Marc L. - Senior Scrum Master

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Munich, Germany

Experience

Dec 2024 - Present

11 months

Senior Scrum Master

ITZBund

Building a product-centric organization based on Scrum
Promoting a leadership culture
Setting up structures for agile teams
Training the mindset for a product-centric way of working
Establishing a definition of done
Embedding team responsibility
Using ConceptBoard as a tool for workshops, retrospectives, and training

Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

6 months

Scrum Master and Senior Agile Coach

Ippen Digital

Evolving the agile way of working in the Data/Platform directorate
Coaching leaders and employees

Jan 2023 - Jun 2024

1 year 6 months

Senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach

MHP (Porsche)

Shifting from a project-based to a product-centric way of working
Developing the leadership culture
Training the mindset for a product-centric way of working
Establishing a definition of done
Embedding team responsibility

Oct 2022 - May 2023

8 months

Team Coach / Agile Coach

Bosch

Evolving the agile way of working based on SAFe
Introducing a Kanban-based process for continuous improvement
Promoting understanding of agile methodology
Facilitating the agile process
Coaching the development team in self-organization and cross-functionality
Providing tools and methods from the agile environment
Communicating with management and stakeholders
Encouraging self-organization and cross-team coordination
Creating and evolving the definition of done
Conducting maturity assessments
Change management
One-on-one coaching
Creating a skills matrix
Coaching the Product Owner
Tracking metrics (KPIs)
Advising on organizational changes
Onboarding new team members
Planning team capacity

Apr 2022 - Sep 2022

6 months

Senior Scrum Master

RTL / CBC

Advancing team autonomy
Advising on Scrum adoption in the organization
Coaching the development team in Scrum-based self-organization and cross-functionality
Working with two teams and coordinating with management to develop the leadership culture
Promoting understanding of agile methodology
Facilitating the agile process
Communicating with management and stakeholders
Encouraging self-organization and cross-team coordination
Conducting maturity assessments
Change management
Coaching teams
Creating and evolving the definition of done
One-on-one coaching
Creating a skills matrix
Coaching the Product Owner
Tracking metrics (KPIs)
Advising on organizational changes
Onboarding new team members
Planning team capacity

Oct 2021 - Apr 2022

7 months

Senior Agile Coach at ART / program level

Porsche AG

Improvement of collaboration
Further development of the Agile way of working based on SAFe
Introduction of a Kanban-based process for continuous improvement with management
One-on-one coaching
Leadership coaching
Team coaching
Conducting workshops

Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

5 months

Senior Agile Coach

BMW Group AG / Berylls

Holistic transformation of sales processes
Advice on agile mindset and methods
Coaching events with end customers
Development of a plan for a structured approach model for the end customer
Communication with management and stakeholders

Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

10 months

Senior Scrum Master (2 Teams)

Volkswagen Cariad

Further development of the Agile way of working based on SAFe
Coaching the development team in self-organization and cross-functionality
Addressing cross-cutting topics with the RTEs
Promotion of understanding of Agile methodology
Execution of the agile process
Application of Kanban principles
Communication with management and stakeholders
Promotion of self-organization and cross-team coordination
Creation and further development of the Definition of Done
Conducting maturity assessments
Change management
Coaching of individuals
Creation of a skill matrix
Coaching of the Product Owner
Tracking of key metrics (KPIs)
Consulting on organizational changes
Integration of new employees
Planning of team capacity

May 2020 - Nov 2020

7 months

Senior Scrum Master for 2 teams and management coach

Schwäbisch Hall Kreditservice

Coaching the development team in self-organization and cross-functionality
Advising on the introduction of Scrum in the organization
Implementing the Scrum Master role for the Financing Platform and Banking Workplace teams
Introducing a Kanban-based process for continuous improvement at the organizational level
Advising on test automation

Feb 2020 - Apr 2020

3 months

Consultant and systemic coach

Toom / Rewe

Conducting Scrum and Agile training sessions
Coaching leadership regarding agility criteria
Supporting management in establishing continuous improvement based on Kanban
Coaching two teams to establish a Scrum-based way of working

Oct 2019 - Jan 2020

4 months

Senior Agile Coach

Accenture

Conducting training sessions and workshops for Accenture and its clients (Scrum, DevOps, Coaching, Kanban)
Mentoring Accenture's Agile Coaches

Feb 2019 - May 2019

4 months

Scrum / Agile Coach

European Communication Telecoms

Supporting teams in establishing a Scrum-based way of working
Implementing the Scrum Master role for 3 teams
Planning and facilitating Scrum events
Using Kanban for a continuous improvement process at management level
Coaching Product Owners on structuring the backlog and questioning their decision-making authority
Guiding management in reflection on opportunities and risks
Advising management on defining meaningful metrics

Dec 2018 - Feb 2019

3 months

Agile & Organisational Design Coach

EnBW

Supporting executive management in the department's transition
Introducing a Kanban-based working model
Conducting workshops to build intrinsic motivation for change
Assisting in evaluating Scrum
Helping define a customer-focused way of working based on Kanban

May 2018 - Oct 2018

6 months

Agile & Organisational Design Coach, Scrum Master

Allianz Technology GmbH

Providing structured coaching to the organisation following LeSS Rules and Guidelines
Planning and facilitating Scrum events
Coaching Scrum Masters (India)
Conducting workshops (Product Discovery Workshop, Feature Team Adoption Map Workshop)
Coaching the Product Owner (stakeholder management, representing the business perspective, simplifying Jira, delegating tasks to teams)
Advising on implementing a DevOps strategy
Acting as Scrum Master for a feature team

Jan 2018 - May 2018

5 months

Agile Coach Program Level / Scrum Master for 1 Team

ESG GmbH

Advising on orchestrating the agile transition
Coaching internal staff
Coaching leaders to redefine their roles
Establishing an Agile Transition Board and an Organisational Improvement Board
Applying and coaching LeSS principles
Planning and facilitating Scrum events
Delivering training for Scrum Masters, teams, and Product Owners
Coaching the quality manager on switching to an agile quality strategy
Leading a distributed team as Scrum Master

Jul 2017 - Dec 2017

6 months

Agile Coach Program Level / Scrum Master for ABSi Program

Allianz Technology

Scrum Master for a Product Area (3 Teams)
ABSi Program Coach LeSS Adoption
Planning and conducting Scrum events
Coaching Scrum Masters and Product Owners
Inclusion of stakeholders in the delivery process
Agile Guiding Coalition Self-designing Teams Workshop
Transition from component teams to feature teams
Coaching Whole Product Focus CoPs
Conducting workshops and trainings

Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

3 months

Agile Quality Coach

Interhyp Group

ATDD/BDD with Serenity and Cucumber
Developing a cross-squad test strategy for the microservices architecture
Coaching teams to develop a dedicated test strategy by tailoring the cross-team test strategy
Cross-team coaching on implementing specific test types: CDC, Consumer Driven Contracts
Coaching Scrum Masters
Coaching teams on implementing their test strategy
Coaching to establish a squad cockpit (team maturity assessment), aligned with company goals
Advising on mirroring leadership culture: information hiding
Advising on optimizing the burndown chart and setting WIP limits
Raising awareness of the value of an enterprise agile coach tool stack: Git, Jenkins, Gradle, Groovy, Spring Cloud, Spring Boot, SonarQube, JUnit, Java 8

Oct 2016 - Apr 2017

7 months

Senior Agile Coach

Adidas Group, Digital IT, Consumer Engagement and Analytics

Advising on transforming Digital IT to implement agile practices
Advising on structuring products according to business value
Advising on building a culture of collaboration between IT and the business
Conducting training on Scrum concepts and the PO and SM roles
Coaching and shadowing Scrum Masters to develop the right mindset and improve team self-organization
Interim Scrum Master
Conducting kick-off workshops
Coaching Product Area Leaders to transform from senior project managers to servant leaders
LEGO-based Scrum workshop focused on iterative delivery of customer value and the MVP idea
Advising on implementing a Jira-based agile user story workflow
Assessing agile maturity using questionnaires