NNG LLCAgile Governance Manager
Dec. 2018 - Jul. 2019Budapest, HungaryDrive the organizational Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) transformation, in collaboration with the leadership team. Train, and coach the organization in the new way of working. Help the Value Stream reach peak productivity by establishing new operating standards, engineering a better governance model, defining meaningful metrics, reducing waste, fostering Communities of Practices, coordinating teams, and modeling agile behaviors. Essential duties and responsibilities include: Drive • Lead strategic organizational agile transformation (own its Roadmap & Backlog). • Define, publish and educate key metrics. • Codify org-wide agile guidelines (policies, roles, qualifications and responsibilities, etc.). • Drive the re-engineering of processes to improve efficiency and quality. • Review the operational effectiveness of the Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and advise improvements. • Anticipate and mitigate / escalate risks and issues. Grow • Act as a galvanizing force for sharing agile knowledge across the organization. • Create, build, and deliver customized agile training (including new agile best practices and new releases of SAFe). • Deliver hands-on coaching in all aspects of agile and lean. • Define and mentor teams through an Agile Maturity Model. • Assist the career development of people in agile roles. Influence • Engage with and influence stakeholders and leadership. • Influence business units and technology teams on agile principles • Create, launch, and facilitate agile collaborative groups, Communities of Practices, working groups, and guilds. • Continuously develop potential and existing agile coaches (scaled coaching). • Channel ideas from professional facilitation, coaching, conflict management, mediation, and more. • Observe and support business, portfolio, and program level agile activities, and provide constructive feedback.