Barbara B.-Management Consultant / Agile Coach
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Experience
IT Project Manager / Product Owner / Agile Coach
Softwareentwicklungsfirma
Customer satisfaction significantly increased. Received praise from several highly senior clients, particularly for my leadership skills. Involved customers more closely in the project and thereby achieved faster progress.
- Industries: biofuels, press and energy.
- Managed four projects and used Requirements Engineering for process digitalization.
- Led teams of 5 - 8 developers.
- Used AI with Copilot and Claude for coding, documentation (.md files), and invoicing.
Agile Coach / Agile Business Expert
Institute for Agile International Business (IABC)
- Fulfillment of the requirements specified for the certification
- Demonstration of extensive knowledge of Agile Business
- Receipt of the Agile Business Expert Zertifikats (Foundation, Advanced, Expert)
- Certificate number: 38783231
Management Consultant Business Development, Digitization/AI and Organizational Development
Barbara Blöser Consulting
Germany/Europe/worldwide
Number of students more than doubled.
Four new subject-specific courses are being offered.
Consulting the owner on the further development of her ballet school, 1:1 sparring for personal development and business development.
Head of Digitalization and IT
Stadtwerke
Digitalized the municipal utility and established IT security management.
Improved and digitalized processes in HR and engineering (connection services).
Introduced employees to agile and digital ways of working.
Set up and led the “Digital Transformation” program and established and managed the project portfolio for it.
Led digitalization projects and established a clear PMO structure for them.
Conducted 1:1 sparring with the executive management.
Set up and continuously updated an action plan with priorities, scheduling, and resource requirements/allocation.
Created a strategic target vision for the IT system landscape. Renewed the IT infrastructure and established an ISMS.
Identified and evaluated suitable IT tools.
Consultant Geographic Information Systems | Project Manager | Deputy Team Lead
Mainzer Stadtwerke
- Created and managed the project portfolio.
- Conducted workshops and internal communication in the multi-change project “Dachstrategie” for organizational development across the entire group.
- Took on agile project management for process, software, and data projects with internal business departments and external service providers.
- Promoted cross-team cooperation and advanced projects.
- Managed internal and external service providers.
- Tested agile working hands-on as a developer in the first agile Scrumban IT project and prepared it for implementation across the group.
- GIS administration of Bentley sisNET and Lovion. Training on data use and software
- Implemented quality improvements for asset data in GIS and the asset database (BMD).
Consultant Remote Sensing / Geographic Information Systems
Start-ups and corporation in the field of Geo-IT
Developed data products for the future TerraSAR-X radar satellites.
Extracted information from spatial data for forestry, agriculture and land use, as well as Land Cover.
Created CORINE Land Cover data for the central part of Germany as part of the European CORINE Land Cover dataset.
Created updates to the CORINE Land Cover dataset.
Developed the update process for the CORINE Land Cover dataset.
Trained hydrologists in Algeria on how to use satellite data for their work.
Updated the GISCO database of Eurostat, a Europe-wide set of many relevant data.
Technical product development from satellite imagery data
Managed external partners
Project management for projects involving GIS and Earth observation data
Performed geospatial data analysis and geospatial data classification
GIS data processing
Sold satellite data in Benelux
Freelance: Consulting and training on the use of remote sensing in water management in the Cheliff-Zahrez watershed, Algeria. Commissioned by AFEGE France/PMO, Brussels
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Experienced in Information Technology, Agriculture, Utilities, Education, Energy, and Media and Entertainment.
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Experienced in Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development, Sales, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.
Summary
Management consultant for executive boards and management teams who want or need to develop themselves and their company further, while putting people at the center and monitoring and mastering digital tools and AI.
IT project manager, consultant for digitalization & AI, and Agile Coach with several years of experience contributing to and leading complex IT, process, and data projects. I combine structured project management with customer-focused stakeholder management, clear communication, cooperation, and co-creation. My focus is on the interface between business departments and IT, as well as on process optimization and process digitalization.
Skills
I Stand For Management Consulting Project Management (Classic, Agile, Hybrid) Holistic View Of The Situation In-Depth Analysis Of The Core Of The Problem Solution-Oriented Approach Communication And Transparency Cooperation, Co-Creation, Teamwork Creativity Mindful Leadership Future Of Work - Good Work
Core Competencies It Project Management And Program Management Requirements Management / Requirements Engineering Project Portfolio Management And Establishing Project Management Office (Pmo) Structures Resource Planning And Management, As Well As Stakeholder Management Service Provider Management And Interface Management Between Business Departments And It Change Management, Process Optimization, And Process Digitalization Agile And Classic Project Management Methods, As Well As Hybrid Project Management (Combining Classic And Agile Methods Within Projects) Backlog Management, User Stories, And Prioritization As Product Owner And Consultant Project Controlling: Monitored Budgets And Made Project Status Transparent Risk Management: Systematically Assessed Risks And Managed Countermeasures Management Reporting: Regularly Prepared Status Reports And Decision Papers And Discussed Some Of Them 1:1 With Managing Directors Quality Management, Test And Acceptance Management: Managed Tests, Quality Criteria, And Acceptances Workshop Facilitation And Knowledge Transfer Ai-Supported Project Work
It Systems And Tools (Project) Management Systems: Atlassian Confluence, Jira Agile, Ms Project, Openproject; Docsetminder (Isms, Dsgvo); Tbm - Technischer Betriebsmanager (Digitaler Netzanschluss, Fachschalen) Collaboration: Microsoft 365, Sharepoint, Ms Teams, Slack, Trello, Mural, Miro, Kanban Boards, Canva Office: Microsoft 365, Libre Office Suite, Outlook, Lotus Notes, Sap R/3, P&I Loga3 Digital Geodata Analysis / Geo-It, Machine Learning, Computer Vision: Qgis, Fme, Esri Produkte, Autocad Map 3d, Mapinfo, Bentley Sisnet, Lovion, Arcfm Ut, Sicad Ut-E; Ecognition, Erdas Imagine Professional 9.1, Pci, Envi, Facts (Mit Klassifikator Support Vector Machine Svm) Programming: (Pl)/Sql, Python, Uml, Html, Xml, Javascript, Vba, Vb, Svg, Arcobjects, Geomedia Objectmodel, Github Databases: Oracle, Sqlite, Watcomsql, Arcinfo Tables, Ms Access Ai: Copilot, Claude, Gemini, Chatgpt, Mammouth; Generative Ai Strategie (Genai), Ai Business Transformation
Languages
Education
Universität Trier
Diplomgeograph · Geography · Trier, Germany · 2,8
Diplomgeograph, 1995, Schwerpunkt Fernerkundung - Universität Trier, Trier (1987-1995)
Université Bordeaux Montaigne, Bordeaux (1990-1991, Geographie, Geomorphologie, Fernerkundung)
Vordiplom Romanistik, 1990 - Universität Trier, Trier (1987-1990), Französische Kultur, Sprache und Wirtschaft
Diplôme de Civilisation et Langue Française, niveaux supérieurs A & B, 1987 - Université Paris-Sorbonne Paris IV, Paris (1986-1987)
Certificat Pratique de Français Commercial et Économique, 1987 - Zertifikat der Industrie- und Handelskammer Paris
Certifications & licenses
Agile Business Expert Zertifikat
IABC
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Barbara is based in Langerwehe, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Barbara speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Advanced).
Barbara has at least 30 years of experience. During this time, Barbara has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 5 years. Note that Barbara may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Barbara would be well-suited for roles such as: IT Project Manager / Product Owner / Agile Coach, Agile Coach / Agile Business Expert, Management Consultant Business Development, Digitization/AI and Organizational Development.
Barbara's most recent position is IT Project Manager / Product Owner / Agile Coach at Softwareentwicklungsfirma.
In recent years, Barbara has worked for Softwareentwicklungsfirma, Institute for Agile International Business (IABC), Barbara Blöser Consulting, Stadtwerke, and Mainzer Stadtwerke.
Barbara is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Agriculture, and Utilities. Barbara also has some experience in Education, Energy, and Media and Entertainment.
Barbara is most experienced in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Product Development. Barbara also has some experience in Sales, Quality Assurance, and Strategy.
Barbara has recently worked in industries like Utilities, Education, and Energy.
Barbara has recently worked in business areas like Information Technology, Project Management, and Quality Assurance.
Barbara holds a Master in Geography from Universität Trier.
Barbara has 1 certificate: Agile Business Expert Zertifikat.
Barbara is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.
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