Michael Friedrich

Michael Friedrich

IT Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Coach

Summary

My passion lies within agile projects in IT. As Certified Project Management Professional and expert in agile environments as Scrum and Kanban my main goals are:

  • Getting things done – Reach and outperform the project goals
  • Setting up the right structures – set up environments in which the team can work effectively and efficiently
  • Growing a performing team – support the team with the right mindset and the tools for a successful IT project

Knowledge Fields & Frameworks

  • Project Management - PMI Standards
  • Cloud Computing Services - AWS & Azure
  • ITIL - IT Service Management
  • Scrum, Nexus, Spotify Scaling Agile, LeSS
  • Kanban
  • Operations, DevOps
  • OKR - Objectives & Key Results
  • Waterfall development approach

Certifications

Certified Project Management Professional

Certified in IT Service Management ITIL

Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner

Certified Professional Scrum Master 2

Certified Professional Scrum Master 1

Experience

August 2020 - today -IT Project Manager

thenea projects, thenea projects e.K.

  • Steering of agile software development projects for partners in the areas of banking & public service
  • Leading project and development teams
  • Experiences in projects of the entire software life cycle
  • Project support as freelance IT Project Manager, Product Owner, Scrum Master and Agile Coach

April 2018 – July 2020 -Agile Project Manager (IoT)

Device Insight GmbH

  • IT project management, successful implementation of customized Internet of Things solutions for partners in the automotive, machine manufacturing, agriculture industry and retail
  • Multi project management, steering of development teams with a team size of 8 to 19 persons
  • Operations of cloud software systems, steering of DevOps teams in the area of operations, incident management, deployments and information security management
  • Transformation of the development teams towards the Agile Org approach using methods of Scrum and Kanban, implementation of the Objectives and Key results (OKR) target system

October 2015 – September 2017 -Senior Project Manager

3Points Software GmbH

  • IT project management, successful implementation of customized ERP software systems for partners in the media industry
  • Development and roll out of web applications and extension modules
  • Steering of development teams with a team size of 5 to 7 persons

May 2014 – September 2015 -Junior Project Manager

3Points Software GmbH

  • IT project management, successful implementation of customized ERP software systems for partners in the media industry
  • Development and roll out of web applications and extension modules
  • Steering of development teams with a team size of 5 to 7 persons
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Education

2024 -Seminar "Stakeholder Management"

Wuttke & Team Managementakademie

  • Seminar “Stakeholder Management”

2022 -Certification Professional Scrum Master 2 (PSM II)

Scrum.org

  • Scrum Master Certification

2021 -AWS Certified Developer – Associate

AWS

  • Developer certification for AWS Cloud

2020 - AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS

  • Solutions Architect Certification for AWS Cloud

 

2020 -Certification ITIL Foundation

Axelos

  • Certification ITIL Foundation – IT Service Management

2020 -Certification Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I)

Scrum.org

  • Product Owner Certification

2020 - Certification Professional Scrum Master 1 (PSM I)

Scrum.org

  • Scrum Master Certification

2019 -Certification Project Management Professional (PMP)

Project Management Intstitute

  • Project Management Certification based on PMI standards

2018 -Certification OKR Master

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  • Certification for the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework
  • Agile framework for target management, performance management and leadership

2011 – 2013 -Study program „International Business & Economics“

University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Degree Master of Science

2010 - 2011 -Study program „Innovation Management & Marketing“

Université Paul Verlaine, Metz, France

  • International exchange year

2007 - 2010 -Study program „Business and Economics“

University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany

  • Degree Bachelor of Science

Languages

GermanC3
EnglishC2
FrenchB2
SpanishB1
ItalianB1

Tech Stack

  • Cloud computing services: AWS, Azure
  • Collaboration tools: Jira, Trello, Polarion
  • Knowledge sharing: Confluence
  • Communication tools: MS Teams, Google Hangout, Slack, Mattermost
  • Office tools: MS Office, G Suite
  • Time tracking: Harvest App
  • Forecasting & milestone planning: Forecast App
  • Retro facilitation: Miro, Funretro
  • Others: Photoshop, InDesign, Wordpress