I’m an experienced strategist and change catalyst in an organization’s transition towards more sustainable and flexible working practices. Being a pragmatic agile coach using a structured approach based on lean and agile principles for creating learning organizations that continuously experiment and improve to become more productive. Influencing in change of mindset, attitude, and culture by coaching leaders and teams with Agile leadership. From a focus on traditional management to transformational leadership as a prerequisite for the business and people to grow. I have a genuine passion for scaling principles in a Modern agile way. Co-creator of Agile Test Principles for Quality.
Roles
- Enterprise Agile Coach
- Agile Coach
- Advisor
- Trainer
- Scrum Master
- Test Strategist
- Trainer
- Project Manager
Some of my Clients
- Tele2
- Länsförsäkringar
- H&M
- Swedish Public Employment Agency
- Nasdaq OMX
- OMX Technology
Certifications
- ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC)
- SAFe 4 Certified Agilist SA
- Certified Agile Leadership CAL I
- Certified Scrum Master CSM
- SSTB & ISTQB certificate
- Coaching Agile Teams 3.0
- SAFe 4.6 SPC
Clients and Assignments
Enterprise Agile Coach | LACE | Trainer | @ Tele2 AB September 2019 – 2020 Current assignment
Responsible for 13 Agile Development Teams and part of the LACE-team working with strategic change and improvement, setting up and running Big Room Planning events for up to 800 ppl.
Enterprise Agile coach | Advisor | Trainer | Scrum Master | Test Strategist @ Länsförsäkringar AB April 2018 – September 2019
Responsible for the Continuous Improvement Program on behalf of the Transformation team at Länsförsäkringar. Program mission is to prepare and support all Agile Release Trains at Länsförsäkringar i.e. to establish efficient Value stream and flow. I Plan, prepare, and executes Big room planning for all improvement teams covering the entire Continuous Delivery Pipeline and its activities. Performs training, facilitates workshops, change support agile initiatives, part of think-tanks and agile hub. Starts up and Scrum master a centralized Test automation expert team with the mission to support all areas within Länsförsäkringar.
Driver | Trainer | Speaker @ MUM Group April 2018 – September 2019
Driver of an Agile team. Trainer and inspirational speaker of Modern Agile principles and SAFe.
Coach Agile Transformation | Quality consultant @ Swedish Public Employment Agency February 2016 – March 2018
Several strategic assignments and initiatives in the Agile transformation. Works closely with management groups and agile teams to ensure a successful transformation. Introduce and implement Modern Agile’s principles baselined in vision, values and management philosophy. Speaker at conferences, facilitator of e.g. Agile competence networks, Lean coffees, retrospective and workshops. Supports managers and leaders in the development of Agile Leadership.
Strategic assignment @ H&M Sales Online & Marketing division Aug 2013 – Feb 2016
Part of the Sales online management team accountable for quality within the service area. Conducts strategic change and improvement work in the QA area of the division. Quality coach within H&M.
Strategic assignment | Test Manager @ H&M Sales & Logistics division Oct 2010 – May 2012
Conducts strategic work in the QA area of the Flow Program implementing the SAP Enterprise Application Systems solution. Test Manager within a Warehouse management project.
Strategic assignment | Area Test Manager @ H&M Sales & Marketing division Aug 2008 – Sept 2010
Strategic assignment compiling and documenting H&M’s Test Strategy and Test process. Working as Area Test Manager within the division.
Project Manager | Test Manager @ Nasdaq OMX May 2007 – July 2008
Integration Project Manager in a program delivering trading- and market information technology to the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange in Riyadh. Test Manager and Acceptance Test Manager for the solution.
Test Manager @ Nasdaq OMX April 2006 – July 2008
Test Manager of approximately twenty Test Engineers (onshore and offshore) in a program delivering trading- and market information technology to the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange in Riyadh.
Test Engineer | Developer | Trainee @ OMX Technology Jan 2001 – April 2006
Education and Certifications
ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) @ Crisp 2019
SAFe 4 Certified Agilist SA @ Informator 2017
Certified Agile Leadership CAL I @ Crisp 2017
Certified Scrum Master CSM @ Crisp 2017
SSTB & ISTQB certificate @ KnowIT 2007
Coaching Agile Teams 3.0 @ Crisp 2019
Development program for Agile Facilitators @ StoryGuide 2019
SAFe 4.6 SPC @ Best Brains Academy 2018
Practical Workshop facilitation skills @ Crisp 2018
UX & Design @ Swedish Public Employment Agency 2017
Avtal och förhandling @ HM IT 2015
PPS – Praktisk projektstyrning @ Tieto 2015
Effektiv testmetodik @ Konsultbolag1 2015
Test management @ Eurostar, Dublin 2014
Förändringsledning, kommunikation & stresshantering @ PBM Sweden AB 2014 – 2015
HP Quality Center @ SQS 2012
TCS Banks EClear Settle @ Tata Indien 2008
UGL @ Gällöfsta Läroverk 2006
Mentor Leadership Program @ OMX 2006 – 2007
Arabic language @ Folkuniversitetet 2006 – 2007
Mgmt & Marketing @ Mälardalens universitet 2005 – 2006
Test Techniques & Risk Based Testing @ OMX AB 2003 – 2005
Financial Instruments @ OM Group AB 2001
Computer Information Systems @ Hawaii Pacific University 2000
Project Management @ Hawaii Pacific University 2000
Master in Systems Analysis @ Umeå University 1996 – 2001
Trainer and Speaker
Inspirational Speaker | Trainer @ Länsförsäkringar Jan 2019 – Sep 2019
Guest Speaker @ Newton Higher Vocational Education April 2019
Inspirational Speaker @ Qbox Meetup Feb 2019
Inspirational Speaker | Workshop facilitator @ SEB Nov 2018
Inspirational Speaker | Workshop facilitator @ PrimeKey Sep 2018
Inspirational Speaker | Trainer @ MUM Consulting Sep 2018 – Sep 2019
Inspirational Speaker @ UR Sep 2018
Inspirational Speaker @ SEB Aug 2018
Inspirational Speaker @ Google Developer Forum April 2018
Inspirational Speaker | Trainer | Workshop Facilitator @ the Swedish Public Employment Agency Jan 2016-April 2018
Inspirational Speaker @ Netlight EDGE Academy Jan 2018
Engagements
Advisory board representing NOX as Self-employed @ Trygg-Hansa & SEB Customer journey of gig economy 2017
Soccer coach @ Sollentuna FK 2019 – present
Employments
Dandy People – Enterprise Agile Coach – Sept 2019 – present
MUM Consulting AB – Driver | Senior Consultant | Agile coach – April 2018 – Sept 2019
Sofia H Konsult AB – CEO |Self-employed | Agile coach | Strategist – Jan 2016 – present
Kvadrat AB (co-operation with Sofia H Konsult AB) – Senior Consultant – Jan 2016 -April 2018
H&M – Quality Coach | Area Test Manager | Strategist | Test Manager – Aug 2008 – Jan 2016
Nasdaq OMX – Project Manager | Test Manager – April 2006 – July 2008
OMX Technology – Test Engineer | Developer | Trainee – Jan 2001 – April 2006
IKSU Umeå – Facility hostess (temporary staff) – Jan 1998 – Dec 2000
Länsservice Norrbottens Läns Landsting – Economy work (holiday employee) – Jan 1993 – Dec 1997
