Philipp Boateng

Business Psychologist (M. Sc.), Agile Coach – Expert in Complex Projects

Frankfurt, Germany

Experience

Apr 2023 - Present
2 years 4 months

Business Psychologist (M. Sc.), Agile Coach – Expert in Complex Projects

E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH

  • Developed and implemented a platform for digital order and material processes through invoicing, including S/4 HANA migration.
  • Started collaboration in a new hybrid organizational structure (LeSS-Scrum + traditional project management)
  • Coaching area product owners
  • Team and individual coaching
  • Presentations in management meetings
  • Team retrospectives
  • Close collaboration with other agile coaches
  • Facilitated events with more than 100 participants
  • Coaching project portfolio teams
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
7 months

Agile Coach

Lekkerland Information Systems GmbH

  • Started the agile transformation
  • Introduced agile methods
  • Kanban and Scrum
  • Coaching and training in agile methods
  • Started working in cross-functional teams
  • Product Owner coaching (role understanding, backlog management, and prioritization)
  • Team and individual coaching
  • Presentations in management meetings on agile leadership
  • Close collaboration with other agile coaches
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
5 months

Agile Coach

Kuraray

  • Agile performance coaching – improved effectiveness and promoted agility
  • Started digitization
  • Coaching on Scrum roles
  • User story mapping workshop
  • Agile estimation workshop
  • Team retrospectives
  • Event facilitation
  • Workshop on how to prepare and run goal-oriented meetings
Nov 2021 - May 2022
7 months

Agile Coach, Conflict Manager, and Management Consultant

USU Technologies GmbH (Gartner Quadrant)

  • Agile coach for scaling the business unit
  • Established agile leadership in the business unit management
  • Management retrospectives
  • Supported 3 teams in a SAFe environment
  • Increased team performance
  • Introduced OKRs
  • Strategic development of internal Scrum Masters
  • Mediated and facilitated conflicts
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
6 months

Scrum Master & Agile Coach

DVAG

  • Digitalized an innovative web application process in the finance sector (scaled environment: SAFe, Spotify)
  • Established goal-oriented working methods in the team
  • Taught agile values and principles
  • Achieved higher team performance and efficiency
  • Coached two Scrum teams to solve problems independently and self-organize
  • Coached management and Scrum Masters
  • Optimized Scrum processes and removed obstacles
  • Organized and supported reviews, planning, and retrospectives
  • Team development and teambuilding workshops (teams were newly formed)
May 2020 - Dec 2020
8 months

Scrum Master and Agile Coach

Helaba – Hessische Landesbank

  • Introduced ITIL/ITSM processes (Availability & Capacity Management) - prepared hardware migration
  • Implemented a request fulfilment tool for standard service requests (e.g., database report) through rollout
  • Managed 2 developers and defined user stories and requirements analyses
  • Supported the PO and business owner in communication and alignment with stakeholders
  • Coached multiple Scrum teams
  • Trained internal Scrum Masters
  • Taught employees about agility and self-organization
  • Visualized tasks using JIRA and Kanban
  • Orchestrated and aligned dependencies
  • Helped remove impediments
  • Developed and defined standards and methods
  • Created templates and best practice guides
  • Tested defined standards and methods in selected processes
  • Promoted process thinking at all management levels
  • Designed and built a clear process landscape
  • Ensured cross-departmental process control
  • Created a company-wide policy
  • Implemented a sustainable, high-performance process management system

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Hochschule für Ökonomie und Management (FOM Frankfurt)

Master of Science · Business Psychology · Frankfurt, Germany

Comenius University Bratislava

PhD · Economics · Bratislava, Slovakia

Certifications & licenses

Accredited Agile Coach

IFAAI

Certified Buyer with Technical Focus

ITIL Foundation

Kanban Coach

IFAAI

OKR Coach

IFAAI

PRINCE2 Foundation

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I)

Professional Scrum Master (PSM II)

SAFe 5 Agilist

Procurement Manager