establish collaboration among 5 cross-functional teams of about 10 members each
create competency matrix and organize knowledge transfer
collaborate on test redesign
coach partner departments to improve collaboration in a Scrum environment
create, present, and update the roadmap for Scrum implementation
organize and facilitate Communities of Practice (CoP)
use Kanban elements in the project (Kanban boards)
Apr 2023 - Mar 2024
1 year
Germany
Scrum Master (scaled Scrum, 2 teams)
Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Transformation und Digitalisierung, Rheinland-Pfalz
Project: Notifications and information obligations under the Federal Immission Control Act
Digital implementation of forms for notifications and information obligations of the Federal Immission Control Act
As part of the Online Access Act, the process for occupational safety and the Industrial Safety Regulation in the “Immission Control Online” field is digitized
Federal digitalization project (FITKO budget)
Rollout of the software in all federal states
Project language: English
introduction and evolution of the Scrum framework with Kanban elements:
use of digital whiteboards
sprint transition planning
organization and moderation of Scrum events (ceremonies)
building role understanding (developer, tester, product owner):
organizing trainings, meetings, and workshops on these roles
role development within the team
organization of team-building workshops:
guidance and support in setting up self-managing teams
defining and communicating collaboration guidelines within the team
building and growing a DevSecOps team:
defining test approaches
implementing test automation
adopting continuous integration
incorporating security aspects
setting up monitoring tools
supporting and coaching the Product Owner:
methodological support
creating the product vision
stakeholder management
managing the product backlog
refining backlog items
setting and achieving sprint goals
quality of epics and stories in JIRA
running backlog refinements
daily operations support
managing communication flow with the team
planning production releases
multiple clarification meetings
monitoring adherence to Scrum values in the team
collaborating and regularly exchanging with other Scrum Masters
JIRA and Confluence administration
Dec 2022 - Jan 2024
1 year 2 months
Germany
Scrum Master
Ministerium für Klimaschutz, Umwelt, Energie und Mobilität, Rheinland-Pfalz
Project: Electronic transmission of emissions data (EMBE)
This environmental project enables operators and measurement institutes to create and submit reports of facility emissions via a central, user-friendly interface. The focus is on checking the measurement plan and forwarding the measurement report to the auditing body.
Federal transition and digitalization project (FITKO budget)
Rollout of the software in all federal states
integration with ELSTER (electronic tax returns)
introduction and evolution of the Scrum framework
organization and moderation of Scrum events (ceremonies)
ensuring knowledge transfer and exchange within and outside the team:
organizing cross-project communities
setting up SharePoint communities for cross-project knowledge sharing (e.g., developers, analysts, testers, technical writers)
creating chat groups in MS Teams for project-specific exchanges
removing impediments such as:
team personnel changes
optimizing daily meeting flow
stakeholders missing Sprint Reviews
conflict resolution
preventing external tasks from creeping in
issues with external suppliers
resolving temporary resource conflicts
supporting organizational topics
communicating at multiple levels:
within teams
technical level
with stakeholders
with management
quality improvement measures for stories:
adoption of the INVEST principle
clarity for all developers
sharing upcoming refinement stories in advance to allow developers to prepare and flag understanding issues
improving backlog refinement organization and flow:
creating estimation guidelines with examples together with the team
ensuring and supporting the team in meeting commitments/goals:
organizing knowledge transfer and exchange
defining and implementing improvement measures for team performance, efficiency, and effectiveness
monitoring progress toward sprint and project goals
developing a Sprint Review process:
who/what/how long/in what order presents
Dec 2022 - Nov 2023
1 year
Germany
Scrum Master, Agile Coach
Ministerium für Arbeit, Soziales, Transformation und Digitalisierung, Rheinland-Pfalz
Project: Industrial Safety Regulation (BESI)
Environmental protection project ensuring compliance with the Industrial Safety Regulation for operators of facilities like gas stations, storage tanks, fueling stations, etc.
Compliance is ensured from the application for operating permits through operation, documented and tracked with the project software.
Federal transition and digitalization project (FITKO budget)
Rollout of the software in all federal states
establish and promote team self-management
introduce and foster agile working methods and culture
coaching in agile best practices aimed at continuous process improvement
implementing actions defined in retrospectives
facilitating and supporting cross-team events
results orientation:
supporting the team in focusing on delivering high-quality increments
enforcing the Definition of Done (DoD)
establishing TDD (Test-Driven Development)
organizing test processes, e.g.:
creating test cases
setting up test automation
timely testing
introducing the zero-defect program “Zero Defects/Get It Right the First Time”
liaising with developers for rapid responses
coaching and supporting the team in managing the sprint backlog:
maintaining JIRA entries: correct status, assignee, remaining story points
creating subtasks in JIRA (refinement)
prioritizing story workflow (e.g., largest first)
coaching the team on agile values:
supporting team members in promoting agile values and culture within the organization
Jan 2020 - Nov 2022
1 year 11 months
Münster, Germany
Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)
Finanz Informatik GmbH Co. KG
Scrum Master in securities and banking customer processes
enhancements to an internet banking solution replacing an older system, including data migration
adding new options for in-branch and digital checking account management and securities trading
developing multiple data filtering options
project for around 400 savings banks in collaboration with partners (e.g., DEKA, dwp Bank)
continuous improvement and coaching of Scrum in a SAFe environment
moderation of cross-team events
ensuring cross-team exchange
organization and moderation of Scrum events (ceremonies)
supporting the Product Owner with a frequently changing scope:
ensuring correctness and currency of the product backlog
helping communicate scope change impacts to stakeholders (stakeholder management)
JIRA and Confluence administration
advanced individual coaching (team had limited Scrum experience)
supporting organizational evolution:
fostering agile interactions
ensuring information flow to/from other teams
Mar 2017 - Dec 2020
3 years 10 months
Münster, Germany
Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)
Finanz Informatik GmbH Co. KG
Scrum Master in a transformation project for securities processes
design and deployment of a new internet banking solution
development of the central internet portal with multiple functional extensions
creating options for capital accounts, savings accounts (personal and business)
data migration to the DWH
developing new data filtering features
project for about 400 savings banks with partners (e.g., DEKA, dwp Bank)
introducing agile teams within a PRINCE2 project
implementing and scaling the Scrum framework
coaching and assisting in creating/updating the Definition of Done (DoD)
coaching on defining sprint goals
training new Scrum Masters and Product Owners
supporting DevSecOps production environment setup:
continuous integration
test automation redesign
agile security aspects
Aug 2016 - Feb 2017
7 months
Neuss, Germany
Scrum Master for 3 teams (scaled)
LeasePlan GmbH
Project: development of an eCommerce product
building a web application for customers and business users
creating the eGarage eCommerce web application
developing a web portal for application access
mobile version of the application
building an application management system
typical Scrum Master tasks
scaling Scrum
defining and implementing measures to improve collaboration among teams (including conflict management, motivation boosting)
Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
8 months
Neuss, Germany
Scrum Master
LeasePlan GmbH
Project: customer master data
redesign of customer structures
building a modern DWH structure
data migration into the DWH
creating multiple data filtering options
training business users
typical Scrum Master tasks plus the additional responsibilities described in other projects for this client
Mar 2015 - Nov 2015
9 months
Neuss, Germany
Scrum Master (scaled Scrum, 2 teams)
LeasePlan GmbH
Project: Document Management System (DMS)
migration of document creation, archiving, and distribution
interdisciplinary project with strong company-wide dependencies
responsible for enforcing Scrum rules
scaling Scrum
implementing changes to boost team productivity
quality assurance of increments (deliverables)
ensuring information flow:
between teams through reporting and presenting work results
among program/project participants (PO) and stakeholders
organizing meetings
optimizing multiple development teams working on one product
organizing and actively supporting the release process
facilitating and managing change in business units
Sep 2014 - Aug 2015
1 year
Neuss, Germany
Scrum Master, Agile Coach (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)
LeasePlan GmbH
Project: central personnel management
enhancing an application for processing driver master data including storage media for financial and insurance processing
project touched nearly every area of the company
responsible for enforcing agile practices (Scrum)
promoting agile culture
scaling Scrum
actively assisting with company-wide Definition of Done creation and updates
organizing and facilitating Scrum events (ceremonies)
supporting Test-Driven Development (including coaching)
identifying, analyzing, and resolving issues and impediments
Apr 2014 - Aug 2014
5 months
Cologne, Germany
Scrum Master (scaled Scrum, 3 teams)
HRS
Project: expanding hotel booking options
serving as Scrum Master for three eCommerce teams adding SABRE (USA), TravelSky (China), and AMADEUS (France) offerings
supporting a distributed team (Cologne, Warsaw)
Jan 2008 - Present
17 years 7 months
Self-employed
Aug 1996 - Dec 2008
11 years 5 months
Hanover, Germany
Department Head, Project Manager
dvg Hannover/FinanzIT Hannover
Department head
Project manager
Languages
German
Native
English
Advanced
Education
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Doctor of Mathematical Sciences · Mathematical Sciences
Certifications & licenses
ITIL 4
Certified Scrum Master
ITIL 3.0
PRINCE2
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