Katarina Podboj
SCRUM MASTER & AGILE COACH
Beograd
Summary
I am a curious physicist who has found herself in the IT world where I have been conquering a variety of professional challenges one by one. As a Scrum Master, I strive to create an encouraging environment for my team to do their best work while carefully nourishing the personal development and growth of each individual. My teams had to be well-tuned, driven, and expertly trained to stay focused on the goal through both good and challenging times. In addition, a key responsibility was to build a strong relationship with the client—keeping them in the loop, diligently tracking requirements, escalating issues in a timely manner, and ultimately building trust.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2017
2017
years of post-secondary education
Work History
SCRUM MASTER / AGILE COACH / AGILE PROJECT MANAGER
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
09.2023 - Current
- Scrum Master of two teams (Warranty and Quality teams)
- Implementing Scrum from Scratch (tools, principals, cadence) in Magna IT
- Introduced Scrum ceremonies - Planning, Refinement, Review and Retrospectives into the projects
- Project Manager for Global Warranty Quality Management Solutions platform (responsible for timeline, budget, scope)
- Publishing Agile Playbook for Magna IT
- Implementing Kanban principals and delivering the project Divisional profile
- Building team (1:1 bi-weekly meeting & team workshops)
- Coaching team to be self-organized and educating about team values & lifecycle
- Worked closely with Business Owners and led the Steering Committee
- Building strong relationship with client and coaching them different prioritization techniques
- Introduced & Implemented Agile principles for Workflow optimization
- Collaborated with VPs and senior leadership in goal setting and strategic alignment (implementing OKRs framework)
AGILE DELIVERY LEAD
PENTA
11.2021 - 10.2023
- Dedicated Scrum Master for three teams
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement, setting goals and milestones and assigning responsibility
- Working on team development & organizing various workshops for all company teams
- Working closely with HR on tracking and making interventions related to Employee Engagement and Employee Satisfaction
- Implementation & Execution of OKR strategic framework
- Coaching C-level in creating goals (individual and team coaching)
SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER
LEVI 9
01.2020 - 11.2021
- Responsible for successful deploying 3 IT projects
- Scrum Master of Service team for University Twente using Kanban
- Facilitating Scrum meetings (Planning, Review, Retrospectives)
- Facilitating User Story mapping for the product discovery
- Creating and executing Project Plan based on Scope, Schedule and Budget plan (fixed price Projects)
- Working closely with a client on Progress tracking and Reporting
- Implementation of Scrum process (from the scratch)
- Coaching team to be self-organized and educating about Scrum values
- Mentoring and coaching other Delivery Managers about Agile and Lean principles
SCRUM MASTER
HP ENTERPRISE
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Scrum Master of Service team for Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Scrum Master of the team working in a SAFe environment using Kanban
- Integrating Lean principles ensuring the team maintains focus on quality and continuous delivery
- Facilitate the ceremonies for planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives with team and Product Owner
- Experience in working with collocated and remote team members
- Experience in using and analyzing Cumulative Flow Diagram, a Lead and Cycle Time
- Managing and optimizing the flow of value through DevOps
SCRUM MASTER/ PM
NOVOMATIC
01.2017 - 01.2019
- Successfully delivered 3 projects (Keno, Lottery Mobile App APIs and Lotto Max) within budgets provided through Statements of Work.
- Coach team to be self-organised and follow best agile practices which lead to successful delivery of all projects and high team performance
- Continuous improvement of scrum processes- refinements, planning, review, and retrospectives
- Working closely with Product owner on the scope, customer requirements, prioritization and Change Requests submissions
- Managed Account Manager's and Program Manager's expectations and satisfaction by reporting weekly on the 2 project's progress and budget expenditures, as well as constant evaluation of projects, team member's time logs, and monthly invoices preparations
- Prepared with team members 3 project estimates and 2 Statements of Work
- Coordinated team activities relative to external partners and contractors on BCLC projects
- Project roadmap planning based on team capacity/load
- Main achievements: Client recognized us as 'best contractor' based on set KPIs
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH & PHD STUDENT
VINCA INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR SCIENCE
01.2014 - 01.2017
Education
M.SC. - EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS
University of Belgrade
B.SC. - COMPUTER AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS
University of Belgrade
Drop Out PhD -
Vinca Institute For Nuclear Science
01.2014 - 01.2017
Skills
Agile Methodologies
OKRs coaching
Team Coaching
Project & Delivery Management
undefinedTimeline
SCRUM MASTER / AGILE COACH / AGILE PROJECT MANAGER
MAGNA INTERNATIONAL
09.2023 - Current
AGILE DELIVERY LEAD
PENTA
11.2021 - 10.2023
SERVICE DELIVERY MANAGER
LEVI 9
01.2020 - 11.2021
SCRUM MASTER
HP ENTERPRISE
01.2019 - 01.2020
SCRUM MASTER/ PM
NOVOMATIC
01.2017 - 01.2019
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH & PHD STUDENT
VINCA INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR SCIENCE
01.2014 - 01.2017
Drop Out PhD -
Vinca Institute For Nuclear Science
01.2014 - 01.2017
B.SC. - COMPUTER AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS
University of Belgrade
M.SC. - EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS
University of Belgrade
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