Erjola Tona

Agile Coach

Munich, Germany

Experience

Jan 2020 - Present
4 years 5 months
Germany

Pragmatic Agilist

Pragmatic Agility

Pragmatic Agility, Data-Driven Agility, creating concepts, ideas, solutions to make agility work in practice.

Jun 2020 - Dec 2023
3 years 7 months
Munich, Germany

Co-Founder

WelleZwei Media

Pragmatic, Agile and Innovative Solutions for Digital Rights Management and Digital Media Monetization

Apr 2019 - Jun 2021
2 years 3 months

Piazza - Where Strategy Meets Agility Meetup (Co-organizer)

Meetup

We believe that Strategy without Execution is useless. We believe that Execution without Strategy is worthless. Thus, our aim is to connect strategic planning with agile execution and establish feedback loops in both directions.

Feb 2019 - Present
6 years 4 months
Germany

Management Consultant / Agile Coach

Agisolve GmbH

Guiding and supporting the transformation of organizations from executive to teams level. Coaching, training, facilitating, leading technology innovation and product development teams towards excellence and high performance. Designing and setting up a cooperative environment for International Excellence teams including creation of organizational model.

Sep 2018 - Jan 2019
5 months
Germany

Scrum Master

Travian Games

Responsible for ensuring the teams live agile values and principles and follows the processes and practices. Protect development team from outside distractions, impediments, or team conflicts, and maintain focus on product backlog project timeline. Work closely with product owner in backlog management and continuous delivery of features. Educate and reinforce scrum methodology and agile framework to team members and stakeholders. Direct and lead development team from project initiation through the delivery of final product.

Oct 2017 - Aug 2018
11 months
Albania

Lecturer

University of New York Tirana

Instructed a master’s level class on IT Project Management, Management Information System

Jan 2015 - Jun 2020
4 years 6 months
Tirana, Albania

Trainer on Project Management

Independent Consultant

Trains managers and other professionals on project management and PMP certification preparation, in Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia.

Jan 2015 - Dec 2019
3 years
Albania

Management Consultant

Independent Consultant

Consults private and public organizations in business process management, enterprise systems, business intelligence, information systems, and in general IT based business solutions. Works with more than 40 per cent of Albania’s top 100 companies, including major international companies such as BP, Vodafone, Deutsche Telecom, Coca-Cola, Societe Generale.

Sep 2014 - Jul 2017
2 years 11 months
Albania

Lecturer

LUARASI University

Instructed a master’s level class on IT Project Management.

Jan 2013 - Aug 2018
5 years 8 months
Tirana, Albania

Project Manager, Business Development

ISD - Infosoft Software Developer

Responsible for drafting and implementing company’s strategic development plans, including product development strategies. Oversaw a major restructuring of the company from a merely software development into a business solutions firm, offering advice and providing solutions on resources, processes and technology planning and management. Managed relation and cooperation with business partners.

Mar 2010 - Dec 2013
2 years 10 months
Albania

Senior Software Engineer

ISD - Infosoft Software Developer

Directed company’s software development practice, focused in developing new or improved components/modules for its enterprise systems solutions. Led a team of 38 engineers and developers through all aspects of systems development life-cycle (SDLC)—planning, designing, building, testing and delivery.

Supervised major product development projects, including development of a new and significantly improved version of the Finance5—the most popular ERP application in Albania, counting for 40% of the market, including development of a new asset management module, human resources module, and project management module.

Sep 2005 - Feb 2010
4 years 6 months
Albania

Software Developer

ISD - Infosoft Software Developer

Worked in designing, building and testing business management solutions, including enterprise resource planning (ERP) applications. Coded on PhP, Delphi, .Net and RDBMS.

Summary

Pragmatic Agilist: I’m the kind who knows that Scrum isn’t just a rugby term and Kanban isn’t a sushi. My approach is simple: use what works, drop what doesn't. Agile, to me, is a mix of methodologies from which I carefully select to create the most efficient workflows. I handle projects with a balance of speed and foresight, coffee in one hand and a backlog in the other, always prioritizing "Adaptation over Adherence." I lead teams through sprints with a clear goal: make things better, step by step. No jargon, just results. I wear many hats—developer, project manager, stakeholder—all to keep the human touch in tech. Let’s simplify processes and build great things together, one sprint at a time. Top skills: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Project Management, IT Management Publication: What Is New in PMBOK Guide 6th Edition - An In-Depth Comparison

Languages

Albanian
Native
English
Advanced
French
Advanced
Italian
Advanced
German
Intermediate
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Education

Oct 2008 - Jun 2010

University of Tirana

Master in Business Administration · Project and Process Management · Tiranë, Albania

Oct 2004 - Jun 2006

University of Tirana

Master of Science (MSc) · Computer Science · Tiranë, Albania

University of Tirana

Bachelor's degree (BSc.) · Computer Science · Tiranë, Albania

Certifications & licenses

Data Analyst Associate

Professional Agile Leadership I

Professional Scrum Master I

Project Management Professional, PMP®