Bernd Swillus
Scrum Master (Squad DZB1)
Experience
Mar 2024 - Jul 2024
5 monthsScrum Master (Squad DZB1)
DZ Bank Brokerage
- Supporting the team split, then acting as Scrum Master for one of the teams
- Organizing and facilitating Scrum and team meetings
- Co-preparing and moderating PI planning (squad level) (mix of SAFe and Spotify)
- Promoting continuous improvement processes, self-organization and communication
Apr 2023 - Feb 2024
11 monthsVacation, personal development, personal coaching
Sabbatical / time off
- Vacation
- Personal development
- Personal coaching
Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
1 yearAgile Coach / Scrum Master (50%), QA partner (50%)
Consulting and analysis in the Revenue Squad
- Creating transparency (for all requirements)
- Setting up the working mode (organization, structure, prioritization) in the team
- Onboarding future Scrum Masters and QA partners
Jun 2021 - Dec 2021
7 monthsAgile test manager
Target II Services
- Managing, moderating and coaching the agile sprint test teams (3 teams with a total of 20 testers) in methods and content
- Organizing test cycles across sprint teams, especially module testing, technical integration testing and functional integration testing
- Coordinating and organizing governance tools: test plan, test specification, test execution and reporting
- Responsible for continuous improvement of test processes
Oct 2019 - Mar 2021
1 year 6 monthsScrum Master
BerD (job-related German language course funding)
- Managing a large product team of up to 22 members; split into two Scrum teams, one Kanban team and cross-functional roles
- Co-initiated the Agile CoP (Community of Practice) in the BAMF
- Defined and implemented the DoD (Definition of Done) with the teams
- Handling team turnover
- Transitioned team work to fully remote for 4 months
Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
10 monthsInnovator (33%), Agile Master (33%), Quality Assurance Officer (33%)
Banking Innovation Team
- Worked in an innovation team: developed business model, market check, prototype (demonstrator) / MVP and roadmap
- Organized, led and refined an "Agile Experience" workshop with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® materials
- Supported the Agile Center in planning and facilitating events, like Fishbowl
Jan 2016 - Dec 2018
3 yearsAgile Master (50%), Quality Assurance Officer (50%)
Banks
- Performed Agile Master tasks as described in the Scrum Guide
- Ensured the team's adherence to agile processes
- Organized, coordinated and facilitated project meetings and workshops
- Promoted efficient communication within the team through short channels
- Supported and encouraged the team's self-organization
- Minimized external influences on the team
- Identified impediments and followed up until resolution
- Fostered an open work atmosphere and resolved conflicts within the team
- Drove the continuous improvement process
Jan 2012 - Dec 2016
5 yearsQuality Assurance Officer (QSV)
Banks
- Executed quality assurance (QA) measures
- Created and maintained the QA plan
- Organized and conducted reviews and inspections
- Ensured audit requirements through formal checks (regarding compliance with the methodology and guidelines)
- Initiated escalations when needed
- Collaborated closely with project management, test managers and stakeholders
- Ensured the necessary information flow for QA activities in the project
- Performed GUI tests
- Served as a tester in the "Regulatory Reporting" project (Basel III)
Jan 2011 - Dec 2012
2 yearsTest Lead, Tester
Air Traffic Management Information System
- Planned, prepared, executed and closed the biannual release tests and continuous automated tests (frontend tests)
- Set up, installed and configured IT infrastructure / test environment
- Supported capacity planning and test Scrum as Product Owner
- Monitored automated tests
- Reviewed test documents, e.g., test scripts, test records, and automated test implementations
- Created, updated and reviewed test scripts
- Performed tests and documented test results (release tests and development support tests)
- Defined tests for new functionalities / features
- Implemented automated tests (unit tests, frontend tests, in-container tests)
- Maintained software (bug analysis)
Jan 2010 - Dec 2011
2 yearsTester
Air Traffic Management Information System
- Release tests
- Pre-FAT tests
- Revised FAT test documents
- Created test framework for automated tests in Eclipse
Jan 2006 - Dec 2009
4 yearsSupport Specialist
Power generation / supply
- Administration of Active Directory, SAP and Oracle
- Implementation of migration to strong authentication using smartcards
- Reconfiguration of SAP permissions for all 1000 users for single sign-on
- New configuration of Oracle accounts using Oracle Application Server
Jan 2005 - Dec 2006
2 yearsConsultant
Call Center
- Design and delivery of coaching and training sessions
- One-on-one and group coaching, side-by-side sessions, silent monitoring with personal feedback
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 yearsNutrition Consultant
Nutritional supplements
- Consultation and coaching
- Acquisition of new customers and employees
- Communication and behavior training
Jan 2000 - Dec 2003
4 yearsHelp Desk Technical Team Lead
Pharmaceuticals
- Leadership and management of customer service (internal and external hotline)
- Creation of standard processes and procedures
- Release certification, validation, testing
Jan 1998 - Dec 2000
3 yearsConsultant
ERP standard software
- Customization of ERP standard software for customers using Troja and SQL databases
- On-site consulting at customer sites
- Hotline support
Summary
- Agile Coach / Scrum Master
- Test manager / Test expert
Practical experience with agile methods since 2010, in responsible roles in the Scrum environment for over 1,000 consulting days.
Many years of experience in the testing / QM area since 1998, in traditional and agile projects.
- Industries: IT departments in banks (financial services); IT processes in government agencies; energy generation / supply; pharmaceuticals
Skills
Applications And Tools
- Jira (Dashboards)
- Confluence
- Miro
- Mural
- Conceptboard
- Ms Teams
- Zoom
Test Tools
- Micro Focus Alm (Hp Quality Center)
- Aqua
Areas Of Expertise
- (Senior) Scrum Master / Agile Master / (Junior) Agile Coach
- Guiding Teams In Their First Agile Steps (E.g. Transparency, Self-organization, Continuous Improvement)
- Scrum, Kanban, Hybrid Approaches
- Workshop Design / Planning And Facilitation
- Community Of Practice, Organizational Development
- (Expert) Tester / Test Analyst
- Executing And Documenting Tests
- Creating And Revising Test Scripts
- Defining Tests
- Implementing Automated Tests
- Test Management
- Leading 3 Parallel Test Teams
- Reviewing Test Documentation
- (Senior) Quality Assurance Manager (Qsv)
- Organizing Reviews And Inspections
- Ensuring Audit Requirements
- Escalation
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
TH Karlsruhe
Diploma in Computer Science · Computer Science · Karlsruhe, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)
Scrum.org
Certified Scrum-Master (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Scrum.org
ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level, CTAL-TM
Executive Assistant
Dale Carnegie Training
Trainer C License in Football
German Sports Federation
Referee
Baden Football Association, German Football Association
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