Volker Thinnes

Agile Coach sharing insights how to improve as Product Owner or Scrum Master | From Line Manager to Servant Leader with 15+ yrs

Volker Thinnes
Bad Tölz, Germany

Experience

Aug 2014 - Present
10 years 7 months
Germany

Freelance Management Consultant

THI/CONSULT

  • Consulting
  • Project Management
  • Business Analysis
  • Interim Management
Mar 2013 - Jul 2014
1 year 5 months
Munich, Germany

Manager

CBC Consult AG

Consulting, Project Management, PMO, Business Analysis, Process Improvement and Implementation, Change Management, Training

Jan 2007 - Feb 2013
6 years 2 months

Head of Operations & Processes

Siemens Financial Services GmbH

Design, implementation and operations of group internal factoring and risk management program Siemens Credit Warehouse. Responsible work stream lead Operations & IT.

Oct 2004 - Dec 2006
2 years 3 months

Head of Operations - Short Term Receivables

Siemens Financial Services GmbH

Team head responsible for the administration and transactional processing of Factoring, Working Capital Financing, Asset Backed Securities, and Private Placements.

Jan 2001 - Sep 2004
3 years 9 months

Operations Manager

Siemens Financial Services GmbH

Administration and processing of factoring portfolios, asset backed securities, and private placements. Performing due diligences at receivables management departments of receivables selling entities. Business process development in the area of responsibility.

Oct 1995 - Jan 2001
5 years 4 months

Bundesbankinspektor

Deutsche Bundesbank

Cash payments, cash management, regulatory reporting, and general administration.

Summary

Bestselling author Stephen R. Covey speaks from the bottom of my heart when he says "If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster." While I have seen so many teams focus on increasing velocity and delivering stuff fast rather than discovering and shipping the most relevant things in my work, I lean on two principles: - Learning fast Validating your most impactful assumptions as soon and as lean as possible will help save the efforts of going all in too early and at high risk. - Building with proven confidence Knowing by reliable evidence that what you are building is a life-tested solution for a real problem saves a fortune of money not spent on stuff that doesn't pay back. Let's stop the waste and create products that are diamonds rather than expensive glass beads.

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced
French
Elementary

Education

Oct 1995 - Jun 1998

Fachhochschule der Deutschen Bundesbank

Dipl. Betriebswirt (FH) · Business Administration

Certifications & licenses

Professional Scrum Master II

Certified Master Practitioner NLP

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ II (PSPO II)

Professional Scrum Product Owner™ I (PSPO I)

Professional Scrum Master I