Simone H.-Agile Coach, Scrum Master & Trainer

Extension of the company website

• Developed new software components as part of a Scrum team
• Took turns with other members of the development team to perform smoke tests after releases

Achievements:

• Enhanced the website with new features
• Conducted code reviews and pair programming
• Advised the customer and trained the editors
• Implemented continuous delivery

Extension of the company website

• Developed new software components as part of a Scrum team
• Trained web designers and editors

Achievements:

• Modernized the website with new features and improved contract management
• Enabled editors and developers to use the CMS effectively

Transformation to a scaled agile working environment

• Defined and adopted a consistent, scalable way of working within transformation working groups
• Strengthened team-building and conflict management skills to boost self-organization
• Coached and trained teams, management, and product management

Achievements:

• Limited work in progress and made scoped commitments
• Launched Tech Talks to foster continuous learning and share best practices across teams
• Facilitated large Retrospectives on scaled Planning and team Retrospectives
• Implemented structured and efficient meetings
• Encouraged innovation through regular retrospectives, experiments, and the adoption of best practices from tech talks and CoPs
• Improved communication and alignment with business stakeholders, resulting in faster feedback loops.
• Improved communication between teams and product management
• Improved team autonomy and decision-making, leading to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Resolved team dependencies

Company-wide transformation to a scaled agile working environment

• Supporting an agile pilot team in the HR environment as a Scrum Master
• Coaching on agile approaches and practices
• Facilitating Scrum and scaled events
• Team building and conflict management

Achievements:

• Improved self-organization, leading to quicker decisions and results
• Better planning and prevention of overcommitment and late deliveries
• Better understanding of the team's strengths and supporting each other

Relaunch of company website

• Supporting the project lead in identifying customer requirements and creating Epics and User Stories
• Setting up and monitoring the Jira board for the development team
• Facilitating agile events

Achievements:

• Release delivered on time for the customer
• Transparent communication with the customer and direct feedback
• Coaching the development team and internal stakeholders
• Development focused on CoreMedia CMS
• Training new editors, project leads, and developers
• Empowering the customer to continue working independently

Coaching a new team in a large-scale environment

• Coaching a new team and structuring it into 4 Scrum teams
• Facilitating Scrum events and large-scale events

Achievements:

• Improving team velocity
• Coaching the Scrum Master community in agile practices
• Optimizing the conversion rate
• Participating in CoPs with other agile roles
• Team building and conflict management
• Advising product management
• Delivering releases on time
• Improving transparency within the organization

Relaunch of the DIN website

• Creating templates and fixing bugs
• Developing a detailed technical concept for other planned websites and turning it into tickets for the development team

Achievements:

• Optimizing the developer workflow
• Improving code quality
• Leading development and monitoring the Jira Board
• Conducting code reviews
• Connecting developer knowledge with customer requirements