Lecturer

• Professional negotiation

Global rollout of AI-based pricing and new pricing software and processes. The project involved over 200 people in Germany and Romania and was executed using Scrum and partly SAFe®.

• Supporting teams and leadership in advancing the agile method
• Advising stakeholders
• Designing and conducting agile trainings and workshops
• Executive coaching

Introduction of SAFe® for 1,500+ people and, at the group level, for 10,000+ people. The scope covered 15 executives.

As a result, SAFe® will be introduced for 500+ people following the proposed strategy, and the group board decided it made no sense yet for the entire group area, as I recommended.

• Designing and delivering Germany’s first IHK-certified training course for “Agile Transformation Coach.”

• Delivering SAFe® trainings
• Designing and delivering agile and Agile 4/SAP trainings

Project in R&D for a data platform for future car generations. Over 110 people in Germany, with a €200 million budget, using a hybrid-agile method.

• Advising and coaching TMK/OMK and program management
• Analyzing the 80+ project for agile working methods and evaluating SAFe® introduction
• Training/coaching leadership and teams to adopt agile ways of working
• Supporting RFPs for projects to be run agile (SAFe®)

Global SAP S/4HANA greenfield implementation. Over 600 people worldwide, with a $1+ billion budget and a tailored SAFe® method.

• Advising and coaching the program manager, vendor manager, and PMO leads
• MVP for the “agile playbook”
• Defining the “agile ways of working”
• Developing the training curriculum
• Stakeholder management
• Strategy/advice for RFP to four global consultancies
• Managing the vendor selection process
• Creating the product roadmap

SAP consolidation of 60+ systems into one S/4HANA system. Over 200 people globally, based in Germany with a development center in India. Tailored SAFe®/hybrid-agile method, €200 million budget.

• Advising the CIO/CFO and program leadership
• Developing the implementation strategy
• Supporting team and program backlog creation
• Selecting and introducing an agile project management tool
• Preparing for Big Room Planning
• Configuring stakeholder-specific training/coaching
• Defining KPIs

Introduction of agile ways of working as part of the company-wide transformation “AOK 2022.” Over 100 people in Magdeburg, using an agile method.

• Preparing and supporting the first two Big Room Plannings

Global Salesforce implementation for the customer journey. Over 180 people across 14 offices, based in Germany/Florida with a development center in India. SAFe® method, €100 million budget.

• Introducing SAFe® including 2 PI planning workshops, serving as RTE for 2 PIs and handing off to the client counterpart
• Training and coaching at all levels
• Coaching product management on backlog creation, roadmap, and prioritization
• Executive coaching on agile topics

SAP HANA native development program. Over 250 people globally, based in Germany with a development center in Latvia. Tailored SAFe®, €200 million budget.

• Introducing SAFe® with 2 Agile Release Trains, coordinating portfolio-level activities for outcome-oriented epic prioritization, and coaching epic owners
• Flow optimization and impediment reduction
• Building a LACE (Lean-Agile Center of Excellence) team and handing it over to the client
• Leading a team of 4 agile coaches

• Responsible for recruiting (~35 hires) and sales (annual chargeability average 85%)
• Designing and launching the world’s first global SAP-Agile Academy for manager-level employees to meet agile delivery demands (2018)
• Training participants to become lean-agile experts in bootcamps
• Co-developing the financial concept
• Serving as trainer and mentor
• Developing an open-market training academy to offer the ICAgile-certified, self-developed three-day “SAP Delivery Agility Fundamentals” training and other courses to generate new revenue and networks
• Further developing my SAP-Agile talent factory “Jump Start” to raise newcomers’ maturity in lean-agile
• Coaching/mentoring 8 colleagues on their Accenture career paths as a “Career Counselor” using OKRs
• Conducting a coaching experiment with five people inside and outside Accenture to improve agile leadership skills (after privately funding the Hogan Assessment certification in 2020)
• Advising senior managers, program and delivery leads, and (senior) management directors at Accenture and client stakeholders (including board level)
• Building and leading the “Customer Success” value stream

Degree: IT Systems Merchant (IHK)