Rolf Wendolsky - Agile Consultant

Q: Where is Rolf based?

Rolf is based in Nuremberg, Germany and can operate in on-site , hybrid , and remote work models.

Q: What languages does Rolf speak?

Rolf speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary) .

Q: How many years of experience does Rolf have?

Rolf has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Rolf has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 16 different companies . The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months . Note that Rolf may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

Q: What is Rolf's latest experience?

Rolf's most recent position is Agile Consultant at Lead.ai .

Q: What companies has Rolf worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Rolf has worked for Lead.ai , Technology company focused on connected industrial systems , IT service company , Children Research Foundation , and IngSoft GmbH .

Q: Which industries is Rolf most experienced in?

Rolf is most experienced in industries like Information Technology , Advertising , and Professional Services . Rolf also has some experience in Government and Administration , Food and Beverage , and Energy .

Q: Which business areas is Rolf most experienced in?

Rolf is most experienced in business areas like Project Management , Product Development , and Information Technology . Rolf also has some experience in Marketing , Sales , and Research and Development .

Q: Which industries has Rolf worked in recently?

Rolf has recently worked in industries like Information Technology , Advertising , and Professional Services .

Q: Which business areas has Rolf worked in recently?

Rolf has recently worked in business areas like Project Management , Information Technology , and Product Development .

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Nuremberg, Germany

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Experience

Jun 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Agile Consultant

Lead.ai

Introduced Agile-CCPM in an IT project agency focused on PHP-based content management systems.
Prepared and conducted workshops to establish an agency-wide multiproject management system.
Coordinated and supported agency partners.
Coached the methodological framework.
Collected, analyzed, and used organizational metrics to plan the next steps.
Environment: OKR, CCPM, agile coaching, agile planning, agile metrics, workshopping, facilitation, change management, JIRA, Zoom, Slack, Miro.

Dec 2024 - May 2025

6 months

Germany

SAFe Scrum Master, Agile Coach

Technology company focused on connected industrial systems

Served as Scrum Master for an agile team within an enterprise-wide Agile Release Train (ART) in automation engineering.
Collaborated closely with the Release Train Engineer (RTE), product managers, product owners, and system architects for value stream planning and synchronizing cross-team dependencies.
Coached team members and stakeholders on agile principles and Scrum and SAFe practices.
Responsible for his team's effectiveness within the SAFe implementation.
Final decision-maker in his team for deviations from standard agile approaches and capacity allocation.
Assisted in conducting and following up on Program Increment (PI) plannings.
Identified improvement opportunities and improved flow using agile metrics like MTTR, flow velocity, flow load, flow time, and team engagement.
Supported the RTE in collecting and presenting meaningful agile metrics.
Collaborated remotely in the ART with development teams distributed across Germany.
Introduced measurement of WIP limits, flow time, team satisfaction, and MTTR.
Promoted pair working through strict WIP limits, reducing flow time by 28%.
Implemented the two-crew concept to support DevOps, enhancing focus and phased relief.
Introduced, trained, and supported Google Design Sprints to foster innovation.
Founded and supported an agile community to assist the LACE in knowledge sharing.
Environment: Scrum, Kanban, Design Sprints, OKR, SAFe, DevOps, TDD, BDD, event sourcing, Liberating Structures, system thinking, JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Miro.

Sep 2023 - Nov 2024

1 year 3 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach

IT service company

Managed online self-exploration tools for career orientation or reorientation (Newplan, Check-U) in the public sector.
Provided agile leadership for one to two teams.
Coached, mentored, and supported teams, product owners, Scrum Masters, and other leaders.
Resolved collaboration and transparency issues in the project.
Promoted agility in the organization by leading and developing a weekly community.
Designed and supported an OKR-compatible organizational development process.
Rolled out and supported Google Design Sprints in the organization.
Designed and implemented an empirical product planning system in JIRA to replace classic roadmaps.
Successfully managed crisis during budget cuts and staff reductions by merging teams while maintaining delivery capability.
Environment: Scrum, Design Sprints, Lean UX, OKR, EBM, DevOps, Kanban, Liberating Structures, system thinking, workshopping, mediation, change management, JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Excalidraw.

Oct 2022 - Oct 2023

1 year 1 month

Berlin, Germany

Agile Coach, Consultant

Children Research Foundation

Improved collaboration between the foundation and external service providers in software development.
Selected, recommended, and implemented Scrum as the organizational framework.
Coached the client-side product owner and the project manager at the service provider.
Integrated client and provider into a single joint team with a shared backlog and goals.
Facilitated and supported Scrum events.
Resolved severe communication and coordination issues, enabling critical project deadlines to be met.
Environment: Scrum, agile coaching, agile leadership, system thinking, workshopping, mediation, Confluence, Redmine, Zoom, Slack, Miro.

Jul 2022 - Present

4 years 1 month

Nuremberg, Germany

Agile Coach, Mentor

IngSoft GmbH

Agile transformation of an energy management and pipe stress analysis company.
Conducted systemic problem analysis and selected suitable Scrum Masters.
Chose the methodological framework for the agile transformation.
Guided and mentored Scrum Masters in the project.
Transformed development work into a LeSS structure with four Scrum teams.
Trained the company head as a Product Owner, including LeSS training.
Developed internal staff into committed Scrum Masters.
Extended the new collaborative culture to sales and marketing.
Environment: Scrum, agile coaching, LeSS, system thinking, change management, Zoom, Miro.

May 2022 - Dec 2023

1 year 8 months

Munich, Germany

Consultant, Scrum Master, Agile Coach

Music Support Group

Set up a Scrum team for Deutsche POP Academy to develop a course management system.
Developer staffing and selection of external personnel.
Coaching the client-side Product Owner and selecting a suitable Scrum Master.
Modernization of the development and codebase including test automation, DevOps, and AI support.
Methodical support to improve transparency and predictability.
Eliminating all knowledge silos in development.
Designing and implementing an empirical product planning system in JIRA.
Successful financial crisis management during the insolvency of the parent company.
Environment: Scrum, Agile Coaching, Agile Leadership, DevOps, Facilitation, Mediation, Change Management, JIRA, Confluence, Zoom, Slack, Miro.

Nov 2019 - May 2025

5 years 7 months

Agile Consultant

Connexis Personal-Services GmbH & Co. KG

Worked as an Agile Consultant as part of an employment / employee leasing arrangement.
Socially insured employment through the partner company for external projects.

Nov 2019 - Sep 2023

3 years 11 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach

IT-Systemhaus

Managed numerous online offerings related to career information and placement activities (Infosysbub) in the public sector.
Agile team leadership for two to three teams in a LeSS-like scaling setup.
Coaching, mentoring, and support for teams, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and other leaders.
Collaboration with external and internal stakeholders and system management.
Founded and led a weekly community for agile professionals for over four years.
Introduced, trained, and supported Google Design Sprints far beyond the product group.
Designed and launched an organization-wide chat communication channel for incident detection with nearly 1000 members.
Designed and implemented an empirical product planning system in JIRA for the Product Backlog.
Environment: Scrum, Design Sprints, Lean UX, EBM, LeSS, DevOps, Kanban, Liberating Structures, System Thinking, Workshopping, Mediation, Change Management, JIRA, Confluence, MS Teams, Conceptboard.

Jul 2019 - Present

7 years 1 month

Nuremberg, Germany

Agile Coach, Organizer

Meetup.com

Organized and led the Nuremberg Scrum Meetup as a community of practice.
Designed interactive exchange and learning formats for Scrum and complementary frameworks.
Coached mixed groups of newcomers and experienced professionals.
Announced, promoted, and organized the monthly events.
Environment: Scrum, Nexus, LeSS, SAFe, Liberating Structures, Training, Facilitation, Zoom, Miro.

Jun 2019 - Feb 2023

3 years 9 months

Schwielowsee, Germany

Remote

Agile Coach, Consultant

FSP Fahrzeug-Sicherheitsprüfung GmbH

Maintenance and further development of a fleet management system (Oscar).
Coached a team of remote freelancers to adhere to an agile framework.
Ensured coordination events, timeboxing, and retrospectives.
Supported the team in writing and preparing user stories.
Handled developer invoicing to the client and adjusted team staffing.
Set up and configured the collaboration software.
Supported the successful migration of legacy code to a secure platform.
Environment: Agile Leadership, Kanban, IT Security, Data Protection, JIRA, Confluence, Zoom, Slack.

Jun 2017 - May 2019

2 years

Nuremberg, Germany

Research Associate, Scrum Master

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS

Coordinated projects in the IoT research initiatives Pick-by-Local-Light and Link4Pro.
Successfully introduced Scrum to the project team.
Improved JEE developers' efficiency by introducing JRebel.
Rolled out Atlassian software (JIRA, Confluence) across the institute.
Migrated the intranet system to Confluence.
Developed software and wrote research proposals.
Environment: Scrum, Kanban, TDD, Continuous Integration, JIRA, Confluence, Netbeans, Eclipse, JRebel, Python, J2EE.

Aug 2016 - Aug 2019

3 years 1 month

Cologne, Germany

Software Developer

Badger Systems GmbH

Developed Escalert.io, a solution for alerting and incident management in a DevOps environment.
Coded numerous system components.
Assisted with system design and software quality assurance.
Managed freelancers during development.
Supported customer acquisition.
Technologies: Python, Django, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, LESS, Bootstrap, SQL, jQuery.
Environment: Redmine, JIRA, Git, Linux, MySQL, TDD, Unix shell scripting.

Aug 2014 - Apr 2023

8 years 9 months

Regensburg, Germany

Agile Coach, Consultant, Software Developer

Coupon Future GmbH & Co KG

Maintained a multi-domain web service for online discount vouchers.
Coached the team to adhere to an agile framework and work in a value-driven way.
Facilitated coordination events and retrospectives with a focus on process improvement.
Assisted with user stories, team staffing, and billing.
Set up and customized collaboration software (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket).
Developed, maintained, and supported the Drupal application.
Created new theming and layout based on design specifications.
Provided on-call emergency support and handled technical incidents.
Environment: Kanban, Scrum, user stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Drupal, PHP, JavaScript, SQL, Linux.

May 2012 - Jul 2016

4 years 3 months

Munich, Germany

Managing Director, Software Developer, Sales

Solojo GmbH

Founded a startup for an online discount system in the gastronomy sector (CulinaCard).
Responsible for project management with external partners.
Developed web applications and mobile app interfaces.
Personally acquired over 60 Munich restaurants as partners.
Handled customer and partner acquisition through cold calling.
Technologies: Perl, HTML5, CSS, Less, JavaScript, Bootstrap, jQuery, SQL.
Environment: Linux, LaTeX, Apache, MySQL, IT security, Redmine, Subversion.

Mar 2007 - Present

19 years 5 months

Nuremberg, Germany

Managing Director, Authorized Officer, Project Manager, Software Developer, Agile Consultant

JonDos GmbH

Defined the strategic direction and oversaw operations of the IT services company.
Planned, designed, and developed software for private and corporate users.
Transitioned a research project into a spin-off that ran for over 10 years.
Handled client outreach, new customer acquisition, and technical support.
Managed HR, invoicing, accounting, and procurement.
Projects: JonDonym, AN.ON-Next, AppPETs.
Technologies: PHP, Java, C++, Perl, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, SQL, XML, C.
Environment: Design sprints, IT security, data protection, TDD, JIRA, Confluence, Redmine, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Eclipse, Netbeans, Git, GitLab, Subversion.

Sep 2004 - Oct 2006

2 years 2 months

Regensburg, Germany

Research Associate

University of Regensburg

Planning and conducting courses at the Chair of Information Security Management.
Supervising seminar and diploma theses.
Lead developer in software quality and commercial exploitation in the AN.ON (Anonymity Online) project.
Introducing S/MIME email encryption at a mid-sized IT security company.
Achieving project goals and successful project completion.
Environment: JBuilder, C++-Builder, Eclipse, Netbeans, TDD, PostgreSQL, Linux, LaTeX, Java, C++, SQL.

Industry Experience

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Experienced in Information Technology, Advertising, Professional Services, Government and Administration, Energy, and Food and Beverage.

Information Technology

Advertising

Professional Services

Government and Administration

Energy

Food and Beverage

Business Area Experience

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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, Marketing, Research and Development, and Sales.

Project Management

Product Development

Information Technology

Marketing

Research and Development

Sales

Summary

With many years of practical experience in agile leadership, IT, software development, project management, and leading his own products and teams, Rolf helps people, teams and organizations continuously create innovative value.

Always focusing on long-term product and service success, user benefits and constant improvement, he challenges not only the organization but also himself regularly. Typically, Rolf works as an agile leader, coach, mentor, trainer, organizational and innovation consultant, especially in the role of Scrum Master.

Skills

Agile Leadership (E.G., Of Agile/Adaptability Implementations In Large Organizations; Of One Or More Development Or Delivery Teams, E.G., As Safe Practice Consultant, Agile Delivery Manager, Release Train Engineer, Senior Scrum Master, Senior Team Coach)
Agile Guidance, Mentoring And Training (E.G., As Agile Coach, Agile Mentor For Business Decision Makers, Product Managers And Product Analysts, For Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches And Team Coaches, For Single Development Teams And Scaled Teams Of Teams/Multi-Team Setups)
Agile Consulting, Workshopping And Facilitation (E.G., For Goal-Setting Systems Like Ebm, Okr, Ccpm; For Design Thinking, Lean Ux And Agile Events; For Agile, Devops And Conflict Management In Teams And In Scaled Multi-Team Setups, E.G., As Senior Scrum Master, Senior Team Coach, Release Train Engineer)
Industry Experience In Automation Engineering, Public Sector, Education, Energy Management, Training, Media, Logistics, It Services, Agile Consulting, Training, Marketing, Research, It Security And Data Protection, Communication Networks
Methods, Knowledge And Skills**
Delivery Management: Scrum (Master/Coach)
Delivery Management: Kanban (Master/Coach)
Lean Ux, Design Sprints
Lean Ux, Ce – Continuous Exploration
Goal-Setting Systems: Okr – Objectives And Key Results
Goal-Setting Systems: Ebm – Evidence-Based Management
Project Management: Ccpm – Critical Chain
Agile Coaching / Agile Guidance
Agile Leadership
Agile Planning
Agile Metrics
Agile Scaling – Multi-Team Setup: Nexus
Agile Scaling – Multi-Team Setup: Less
Agile Scaling – Multi-Team Setup: Safe
Product Operating Model (Pom, Cao)
Devops
Continuous Delivery Pipelining (Ce/Ci/Cd)
Extreme Programming (Xp)
Test-Driven Development (Tdd)
Behaviour-Driven Development (Bdd / Ddd)
Event Sourcing (Mdd / Mdsd)
Liberating Structures
System Thinking
Workshopping
Trainings
Moderation
Mediation & Conflict Resolution Techniques
Coaching (Individual / General)
Change Management
It Security & Data Protection
Software Development (E.G. Php, Java, Perl, Python)
Tools**
Jira (Usage & Configuration, On-Premise & Cloud)
Redmine
Confluence (Usage & Configuration, On-Premise & Cloud)
Ms Word
Ms Excel
Ms Powerpoint
Ms Outlook
Git
Bitwarden
Zoom
Ms Teams
Slack
Rocket.Chat
Conceptboard
Miro
Excalidraw
Operating Systems / Databases**
Windows (User)
Linux (User)
Mysql
Postgresql
Ms Access
Languages / Notations (Technical)**
Gherkin
Jql
Uml
J2ee
Java
Python
Perl
C++
Html5
Php
Personal Qualities**
Openness
Conscientiousness
Extraversion
Agreeableness & Teamwork
Emotional Stability & Resilience
Analytical Thinking
Structured Approach & Discipline
Planning & Strategic Thinking
Conflict Resolution & Facilitation
Leadership Strength
Courage
Innovation & Creativity
Learning Orientation & Reflection
Impact Orientation
Pragmatism & Realism
Respect & Fairness

Languages

German

Native

English

Advanced

French

Elementary

Education

Oct 1999 - Aug 2004

University of Regensburg

Diploma · Business Informatics · Regensburg, Germany · 1.5

Oct 1998 - Sep 1999

University of Regensburg

Pharmacy · Regensburg, Germany

Sep 1988 - Jun 1997

Kepler-Gymnasium Weiden i.d.OPf.

Abitur (German high school diploma) · Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany · 1.2

...and 1 more

Certifications & licenses

Authorized trainer for Leading SAFe® 6 – Scaled Agile

Scaled Agile

Certified CCPM One Star Dolphin ChangeBase

Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master

Scaled Agile

Authorized trainer for SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager – Scaled Agile

Scaled Agile

Authorized trainer for SAFe® Scrum Master

Scaled Agile

Certified Agile Organization Designer CAO

Certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant

Scaled Agile

Certified Advanced Scrum Master (SAFe®)

Scaled Agile

Certified SAFe® 6 Release Train Engineer

Scaled Agile

Certified SAFe 6 Agilist

Scaled Agile

Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills

Scrum.org

OKR Process Owner

Digital Winners

Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum with User Experience (PSU I)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPO II)

Scrum.org

Design Sprint Master

DesignSprint Alliance

Certified LeSS Practitioner

LeSS Company

Professional Scrum Master III (PSM III)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)

Scrum.org

Professional Agile Leadership (PAL I)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Developer (PSD I)

Scrum.org

Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS)

Scrum.org

Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPO I)

Scrum.org

NLP Certified Practitioner

INLPTA

Statistics

Experience

Total positions 16

Experience in Information Technology 21.5 y

Avg length 4 y 3 m

Longest experience 19 y 4 m

Global Experience

Countries worked in 1 (Germany)

Primary country Germany

Expertise

Recent roles Agile Consultant, SAFe Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach

Main industries Information Technology, Advertising, Professional Services

Main business areas Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology

Qualifications

Highest degree Master

Certifications earned 26

Profile

Created

September 2025

Last Update

November 2025

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Where is Rolf based?

Rolf is based in Nuremberg, Germany and can operate in on-site, hybrid, and remote work models.

What languages does Rolf speak?

Rolf speaks the following languages: German (Native), English (Advanced), French (Elementary).

How many years of experience does Rolf have?

Rolf has at least 21 years of experience. During this time, Rolf has worked in at least 13 different roles and for 16 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 4 months. Note that Rolf may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.

What roles would Rolf be best suited for?

Based on recent experience, Rolf would be well-suited for roles such as: Agile Consultant, SAFe Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach.

What is Rolf's latest experience?

Rolf's most recent position is Agile Consultant at Lead.ai.

What companies has Rolf worked for in recent years?

In recent years, Rolf has worked for Lead.ai, Technology company focused on connected industrial systems, IT service company, Children Research Foundation, and IngSoft GmbH.

Which industries is Rolf most experienced in?

Rolf is most experienced in industries like Information Technology, Advertising, and Professional Services. Rolf also has some experience in Government and Administration, Food and Beverage, and Energy.

Which business areas is Rolf most experienced in?

Rolf is most experienced in business areas like Project Management, Product Development, and Information Technology. Rolf also has some experience in Marketing, Sales, and Research and Development.

Which industries has Rolf worked in recently?

Rolf has recently worked in industries like Information Technology, Advertising, and Professional Services.

Which business areas has Rolf worked in recently?

Rolf has recently worked in business areas like Project Management, Information Technology, and Product Development.

What is Rolf's education?

Rolf holds a Master in Business Informatics from University of Regensburg.

Does Rolf have any certificates?

Rolf has 26 certificates. Among them, these include: Authorized trainer for Leading SAFe® 6 – Scaled Agile, Certified CCPM One Star Dolphin ChangeBase, and Certified SAFe® 6 Scrum Master.

What is the availability of Rolf?

Rolf is immediately available part-time for suitable projects.

What is the rate of Rolf?

Rolf's rate depends on the specific project requirements. Please use the Meet button on the profile to schedule a meeting and discuss the details.