Johan B.
Agile pragmatist, coach and trainer with deep roots in software development
Experience
Product Owner
INNIO Jenbacher GmbH & Co OG
Challenge and context: INNIO was running two IT solutions in parallel for Contract Lifecycle Management. It was decided to extend one of them so the other could be deactivated. Three months into the project, the decision was made to reorganize staffing. They needed someone to assume the Product Owner role and bridge the gap between waterfall-based management and agile product development.
Value added:
- Traditional IT project management using the company's established methods
- Assumed the Product Owner role and administered JIRA/Confluence
- Invited stakeholders to reviews and solicited feedback
- Conveyed domain knowledge to developers
- Defined design guidelines
Client benefits:
- Increased project transparency through familiar status reports for management
- A realistic, new project plan
- Enthusiastic, engaged stakeholders
- A more efficient development team with increased motivation
- Improved user-friendliness of the application
Scrum Master
Ratepay GmbH
Challenge and context: A team at Ratepay was working inefficiently and was seen as an "aimlessly acting group of individuals." I was tasked, as an experienced Scrum Master, with leading the team to higher efficiency.
Value added:
- Developed a clear product vision together with stakeholders
- Restructured the product backlog
- Team building and Scrum training
- Established a healthy conflict culture
- Eliminated dependencies and side tasks
Client benefits:
- High transparency through a well-maintained backlog and meaningful sprint reviews
- A cohesive, self-organizing team with clear goal orientation
- Understanding and consensual adoption of the Scrum framework
Project Manager - Product Owner
Eurofins Applied Genomics GmbH
Challenge and context: The lab capacity was increased tenfold at the start of the COVID crisis. The existing IT tools were overwhelmed. I took over project management and later the Product Owner role to establish stability and scalability.
Value added:
- Stabilized the old platform as interim Product Owner
- Managed the project and coached junior project managers
- Influenced the decision to choose a new SaaS platform
- Built a development team in India
- Served as Product Owner and co-architect for the new platform
Client benefits:
- Satisfied customers thanks to a stable platform with no new outages
- Relieved staff through a structured approach
- Increased development capacity
- Potential to win new major clients with a high-performance platform
Scrum Master
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW)
Challenge and context: KfW restructured its loan accounting department. I was hired as Interim Scrum Master to stabilize a dysfunctional team and prepare it for transition to an internal Scrum Master.
Value added:
- Held one-on-one conversations to identify needs and conflicts
- Facilitated retrospectives for team building and Scrum training
- Leveraged flexibility within strict regulations
Client benefits:
- Team understanding and application of the Scrum framework
- Resolved conflicts and strengthened team identity
- Eliminated major impediments
- A handover-ready team after 5 sprints
Agile Coach
EQS Group AG / EQS Web Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Challenge and context: A project team with inexperienced members was to replace a legacy product. I was engaged as an agile coach to introduce and guide the team in Scrum.
Value added:
- Offsite workshop to introduce Scrum
- Team building measures
- Coaching of the Product Owner and Scrum Master
- Definition of product vision and MVP
Client benefits:
- Seamless collaboration between Munich and Kochi
- Strengthened role understanding
- Convincing proof by a successful MVP release in an emergency
Agile Coach
EQS Group AG / EQS Web Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Challenge and context: An intercultural misunderstanding between Munich and Kochi was putting the agile transformation at risk. I was tasked to bring both sides together through workshops and training.
Value contribution:
- Conducted "Agile is a state of mind" workshops in India
- Scrum training for developers
- Raised awareness among Munich colleagues about cultural differences
- Promoted mutual appreciation
Customer benefits:
- Indian team members took on active responsibility
- All participants passed the scrum.org exam
- Collaboration on equal footing
- Personal enrichment through intercultural collaboration
Agile Coach
EQS Blockchain Media GmbH
Challenge and context: A startup wanted to launch a website within 3 months. I was asked to support the company in an agile way – from the business plan to the MVP.
Value contribution:
- Converted the project plan into a product backlog
- Defined the MVP
- Built a development team in India
- Guided the Product Owner and developers through the first sprints
- Adapted the Scrum framework based on retrospectives
Customer benefits:
- MVP went live after 3 months
- Product Owner can maintain and prioritize the backlog independently
- Development team works in a tailored, Scrum-like framework
Workshop lead
BMW Group BeLux
Challenge and context: The agile shift in IT led to misunderstandings in the business units. I was tasked with designing and running workshops to anchor agility beyond IT.
Value contribution:
- Developed a vision for agility in the business units
- Designed and led a one-day workshop
- Supported the internal marketing campaign
Customer benefits:
- Company-wide measures to introduce agile practices
- Understanding of the principles behind agile IT work
- Awareness of agility as a mindset, not just a toolset
- Personal approaches for applying agility to daily work
Agile Coach
Challenge and context: A new product ecosystem based on microservices was to replace the existing portfolio. After a year, there was no working increment. I was brought in to turn things around.
Value contribution:
- Introduced a LeSS-like approach
- Reconfigured JIRA
- Analyzed root causes and developed measures
- Scrum training for developers, managers, and non-IT staff
Customer benefits:
- Transparency of development status
- MVP after 6 months
- Agility embedded across all departments
- Management recognized the need for efficiency improvements
Assistant lecturer
Institute for Mediative Communication and Diversity Competence
Challenge and context: As part of the certificate program in mediation, coaching, and training, I was brought in as an assistant to ensure continuity between the modules.
Value contribution:
- Guided the participant group through all module weekends
- Served as point of contact for organizational matters on site
- Led individual training units (theory & practice)
Customer benefits | achieved learning objectives:
- Continuity in the program despite changing instructors
- Support for instructors during exercises and roleplays
- Strengthened participants through additional guidance and practical insights
Agile Coach / Trainer / Software Engineer
Der e-coach
- Consulting and coaching well-known clients in promoting an agile mindset company-wide
- Management coaching during agile transformations
- Running workshops and training sessions to prepare for the official scrum.org certification
- Taking on roles such as Product Owner, Scrum Master and Software Engineer as needed
Agile Coach
BMW Group BeLux
Challenge and Context: The Belgian IT teams needed to drive their own agile transformation. I was brought in as a coach who knows BMW and speaks the local languages.
Value Contribution:
- On-site Scrum Master and Product Owner training
- Coaching for management
- Workshops to empower the teams
Client Benefits:
- Majority pass the scrum.org certification
- Management understands agile requirements
- Shared understanding within teams
- First backlog items implemented successfully
Jira / Confluence Trainer
BMW AG / BMW Bank GmbH / BMW BeLux
Challenge and Context: Introducing JIRA and Confluence as an agile toolchain posed challenges for many teams. I was tasked with supporting them through training and configuration.
Value Contribution:
- Hands-on training for JIRA and Confluence
- Configuring the tools according to team processes
- Establishing optional rules
- Explaining the consequences of a lack of discipline
Client Benefits:
- Efficient use of the tools
- Realistic mapping of processes and progress
- Consistent application through clear rules
- High project transparency
Agile Coach
BMW AG / BMW Bank GmbH
Challenge and Context: Many teams were thrown into the agile transformation without preparation. I was hired to help them learn to "swim".
Value Contribution:
- Developing a shared agile vision driven by the team
- Creating transformation backlogs
- Facilitating retrospectives
- Supporting the implementation
Client Benefits:
- Shared understanding of agility
- First backlog items implemented successfully
- Continuous improvement driven by the teams themselves
- Teams are ready to continue on their own
Scrum Trainer
BMW AG – Bildungsakademie
Challenge and Context: Management wanted to introduce Scrum-like methods. I was tasked with delivering Scrum Master and Product Owner training.
Value Contribution:
- Interactive, PowerPoint-free sessions (DE-EN-NL)
- Personal experience stories on agility
- Hands-on exercises
Client Benefits:
- Participants are prepared for the scrum.org exam
- Role understanding within teams strengthened
- Awareness of agility as a mindset instead of a rule set
Agile Coach - Mediator
BMW AG
Challenge and Context: A joint project with Siemens to expand Teamcenter required a neutral moderation. I was engaged as a mediator and agile coach.
Value Contribution:
- Workshops to develop a shared vision
- Developing a joint process model
- Reconfiguring JIRA and Confluence
- Taking on the Scrum Master role
Customer Benefits:
- A shared vision creates collaboration instead of conflict
- Efficient teamwork with high transparency
- Both companies achieve their goals without conflicts
Functional Expert & Outsider
Ventum Consulting GmbH & Co KG
- Agile coaching and training
- Designing and running workshops
- Supporting agile transformations and enabling teams
- Stakeholder management and Product Owner activities
- Software architect, developer and Scrum Master
Sr. Software Architect - Team Lead
Amadeus Hospitality GmbH / Infor Softbrands GmbH
- Responsible for the APM (a property management system) development team
- Team leadership
- Project coordination and planning
- Lead software architect
- Trainer / Mentor for developers
IT Architect
Softcell NV / QAD Europe NV
- Member of the Component Builder Framework team
- Trainer / Mentor for developers worldwide
- Framework architect and developer
- Presales advisor
- Project manager
Sr. Software Architect / Technical Wizard
ICSA T NV / Amadeus Benelux NV
- Framework development
- Presales consulting
- Technical support
Business Analyst
Infomat NV
- Project management and business analysis for two custom ERP projects
IT-Consultant
Datapool NV
- Managing developer for two custom projects
- Storage application
- Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
- On-site development of custom modules for QAD’s Mfg/Pro
Team Leader
Buck Consultants NV
- Project coordination and planning
- Led the development team for a custom life insurance product
- Trainer and mentor for developers
Software-Engineer
Vero Software NV
- Analysis, implementation and roll-out of custom modules
- ERP
- Accounting
- Analytical accounting
- Data migrations
Summary
Johan Bouduin – Agile pragmatist, coach and trainer with deep roots in software development
I bring over 30 years of international and cross-industry experience in designing and executing Product Owner and Scrum Master roles.
True to my motto "Agile is a state of mind," I have, depending on the situation, coached, designed and run workshops to build things, taken on almost every role in product development, enabled agile teams in newly realigned organizations and carried the associated responsibility.
For the past ten years, I have been advising and coaching well-known clients on implementing agile practices and guiding them across departments through their agile transformation. Management coaching as part of agile transformations. Scrum Master for one or multiple teams, both in large corporations and in small and medium-sized companies.
Languages
Education
Institute for Mediative Communication and Diversity Competence
University certificate program in training
Institute for Mediative Communication and Diversity Competence
University certificate program in coaching · Berlin, Germany
Institute for Mediative Communication and Diversity Competence
University certificate program in mediation · Berlin, Germany
Certifications & licenses
EXIN DevOps Master
EXIN
Professional Scrum Master II
scrum.org
Prince2® Agile Practitioner
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
scrum.org
Professional Scrum Master I
scrum.org
Prince2® Practitioner
ITIL® Foundation
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