Thomas (C.) Czech
External Consultant to Program Management / SCRUM Master
Experience
External Consultant to Program Management / SCRUM Master
MVV Energie AG / Soluvia IT Services GmbH
Streamline – implementation of S/4 HANA Utilities in cooperation with Accenture
Consulting and coaching of program management (OPL)
Planning and support in executing all organizational and system technical activities to migrate from SAP IS-U to SAP S/4 HANA Utilities
Communication and coordination with involved stakeholders and committees (core team, program management, steering committee)
Project and process management
Coaching of the stream leads in the main project
Requirements management for interface connection of ancillary systems (non-SAP systems)
Risk management
Resource and capacity planning
Consulting the existing migration, test, interface/ancillary system, and training teams
Consulting on managing the SAP systems cut-over
Planning and management including necessary post-migration activities (e.g., verification, documentation, adjustments)
Team coaching & servant leadership: supporting one or more Scrum teams as coach, facilitator, and servant leader
Promoting self-organization, personal responsibility, and continuous improvement
Facilitation and continuous improvement of Scrum events (daily, planning, review, retrospective)
Ensuring adherence to Scrum values, principles, and practices
Identifying and actively managing impediments to ensure team productivity
Working with product owners, agile coaches, and leaders to resolve structural hurdles
Supporting agile scaling in frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, or Nexus
Co-designing agile transitions as part of MVV's digital strategy
Building an agile mindset in the organization through training, workshops, and active role modeling of agile principles
Collaborating with other Scrum Masters and agile coaches in the company-wide agile chapter
IT systems: ERP: SAP IS-U, SAP S/4 HANA Utilities
Consultant to SVP & VPs / Interim Solution Management
Siemens Energy AG
Building a solution management team in the Grid Technology division following the SAFe standard
Managing complex end-to-end solutions for the energy transition, decarbonization, and digitalization of energy infrastructures
Developing a solution vision in close coordination with global business units (e.g., Grid Technology, Gas Services, Transformation of Industry)
Deriving market- and customer-oriented target concepts for digital and physical solutions in energy generation, distribution, and optimization
Creating and maintaining a roadmap to manage multiple ARTs along one or more operational value streams, e.g., in digital grid management, asset performance, or energy-as-a-service
Responsible for the solution backlog: prioritizing capabilities and enablers in coordination with product management, solution architecture, and system engineering
Acting as interface between business units, customers, system architecture, and operational teams for the economic assessment of market requirements
Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in an international and interdisciplinary environment
Contributing to economic decisions using WSJF and lean business cases as well as supporting lean portfolio management
Active role in pre-/post-PI planning, solution demos, inspect & adapt workshops, and coordination of cross-ART dependencies
Working with the solution train engineer (STE) and enterprise architect team to ensure technical and operational coherence
IT systems: ERP: SAP S/4 HANA Utilities, CRM/CPQ: Salesforce, PLM: Siemens Teamcenter, Oracle Agile, PDM: Creo / Windchill
Head of Cut-Over Management / Deputy Head of Migration Management
Hansewerk Gruppe / E.ON Konzern
Hanse2X - EAM S/4 United
Planning and execution of all organizational and system technical activities for migrating from SAP R/3 to SAP S/4 HANA
Ensuring the transition from the old system landscape to the new SAP S/4 HANA systems
Responsibility for the technical data migration of all directly related activities
Close collaboration with test management and data object owners
Interface connection of non-SAP systems through requirements management
Planning of cut-over, go-live, master and transaction data migration as well as rehearsal cut-over
Creating a detailed cut-over script
Managing the cut-over of the SAP systems (SAP S/4 HANA)
Cut-over planning for shutting down the old systems and reconnecting all affected ancillary systems
Creating the IT change strategy in close collaboration with the business units and monitoring its implementation
Consulting the existing migration, test, interface/ancillary system, and training teams
Planning and managing necessary post-migration activities such as verification, documentation, and adjustments
IT systems: ERP: SAP S/4 HANA
External Consultant Product and Portfolio Management
EnviaM Mitteldeutsche Energie AG / E.ON Konzern
Balancing energy, quantity excellence, forecast dashboards, procurement for B2B RLM customers, HPFC/MPFC, dynamic tariffs, and smart meter implementation (iMSys)
Analysis of the current state and identification of standardization and optimization potentials in existing energy industry processes
Designing new business processes due to changing market conditions in line with the IT strategy
IT change management
Planning and conducting workshops and interviews
Holistic project management as well as stakeholder management
Consulting on data know-how including efficient implementation
Supporting strategic and procedural approaches
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core (BW), SAP IS-U, SAP Analytics Cloud, procurement: IRM, LEM, forecasting: IFESCA
External Consultant Management / Sales / IT
Lechwerke AG / E.ON Konzern
Consulting on the further development of price adjustment processes
Execution of operational process and program management
Documenting current processes and developing optimized target processes
Identifying weaknesses in current task planning as well as procedural and systemic gaps
Initiating and controlling the implementation of new IT requirements for IT systems, reports, and dashboards
Process modeling in Signavio
Facilitation of workshops and presentation of results in committees
Consulting on the further development of legacy systems
Consulting on IT service management and IT demand management
Advising management on the integration and management of cross-cutting projects
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core (PM, MM, SD, FI/CO, BW, HR), SAP IS-U, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, CRM: KISS / SAP IS-U, CPQ: Hector, Enomic, OM: Inspire
Chief Product Owner (CPO) / External Consultant Management & IT
E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH
Advice on further developing legacy systems, especially ER2S
Advising management on integrating cross-cutting projects
Advising on IT service management and IT demand management
Advising on IT change management strategy and communication
Setting up and leading project teams to automate processes
Coaching and technical guidance of the CPOs
Organizational development and change management
Taking over, managing, and resolving especially critical issues
Setting up and leading multiple task forces to optimize existing systems, processes, dashboards, and tools with maximum automation
Organizing and moderating committees
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core (PM, MM, SD, FI/CO, BW, HR), SAP IS-U, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, CRM: DSP/Salesforce, ER2S, CPQ: PowerCloud, Hector, Enomic, OM: Inspire
Program Manager Fiber Expansion FTTH / External Consultant Management
Plusnet GmbH / EnBW Konzern
Advising management and program leadership on implementing the "Leuchtturm" project
- Process, project, and program management
- Identifying weaknesses in task planning as well as process and system gaps
- Initiating and managing new IT requirements for IT systems, reports, and dashboards
- Supporting the technical subproject for active and passive fiber roll-out
- Advising on building access and documentation in NE3 and NE4
- Operational support and firefighting
- Advising on operationalizing target journeys in the context of network construction, operations, product management, provisioning, and sales
- Advising on IT carve-outs and integrations/mergers with systems of the parent company EnBW and Netcom BW
- Creating the proof of concept and supporting carve-out and integration projects
- Advising on change management for IT strategy and communication
- Advising on optimizing IT service management (ITSM) in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level support
Chief Product Owner (CPO) / External Consultant Product & B2C Management
E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH
Overall program and project management in the product management and B2C management area
Setting up and leading multiple project teams and task forces as well as defining a roles model and a governance structure
Coaching and acting as technical deputy to the team lead for the SPC product model
Acting as CPO for product management in the DSP program
Advising B2C management on automating IT solutions for portfolio management, energy demand planning, contract management, and pricing
Advising B2C management on automating and optimizing sales processes for renewals and procurement processes
Initiating and managing new IT requirements for core and CPQ systems, reports, and dashboards for PM & EVP
Supporting the implementation phase of the ongoing procurement project to ensure an automated process
Advising on contract management, mandatory portfolio, and special contracts
Establishing internal SPC process management and carrying out process optimizations
Organizational development, change management, and supervision of consultant colleagues
Taking over, managing, and resolving especially critical issues
Organizing and moderating events, workshops, and committees
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core, SAP IS-U, SAP S/4 HANA, SAP Analytics, CRM: DSP/Salesforce, ER2S, iSE Legacy, DWE, E.ON AT, CPQ: PowerCloud, B2Compass/Anaplan, Bit2Win, Hector, Enomic, OM: Inspire
External Consultant Management / Operations / IT
Telecolumbus AG
Advising management on implementing the fiber champion strategy
Supporting the shift from HFC to GPON and FTTH redesign
Advising on implementing the TKG Novelle 2021 (Telecommunications Modernization Act)
Representing the interests of the operations/contact center management division
Advising on operationalizing target journeys in the context of product management, provisioning, and sales
Advising on optimizing IT service management (ITSM), especially in technical incident management
Cross-departmental IT demand management and support of epics and user stories
Defining and aligning the MVP scope with business and IT
Developing measures to achieve strategic program goals
Defining the MVP specifications considering technical requirements in fiber expansion
Identifying dependencies and risks and monitoring workstream progress
Advising management on the consequences of TKG 2021 for Housing Association & Infrastructure sales
IT systems: CRM: Salesforce, Amdocs Clarify
Executive Sales Consulting / Internal Project Lead Sales
MVV Energie AG
Implementation of Dymatrix DMP (Digital Marketing Platform)
Analyzing sales requirements with a focus on intelligent metering systems (iMSys) and pricing
Analyzing the current process landscape and operational process management
Detailing use cases, epics, and user stories
Advising on integration into the existing IT strategy and change management
Identifying optimization potentials in retail customer sales and campaign management
Project management for all topics in the DPM and iMSys area
Taking over, managing, and resolving especially critical issues and stakeholder management
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core, SAP IS-U, DMP: Dymatrix
Senior Project Management / External Consultant PDM/PLM/PIM
Unity AG
Selection of PDM/PLM/PIM systems for the client HOPPE AG
Recording and describing the current situation and business analysis of core processes and weaknesses
Identifying optimization potential and defining a target state
Setting the scope for the RFP (In Scope/Out of Scope for PLM)
Identifying functional and non-functional requirements
Joint development of an ERP requirements and criteria catalog
Defining next project steps, timeline, and budget
IT Systems: PDM/PLM/PIM: SAP, PTC, Dassault, Siemens
External Consultant / SAP Carve-Out Project Lead TraveNetz GmbH
Hansewerk Gruppe / Schleswig-Holstein Netz AG (E.ON-Konzern)
Business project management for the SAP carve-out of TraveNetz GmbH
Direct reporting line to the board of Hansewerk Gruppe and SH Netz AG
Collaboration with E.ON Digital Technology (EDT) management and license management
Project controlling, budget monitoring, and coordination of business units
Moderation of status and escalation meetings and acting as a mediation body
Coordination of testing and cut-over activities as well as documentation and phase-out
IT Systems: ERP: SAP R/3, SAP IS-U
External Consultant IT & Management / PLM System Selection
s.Oliver Bernd Freier GmbH & Co. KG
Consulting on selecting and evaluating PLM software considering cost efficiency and future viability (AI/Machine Learning)
Designing decision templates and documentation for the steering committee
Requirements engineering and business analysis of critical processes
Identifying use cases and data used
Iterative evaluation of requirements for process coverage
IT Systems: ERP: SAP Core, SAP Analytics, CRM: Salesforce, PDM/PLM: SAP, Centric, Aptos, PTC, CLM: Apttus, SCM: Aptos, Setlog
External Consultant M&A / IT / Management
Hallhuber GmbH
Consulting on the IT carve-out from the parent company Gerry Weber
Coordinating carve-outs for infrastructure, network, ERP, and point-of-sale systems
Creating the proof of concept and advising on trends like AI and machine learning
Stakeholder management and project administration
Evaluating and selecting CRM, ERP, and PLM software
Defining IT strategy and software architecture in collaboration with legacy systems
Business analysis of weaknesses and critical processes
Developing a target process model considering external processes
Requirements engineering and IT demand management
Advising on optimizing IT service management (ITSM)
IT Systems: ERP: SAP (FI/CO), MS Dynamics D365, CRM: Sugar CRM, Dymatrix, PDM/PLM: Koppermann, CLM: Apttus, SCM: Aptos, Setlog
External Consultant / Interim CTO
Optitrust GmbH
Consulting on the development and restructuring of a data center
Interim management of the technology and customer service departments with 35 employees
Coaching leaders in IT development and support (1st/2nd/3rd level)
Selecting and recruiting new staff and building strategic partnerships
Implementing monitoring tools for time tracking and process optimization
Business analysis of weaknesses and identification of business-relevant use cases
Documenting existing processes and implementing a target process flow
Introducing the ITIL process model (Service Strategy, Design, Transition, Operation)
Evaluating and selecting software tools for project management and development
Introducing a document management system and archiving solution
Building an information security management system and supporting ISO 27001 certification
IT Systems: ERP: SAP Core, CRM: Salesforce, WMS: ARGOS
External Consultant IT / Vice President Business Intelligence
E.ON Energie Deutschland GmbH
- Operational process management and analysis of existing business processes in coordination with departments
- Identification of use cases and analysis of data structures in databases
- Documentation of business processes linked to applications
- Strategy development to optimize business processes
- Leading key user teams and stakeholder communication
- Requirements engineering and IT demand management
- Creating functional specifications, epics and user stories
- Planning and implementation concept based on cost-benefit aspects
External Consultant Board / IT / Business Transformation & Operations
GEMA, Munich Headquarters
Initial assessment after the M&A merger of the Munich and Berlin headquarters
Business analysis of existing business processes and applications
Identification and stabilization of critical business processes
Assessment of scalability and stability of processes and organization
Strategy development and target process definition for national sites and international joint ventures
Introduction of a new process map
Consulting on a proof of concept for the new IT system landscape
Project management role in operations management
Consulting to optimize IT service management (ITSM)
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core (FI/CO, SD, BW, HR), CLM legacy systems
External Consultant / Program Management BSA
EWE Tel
Lichtwelle 2.0 - FTTx strategy development
Planning of FTTB/FTTH network expansion activities as well as sales and marketing strategy
Advising the BSA program management on process optimization and gap analysis
Building sales for housing associations / residential sector
Technology consulting for NE3 and NE4 (Docsis, GPON, BSOx)
Data collection and audit-proof storage
Management of network construction contractors and field service
Building KPI systems, reporting and incident management
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core, SAP IS-U, CRM: Salesforce, CLM: Apttus
External Consultant M&A / IT Program Management oneBSS/OSS
Telecolumbus AG
Supporting the merger of TeleColumbus, Primacom Leipzig and Pepcom Group Munich
Advising the oneBSS/OSS/ERP program management with focus on product management, customer service and technology
Technology consulting for Docsis, GPON, TAL and BSOx
Identification of migration-relevant topics and design of operational processes
IT demand management and development of manual workarounds
Defining the migration path and supporting testing and deployment
Coordination of application training sessions
Reporting to the management board and program management
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core, SAP IS-U, CRM: Amdocs Clarify
External Consultant Process Management / Deputy Director OPM
Telecolumbus AG
Consulting on business transformation and strategic design of operational process management (OPM)
oneBSS project and process management including requirements management
Conducting fit-gap analyses and designing change requests
Supporting testing, deployment and application training sessions
Tracking synergy realization and coordinating business units
Facilitating committees and onboarding teams
Reporting to the management board and SteerCo
IT systems: ERP: SAP Core, SAP IS-U, CRM: Amdocs Clarify
External Consultant / Interim EVP Sales & Marketing
doo GmbH
- Strategic advice to management in sales and marketing
Management Consultant Expansion & Marketing
Kanzlei Bauch
- Consulting on the firm's expansion and marketing
External Consultant / Interim Manager
Agency1
- Sales management and business development
- Strategic planning and implementation of partner management
- Project and process management
External Consultant Marketing & Sales
munich-kits
- Consulting in marketing and sales
Industrial Electronics Technician Training
Steinheil Optronik GmbH / Siemens AG
- Training in electronics and electronic development with a focus on device technology
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Experienced in Energy, Telecommunication, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Utilities, and Retail.
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Experienced in Project Management, Product Development, Information Technology, Operations, Sales, and Marketing.
Skills
Business: Analyses; Controlling; Development; Project And Process Management; Migration / Integration / Transition / Carve-out
Digital Transformation: Crm Systems; Erp Systems; Plm Systems; Clm Systems; E-commerce Systems; Forecasting Systems
Fttx: Consulting; Project And Process Management
It: M&a Consulting (Carve-outs/mergers); System Selection; Project And Process Management; Service Management (Itsm); Demand Management / Requirements Engineering
Industries: Energy; Telecommunications; It Consulting; Retail; Media; Technology Startups
Methodical Expertise: Agile Project Management Under Scrum Or Safe; Classic Project Management (Waterfall); Hybrid Project Management Under Scrum
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Education
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, München
Master of Business Administration & Engineering · Business Administration & Engineering · Munich, Germany · Master thesis: strategic key account management at Kabel
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, München
Diploma in Industrial Engineering (FH) · Industrial engineering, IT specialization · Munich, Germany · Thesis: company foundation in theory and practice at
Steinheil Optronik GmbH / Siemens AG
Industrial electrician (IHK), device technology specialization · Electronics / electronics development · Munich, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Project manager certification
Munich and Upper Bavaria Chamber of Industry and Commerce
SAP Business Software Certification I & II
Munich University of Applied Sciences
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