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Mr. Andreas Hrabal is a Project Manager/Scrum Master/Product Owner with a focus on digital product development. He has over 16 years of experience in the IT industry with a variety of clients from startups to large corporations.
He possesses broad knowledge and experience in the design, development, testing, analysis, optimization, transition, and operation of IT solutions. He is capable of quickly grasping complex issues and implementing projects. He is characterized by his hands-on mentality, strong communication skills, and problem-solving competence.
As a strong advocate of Agile and Lean Thinking, Mr. Hrabal has led numerous change/transition projects. Furthermore, he has trained and supported companies such as RWE/Innogy, Deutsche WertpapierService Bank, Deutsche Post, and DekaBank in transforming from traditional project management to agile approaches. When transitioning to agile methods, he emphasizes the importance of IT and business jointly generating added value.
As a perfect complement to agility, he utilizes DevOps practices to quickly and stably bring software changes into production through a high degree of automation. Based on his experience, he understands the problems and obstacles that many traditional companies encounter when transitioning to an agile mindset and strives to offer solutions in these areas.
His passion lies with startups, which he advises on implementation in his free time, and he also works as a mentor in various formats.
Due to his computer science studies and the interdisciplinary know-how gained in large projects and startups, Mr. Hrabal is the perfect choice for an Agile Coach/Scrum Master/Product Owner/Project/Transition Manager/Requirements Engineer/CTO.
German
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
French
Basic
Can work on-site
Frankfurt am Main (up to 50km), Frankfurt am Main (up to 100km)
Experience
- Finanz Informatik Solutions Plus GmbHAgile CoachSOFTWARE PUBLISHINGDecember 2019 - December 2019 (1 month)Frankfurt am Main, GermanyAs an Agile Coach, Mr. Hrabal was tasked with conducting a retrospective in an Application Management team. The team had experienced several personnel changes and faced various issues with the client. Mr. Hrabal was asked by FISP management to conduct a workshop to identify any obstacles or areas of concern, thereby increasing both customer and employee satisfaction.His responsibilities included:Conducting a preliminary discussion with the department head and team lead to initially assess the status quoConducting the workshopConducting a follow-up discussion with the department head and FI-S-P managementTechnologies/Methods: SCRUM
- ApzumiCOODIGITAL AND ITNovember 2015 - Today (10 years and 7 months)Frankfurt am Main, GermanyAs Chief Operations Officer of Apzumi, Mr. Hrabal is responsible for agility, continuous learning, and the sales of Apzumi's services/products. Apzumi is a German-Polish digital product agency focusing on innovation, mobile/web, and augmented reality development, serving clients from startups to DAX corporations.His responsibilities include:Agile Coach / Scrum Master both internally and for clients,Gathering client requirements/business analysis, potentially as Product Owner,Transition of IT services to Poland,Communication with project stakeholders in Germany and Poland,Training clients on the introduction of agile approaches (SCRUM, Kanban) and Lean Methodology in digital product development and nearshoring topics,Consulting on the creation and feasibility of digital product ideas,Setup and migration of cloud infrastructures (public, hybrid, private)Project management, including budget planning and control.
- DEKA BankSCRUM MASTER/TEST MANAGERBANKING AND INSURANCEApril 2018 - August 2019 (1 year and 5 months)Frankfurt am Main, GermanyAs Scrum Master and Test Manager in the Finance department of DekaBank, Mr. Hrabal was responsible for the correct implementation of SCRUM within the "Joint Data Processing" (GDV) project for accounting and reporting. The project's goal was to unify over 200 interfaces using a Data Vault approach based on SSIS. This was the first time SCRUM was used as a framework for implementation in the Finance department. His responsibilities included:• Role of Scrum Master/Agile Coach and Test Manager,• Coaching the organization in the introduction of agile approaches and Lean Methodology for digital product development at group, department, and division levels,• Transition to true SCRUM, instead of "mini-waterfall",• Creation of the test manual,• Introduction of test-driven development,• Support in creating a CI/CD pipeline based on TFS,• Reorganization of the SCRUM team and clarification of roles,• Introduction of methods for agile scaling of the team,• Resolving impediments, often related to traditional project thinking,• Training the PO and team on role understanding and Scrum rule meetings,• Introduction of User Story Mapping,• Introduction and organization of the Deka Agile Roundtable,• Conducting a brown bag session on CI/CD based on Kubernetes
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Education
- Computer Science GraduateTU Darmstadt2008Studienschwerpunkt: Herrn Hrabals Studienschwerpunkt war IT Sicherheit, im Speziellen Netzwerksicherheit und Kryptografische Methoden. Er besuchte mehrere Vorlesungen in Kryptografie, Public Key Infrastrukturen, Netzwerksicherheit, Datenschutzrecht, Sichere Mobile Systeme, Sichere Betriebssysteme, Sicherheitspolicies und Allgemeine IT Sicherheit. Er nahm außerdem an einem Praktikum zum Thema Sicherheitslücken in modernen IT-Systemen und diversen Wettbewerben als Teil des TU Darmstadt Hacking Teams teil
Certifications
- Professional Scrum Project Owner IScrum.org2017
- Professional Scrum Master IScrum.org2017