Stefan Simrock understands IT transformation as a complete approach that covers general aspects like processes, methods, technologies, and architectures. These are complemented by company- and business-specific topics. He uses a mix of good business sense, comprehensive technical knowledge, and experience in team development and leadership to successfully implement IT projects.

This is based on his many years of in-depth experience as a software developer and software architect in various technologically demanding and highly business-critical projects. In the past few years, he has worked as a business analyst, solution architect, project manager, agile coach and interim manager in numerous IT transformation projects for leading European companies in the energy, telecommunications and industrial sectors.

Industry experience in energy

• Over 15 years of industry experience in energy, with a focus on energy trading
• In-depth understanding of market requirements and operational processes in European energy trading
• Interim team lead for IT teams and product owner in energy trading (wholesale and retail)
• Support in various roles in the development of new markets, the introduction of new products and in transformation, carve-in and carve-out projects

Agile product management and software development (product owner)

• Role as product owner/epic owner: creation and maintenance of the backlog, definition and prioritisation of user stories/features
• Supporting development teams in all phases (implementation, review, retrospective)
• Application of agile metrics (velocity, burndown charts) and continuous process optimisation
• Experience with Azure DevOps (e.g. epic and backlog management)

Project management (classical and agile)

• Planning, steering and controlling projects in terms of time, quality and budget
• Stakeholder management at various levels
• Reporting and project governance (risk and dependency management)

Business analysis: requirements management and workshop facilitation

• Interface between specialist departments and development teams; analysis and documentation of business processes, data models and use cases
• Structured collection and documentation of requirements (requirements engineering) in tools such as Jira and Microsoft DevOps
• Moderation of requirements workshops, interviews and joint design sessions (design thinking) with stakeholders
  Process analysis and optimisation (e.g. gap analyses, creation of delta concepts, identification of efficiency improvements)
• Translation of functional requirements into technical specifications and test cases

Stakeholder management in a complex environment; Interface between internal clients, development teams and suppliers

• Definition and implementation of a communication strategy for various stakeholder groups within the corporate environment. Coordination with various parties such as specialist departments, development, external service providers, etc.
• Ensuring a continuous feedback process (e.g. demos, reviews, retrospectives) and initiating adjustment measures
• Obtaining and evaluating offers, managing external partners in terms of quality, costs and deadlines

Interim Manager / Team Leadership and Development

• Interim management of IT teams: building and leading interdisciplinary teams
• Promoting a collaborative team culture, conflict management and team development
• Ensuring knowledge management and competence building (e.g. shared use of tools such as Confluence, internal training)