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Thore (A.) Von Stürmer

Agile Coach, (interim) Scrum Master

Thore Von Stürmer
Hamburg, Germany

Experience

Jan 2024 - Jul 2024
7 months
Hamburg, Germany

Agile Coach, (interim) Scrum Master

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Interim support for two teams as Scrum Master
  • Setting up and initial support of CoPs (Communities of Practice)
  • Establishing processes and decision-making structures around the CoPs
  • Workshops to refine the 'Agile' CoP
  • Facilitation of SAFe ceremonies
  • Further development and customization of the SAFe framework for the client organization
  • Development of an innovation process

Approach/Methods:

  • Scrum
  • SAFe
  • Design and facilitation of workshops
  • Design Thinking
  • Servant Leadership
May 2022 - Present
3 years 11 months
Hamburg, Germany

Consultant, Epic Owner

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Leading several blueprinting teams (both functionally and in process) across different areas (e.g., Customer Selfcare, Agent Care, API)
  • Responsibility for partner processes via an API gateway in one of Europe's largest transformation projects
  • Blueprinting of functionalities
  • Functional and technical definition, conceptualization, and detailed design of API processes
  • Design and creation of acceptance test specifications
  • Consulting on and conceptualization of component development
  • Coordination and execution of final acceptance tests before go-live

Approach/Methods:

  • Requirements Management
  • BPMN
  • Lean blueprinting
  • Stakeholder management in an international project context
Mar 2021 - May 2022
1 year 3 months
Hamburg, Germany

Consultant, Business Analyst

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Functional and technical design of inbound and outbound collection processes across multiple standard systems
  • Development and visualization of financial and claims processes
  • Analysis and advising on the specification of new requirements based on the new business model
  • Implementation of a standard software for the subsidiary ledger of an insurance company
  • Integration of the roadmap into the SAFe framework
  • Interface management
  • Project controlling
  • Management sparring with stakeholders
  • Prioritization of new developments and presentation in the QBR
  • Development of reporting and quality measures
  • Evaluation and prioritization of defects for the legacy claims system

Approach/Methods:

  • Facilitating workshops
  • Management sparring
  • BPMN process visualization
  • Requirements management
  • Defect management
Jan 2020 - Mar 2021
1 year 3 months
Hamburg, Germany

Scrum Master, Consultant, Agile Coach

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Implementation of the SAFe framework in enterprise IT with about 100 people
  • Interface management
  • Requirements management
  • Coaching of Product Owners
  • Founding and initial support of CoPs (Communities of Practice)
  • Establishing processes and decision-making structures around the CoPs
  • Workshops to refine the 'Agile' CoP
  • Facilitation of SAFe ceremonies
  • Further development and customization of the SAFe framework for the client organization
  • Development of an innovation process
  • Management sparring with stakeholders
  • Scrum Master for three development teams
  • Building an 'Agile Leadership' team to develop agility in the company
  • Developing workshops to introduce and deepen the understanding of Scrum/SAFe

Approach/Methods:

  • BPMN process visualization
  • Stakeholder management
  • Close collaboration with internal Product Owners and Scrum Masters, daily sparring sessions
Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
5 months
Hamburg, Germany

Product Owner, Business Analyst, Coach, Consultant

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Design of a new platform solution
  • Requirements management (including refinement and change management)
  • Interface management
  • Coordination with various departments and stakeholders
  • Creation of user stories
  • Prioritization of features

Approach/Methods:

  • Facilitating workshops
  • Stakeholder management
  • Incident management
Apr 2019 - May 2020
1 year 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

Project Manager, Consultant, Analyst

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Project management for the establishment of an international manufacturing company site
  • Coordination of funding applications
  • Time and cost planning
  • Handling various approval processes
  • Creating a start-up phase plan in collaboration with the person responsible

Approach/Methods:

  • Stakeholder management
  • Continuous adjustment of the project plan
Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
6 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Consultant

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Designing a solution to monitor manufacturing processes
  • Requirements analysis
  • Writing user stories
  • Project setup and supporting the Product Owner

Approach/Methods:

  • Workshops with customer stakeholders
  • Developing a product vision & creating an environmental analysis
  • Documenting requirements/processes in Jira/Confluence
  • Maintaining the product backlog/refinement
Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
9 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Product Owner, Consultant

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Designing an inventory management system for the financial subsidiary of an insurance company
  • Requirements analysis and management
  • Refinement & change management
  • Preparing master data
  • Developing end-to-end processes
  • Interface management
  • Coordination with various departments/stakeholders of the parent company
  • Technical development of microservices in an SDA environment
  • Creating user stories
  • Prioritization and versioning
  • Coaching the client-side Product Owner

Approach/Methods:

  • Workshops with different business unit stakeholders
  • Developing the product vision & creating an environmental analysis
  • Documenting requirements and processes in Jira/Confluence
  • Maintaining the product backlog/refinement
  • Agile approach using Scrum
Feb 2017 - Dec 2017
11 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Product Owner, Consultant

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Designing an app to support retail and increase customer loyalty
  • Supporting idea development
  • Requirements analysis and management
  • Process development focusing on authentication and payment
  • Designing with GDPR compliance in mind

Approach/Methods:

  • Customer workshops
  • Developing a detailed concept
  • Ongoing evaluation of development progress with the customer
  • Maintaining the product backlog/refinement
  • Agile approach using Scrum
Jun 2016 - Feb 2017
9 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Consultant

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Conducting a market analysis and developing sales strategies and sales channels
  • Consulting on spinning off a project into a new company

Approach/Methods:

  • Regular workshops
  • Creating a Business Model Canvas
Mar 2016 - Jul 2018
2 years 5 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Product Owner, Overall Project Manager (internal)

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Functional development of news apps as a licensed product for three publishing groups
  • Product management
  • Innovation management & development of digitization strategies
  • Requirements management (incl. refinement and change management)
  • Interface management
  • Customer support as the main point of contact under SLAs
  • Budget planning/project controlling
  • GDPR consulting

Approach/Methods:

  • Cross-customer workshops
  • Regular coordination with customers and other service providers
  • Continuous creation and adjustment of user stories in Jira
  • Agile approach
Feb 2016 - Mar 2018
2 years 2 months
Hamburg, Germany

Business Analyst, Consultant, Overall Project Manager

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Designing a vocational training platform
  • Developing digitization strategies for vocational training
  • Requirements management
  • Designing the overall solution and release planning
  • Overall project management (incl. budget planning/project controlling)
  • Advising on the founding of a joint venture including support in developing a business plan
  • Developing a sales strategy

Approach/Methods:

  • Customer workshops
  • Defining a product vision
  • Conducting an environment analysis
  • Preparing the overall concept
  • Maintaining the product backlog/refinement
  • Process analysis and visualization
  • Project management based on Prince2
  • Project audit of the development project
Jun 2015 - Mar 2016
10 months
Hamburg, Germany

Consultant, Project Manager

vsquadrat GmbH

  • Consulting for a business association in the cruise industry
  • Mediating between stakeholders and political institutions
  • Leading international market research projects

Approach/Methods:

  • Workshops with various stakeholders
  • Project management based on Prince2
  • Developing position papers

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Information Technology (8 years), Professional Services (4 years), Media and Entertainment (2.5 years), Insurance (2 years), Education (2 years), and Manufacturing (1.5 years).

Information Technology
Professional Services
Media and Entertainment
Insurance
Education
Manufacturing

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Project Management (10 years), Product Development (8 years), Information Technology (8 years), Customer Service (2.5 years), Strategy (2 years), and Quality Assurance (1 year).

Project Management
Product Development
Information Technology
Customer Service
Strategy
Quality Assurance

Skills

  • Agile Coach
  • Scrum Master
  • Product Owner
  • Business Analyst
  • Requirements Manager
  • Process Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Safe
  • Less
  • Scrum
  • Kanban
  • Prince2
  • Design Thinking
  • Prototyping
  • Bpmn
  • Uml
  • Project Audits
  • Miro
  • Trello
  • Jira/confluence

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

B.A. · Civil Law/Political Science

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Where is Thore based?

Thore is based in Hamburg, Germany.

What languages does Thore speak?

Thore speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Thore have?

Thore has at least 10 years of experience. During this time, Thore has worked in at least 11 different roles and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 9 months. Note that Thore may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Thore be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Thore would be well-suited for roles such as: Agile Coach, (interim) Scrum Master, Consultant, Epic Owner, Consultant, Business Analyst.

What is Thore's latest experience?

Thore's most recent position is Agile Coach, (interim) Scrum Master at vsquadrat GmbH.

What companies has Thore worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Thore has worked for vsquadrat GmbH.

Which industries is Thore most experienced in?

Thore is most experienced in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, Media, and Entertainment and Publishing. Thore also has some experience in Education, Insurance, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Thore most experienced in?

Thore is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Product Development. Thore also has some experience in Customer Service, Strategy and Planning, and Quality Assurance (QA).

Which industries has Thore worked in recently?

Thore has recently worked in industries like Information Technology (IT), Professional Services, and Insurance.

Which business areas has Thore worked in recently?

Thore has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Product Development.

What is Thore's education?

Thore holds a Bachelor in Civil Law/Political Science.

What is the availability of Thore?

Thore is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Thore?

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