»Get the right people. Then, no matter what else you may do wrong after that, the people will save you. That’s what management is all about.«
Tom DeMarco
What You Get
- Experienced Senior Project Manager and Product Owner for SaaS, cloud and enterprise software delivery with a portfolio of successful, complex enterprise-level IT projects
- Your interface between IT, Customer, BAs, UX, Software Engineering, Marketing – working with agile methods and prioritizing requirements while taking customer value and market dynamics into account
- Been there, done that: PM and PMO for SaaS, cloud and on-premise based multi-million software projects, services and applications with teams up to 30 people
- Certified AI-Empowered SAFe® Agilist, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO Scrum Alliance) and a seasoned Scrum Master
- Skillful project manager and agile coach for international and local IT projects of all kinds, even in difficult situations (your code is a ‚big ball of mud‘, a client is about to withdraw, the team is estranged, your release process is obfuscated) bringing transparency into your project
- Experienced agile leadership in cross-functional, dynamic multi-cultural teams in international contexts – on site or remote driving delivery efficiency and managing risk in fast-paced environments
- A true ambassador and man of action for organizational change
- A guy focused on
- getting things done and released,
- ensuring transparency, reliability and open communication in your project,
- mid- and long-term product roadmaps + moderation between stakeholders,
- large and mid-size platform-, CMS- and web-projects,
- introduction of Scrum, Kanban, agile methodologies and Management 3.0 as a new way of working,
- launch, maintenance and management of global and European platforms even with multiple markets / stakeholders / countries,
- projects for automotive, finance, insurance, global brands and the ‚Mittelstand‘.
- Deepened knowledge about Scrum, Kanban, SAFe™, DevOps, TDD, OKR, Lean, Servant Leadership, advanced admin use of JIRA & Confluence
- Recognizing and solving dysfunctions within teams, highly valuing software craftsmanship
- Evolving your teams towards a unit with continuous learning and value creation, based on agile metrics & KPIs
- A creative maker with an agile mindset and extensive knowledge about technologies, team organisation and motivation, agile frameworks, markets and successful project management
- A passionate cyclist and offshore sailor 😉
Release or Die Tryin’
Born to launch – professional release management, fast software delivery — and still fun in your DEV team ;)
Jira, Scrum, Kanban
Ensure transparency, reliability, open communication and a data-driven approach in your project
Plan, Do, Check, Act
Deming cycle or sprint progress – gain knowledge with every step and get better
Selected Projects
"Digital projects rarely go to plan. I keep them on an even keel, with agile flexibility and a calm approach to change."
- 2021 – 2024Cognizant Technologies: Agile Master / Agile Coach for Munich-based insurance, distributed Kanban DevOps team + international SAFe team in international cloud-based SaaS project with Java, React, Angular. Maintenance, new features, refactoring, delivery, AI integration
- 2020/21 Various online projects, e.g. for museums and special purpose machinery manufacturing
- Aug – Dec 2019 Scrum Master for API project at German public business development bank KfW
- March – Aug 2019 Agile Coach ti&m AG
- June – Oct 2018 Triplesense Reply: Product Owner / Senior Project Manager — migration & implementation of new portal for Burda Community Network on CMS TYPO3
- 2014 ETECTURE@Ogilvy: Agile Coach and Consultant – reorganisation of global platform development for Nestlé Global Infant Nutrition with CMS Drupal, stakeholder management for global markets. For OgilvyOne: Scrum Master Relaunch R+V Versicherung
- 2012 – 2014 Kia Motors Europe: European Platform Manager & Manager E-Business Technology
- 2012 OgilvyOne, ETECTURE: Product Owner for implementation & launch „Volkswagen. Mein Auto“ / myVolkswagen
- 2011 Scholz & Volkmer: interim unit direction, several projects for Mercedes
- 2010 Neuland + Herzer: implementation & launch BASF Simplify for BASF Asia-Pacific
- 2000 – 2002 GFT Technologies / Pixelfactory: Relaunch Mercedes eMB, several projects for Mercedes divisions
Education
- 1997 Ph.D., Freie Universität Berlin – Dr. phil. „magna cum laude“ with a thesis about the late works of Arno Schmidt
- 1992 Freie Universität Berlin: German Philology, Political Science, Linguistics — Magister Artium „Sehr gut“
Further Trainings
- Certified AI-Empowered SAFe™ Agilist by Scaled Agile (10/2026)
- GitHub Copilot (08/2024)
- Executive Briefing: Artificial Intelligence (AI) + ChatGPT (08/2024)
- Google Cloud Digital Leader (07/2024)
- Agile Business Coach Foundation Level (ACF) (10/2018)
- Konfliktmanagement (2/2014)
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) / Scrum Alliance (2/2012)
- Verhaltenstraining Gruppenführung (10/2001)
- Kommunikationstraining (10/2001)
- Verhalten im Projektmanagement (7/2000)
Leading Pieces of Wisdom
„90% of the functionality delivered now is better than 100% delivered never.“
„If you’re not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we’ll discuss your options afterwards.“
Contact
I am available for freelance or contract work. Just tell me more about your projects. Kindly send an email to E-Mail.
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