
  • System Thinking

  • Lean Thinking

  • Deep understanding of Leading Agile Change

  • Agile Mindset

  • Psychology

  • Golf

  • Peloton

  • Initiative Educational Change

  • School on the Move

  • EDUScrum

  • “The DevOps Handbook”

  • “Scaling Up”

  • “Are You Still Talking or Are You Already Convincing?”

Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
Oct 2011 - Jun 2013

SDI - University of Applied Languages

Master of Arts · Communication Sciences · Germany

Nov 2006 - Dec 2009

Steinbeis School of Management and Innovation

Bachelor of Business Administration · Business Administration · Germany

Private Academy CDI

Webmaster Training · Hamburg, Germany

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Certifications & licenses

Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM)

Scrum Alliance

Certified Agile Coach (CAC/CTC)

Scrum Alliance

Certified Agile Leadership (CAL1/ETO)

Scrum Alliance

Certified Coach (ICF ACC)

International Coach Federation

Certified Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner

IBM

Certified Expert in Enterprise Coaching / Change Management (ICE-EC)

IC-Agile

Certified Google Partner

Google

Certified IC-Agile IC-PDV

IC-Agile

Certified IC-Agile ICP-CAT

IC-Agile

Certified IC-Agile ICP-ENT

IC-Agile

Certified Kanban Coach

IBQMI

Certified Novell Administrator (CNA)

Novell

Certified OKR Master (COM)

die.Agilen

Certified Product Owner (PSPO1)

Scrum.org

Certified SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)

Scaled Agile Inc

Certified SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Scaled Agile Inc

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrumban Practitioner

IBQMI

IT-Project Coordinator

CERT-IT

ITIL V3 Foundation

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)

Microsoft

Project Manager GPM / IPMA Level C

PM-ZERT

Project Management Specialist GPM / IPMA Level D

PM-ZERT

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