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Philipp Boateng

Business Psychologist (M. Sc.)\, Agile Coach – Expert for Complex Projects

Philipp Boateng
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Frankfurt, Germany

Experience

Apr 2023 - Present
3 years
Hybrid

Business Psychologist (M. Sc.)\, Agile Coach – Expert for Complex Projects

E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Business Psychologist (M. Sc.)\, Agile Coach – Expert for Complex Projects at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH
Industries
Energy
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Started collaboration in a new hybrid organizational structure (LeSS-Scrum + classic project management)
  • Coaching area product owners
  • Team & individual coaching
  • Presentations in management meetings
  • Team retrospectives
  • Close collaboration with other agile coaches
  • Facilitated events – audience > 100 participants
  • Coaching project portfolio teams
Jun 2022 - Dec 2022
7 months

Agile Coach

Lekkerland Information Systems GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Agile Coach at Lekkerland Information Systems GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Retail
Business Areas
Information Technology
Product Development
  • Started the agile transformation
  • Introduced agile methods (Kanban & Scrum)
  • Coaching and training on agile methods
  • Started working in cross-functional teams
  • Product owner coaching (role understanding, backlog management and prioritization)
  • Team & individual coaching
  • Presentations in management meetings on agile leadership
  • Close collaboration with other agile coaches
Jun 2022 - Oct 2022
5 months

Agile Coach

Kuraray

Expertise details
Position Summary
Agile Coach at Kuraray
Industries
Chemical
Manufacturing
Business Areas
Product Development
Project Management
  • Agile performance coaching – increased effectiveness and promoting agility
  • Coaching on the Scrum roles
  • User story mapping workshop
  • Agile estimation workshop
  • Team retrospectives
  • Facilitated events
  • Workshop on how to prepare and run meetings so they are goal-oriented
Nov 2021 - May 2022
7 months

Agile Coach, Conflict Manager and Management Consultant

USU Technologies GmbH

Expertise details
Position Summary
Agile Coach, Conflict Manager and Management Consultant at USU Technologies GmbH
Industries
Information Technology
Business Areas
Project Management
Strategy
  • Established agile leadership in the business unit management
  • Management retrospectives
  • Supported 3 teams in a SAFe environment
  • Increased team performance
  • Introduced OKRs
  • Strategic development of internal Scrum masters
  • Mediated and facilitated conflicts
Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
6 months

Scrum Master & Agile Coach

DVAG

Expertise details
Position Summary
Scrum Master & Agile Coach at DVAG
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Project Management
  • Established a goal-oriented working approach in the team
  • Taught agile values and principles
  • Achieved an increase in team performance and efficiency
  • Coaching 2 Scrum teams in independent problem-solving and self-organization
  • Coaching management and Scrum masters
  • Process optimization in Scrum as well as removal of disruptions and obstacles
  • Organized and supported reviews, planning and retrospectives
  • Team development and team building workshops (teams were just forming)
May 2020 - Dec 2020
8 months

Scrum Master and Agile Coach

Helaba – Hessische Landesbank

Expertise details
Position Summary
Scrum Master and Agile Coach at Helaba – Hessische Landesbank
Industries
Banking and Finance
Business Areas
Information Technology
Project Management
  • Introduction of ITIL/ITSM processes (Availability & Capacity Management) – preparation for hardware migration
  • Introduction of a request fulfilment tool for standard service requests (e.g., report from a database) through rollout
  • Managing 2 developers and defining user stories as well as requirement analyses
  • Supporting the PO and business owner in communication and coordination with stakeholders
  • Experience in team coaching of multiple Scrum teams
  • Training internal Scrum Masters
  • Training employees in agility and self-organization
  • Visualizing tasks using JIRA and Kanban
  • Orchestrating and coordinating dependencies
  • Assisting in the removal of impediments
  • Developing and defining standards and methods
  • Creating templates and recommendations for action
  • Testing the defined standards and methods on selected processes
  • Promoting process thinking at all leadership levels
  • Conceptualizing and building a standardized process map
  • Ensuring cross-departmental process control
  • Creating a company-wide policy
  • Implementing a sustainable and efficient process management system

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Energy, Information Technology, Banking and Finance, Retail, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Energy
Information Technology
Banking and Finance
Retail
Chemical
Manufacturing
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Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, and Strategy.

Project Management
Product Development
Information Technology
Strategy
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Skills

  • Industry And Energy Sector (Digitization Of Customer Processes)
  • Process Knowledge
  • It And Management Consulting
  • Financial Services & Insurance
  • E-commerce / Retail
  • Software Industry
  • Agile Project Management & Frameworks (Scrum, Safe, Less, Nexus, Spotify, Okr, Kanban, Xp, Design Thinking)
  • Rhetoric & Communication Skills
  • Procurement Management
  • Feedback Techniques
  • Work Organization And Time Management
  • Facilitation And Communication
  • Process Management (Modeling And Optimization)
  • It Requirements And Test Management
  • Management Consulting
  • Strategic Agility
  • Operational Agility
  • Leadership + Executive Coaching
  • Individual + Team Coaching
  • Team Development (Towards More Self-organization And Performance)
  • Mentoring
  • Facilitation / Moderation
  • Emotional & Social Intelligence
  • Mediation, Conflict Management
  • Complexity Management & Training
  • Lean Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Backlog & Story Management
  • Process Management & Process Optimization
  • Cynefin Framework
  • Devops / Bizdevops
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Negotiation
  • Market & Advertising Psychology
  • Psychological Competence
  • Ms365
  • Azure Devops
  • Atlassian (Jira, Confluence)
  • Sap R/3 (Pm, Mm)
  • S/4hana (User Knowledge)
  • Miro
  • Mural
  • Asana
  • Lotus Notes
  • Salesforce

Languages

German
Native
English
Advanced

Education

University of Economics and Management (FOM Frankfurt)

Master in Business Psychology · Business Psychology · Frankfurt, Germany

Comenius University Bratislava

PhD, Economics · Economics · Bratislava, Slovakia

Certifications & licenses

Accredited Agile Coach

IFAAI

Certified purchaser with technical focus

ITIL Foundation

Kanban Coach

IFAAI

Classical project management PRINCE2 Foundation

OKR Coach

IFAAI

Professional Scrum Master (PSM I + PSM II)

SAFe 5 Agilist

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 6
Experience in Energy 3 y
Avg length 11 m
Longest experience 2 y 11 m

Expertise

Recent roles Business Psychologist (M. Sc.)\, Agile Coach – Expert for Complex Projects, Agile Coach, Agile Coach, Conflict Manager and Management Consultant
Main industries Energy, Information Technology, Banking and Finance
Main business areas Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Doctorate
Certifications earned 8

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Where is Philipp based?

Philipp is based in Frankfurt, Germany.

What languages does Philipp speak?

Philipp speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced).

How many years of experience does Philipp have?

Philipp has at least 5 years of experience. During this time, Philipp has worked in at least 5 different roles and for 6 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 10 months. Note that Philipp may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Philipp be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Philipp would be well-suited for roles such as: Business Psychologist (M. Sc.)\, Agile Coach – Expert for Complex Projects, Agile Coach, Agile Coach, Conflict Manager and Management Consultant.

What is Philipp's latest experience?

Philipp's most recent position is Business Psychologist (M. Sc.)\, Agile Coach – Expert for Complex Projects at E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH.

What companies has Philipp worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Philipp has worked for E.ON Grid Solutions GmbH, Lekkerland Information Systems GmbH, Kuraray, USU Technologies GmbH, and DVAG.

Which industries is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in industries like Energy, Information Technology, and Banking and Finance. Philipp also has some experience in Retail, Chemical, and Manufacturing.

Which business areas is Philipp most experienced in?

Philipp is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology. Philipp also has some experience in Strategy.

What is Philipp's education?

Philipp holds a Doctorate in Economics from Comenius University Bratislava and a Master in Business Psychology from University of Economics and Management (FOM Frankfurt).

Does Philipp have any certificates?

Philipp has 8 certificates. Among them, these include: Accredited Agile Coach, Certified purchaser with technical focus, and ITIL Foundation.

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