UML Experts in Munich

Ursula Helfer

Product Owner | Scrum Master | Finance Expert

Last position:

Subproject Lead & Scrum Master at DB Energie

Subproject management in an agile IT environment

Leading a software development team (10 employees)

Leading a software development team with 10 employees
Budget responsibility approx. 3 million Euros per year
Conducting employee and job interviews
Responsibility for resource planning (budget and employees)
Digitalization of a web interface
Regular reporting to clients and stakeholders (C-level)
Product management: developing and implementing product strategies; defining requirements to steer product development
Designing product development & continuous testing efficiently to quickly incorporate feedback & compliance points
Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
Project experience in an energy industry company, including the functioning of energy markets, the basics of energy generation and distribution, as well as current challenges and developments in the industry
Project experience in the railway sector - including the structure and operation of railway systems.
Project experience within the 16.7 Hz traction power sector including knowledge of regulatory processes
Formulating the subproject charter and the project profile according to the project standard together with the project management
Steering performance delivery according to the project charter
Planning and steering human resources including budget planning for the subproject
Ensuring the working capacity of subproject participants, e.g., by requesting access rights and documents for the subproject team
Planning and steering for the respective subproject (Time, Scope, Budget) including the creation of necessary documents
Coordinating with the department and Product Owners to plan the subproject scope and the corresponding implications
Conducting milestone planning according to the agreed process model
Effort estimation and support of subproject controlling as well as overall project controlling in forecasting and planning
Reporting subproject status (according to status slide template) including progress (according to progress measurement)
Analyzing, preparing, and addressing needs for action and decisions
Escalating subproject issues to project management
Creating and managing Change Requests (CR)
Quality assessment of completed task packages from a project management perspective (Time, Scope, and Budget)
Steering the implementation of cross-cutting specifications and requirements in the subproject, supported by cross-functional roles on the business and technical side.
Identifying, steering, documenting, and communicating opportunities, risks, and dependencies within and across subprojects
Supporting project management in creating the overall project plan and overall status reports
Preparing and steering commissioning including required documents and protection requirements assessment

Scrum Master in an agile IT environment supporting a software development team in the fullstack area (7 people)

Close collaboration with stakeholders & various teams to understand requirements, define priorities, ensure rollout, and increase user-friendliness
Introducing the selected Scrum method, including the required events, meetings, artifacts (Product Backlog, Sprint Backlog, Burndown Charts), metrics, and conducting required training in an agile IT environment
Preparing Scrum events such as Daily, Retrospectives, Review, Sprint Planning, Estimation, and Refinement (agile way of working)
Facilitating retrospectives and removing impediments to drive the team and product forward
Preparing action points and retros via Whiteboard and Figma
Applying and improving agile methods such as Kanban, Scrum, SAFe, or Scrum of Scrums
Tracking the "Definition of Done" and "Definition of Ready" for all work results of the development team
Advising on information flow and communication improvements between Product Owner and project team
Experience with automation, validation such as mandatory field checks, notification functions, creating filters, boards, and reports via JQL, and setting up Cycle Time
Using Jira & Confluence
Setting up progress measurement for project management to transparently map planned vs. actual team capacities and actual effort for user stories
Measuring team progress: creating team KPIs: "Velocity", "Burn-Down Chart", "Throughput", "Costs", "Quality", "Scope"
Evaluating agile metrics, process management, and process modeling methods (BPMN, EPC, UML)
Communication and moderation know-how
Proven methodological competence in conflict resolution discussions

Ljubomir Obrenovic

Senior Test Automation Engineer | QA Engineer

Last position:

Senior Software Test Engineer at Keil KTM GmbH

Temporary employment

System black-box integration tests (BBIT, IVVQ): Execution of regression, release, acceptance, and compliance tests for safety-critical brake control units in the rail industry
Software test application & integration: Runtime configuration of software components and libraries, validation of interfaces, configuration dependencies, and component interactions
Test automation (FEAT framework): Co-development and further development of an automated test framework for test execution, reporting, and result analysis
Functional safety (SiL4, FuSi): Ensuring compliance with safety requirements, traceability and coverage, as well as standards compliance according to EN50126/28/29
Test automation for communication components: Configuration and validation of fieldbus (CAN) and Ethernet-based TCMS data communication interfaces (TRDP and CIP)
Requirements analysis & shift-left (PTC Windchill ALM): Analysis of software and system artifacts to identify gaps, ambiguities, and redundancies early in the SDLC
Test design & test case development: Derivation of test conditions, coverage strategies, and implementation of data-driven test cases (DDT), including reusable test data fixtures
CI/CD & automation (Python, PowerShell, Jenkins, SVN): Automation of build, test, and HIL deployment processes as well as integration into CI/CD pipelines
Test data & configuration management (XML): Maintenance and adaptation of XML test vectors and system configurations with automated integration into test environments
Non-functional testing: Execution of performance and load tests to assess stability and system behavior
Agile development & defect management (JIRA, Confluence): Participation in Scrum teams, test coordination, review of test artifacts, as well as defect tracking and root-cause analysis
Error analysis & debugging (CANoe, CANalyzer): Analysis of errors and message flows across multiple system layers (application to bus)
Model-based analysis (UML, Enterprise Architect): Specification of SUT/SOW and support for systematic test control
Process & test documentation: Creation of integration and test documentation according to internal quality and certification requirements

Tezcan Dilshener

Solution Architect / Project Manager

Last position:

Solution Architect / Project Manager at German Football Association

Overall responsibility for the project lifecycle from scope definition to completion
Close collaboration with platform teams, IT leaders, and external service providers
Application of SAFe principles and structured sprint work
Creation of a migration roadmap with clear milestones
Monitoring of the lifecycle: onboarding, repository migration, replication of permissions, and system tests
Visualization of the architecture with PlantUML and Gliffy as well as documentation in Confluence
Regular status reports and running knowledge transfer sessions

Christiane Neher

Management Consultant

Last position:

Management Consultant at Christiane Neher Management Consulting

Large Insurance Company – Consultant Wiesbaden: Consulting support for the introduction of an integrated planning and performance management framework (operational, financial, customer) to enhance customer-centric transparency, decision-making quality, and steering capabilities across all lines of business within an insurance organization:

Analysis of existing processes, reports, KPIs, and KPI calculation methodologies
Design and introduction of new, standardized customer KPIs (gross/net), as well as key steering metrics with consistent linkage across all lines of business
Recalculation, validation, and plausibility checks of KPIs based on existing and newly integrated data sources
Conceptual support for the development of an integrated reporting and performance management setup
Execution of customer insights analyses to identify patterns and anomalies within customer data clusters

Large retail company – Consultant in Karlsruhe: Advisory services for the setup and step-by-step implementation of an internationally deployable RELEX solution in the supply chain management environment:

Advising overall and sub-project management on methodology, project setup and steering (e.g. agile approach, Jira configuration, RELEX phases, Jira Structure PPM)
Strategic-operational consulting for the introduction of RELEX including best practices
Support in defining overarching goals and requirements (2-year target picture)
Guidance in scoping a relevant supply chain network segment for the project
Development of a roadmap for iterative, incremental RELEX setup and rollout
Assessment of project dependencies (interfaces, configurations, etc.)
Advice on prioritized implementation of business requirements and data interfaces
Support in test planning (data validation, system testing, UAT)
Consulting on internationalization, change management, training, and knowledge transfer
Stakeholder advisory and alignment activities between the client, implementation partner, and RELEX

Insurance company – Management Consultant in Munich: Analysis, consulting and support for the optimization of a large-scale business and IT transformation. Focus on strategically important programs and modernization projects in the area of Managed Services Operations and processes:

Review of project plans and deliverables; analysis of programs and projects (e.g. cloud approach, process standardization, system integration, roadmaps)
Identification of technical, functional and personnel risks and challenges; development of content-related measures and alternative solutions
Proposal of quality improvements for program and modernization efforts
Sparring partner and professional, technical, structural and organizational consulting for project and program management

Large retail group – Management Consultant & Stream Lead in Cologne: Consulting, process, project and product management for the introduction and implementation of a large strategic program in the field of advanced analytics, assortment and space management:

Setup, test and rollout of a new space planning, automation and optimization product based on the existing cluster-based merchandising approach
Definition and setup of new processes and transformation and change management measures for the new store-specific merchandising approach
Collaboration with Advanced Analytics and IT (internal and external) for software implementations, automations, extensions and interfaces
MVP approach and piloting in phases with gradual rollout (pilot with 80 stores, region with 500 stores, national level with 4000 stores)

Large retail company – Agile Coach & Change Agent in Cologne: Agile coach, OKR master and facilitator for the introduction of the OKR approach in a large strategic digitization program for retail stores:

Coaching of the core team with topic managers and team leads
Introduction to the OKR topic and setup of the OKR cycle
Establishment of the OKR approach in teams and on a cross-team level

Delivery and logistics company – Management Consultant in United Kingdom: Consulting and coaching in the restructuring of the Data Analytics department:

Analysis of current challenges
Definition of overarching goals
Development of a proposal for a new team structure
Identification of required competencies, skills and responsibilities
Advisory and alignment on communication and change management strategy

Birgit Stünkel

Business Analyst, Requirements Engineer

Last position:

Business Analysis, Requirements Engineer at BMW

Refinement of epics and user stories to achieve a higher degree of automation in CRM usage. Testing of new Discountsystem

Jonathan Moreau

On-Site Coordinator

Last position:

On-Site Coordinator at Freelance

Customer interface and relationship management
Requirements management and work coordination
Technical and functional support focusing on automotive Ethernet

Rahul Joshi

Hybris Consultant

Eichenau

Last position:

Hybris Consultant at Bosch Digital

Implement Hybris Commerce projects for customer.
Provide technical implementation of Developer and Integrator portal using Hybris solution.
Integration with Billing and Payment systems.
Technical ownership of the solution.
Introduce best practices in Hybris solution and Java technologies.
Provide release support on AWS environments.
Technical focal point for sales and engineering teams.
Supporting engineering team to scope the requirements and in architecting & designing the solutions.
Proliferate best practices from one project to others, Knowledge management.

Sven Hummel

Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio)

Last position:

Process Architect (Symbio, Signavio) at IT service provider for an international premium automaker

Analyzing, aligning and modeling business processes (BPMN 2.0) for the 'The New Retail' program in the areas of invoicing, tax, customs and accounting
Tracking user stories and their impact on processes
Point of contact for preparing the tool migration from Symbio to Signavio for the mentioned areas
Power user after the introduction of Signavio, point of contact and coach for other process modelers

Antonio Disarò

IT Consultant

Last position:

Agile Project Manager at Openry GmbH

End Customer: Openry GmbH

E-commerce platform to globally commercialize high-quality Italian artistic productions. Several European shops are already operational and Asian markets soon coming up. My role as Agile Project Manager is to lead the complete team on both the customer and technical side (offshore) including strong strategic consulting, in a continuous delivery approach. As project in a small enterprise, the budget management aspects are particularly challenging, in a quest to deliver the maximum business value with minimal overheads. Technologies: Magento 2, M2E Pro, Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP (LAMP), Stripe

Elena Nizovtseva

Lead System Architect (Insurance domain)

Last position:

Lead System Architect (Insurance domain) at AGCS

Coordinating several Pega projects being part of CoE
Participating in major architecture meetings
Running LSA coordination meetings
Providing guidance to the project teams
Helping with technical issues resolution including performance problems
Contributing to improving developers best practices and guidelines
Providing expertise in ensuring high system availability
Running PoCs
Responsible for deployment pipelines implementation
Individual targets rated over 100% every year

Wolfgang Tomaschek

Senior Project Manager and Requirements Manager / Business Analyst

Unterhaching

Last position:

Overall Project Manager at itzbund

Project content: The use of “Generative Pretrained Transformer” technologies (GPT) will massively change the world of work in the coming years. ITZBund is developing a base service for this, which can be used by its 200 customers. This base service is offered as an on-prem and a cloud variant. Started in 12/23, from 05/24 productive systems (based on MVP) could already be rolled out and operated successfully for several agencies and federal ministries.

Project metrics:

Budget in 2024 approx. €20M
approx. 70 people in the core project context
regular (indirect) contact with approx. 80 people in the wider project environment

My main tasks:

Overall responsible external project manager
Project definition phase/project setup and establishment of the project organization
Strategic and operational project planning, as well as shaping and ongoing adjustments of the project
Ongoing coordination with project owners and stakeholders in ITZBund
Ongoing coordination with subproject managers, agile roles and other project staff
Responsibility for project controlling, quality management, risk management and change management
Responsibility for providing the base service on on-prem and cloud environments and its continuous development
Planning and leading several hypercare phases
Collaboration and ongoing coordination with a partner project of a federal ministry and provision of an MVP
Coordination with agile teams
Coordination with operations, release and deployment
Responsibility for the implementation of the first customer projects
Responsibility for creating an AI governance
Ensuring accessibility (BITV)
Responsibility for setting up a subproject for marketing activities
Support in building an efficient proposal process
Stakeholder management

Methodology:

V-Model XT ITZBund
Scrum

Tools used:

Microsoft Office, Skype, MS Project, Confluence, Jira, SharePoint, Miro

Stephan Pieper

Senior Embedded SW-Architect

Last position:

Senior Embedded SW-Architect at Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation GmbH

Collaboration with MB (Sindelfingen), NVIDIA (Santa Clara), MBRDI (Bangalore)
Structure and signal modelling in Rhapsody
Architectural decision records and requirement reviews
Technologies: Confluence, Rhapsody, JIRA, DNG, Jama, Slack, GitLab, AWS CDW, Bazel, Docker, QNX

Harald Laschitz

Project Management

Grünwald

Last position:

Project Management at Loocid LLC

Conducted a comprehensive due diligence review for a potential acquisition of a Swiss manufacturing company as part of a pre-merger analysis
Assessed production capacities and technical infrastructure
Evaluated integration possibilities into existing business processes
Performed risk assessment and developed recommendations for action
Documented the findings and presented them to management

Celso Kurrle

SAP Commerce Cloud FullStack Developer

Ottobrunn

Last position:

SAP Commerce Cloud FullStack Developer at Spar

Implementation of a GitLab CI/CD pipeline based on SAP Commerce Cloud 2211
Development of a new B2C shop with Vue, Node and TypeScript to ensure scalability, extensibility and performance optimization
Integration of Microsoft Azure Event Grid with SAP Hybris
Implementation of BDD with Cucumber using Gherkin syntax to promote collaboration between development and business teams
Support and customization of a Spartacus shop
Technologies/Languages: Java, REST, OData, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), Cucumber, Node, Vue, TypeScript, Spartacus, GitLab CI/CD, Gradle, Maven, Ant, SonarQube

André Ullmann

RTE / Agile Coach / Full SAFe Consultant