Tomas Jiskra - Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery

Q: Where is Tomas based?

Tomas is based in Vienna, Austria and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Tomas speak?

Tomas speaks the following languages: Czech (Native), German (Native), English (Native), Slovak (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), Russian (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Tomas have?

Tomas has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Tomas has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months . Note that Tomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Tomas's latest experience?

Tomas's most recent position is Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery at BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance) .

Q: What companies has Tomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tomas has worked for BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance) , Greentube GmbH (NOVOMATIC Group) , Pension Insurance Institution , Erste Digital GmbH , and ZF Race Engineering GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Tomas most experienced in?

Tomas is most experienced in industries like Professional Services , Information Technology (IT) , and Government and Public Administration . Tomas also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Automotive .

Q: Which business areas is Tomas most experienced in?

Tomas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology (IT) , and Strategy and Planning . Tomas also has some experience in Operations and Human Resources (HR) .

Q: Which industries has Tomas worked in recently?

Tomas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services , Information Technology (IT) , and Government and Public Administration .

Q: Which business areas has Tomas worked in recently?

Tomas has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology (IT) , and Strategy and Planning .

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Vienna, Austria

Experience

Feb 2024 - Mar 2025

1 year 2 months

Austria

Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery

BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance)

Deputy project manager for one of the largest projects in the Customs Union Code program, CEIS CDA for the Federal Ministry of Finance
Budget planning and control
Negotiations and ongoing communication with all relevant stakeholders
Risk identification and assessment, and development of risk mitigation strategies
Creation and implementation of action strategies to achieve project goals
Efficient resource planning and allocation to support project requirements
Managing the release process using agile methods and coordinating sprints for analysis, development, and testing phases
Process optimizations and regular reporting for progress monitoring and decision making

Jan 2024 - Present

2 years 3 months

Enterprise Agile Coach / Consultant

Greentube GmbH (NOVOMATIC Group)

In my role at the organizational level, I am responsible for planning and implementing the strategy of a modern, agile IT organization, with the goal of creating a current structure that aligns with customer needs. This includes, among other things, developing and designing value chains within the company. Another key part of my work is integrating ServiceNow and Jira to create a unified service catalog that meets customer needs and to promote collaboration between IT and business.

Teach agile methods
Improve team dynamics
Remove obstacles
Build leadership skills
Establish agile practices and processes
Create organizational frameworks
Change management

My past project successes aim to sustainably increase productivity and reduce operating costs, without losing valuable employees on the agile journey.

Jul 2023 - Feb 2024

8 months

Austria

IT Project Management / Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery

Pension Insurance Institution

Coaching leaders of the project management team and sub-project leads in the e-PV next project for merging and replacing the DANTE and MedDB applications
Bundling competencies and resources more strongly and flexibly in an interdisciplinary way
Introducing new agile forms of collaboration
Transitioning the project into an agile project structure and optimizing the organizational structure for short, timeboxed cycles
Setting up tools and events, and defining the roles of Scrum Masters and Product Owners based on the Scrum framework
Supporting individuals in adopting agile values and working methods
Training two internal junior agile coaches for sustainable transformation implementation

Dec 2022 - Jul 2023

8 months

Austria

Project Management / Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery

Erste Digital GmbH

Lateral coordination of four project streams as an Agile Coach within Pegasystems' banking solution with 19 applications
Application of agile methods such as Scrum and Kanban as well as Prince2 Agile
Structural and personnel design of the leading project in two value chains (credit and customer account cards)
Supporting Process and Product Owners, and organizing and conducting necessary meetings and workshops
Team and individual coaching of stakeholders in Austria and the Czech Republic, business analysts, and lead solution architects
Coordinating the development work of two offshore suppliers
Supporting Scrum Masters in increasing velocity, removing impediments, and improving the speed and quality of development work
Training the development team in self-organization and the Scrum framework
Ensuring backlog item prioritization, negotiating with stakeholders, eliminating technical debt, and overseeing on-time delivery and implementation

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

6 months

Germany

Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery / Executive Coaching

ZF Race Engineering GmbH

Adapting and introducing a new organizational structure based on a scaled agile framework.

Spreading agile methods within the organization
Selecting and training agile leadership tools
Coaching senior management
Removing obstacles
Facilitating and improving communication

The tools and methods used include Scrum, Kanban, and Design Thinking, as well as agile leadership methods and Management 3.0 tools.

Apr 2022 - Jul 2022

4 months

Austria

Scrum Mastery / Executive Coaching

Erste Digital GmbH

Consulting the executive board on Erste Digital’s expansion project to Kosice in eastern Slovakia
Consulting on agile structures
Support in the early phase of the project, as well as organization and attendance of strategic meetings with an Austrian business delegation

Jan 2018 - Present

8 years 3 months

Scrum Professional: Agile Project Manager, Agile Coach & Scrum Master

Spark-One GmbH DACH & CEE

Scrum Mastery & Agile Team Coaching (Facilitation and Moderation)
Agile Project Management
Agile Basics Training (Introduction to Agile Values and Principles)
Self-Organization and Cross-Functional Collaboration
Transformation & Optimization of Business Processes
Facilitation of Scrum Meetings & Sprint Retrospectives
Building Agile Know-How Among Internal Colleagues
Application of Agile Methods & Design Thinking
Change Management & Cultural Transformation
Mentoring and One-on-One Coaching of Executives

Industries Experience

See where this freelancer has spent most of their professional time. Longer bars indicate deeper hands-on experience, while shorter ones reflect targeted or project-based work.

Experienced in Professional Services (8 years), Information Technology (2.5 years), Government and Administration (1.5 years), Banking and Finance (1 year), and Automotive (0.5 years).

Professional Services

Information Technology

Government and Administration

Banking and Finance

Automotive

Business Areas Experience

The graph below provides a cumulative view of the freelancer's experience across multiple business areas, calculated from completed and active engagements. It highlights the areas where the freelancer has most frequently contributed to planning, execution, and delivery of business outcomes.

Experienced in Project Management (8 years), Information Technology (3.5 years), Strategy (2.5 years), Operations (2 years), and Human Resources (0.5 years).

Project Management

Information Technology

Strategy

Operations

Human Resources

Summary

As an experienced Agile project manager and Scrum Agilist with over 10 years of Scrum and industry experience, I coach, advise, and train clients, and deliver keynote presentations in the following areas:

Scrum Mastery & Agile Team Coaching (facilitation and moderation)
Agile project management
Agile fundamentals training (introduction to agile values and principles)
Self-organization and cross-functional collaboration
Transformation & optimization of business processes
Facilitation of Scrum meetings & sprint retrospectives
Building agile know-how among internal colleagues
Applying agile methods & design thinking
Change management & cultural change
Mentoring and 1:1 coaching of leaders

I help executives, employees, and organizations embrace agility, align products and services more closely to customers and the market by bundling work into value streams, and build delivery organizations with all relevant stakeholders involved. With an outstanding track record of 18+ years as a leader, entrepreneur, and family man, I am not only the architect of many agile organizations, but also hands-on in implementing the concepts I develop.

Skills

Frameworks: Scrum, Kanban, S@s, Less, Safe, Nexus, Fast, Okr (Objectives And Key Results)
Tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops, Asana, Trello, Ms Planner, Aleas, Zoom, Ms Teams, Slack, Hp / Ibm Application Lifecycle Management, Microsoft Office 365, Ms Project, Planforge, Ms Visio, Miro, Mural, Webex / Jabber, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Servicenow
Industry Experience: Services, Banking, Insurance, Manufacturing, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Public Sector, Gambling Industry

Languages

Czech

Native

German

Native

English

Native

Slovak

Advanced

Spanish

Elementary

...and 1 more

Education

Oct 2002 - Jun 2006

FHWien of WKW (University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication)

Master's Degree in Business, Marketing & Sales · Business (Marketing & Sales) · Vienna, Austria

Certifications & licenses

ITIL® 4 Foundation

BPMN 2.0 Foundation & Practitioner

Advanced Certified Scrum Developer® (A-CSD)

Agile Coaching Skills - Certified Facilitator (ACS-CF)

Certified Agile Change Manager

Certified Agile Leadership (CAL II)

Certified Agile Leadership Essentials® (CAL-E)

Certified Agile Leadership for Organizations® (CAL-O)

Certified Agile Leadership for Teams® (CAL-T)

Certified Management 3.0

Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster® (CSP-SM)

Certified Scrum Professional and Product Owner® (CSP-PO)

Kanban Coaching Professional (KMM & KCP)

Kanban Management Professional (KMP I & KMP II)

Leading SAFe® (SA)

PRINCE2 Agile® Foundation

SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC)

SAFe® Release Train Engineer (RTE)

Profile

Created

February 2025

Last Update

February 2026

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Frequently asked questions

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Where is Tomas based?

Tomas is based in Vienna, Austria and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Tomas speak?

Tomas speaks the following languages: Czech (Native), German (Native), English (Native), Slovak (Advanced), Spanish (Elementary), Russian (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Tomas have?

Tomas has at least 8 years of experience. During this time, Tomas has worked in at least 7 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 2 months. Note that Tomas may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Tomas be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Tomas would be well-suited for roles such as: Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery, Enterprise Agile Coach / Consultant, IT Project Management / Agile Coaching / Scrum Mastery.

What is Tomas's latest experience?

Tomas's most recent position is Senior Agile Project Management / Professional Scrum Mastery at BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance).

What companies has Tomas worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Tomas has worked for BRZ - Federal Computing Center (Federal Ministry of Finance), Greentube GmbH (NOVOMATIC Group), Pension Insurance Institution, Erste Digital GmbH, and ZF Race Engineering GmbH.

Which industries is Tomas most experienced in?

Tomas is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Government and Public Administration. Tomas also has some experience in Banking and Finance and Automotive.

Which business areas is Tomas most experienced in?

Tomas is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Strategy and Planning. Tomas also has some experience in Operations and Human Resources (HR).

Which industries has Tomas worked in recently?

Tomas has recently worked in industries like Professional Services, Information Technology (IT), and Government and Public Administration.

Which business areas has Tomas worked in recently?

Tomas has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology (IT), and Strategy and Planning.

What is Tomas's education?

Tomas holds a Master in Business (Marketing & Sales) from FHWien of WKW (University of Applied Sciences for Management & Communication).

Does Tomas have any certificates?

Tomas has 18 certificates. Among them, these include: ITIL® 4 Foundation, BPMN 2.0 Foundation & Practitioner, and Advanced Certified Scrum Developer® (A-CSD).

What is the availability of Tomas?

Tomas is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Tomas?

Tomas's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.