Johannes S.
Agile Consultant
Experience
Mar 2023 - Present
2 years 10 monthsAgile Consultant
Self-employed
- Advising on the initial introduction of agile working methods
- Guiding the project team in agile practices
- Coordinating a project team of 15 key users
- Facilitating regular meetings (sprints, etc.)
- Advising on the Scrum process
- Identifying and removing obstacles in the project process
- Implementing Atlassian Jira & Confluence
- Establishing a project management office in the IT department
May 2022 - Oct 2022
6 monthsAgile Master & Scrum Master
Self-employed
- Scrum Master in a scaled Scrum environment based on LeSS
- Responsible for 1 Scrum and 2 Kanban teams
- Defining dynamic product development processes using the Kanban method
- Improving existing software development processes to establish a customer-specific agile process
- Preparing, following up, and facilitating Kanban meetings (Daily, Retro, Planning, Refinement, and Estimation)
- Identifying and removing impediments during the project and creating and maintaining a backlog of improvements
- Defining a metric to show changes in development speed
- Setting up agile development processes to improve speed and quality
- Improving story quality using the INVEST method
- Identifying common time wasters and defining measures to reduce them
- Enhancing team processes to increase performance
Aug 2018 - Jun 2020
1 year 11 monthsScrum Master
Self-employed
- Scrum Master in a scaled Scrum environment with 6 teams
- Introducing and further developing agile methods for a development team
- Facilitating Scrum meetings
- Coaching teams and colleagues in agile practices
- Co-introducing scaled Scrum processes
- Introducing cross-team Scrum meetings
- Coaching the new Product Owner with a focus on cross-team user stories and backlog management
- Supporting the team in meeting sprint goals
- Assisting in removing impediments inside and outside the team
- Mediating team conflicts (Nonviolent Communication according to Rosenberg)
- Developing conflict resolution skills in the team (5 Dysfunctions, Team Clock, NVC, etc.)
- Designing and conducting tailored retrospectives
- Optimizing team communication via MS Teams, Jira, and Confluence
Feb 2015 - Jul 2018
3 years 6 monthsExecutive Assistant in an agile environment
Self-employed
- Transitioning office organization to an agile approach
- Organizing work by agile principles: working in sprints, planning poker, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, Kanban boards
- Taking on Scrum Master tasks
- Project controlling
- Budget planning
- Managing several external service providers (e.g., payroll)
- Managing and optimizing recruiting processes
- Office management including budget responsibility
Oct 2013 - Jan 2015
1 year 4 monthsProject Management
Self-employed
- Managing multiple projects in business development, mergers & acquisitions, and business growth
- Conducting market analysis
- Assisting in developing business plans
- Leading workshops
Jan 2010 - Sep 2013
3 years 9 monthsEnd-customer consultant
Self-employed
- Development of custom service packages for clients
- Organizing work in classic line management with flexible goals
Skills
Agile Mindset
Project Management
Scrum (Psm I Certified)
Agile Management
Organizational, Team, And Leadership Development
Conflict Moderation
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Kubuntu), Ios
Office: Ms Office, Libreoffice, Google Docs/sheets
Tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops, Sharepoint, Redmine (Ticket System), Git, Miro
Communication: Outlook, Thunderbird, Ms Teams, Slack, Google Calendar, Whatsapp
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
AdvancedEducation
Hamburg Wandsbek Tax Office
Hamburg, Germany
University of Hamburg
Bachelor of Arts, Market-Oriented Management · Socioeconomics · Hamburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)
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