Michael R. - Scrum Master and Agile Coach

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Goslar, Germany

Experience

Jun 2024 - Present

1 year 3 months

Scrum Master and Agile Coach

ITZ-Bund

Leading an agile team

Advising management
Process analysis and modeling
Introducing Kanban
Preparing and delivering presentations and workshops
Vendor coordination/interface management
Team and one-on-one coaching
Facilitating and supporting agile events

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scaling Scrum
SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Project management
CSPO
Change management
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Interface management
Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Master
Process consulting

Mar 2024 - Present

1 year 6 months

Goslar, Germany

Managing Director

Fairbridge GmbH

Founded and built Fairbridge GmbH

Strategy planning and vision
Financial management
Market analysis, sales
Product and service development

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

SWOT analysis
OKR
Strategic workshops
Budget planning
Market research
Benchmarking
Design Thinking
Lean Startup
Agile methodology
Lean Management
Culture workshops

Feb 2023 - Dec 2023

11 months

Project Manager, Product Owner, Agile Coach, Scrum Master

DB Netz AG

Project 'As-Built Plans 4.0'. Digitization of as-built plans and transition to SAP S/4HANA

Led the project as Project Manager
Shaped and supported transition from project structure to a permanent SAFe team
Took on Product Owner role in SAFe
Agile coaching and know-how transfer to new Product Owners
Prepared for SAP S/4HANA rollout
Advanced and optimized Scrum events
Agile requirements: Story Mapping
Facilitated and supported agile events
Documented Scrum events
Team and individual coaching

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scaling Scrum
SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Project management
CSPO
Change management
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Interface management
Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Master

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

9 months

Agile Coach

Telefónica

International transformation project. Merged individual products into an overall concept. Fundamental redesign of telecommunications infrastructure and development of a new customer platform

Management coaching
Introducing agile ways of working
SAFe scaling
Preparing and running workshops
SAFe workshops
Implemented agile way of working at Telefónica and transferred know-how to internal staff
Agile requirements: created Lean Business Cases, personas and story maps
Vendor coordination/interface management
Formed the agile management team
Coached Product Owners
Coached stakeholders
Team and one-on-one coaching
Facilitated and supported agile events

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scaling Scrum
SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Project management
CSPO
Change management
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Interface management
Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Master
Process consulting

Apr 2021 - Mar 2022

1 year

Responsible for strategic portfolio and release planning, Release Manager, Requirements Engineer, Product Owner

Dataport

Project Phoenix. Creating a secure IT infrastructure (independent office suite) for authorities

Requirements engineering; impact analyses and documentation
Coordinated agile processes with external suppliers and internal partners
Prepared and delivered presentations and workshops
Developed a vision for the overall project
Created a mid-term high-level roadmap
Created quarterly planning
Developed a secure office solution using Agile Security Practices
Monitored planning
Stakeholder management
Design Thinking and product vision workshops

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Portfolio management
Coaching
Release management
Requirements management

Oct 2019 - Oct 2019

1 month

Agile Coach, Scrum Master

Vector Informatik GmbH

Scrum workshop and training

Prepared and delivered presentations and workshops
Conducted workshops and training on Scrum, agile working, Kanban, Design Thinking, project management, agile estimation
Team and one-on-one coaching

Tools:

Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Coaching
Project management

Sep 2018 - Mar 2021

2 years 7 months

Agile Coach, Product Owner

Sick AG

Innovative hardware and software development for a novel human-robot collaboration

Agile transformation of an interdisciplinary hardware and software development team for human-robot collaboration
Set up and introduced Scrum and Kanban for embedded systems and electronics development
Coached and facilitated SAFe workshops for agile product development
Standardized agile ways of working and handed over to teams for independent use
Removed organizational impediments and mediated between hardware and software teams
Coached leaders and Product Owners toward an agile mindset
Advised and actively supported the setup of a tailored Scrum process
Built various Kanban boards at management and team level
Design Thinking
Agile requirements: developed personas
Agile requirements: led Lean Business Case workshops
Optimized development processes
Advised and actively supported scaling in the project environment
Monitored and controlled external factors affecting the Kanban team
Removed organizational impediments
Facilitated and supported agile events
Scrum and Kanban workshops
Communicated with stakeholders
Coached stakeholders
Team and individual coaching

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scaling Scrum
SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Project management
CSPO
Change management
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Interface management
Scrum Master
Project management

Sep 2017 - Aug 2018

1 year

Berlin, Germany

Agile Coach, Product Owner

metricminds

Created a VR application in cooperation with Charité Berlin for treating pain patients

Agile coaching for a hardware and software dev team in VR healthcare
Workshops and training for interdisciplinary teams (software developers, UX, medical tech, hardware)
Introduced Scrum and Kanban for hardware integration
Developed agile methods for embedded software and sensors
Created a project plan
Led a dev team
Coordinated various project partners
Developed app design using techniques like Design Thinking
Created a roadmap and milestone plan for the overall project
Drafted IT concepts
Scrum and Kanban workshops

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scaling Scrum
SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Project management
OKR
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Scrum Master
Project management

Mar 2012 - Oct 2014

2 years 8 months

Product Owner / Head of Game Development / Production Director / Change Manager

Travian

Led various internal and external projects; restructured the company into an agile profit-center structure

Identified need for change
Designed and implemented a change strategy
Stakeholder analysis and management
Developed and executed a communication strategy
Training and coaching for teams and individuals
Defined new business processes
Embedded an agile company culture

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Change management
Organizational development
Process development
Scaling Scrum
SAFe
Project management
OKR
Stakeholder management
Coaching
Project management

Jul 2010 - Jan 2011

7 months

Scrum Master, Agile Coach

Wizard 101

Localization, adaptation and launch of the game Wizard 101

Led a development team
Created localization and the German version of the program
Requirements management
Developed functional specifications
Built web applications, web shop and apps
Monitored and controlled external factors affecting the Kanban team

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scrum / Kanban
Coaching
Project management
Design Thinking
UX/UI development

Mar 2009 - Nov 2018

9 years 9 months

Instructor, Agile Coach

Games Academy

Teaching and workshops on project management and agile methods like Scrum and Kanban

Prepared and delivered presentations and workshops
Taught, produced and managed projects related to agile software development
Supported student teams with their project work
Design Thinking
Educational guidance
Team and one-on-one coaching
Led student projects

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Coaching
Project management
Design Thinking
Traditional project management

Feb 2009 - Jun 2010

1 year 5 months

Product Owner, Agile Coach

Crysis 2

Development Manager for Crysis 2

Led a AAA IT development team
Set up development in scaled Scrum (Scrum of Scrums); LeSS-like approach
Created and maintained the product backlog as Product Owner
Improved processes, capacity planning and pipelines to support agile large projects
Introduced Scrumban and managed multiple parallel agile dev teams
Requirements management
Developed functional specifications
Agile testing (TDD)
Backlog management

Tools:

MS Project
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

SAFe
Scrum / Kanban
Coaching
Project management
Design Thinking
Traditional project management
Test-driven development (TDD)
Extreme Programming

Jul 2008 - Jan 2009

7 months

Product Owner, Agile Coach

CryEngine 3

Developed the CryEngine 3 GDC release

Scrum Master in the engine demo team
Set up the team in Scrum
Monitored and controlled external factors affecting the Kanban team
Conflict management
Team coaching
Backlog management

Tools:

Project planning tools
Office
Jira
Confluence

Approach:

Scrum / Kanban
Coaching
Project management
Design Thinking
Traditional project management

Summary

Senior Agile Coach and Change Manager with over 25 years of experience in agile transformation projects for software and hardware development. Specialized in introducing and scaling agile methods in interdisciplinary product development teams (software, hardware, electronics). Solid experience in SAFe, Scrum, Kanban and Lean Management as well as facilitating workshops and coaching cross-functional teams. Expert in process standardization and agile scaling strategies.

Excellent communication skills and quick grasp. Empathetic, solution-oriented and strong in strategic thinking.

Many years of expertise in the gaming industry enable me to help teams integrate the unique dynamics, customer focus and innovation culture of this sector into their agile practices to achieve optimal results.

Many years of experience coaching teams in transitioning to agile ways of working
Experienced project manager responsible for leading large teams and budgets
Expert in various agile project and product management approaches, including Scrum, Kanban and Lean Management
Specialist in agile scaling methods and their successful implementation
Experience as Product Owner and requirements manager
Training teams, Scrum Masters and Product Owners
Experience with Design Thinking
Implementation and use of KPI models
Advising on impediments and continuous process improvement
Experienced in managing small and large projects across multiple teams
Successful management of international teams
Experienced in conflict mediation
Extensive experience with facilitation techniques
Proficient with tools like Jira and Confluence for efficient collaboration