Jörn hendrik Ast - Agile Coach

Recommended expert

Berlin, Germany

Experience

Jul 2022 - Apr 2024

1 year 10 months

Agile Coach

50Hertz Transmission GmbH

Strategic development, implementation and training of an agile working model for the SuedOstLink project in civil engineering/lines
Developed a scaled-agile working model for values, roles, events, artefacts and workflows
Led four delivery teams (48 members), five product owners and three agile masters
Developed scaled-agile product development strategies according to Scrum, LeSS and the New Work Heroes transformation helix
Moderated the SOL Planning Workshop for 100+ participants (PI planning according to SAFe)
Coached managers in structuring work packages and preparing the planning board
Coached and mentored three agile masters in a scaled-agile environment (4+ delivery teams)
Moderated scaled agile events: Sprint Planning I-III, Multiteam Refinement II, Sprint Review, overall team retrospective
Supported stakeholder management and strategic alignment with project partners (Inge, ARGE, NKT GmbH)
Developed metrics for measurability according to agile product development
Moderated workshops, training and coaching for the overall project
Tools and methods: LeSS, SAFe, Product Ownership, Scrum Mastery, Systems Thinking, User Story Mapping, Teamhood, Miro, Kanban, Flight Level

Mar 2021 - Nov 2023

2 years 9 months

Agile Coach

adidas AG

Coached the product area Customer Experience & Commerce in a scaled agile environment with 300 teams
Provided clarity on agile maturity using the adidas Success Framework with 30+ metrics covering setup, planning, cooperation, DevOps and continuous delivery
Collaborated with international Agile Coaches team and conducted OKR consulting and workshops
Implemented LeSS principles focusing on cross-team events: Product Team Refinement, Product Team Planning, Global Reviews
Provided leadership coaching for new agile roles, stakeholder management through mapping and personal coaching sessions
Created the Agile Playbook in Confluence for onboarding, and implemented Flow Metrics and Flight Level methodologies
Tools and methods: Scrum Mastery, LeSS, OKRs, User Story Mapping, Jira, Confluence, Upraise, Advanced Roadmap, EazyBI, Flow Framework, Flight Level

Aug 2020 - Aug 2021

1 year 1 month

Agile Coach

yello Strom GmbH

Coached the Digital Platforms cluster and four associated teams in a scaled agile environment
Supported business modeling, pivoting and growth hacking using Lean Startup for existing and new models
Developed customer journeys according to customer experience/centricity models
Coached in Yello Agile Flow: events, artifacts, roles, Scrum Mastery, impact/story mapping, scaled Scrum/SoS
Provided one-on-one coaching for the business owner and product owners
Conducted 'coronability' coaching and remote work sessions on pandemic-related 100% home office impact
Tools and methods: Scrum Mastery, OKRs, Lean Startup, Business Modeling, Investment Portfolio Modeling, Azure DevOps, Flight Levels

Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

5 months

Facilitator and Coach

Diverse/ Coronability Support

Facilitated creative workshops and team coaching for multiple clients
DCSO GmbH: three-part strategy workshop with leadership team for upcoming investment round
PROLAN Datensysteme GmbH: user story mapping workshop for CRM pitch for Amnesty International
AVM GmbH/Fritz!Box: Idea Loop creative workshop for Instagram content strategy
Eisenschmidt Consulting Crew: Idea Loop workshop for MAIN7 online course launch strategy
AWIN AG: Coronability team coaching for 24 remote executives
design for human nature: coronability team workshop

Dec 2019 - Mar 2020

4 months

Agile Coach

adidas AG

Coached the Digital Asset Management product area with four product teams and distributed IT teams
Moderated agile events and coached artifact usage (Scrum Mastery)
Collaborated with a 20-person Agile Coaches team across four locations to conceive and implement an internal Agile Maturity Framework
Conducted OKR consulting: workshops with teams and management, developed method from OKRs to backlog
Facilitated workshops on Definition of Ready/Done, user story mapping, story cutting, magic estimation, UAC, backlog workshops, Jira sprint boards and labeling
Provided leadership coaching for agile roles, stakeholder mapping and personal coaching sessions
Tools and methods: Scrum Mastery, OKRs, User Story Mapping, Jira, Confluence

Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

5 months

Agile Coach

HUK Coburg

Coached the agile transition for two Scrum teams of the Platform 4.0 project
Moderated agile events and coached artifact usage (Scrum Mastery)
Conducted product backlog workshops, coached agile roles fulfillment, story cutting, magic estimation, user acceptance criteria definition
Designed and moderated workshops: Agile Thinking, Scrum Method, User Story Mapping
Tools and methods: Scrum Mastery, User Story Mapping, Jira, Confluence

Apr 2018 - Jun 2019

1 year 3 months

Agile Coach

Volkswagen AG

Coached the agile transition of the MOD4/ID3 Neo ID3 project with 1,500 partners and 50+ teams under SAFe
Coached on agile requirements: user story cutting, estimates, acceptance criteria definition
Collaborated with 15 Agile Coaches to conceive and implement an Agile Maturity Framework
Designed and moderated workshops: Scrum/SAFe Framework, Agile Requirements, User Story Mapping
Moderated agile events and coached artifact usage (Scrum Mastery)
Supported PI-Planning for 1,500+ participants and workshops with feature teams and international dev teams
Conducted integration workshops with markets (North America, China) and brands (Seat, Skoda) in Wolfsburg and Prague
Tools and methods: Scrum Mastery, SAFe, User Story Mapping, Jira, Confluence

Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

4 months

Agile Coach and Facilitator

Daimler AG

Designed and facilitated internal leadership roadshow workshops for Mercedes Benz Trucks on Design Thinking and innovation
Facilitated strategy workshops for the Leadership 2020 initiative and coached a groupwide employee Swarm
Tools and methods: Scrum Mastery, Service Design, Facilitation

May 2017 - Aug 2017

4 months

Scrum Master (Hospitation)

idealo Internet GmbH

Moderated dailies, weeklies and retrospectives
Assisted in sprint planning and accompanied Agile Coaches in huddles
Tools and methods: Scrum, Kanban

Summary

44-year-old, father of a 16-year-old daughter, Author, Filmmaker and Podcaster at New Work Heroes, Kundalini Yoga

Skills

Agile Coaching
Less Certified Practitioner (Clp Less.works)
Scrum Master (Csm Scrum Alliance)
Product Owner (Cpo Scrum Alliance)
Pi-planning Moderator
Author
Keynote Speaker
Large Scale Scrum (More Less Than Safe)
Agile Coaching
Lean Startup Method
Okr Master
Automotive
Construction
Energy
Fmcg
Tech-startups
Tourism
Insurances
Wholesale

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

Portuguese

Advanced

Education

Oct 2005 - Sep 2006

University of Hamburg

Bachelor of Arts · Sociology · Hamburg, Germany

Aug 1999 - Feb 2002

Dirala Blankeneser Werkstätten GmbH

Interior decorator apprenticeship · Hamburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

LeSS Certified Practitioner

Lean Sherpas GmbH

Certified Product Owner

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Need a freelancer? Find your match in seconds.

Try FRATCH GPT

Similar Freelancers

Discover other experts with similar qualifications and experience

René Pfisterer

Experience

Agile Coach

50Hertz Transmission GmbH

Agile Coach

adidas AG

Agile Coach

yello Strom GmbH

Facilitator and Coach

Diverse/ Coronability Support

Agile Coach

adidas AG

Agile Coach

HUK Coburg

Agile Coach

Volkswagen AG

Agile Coach and Facilitator

Daimler AG

Scrum Master (Hospitation)

idealo Internet GmbH

Summary

Skills

Languages

Education

University of Hamburg

Bachelor of Arts · Sociology · Hamburg, Germany

Dirala Blankeneser Werkstätten GmbH

Interior decorator apprenticeship · Hamburg, Germany

Certifications & licenses

LeSS Certified Practitioner

Lean Sherpas GmbH

Certified Product Owner

Scrum Alliance

Certified Scrum Master

Scrum Alliance

Similar Freelancers

Founder and CEO

Product Owner

CTO, Partner, Agile Coach, Product Owner

Professional Scrum Master I

Team Coach / Agile, Scrum, Business Strategy

Agile Transformation Coach

CRM System Implementation Project Lead Microsoft Dynamics 365, Freelance

Interim IAM Product Owner (Identity Management)

Senior Agile Coach

Agile Coach / Agile Project Management

Senior Full Stack and AI Engineer

Scrum Master & Agile Coach

BusinessPO X4 (Product Owner & X4 Developer)

Freelance Lead Scrum Master / Agile Coach

Public Speaker

Founding Partner & Change and Crisis Consultant

Consultant, Coach, Trainer

Transformation Consultant

Project Manager

Atlassian Specialist E2E Processes

Freelance Product Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master & Agile Coach

Freelance Senior Product Owner

COO & Co-Founder

Founder

Agile Coach & Senior Scrum Master

Agile Transition Consultant

SME Enterprise Agility & Multi-Project Management

Senior Consultant & Facilitator

Business Analyst

Product Owner | Risk & Data Analytics