Jörg (C.) Kopitzke-Principal Agile Coach & Management Consultant
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Experience
Exec. Coach / Consultant / Agilist
HASOMED GmbH
Repaired a broken 'ScrumBan' process and then established a pure Kanban system; increased output in the Kanban flow by 22% in four weeks
Boosted team autonomy and decision-making ability by implementing new decision strategies; resulting in up to 25% better outcomes
Redesigned retrospectives (including one-on-one coaching and workshops) that led to consistent execution of the resulting action items
Provided intensive coaching to Product Owners (POs) to develop and empower 'Empowered Teams' alongside leadership development to give a realistic view ('de-illusion') of agile frameworks and methods
Supported change management processes to foster an agile company culture among management and teams, improving internal communication to increase transparency and effectiveness in agile processes
Agile Coach & Enabler agile Transformation
E.ON AG (EGS GmbH)
Re-implemented and continuously stabilized the OPS and Kanban processes in two interdisciplinary teams: Feed-in accounting and expansion of the master database
Team and leadership coaching/consulting for sustainable workflow and process improvement
Introduced and coached fundamental agile values and rules as a basis for generating more effective KPIs
Agile Coach & (sen.) Scrum Master, "next Configurator" Digital Accelerator
Daimler AG
Stabilized the Scrum process in an eleven-person development team (including the PO) by removing overload (resource allocation and focus)
Refocused and standardized minimal Scrum routines (backlog, refinements, daily, retrospectives); created a new rule set for maintaining Jira and Confluence
Noticeably improved team cooperation by removing procedural and communication disruptions as well as overload situations
Trained and coached backlog management for the PO and team (Jira, Confluence, built-in tools), introducing a controlled transition to Kanban
Agile Coach for public clients, Federal Agencies
SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH
Agile transformation of the 'Public Sector' sales organization (around 100 employees) using agile techniques (Scrum, Kanban) and OKRs as part of the company-wide shift from a trading house to a system integrator for the public sector
Developed and successfully implemented a concept to embed agile methods and values in the operation of the federal cloud
Defined, launched, and expanded change processes including the introduction of supporting tools and applications (mind mapping, Miro boards, Trello, MS Teams)
Agile Business Analyst, Coach (Specialist)
Bundesdruckerei GmbH
Created a specialist and migration concept for a new company reporting system (Excel to Power BI), including deconstruction of legacy systems (1970s/1980s)
Defined the microservice system architecture, dynamic data model, as well as roles, permissions, and dashboards as preparation for implementation
Advised and empowered the business unit for agile implementation and project management using agile techniques (Kanban, Kaizen, Lean, mind mapping)
(sen.) Agile Coach, Mentor, Facilitator
Siemens AG
Realignment of the autonomy of 14 development teams and their product owners and Scrum Masters; training program to clarify roles
Adaptation and refinement of the Scrum process as part of the strategic transition of the PLC Step 7 to a microservice-based IoT architecture
Visualization, consolidation, and reduction of existing process ceremonies and impediments in a clear-progressive format with improvements implemented in internal communication
Agile Coach & practicing Holocrat
Daimler AG
Agile coaching within the “One Web” program to consolidate global websites; reduced friction by 20%
Method optimization (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, etc.) including Holacracy to reduce management overload and increase project speed
Conducted swarm analyses to uncover error patterns and then designed suitable team coaching; uncovered BIAS at organizational and psychological levels and successfully addressed them in coaching
Agile Coach & Lead Scrum Master
GHM Mobile Development GmbH
Took over Agile coaching for the ongoing integration of new mobility providers into the CarJump platform (now “Free2Move”) after the previous coach left
Organized and moderated hackathons, whose winning approaches were implemented in the final product
Reduced standup time by about 20%, established lean retrospectives (effort cut in half), and NLP-optimized plannings and refinements
Conducted swarm analysis across four international teams to address BIAS and planned and delivered targeted coaching to limit perception biases
Refocused Agile methods (Scrumban) in the international teams
(Co-) Project Manager, Scrum Master for Scrum Refinement
ASML B.V.
Increased productivity in Scrum routines by reducing standup time, using more effective retrospectives, and NLP- and language-optimized plannings and refinements with advanced language models for more transparency
Conducted actual vs. target analyses at the individual, group, and team levels to gradually improve (by about 15%) existing Scrum artifacts
Actively managed the backlog and supported the team in sprint planning to improve processes and outcomes
Principal Agile Coach & Management Consultant
PRO-Agilist.de
Provided agile consulting and coaching and strategic organizational development as a (senior) Scrum Master, Agile Coach, and Business Analyst for leading corporations and SMEs, supporting over 10 teams in parallel
Achieved real process efficiency gains (up to 40% increase in throughput after automation) and shortened time-to-market (by up to 33%) through a data-focused, three-stage approach: diagnosis, strategy, and stabilized implementation
Developed and marketed expertise and training materials to implement agile and Lean-based working methods
Publications on agile transformation and behavioral economics: technical articles, blog posts, white papers, and the book “T.I.L.T. in the System”
Utilized current agile methods from the past 20 years to identify cognitive biases (BIAS) and optimize decision-making in management
Sabbatical (training), career reorientation
Sabbatical
Strategic advanced training in agility, process management, and economics; self-study of applied behavioral sciences and NLP as the foundation for agile coaching practice
DEAL Desk Expert
T-Systems GmbH
Strategic deal qualification and staffing of personnel and technical resources
Commercial deal management for qualified large-scale projects
Independent economic and portfolio-oriented qualification with final approval up to €1M sales volume (Gatekeeper, process controller)
Process design, implementation, and optimization for more profitable sales; target achieved: +28% profitability in the region
Building knowledge management in the company — from lobbying work to a standalone project
Resource-Manager
T-Systems GmbH
Strategic resource and conflict management at the interface of sales, delivery, and presales
Reduced sales escalations by 50% through a self-designed process
Building and implementing knowledge management as a SaaS in the company
Setting up and running resource management sales, including overarching goals
Optimizing pre-sales as well as coaching, consulting, and mentoring
IT Account-Manager
T-Systems GmbH
Account management for assigned enterprise clients including the federal government and related agencies; T-Systems ICT portfolio
Consulting, identifying, and implementing innovative IT initiatives; proposal management
Identifying IT potentials (benchmarking) in large enterprises
Sales Manager, Hosting and ASP Specialist
T-Systems International GmbH
Developed the Eastern site in Berlin, specifically for federal agencies
Consulting, customer support and acquisition for SaaS, ASP, and data center services (B2B)
Coaching account managers as "Trusted Advisors" on hosting and ASP topics
IT Specialist Sales, SME Customer Advisor
Deutsche Telekom AG
Industry-specific ICT sales of solutions and projects: fixed-line, mobile communications, and internet
Designing, presenting, and facilitating events to attract new customers
Training staff in IT and modern sales methods
Relocation from North Rhine-Westphalia to Brandenburg
Industry Experience
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Experienced in Professional Services, Information Technology, Telecommunication, Education, Automotive, and Government and Administration.
Business Area Experience
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Experienced in Operations, Strategy, Project Management, Sales, Customer Service, and Product Development.
Summary
The deep integration of artificial intelligence into the core processes of modern businesses has forced a radical rethinking — both in management hierarchy and in operational role models. It's not enough to roll out tools. What's missing is the bridge between strategic intent and algorithmic impact. This exact bridge is the professional role I've been filling for years: Applied Strategic AI Manager.
My job is not to train models. My job is to ask the right questions, own the AI architecture, and design human-machine collaboration so that it generates economic output — not just activity. Three disciplines support this work: a strategic bridge between the C-level and implementation layer, a compliance gatekeeper (EU AI Act, GDPR, explainability), and a BIAS-Hunter — identifying cognitive and data biases before they lead to costly wrong decisions.
Jörg C. Kopitzke is an Applied Strategic AI Manager. His mission is the last mile between C-level strategy and AI implementation — the bridge where most AI initiatives fail. His methodology brings together three disciplines from his past: PRO-Visualist (diagnosis and value stream clarity), PRO-Dualist (human-machine architecture) and PRO-Agilist (scaled roll-out and governance).
Skills
Four Core Competencies
- Deconstruction: Breaking Down Complex Problems Into Ai-Delegable And Human-Essential Parts; 'Reduction, Concentration, Legitimation' As The Solution Triad.
- Orchestration: Multi-Agent Setups, Tool Stack Selection, And Human-Machine Handoffs; Focus On 'Better Orchestrated' Instead Of 'More Tools'.
- Ethics & Compliance: Eu Ai Act, Gdpr, Bias Detection, Gatekeeper Role In Roll-Outs, Explainability To Management.
- Integration Into The Organization: Ai Initiatives As Part Of The Value-Creation System, Building Team Skills, Adoption As The Success Measure.
Tool-Stack
- Evaluate & Learn: Google Gemini, Notebooklm, Perplexity, Claude (Cowork), Manus, Codex, Mcp, G-Studio, Transcriptor.
- Construct & Build: N8n, Servicenow, Google Ai Studio, Cursor, Ollama, Elevenlabs, Manus, Codex, Skills, Replit, Synthesia, Genspark, Tasklet.
- Test & Distribute: Google Flow, Higgsfield, Leonardo, Flow, Gamma, Automatio, Knowtion, Notion, X-Mind Ai, Transcriptor.
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Education
BWV, DBV Wiesbaden, BD Dortmund, Zurich Insurance
Insurance specialist, specialized in company pensions, retirement, pension funds · Insurance · Wiesbaden, Germany
IHK, Continentale Versicherungsverbund aG
Insurance clerk, health and life insurance, property, internal and external sales · Insurance · Dortmund, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Insurance Specialist
BWV Wiesbaden, BD Dortmund, later Zurich Insurance
Agile Coach
Kanban Master
Lean Manager
AI Transformation Manager (IHK)
IHK
NLP Master
OKR Master
Online Marketing Manager (IHK)
IHK
Scrum Master (I + II)
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