Matthias (C.) Bullmahn
Lecturer
Experience
Apr 2023 - Present
2 years 4 monthsLecturer
DIPLOMA, private University / Werra Digital
- Project language German / English
- Creation and delivery of the "Digital Leadership" module for the state ministry-funded certification "Digital Management and Digital Value Creation"
- In preparation: taking on the "Digital Leadership" module in the master's program
Oct 2022 - Apr 2023
7 monthsInterim Transformation Manager
Hidden Champion / Software for gas stations
- Coaching levels C-1, C-2, project management, department heads, team leads, teams
- Project: implementation of Lean Portfolio Management and further development of agile transformation with SAFe
- Project language German / English
- Analysis of the 200+ existing business units regarding the introduction of a product-focused organization
- Consulting and coaching of executive management on implementing Lean Portfolio Management
- Support for the Lean Portfolio Manager in further developing agile transformation with SAFe
- Training and coaching of all employees
Jul 2022 - Present
3 years 1 monthTrainer (SAFe)
World’s leading/largest IT consulting firm
- Training levels C-1, C-2, project managers, department heads, team leads
- Languages German / English
- Delivering SAFe training for European executives
Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
9 monthsInterim Transformation Manager
Leading automotive manufacturer
- Coaching levels C-2, C-3, project managers, department heads, team leads, developers
- Project: R&D division, data platform for future car generations, €80 million budget
- Project language German
- Analysis of the 80+ existing projects regarding agile ways of working and evaluation of SAFe adoption
- Then training/coaching of leadership and teams to introduce more agile ways of working
- Support in tendering projects to be run in an agile (SAFe) manner
Jul 2021 - Oct 2021
4 monthsInterim Transformation Manager
Automotive consortium, 28 companies
- Coaching levels project managers, department heads, team leads, developers
- Project: European data exchange platform for the automotive sector, 500+ people, 5 Agile Release Trains and portfolio level, €250 million budget
- Project language German
- Preparing an Agile Release Train (80+ people) for the first PI Planning, training and coaching of key roles (RTE, PM, SA, SE, PO)
- Supporting product management in creating the backlog, defining the vision, collaborating with team product owners and prioritization
Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
4 monthsSAFe Agile Coach
Global leading pharma company
- Coaching levels project managers, department heads, team leads
- Project: SAP S/4 HANA greenfield implementation, 600+ people, €1 billion budget
- Project language English
- MVP for the agile playbook, defining "agile ways of working", developing the training curriculum, stakeholder management, support in vendor RFP process, handover to client, product roadmap and coaching of product manager
Feb 2021 - Jun 2021
5 monthsInterim Transformation Manager
Local energy provider
- Coaching levels board members, senior department heads, department heads, staff
- Project: complete transformation of all IT processes to e.g., SAP Energy Cloud, Salesforce, Windows 10 and Office 365
- Project language German
- Review of all supplier contracts and translation into process descriptions / job profiles / value profiles to clarify services and create a decision template regarding insourcing/outsourcing
- Preparation of documents for a Europe-wide tender
- Developing a change concept
- Project stopped due to political reasons
Dec 2020 - Present
4 years 8 monthsSolingen, Germany
Coach
Solingen Startup & Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG
- Project: Bergsteiger Accelerator
- Project language German
- Initial team check-up regarding startup skills and team dynamics
- Supporting teams with individual coaching (including negotiation)
Oct 2020 - Present
4 years 10 monthsDortmund, Germany
Instructional Designer / Trainer
steLLLa Academy / IHK Dortmund
- Project: Agile Transformation Coach (IHK certified)
- Project language German
- Co-design of Germany's first IHK certification course
- Also responsible for dedicated design and delivery of the following training units: Train-the-Trainer, talent development, executive coaching
Jun 2020 - Present
5 years 2 monthsSAFe Trainer
Leading consultancy for agile (SAFe) transformations
- Project language German / English
- SAFe training for the consulting firm's clients
May 2020 - Aug 2020
4 monthsGermany
HybridLean-Agile Coach / Workstream Lead
Food industry group for process technology and components
- Coaching levels team, program, C-1
- Project: SAP consolidation from 60+ systems to a single S/4 HANA system
- Method: hybrid agile / SAFe
- Number of people/region: 200+, global
- Project languages German, English
- Staff management: 2 agile coaches, 2 scrum masters
- Developing implementation strategy and supporting creation of team and program backlogs
- Selecting an agile project management tool
- Preparing the big room planning and configuring stakeholder-specific training and coaching
- Defining the KPIs
Jan 2020 - Apr 2020
4 monthsGermany
HybridLean-Agile Coach
Global leading German automaker
- Coaching levels program, team
- Project: global SAP finance/controlling template
- Method: hybrid agile / focused build
- Number of people/region: 400+, global
- Project languages English, German
- Stopped due to COVID-19 crisis
Aug 2019 - Nov 2019
4 monthsInterim Transformation Manager
Statutory health insurance
- Coaching levels team, program, C, C-1
- Project: introduction of agile ways of working
- Methods including SAFe, Scrum, Kanban
- Number of people: 400
- Project language German
- Preparation, support during execution and follow-up of the first two big room planning events
Jul 2019 - Jul 2019
1 monthGermany
Proposal Lead
Leading European aircraft manufacturer
- Project: proposal to win the contract for the next 3 years to be responsible for all Scrum Master and Kanban training
- Number of people/region: 5 (CEOs and senior managers) from France and Germany
- Project language English
- Preparation, coordination and execution of the on-site proposal pitch
- Result: 2nd place; reason: cost; client feedback: best presentation under time (35 minutes instead of 60 minutes)
Jun 2019 - Dec 2019
7 monthsGermany
Agile Coach / SAFe Release Train Engineer
Mechanical engineering / global energy service provider
- Coaching levels team, program, C, C-1
- Project: global Salesforce rollout for the customer journey
- Method: SAFe (Essential)
- Number of people/region: 180+, 14 offices worldwide
- Project languages German, English
- SAFe introduction including 2 PI planning workshops, responsibility as RTE for 2 PIs and handover to client counterpart
- Training and coaching at all levels
- Coaching the product manager on backlog creation, roadmap and prioritization
May 2019 - May 2019
1 monthUnited Kingdom
HybridLead Agile Coach / Ramp-Up Support
Leading British telecommunications company
- Coaching levels CFO, C-1, program
- Project: SAP S/4 HANA transformation
- Method: hybrid agile
- Number of people/region: 300+
- Project language English
- Securing decision for a hybrid approach
- The original idea was to implement 100% SAFe
Jan 2019 - May 2019
5 monthsAustria
HybridScrum Master for 2 teams
Leading Austrian insurance company
- Coaching levels team, board (CIO)
- Project: consolidation of all SAP systems
- Method: hybrid agile
- Number of people/region: 150+
- Project languages German (AT)
- Optimized team flow, increased empowerment and impediment visibility, optimized metrics
- Success: after this, Agility Health Radar for measuring agile transformation and SAFe was introduced company-wide (50+ teams) at C-1 level
Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
10 monthsLatvia
SAFe Portfolio Coach
Global leading German specialty insurer
- Coaching levels portfolio, C-1
- Project: SAP HANA native development program
- Method: SAFe
- Number of people/region: 250+, global
- Project languages English, German
- Staff management: 4 agile coaches
- Implemented SAFe with 2 Agile Release Trains, coordinated activities at portfolio level for outcome-oriented prioritization of work packages (epics), and coached epic owners
- Optimized flow and reduced impediments
- Set up a LACE (Lean-Agile Center of Excellence) team and handed it over to the client
- Training and coaching up to C-1 level and on-site training in Latvia for the development teams
- Coaching product management on roadmap, feasibility, backlog creation, prioritization
Dec 2017 - Mar 2018
4 monthsGermany
Lean-Agile Coach
Global leading integrated technology company
- Coaching levels team, program
- Project: consolidation of six different SAP BI systems into a single new system
- Method: SAFe, tailored
- Number of people/region: 50+, global
- Project languages English, German
- Preparations to start the project agile, training at all levels, on-site training and coaching in India, support in backlog creation and definition/implementation of metrics, preparation and execution of PI planning
Nov 2017 - Jan 2021
3 years 3 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Senior SAP Lean-Agile Coach/Consultant/Trainer, member of leadership team of SAP Delivery Excellence Domain, Value Stream Lead
Accenture Technology GmbH
- Member of the leadership team for the SAP Delivery Excellence Domain
- Founded and developed the department as part of the leadership team, established and led the "Customer Success" value stream
- Consulting, coaching, training, and advisory for large-scale SAP projects
- Staff management: 5-8 (depending on the role)
- Responsible for recruiting (approx. 35 hires) and sales (average annual chargeability of 85%)
- Designed and launched the world's first SAP-Agile Academy for staff from manager level to meet Agile Delivery requirements (2018)
- Trained participants as lean-agile experts in bootcamps, co-developed the (financial) concept, served as trainer and mentor
- Developed a training academy for the open market to offer the ICAgile-certified and self-developed three-day "SAP Delivery Agility Fundamentals" training and other courses outside Accenture to open new revenue and networking sources
- Further developed my SAP-Agile talent incubator "Jump Start" to increase maturity of newcomers in the lean-agile space
- Coaching/mentoring of four colleagues in their career paths within Accenture as a "career counselor," using OKRs, among other methods
- Conducted a coaching experiment with five people inside and outside Accenture to improve agile leadership skills (after self-funded Hogan Assessment certification in 2020)
Aug 2017 - Present
8 yearsDüsseldorf, Germany
Owner, Interim Transformation Manager, SkAgil Podcast, Negotiation Expert, Pinkelephant.coach
WIRk:faktoren
- Interim Transformation Manager for (scaled) transformations
- SkAgil podcast – topic: scaled agile transformations
- Negotiation expert
- Harvard, FBI negotiation concept
- Supporting executives/companies in preparation, execution and retrospective of negotiations
- Pinkelephant.coach
- Supporting women in salary & fee negotiations
Jan 2017 - Oct 2017
10 monthsEschborn, Germany
Senior Salesforce Consultant
entero AG
Jul 2014 - Dec 2016
2 years 6 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
SAP FI/CO Consultant
Accenture Technology GmbH
Mar 2013 - Jun 2014
1 year 4 monthsPforzheim, Germany
CRM Consultant (ITML>CRM)
ITML GmbH
Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
7 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Account Manager – Executive Search
division one
Oct 2010 - Dec 2011
1 year 3 monthsDüsseldorf, Germany
Sales Associate
K2 Partnering Solutions
- Placement of freelance SAP consultants
Apr 2006 - Sep 2009
3 years 6 monthsStuhr, Germany
Freelance Tour Guide
TUI Wolters
- Lofoten / Channel Islands
Nov 2003 - Mar 2004
5 monthsCologne, Germany
Service Staff
Diskotheken Klapsmühle/Neuschwanstein
Jan 2003 - Oct 2003
10 monthsEmmerich, Germany
Sales Representative for ERP Software
KDT Internet GmbH
Oct 2002 - Dec 2002
3 monthsKamp-Lintfort, Germany
System Technician
D-Consult
Apr 2002 - Sep 2002
6 monthsEssen, Germany
Freelance IT Manager
DATEV e. G.
- for 2 DATEV sites and 5 training centers
Jul 2001 - Feb 2002
8 monthsMonheim am Rhein, Germany
Sales Representative for ERP Software
Hausmann & Wynen DV GmbH
Trainer (SAFe, Agile, Negotiation)
Various national / international clients
- Coaching levels C-1, C-2, C-3, project managers, department heads, team leads, developers
- Project language German / English
- Conducted SAFe and agile training as well as negotiation training according to scientific standards
- Conducted workshops and talks at international and national (agile) conferences
Summary
- Agile transformations
- Agile methods
- Project management and execution
- Consulting
- Coaching & training
- Agile leadership / agile values
- Change management
- Networking
- Client acquisition & consulting
- Knowledge of various industries
- Management
- Requirements management
- Negotiation management
- Interim transformation manager
Languages
German
NativeEnglish
Advanced Education
Sep 2005 - Feb 2010
Jade University of Applied Sciences
Diplom-Kaufmann (FH), human resources, leadership, organization, marketing and business informatics · Business Administration · Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Aug 1997 - Jul 2000
DATEV e.G.
IT systems management clerk (IHK) · Nuremberg, Germany
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