Johannes Sass-Agile Consultant
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Experience
Agile Consultant
Self-employed
- Advising on the initial introduction of agile working methods
- Guiding the project team in agile practices
- Coordinating a project team of 15 key users
- Facilitating regular meetings (sprints, etc.)
- Advising on the Scrum process
- Identifying and removing obstacles in the project process
- Implementing Atlassian Jira & Confluence
- Establishing a project management office in the IT department
Agile Master & Scrum Master
Self-employed
- Scrum Master in a scaled Scrum environment based on LeSS
- Responsible for 1 Scrum and 2 Kanban teams
- Defining dynamic product development processes using the Kanban method
- Improving existing software development processes to establish a customer-specific agile process
- Preparing, following up, and facilitating Kanban meetings (Daily, Retro, Planning, Refinement, and Estimation)
- Identifying and removing impediments during the project and creating and maintaining a backlog of improvements
- Defining a metric to show changes in development speed
- Setting up agile development processes to improve speed and quality
- Improving story quality using the INVEST method
- Identifying common time wasters and defining measures to reduce them
- Enhancing team processes to increase performance
Scrum Master
Self-employed
- Scrum Master in a scaled Scrum environment with 6 teams
- Introducing and further developing agile methods for a development team
- Facilitating Scrum meetings
- Coaching teams and colleagues in agile practices
- Co-introducing scaled Scrum processes
- Introducing cross-team Scrum meetings
- Coaching the new Product Owner with a focus on cross-team user stories and backlog management
- Supporting the team in meeting sprint goals
- Assisting in removing impediments inside and outside the team
- Mediating team conflicts (Nonviolent Communication according to Rosenberg)
- Developing conflict resolution skills in the team (5 Dysfunctions, Team Clock, NVC, etc.)
- Designing and conducting tailored retrospectives
- Optimizing team communication via MS Teams, Jira, and Confluence
Executive Assistant in an agile environment
Self-employed
- Transitioning office organization to an agile approach
- Organizing work by agile principles: working in sprints, planning poker, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, Kanban boards
- Taking on Scrum Master tasks
- Project controlling
- Budget planning
- Managing several external service providers (e.g., payroll)
- Managing and optimizing recruiting processes
- Office management including budget responsibility
Project Management
Self-employed
- Managing multiple projects in business development, mergers & acquisitions, and business growth
- Conducting market analysis
- Assisting in developing business plans
- Leading workshops
End-customer consultant
Self-employed
- Development of custom service packages for clients
- Organizing work in classic line management with flexible goals
Industry experience
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Experienced in Professional Services and Information Technology.
Business area experience
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, Finance, Human Resources, and Customer Service.
Skills
Agile Mindset
Project Management
Scrum (Psm I Certified)
Agile Management
Organizational, Team, And Leadership Development
Conflict Moderation
Operating Systems: Windows, Linux (Kubuntu), Ios
Office: Ms Office, Libreoffice, Google Docs/Sheets
Tools: Jira, Confluence, Azure Devops, Sharepoint, Redmine (Ticket System), Git, Miro
Communication: Outlook, Thunderbird, Ms Teams, Slack, Google Calendar, Whatsapp
Languages
Education
Hamburg Wandsbek Tax Office
Hamburg, Germany
University of Hamburg
Bachelor of Arts, Market-Oriented Management · Socioeconomics · Hamburg, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Statistics
Experience
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Qualifications
Profile
Frequently asked questions
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Johannes is based in Hamburg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.
Johannes speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).
Johannes has at least 14 years of experience. During this time, Johannes has worked in at least 6 different roles and for 1 company. The average length of individual experience is 2 years and 5 months. Note that Johannes may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Johannes would be well-suited for roles such as: Agile Consultant, Agile Master & Scrum Master, Scrum Master.
Johannes's most recent position is Agile Consultant at Self-employed.
In recent years, Johannes has worked for Self-employed.
Johannes is most experienced in industries like Professional Services and Information Technology.
Johannes is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology. Johannes also has some experience in Customer Service, Finance, and Human Resources.
Johannes has recently worked in industries like Information Technology.
Johannes has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development.
Johannes holds a Bachelor in Socioeconomics from University of Hamburg.
Johannes has 1 certificate: Professional Scrum Master (PSM I).
The availability of Johannes needs to be confirmed.
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