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(Mis à jour 2022-08-12)Agile Coach, Scrum Master
London, UK
Natif English
- Scrum, Kanban, eXtreme Programming, DevOps, Lean Startup, Nexus, SAFe
- Agile experience: 12 years, software developer: 4, total: 16 years
- Evidence-Based Coaching based on behaviour sciences
Compétences (28)
Continuous Integration
Lean startup
Change Management
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Agile transformation
Scrum
EXECUTIVE COACHING
COACHING
Agile
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
Agile Methodologies
Data Science Teams
TEACHING
Coach
CI/CD
Kanban
Project Management
MENTORING
MS OFFICE
NEXUS
Jira
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL
SAFe
DevOps
eXtreme Programming
PRINCE2
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Expérience professionnelle
1-TO-1 COACH FOR PRIVATE CLIENTS & VOLUNTEERING
Successful Agile Transformation Limited
2021-11 - Actuel
United Kingdom) Line of business: Consultancy & Professional (Leadership & Executive) Coaching • I have used cutting-edge behaviour science to help people implement important changes in a wide range of areas, e.g. improving workplace performance and collaboration, finding motivation, building meaningful connections, dealing with anxiety and stress, etc.: - I've provided one-to-one/executive coaching for a few private clients using evidence- based coaching methods to help them achieve a range of outcomes (see above).
- Over the course of 9 months, I have built a Meetup group and community of 1700+ people who are looking for evidence-based methods to change their behaviour patterns and improve their lives. https://www.meetup.com/evidence-based-self-help - Through my volunteering work in the Meetup group, I've trained almost 700 people in practical exercises to help them achieve their goals.
• I've spent over 350 working hours on deepening my knowledge of contextual behaviour sciences using books, courses, one-to-one training, regular practice, etc.
- Over the course of 9 months, I have built a Meetup group and community of 1700+ people who are looking for evidence-based methods to change their behaviour patterns and improve their lives. https://www.meetup.com/evidence-based-self-help - Through my volunteering work in the Meetup group, I've trained almost 700 people in practical exercises to help them achieve their goals.
• I've spent over 350 working hours on deepening my knowledge of contextual behaviour sciences using books, courses, one-to-one training, regular practice, etc.
'AGILE COACH' & LEADERSHIP COACH
HSBC Bank Plc
2021-04 - 2021-11
United Kingdom) Line of business: Finance • Provided evidence-based executive coaching for senior leaders using cutting-edge behaviour science which helped them achieve various organisational goals and self-development plans.
• Provided one-to-one and group coaching, mentoring and training to selected Agile Coaches in a 'coaching the coach' setup which significantly improved their capability to help their teams and stakeholders implement changes.
• Worked with various stakeholders to help the bank scale its Agile implementation (and its benefits) across departments with thousands of employees.
• Provided one-to-one and group coaching, mentoring and training to selected Agile Coaches in a 'coaching the coach' setup which significantly improved their capability to help their teams and stakeholders implement changes.
• Worked with various stakeholders to help the bank scale its Agile implementation (and its benefits) across departments with thousands of employees.
SELF & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Successful Agile Transformation Limited
2020-04 - 2021-04
United Kingdom) Line of business: Consultancy • I'd already been supporting my clients' business goals with my extensive knowledge of Agile frameworks, processes, engineering practices, facilitation and traditional coaching but I wanted to do more.
• I wanted to fast-track my clients' desired Agile or Digital Transformations with cutting- edge evidence-based coaching, so I have spent over 1,300 working hours studying the latest research in this area and practising associated exercises and techniques.
• Helping managers, developers and other Agile Coaches deliver higher quality products faster by writing a series of articles to help them combine Agile with the latest Coaching techniques. Check out https://successfulagiletransformation.com/
• I wanted to fast-track my clients' desired Agile or Digital Transformations with cutting- edge evidence-based coaching, so I have spent over 1,300 working hours studying the latest research in this area and practising associated exercises and techniques.
• Helping managers, developers and other Agile Coaches deliver higher quality products faster by writing a series of articles to help them combine Agile with the latest Coaching techniques. Check out https://successfulagiletransformation.com/
AGILE COACH
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
2018-02 - 2020-03
United Kingdom) Line of business: Energy, Oil and Gas, Data Science balazshajdics@breathingbytes.com uk.linkedin.com/in/balazshajdics Agile Coach, Leadership/Exec Coach https://successfulagiletransformation.com • Coached mid-, and senior-managers from multiple departments to facilitate a cultural 'He focuses on helping teams and stakeholders change which led to improved capability to respond to changes in the market.
understand the thinking behind Agile and how they • Worked with stakeholders horizontally and vertically (including GMs, VPs and EVPs) to can use it to achieve their identify and mitigate systemic-level problems (e.g. incentive schemes, optimizing for desired business outcomes.
He uses various coaching utilization instead of flow) which led to higher efficiency across multiple teams.
exercises and techniques to help shift Mindsets and not • Used the latest psychological research (RFT & ACT) to help managers and developers just implement frameworks adapt their behaviours in challenging situations, so that they were more aligned with and processes. I would their own goals.
definitely recommend Balazs if you are looking for true agile transformation AWARDS WON BY THE TEAM I'VE BUILT AND COACHED in your organization!' - Deborah Hubscher Downstream Director's Award in Digitalization Category Digital Innovation Manager, Shell Chemicals EVP Award for increasing the profitability of base business Shell.AI Codemasters Award (by the EVP of Digital) 'The balance that he provided between the practices/processes and • Helped Shell spare tens of millions of USD per annum (increasing every year) by building the softer psychological a multi-award-winning internal startup to produce a forecasting tool which gave Shell and team dynamics aspects was very impressive. As the a competitive edge in the Chemicals Business and in Commodities Trading: team (and I) evolved, due to his ongoing coaching - Helped the team produce an MVP in just 4 months by using a combination of the Lean and training, he moved us Startup method, Kanban and Scrum as an innovation and delivery framework. into a self-facilitating, self- coaching, self-supporting - Enabled the team to implement new customer requests in under one week on average setup. Balazs operates in line with his personal by teaching them on how to implement a DevOps operating model using Azure cloud values and as such is very technologies, continuous integration and continuous deployment.
open and transparent.
I would definitely - Helped the team prevent defects from escaping into production by instilling TDD, Pair recommend Balazs as an Programming and good software design practices (S.O.L.I.D. and design patterns).
Agile Coach for building highly effective teams!' - Increased the amount of correct decisions made by the team by approximately 50% - Sean Olliver Digital Product Owner, Shell by using Developmental Facilitation (The Mutual Learning framework).
understand the thinking behind Agile and how they • Worked with stakeholders horizontally and vertically (including GMs, VPs and EVPs) to can use it to achieve their identify and mitigate systemic-level problems (e.g. incentive schemes, optimizing for desired business outcomes.
He uses various coaching utilization instead of flow) which led to higher efficiency across multiple teams.
exercises and techniques to help shift Mindsets and not • Used the latest psychological research (RFT & ACT) to help managers and developers just implement frameworks adapt their behaviours in challenging situations, so that they were more aligned with and processes. I would their own goals.
definitely recommend Balazs if you are looking for true agile transformation AWARDS WON BY THE TEAM I'VE BUILT AND COACHED in your organization!' - Deborah Hubscher Downstream Director's Award in Digitalization Category Digital Innovation Manager, Shell Chemicals EVP Award for increasing the profitability of base business Shell.AI Codemasters Award (by the EVP of Digital) 'The balance that he provided between the practices/processes and • Helped Shell spare tens of millions of USD per annum (increasing every year) by building the softer psychological a multi-award-winning internal startup to produce a forecasting tool which gave Shell and team dynamics aspects was very impressive. As the a competitive edge in the Chemicals Business and in Commodities Trading: team (and I) evolved, due to his ongoing coaching - Helped the team produce an MVP in just 4 months by using a combination of the Lean and training, he moved us Startup method, Kanban and Scrum as an innovation and delivery framework. into a self-facilitating, self- coaching, self-supporting - Enabled the team to implement new customer requests in under one week on average setup. Balazs operates in line with his personal by teaching them on how to implement a DevOps operating model using Azure cloud values and as such is very technologies, continuous integration and continuous deployment.
open and transparent.
I would definitely - Helped the team prevent defects from escaping into production by instilling TDD, Pair recommend Balazs as an Programming and good software design practices (S.O.L.I.D. and design patterns).
Agile Coach for building highly effective teams!' - Increased the amount of correct decisions made by the team by approximately 50% - Sean Olliver Digital Product Owner, Shell by using Developmental Facilitation (The Mutual Learning framework).
AGILE COACH / 'AGILE PROJECT MANAGER'
ICON Solutions Ltd
2017-08 - 2018-01
United Kingdom) forward considerably in terms of predictability Line of business: Fintech and throughput. Moving us from a fairly broken The company's flagship product development teams (~20 people) missed all their deadlines implementation of Scrum to Kanban and continuous flow. for 2.5 years and they couldn't forecast/foresee that they would.
[ ] Highly recommended.' - Dan Heaver • We've developed the capability to forecast 6-month-long milestones within a 2 day error Software Engineer, margin and deliver reliably by using a range of techniques: Kanban, attacking sources ICON Solutions of variance, multi-point estimations, Monte Carlo simulation, etc.
• Increased overall efficiency by ~50% and decreased stress by facilitating the creation of a self-organizing culture using coaching and Kanban metrics to drive the change (e.g. Lead Time spread, Flow Efficiency, etc.).
• Helped key stakeholders repair their damaged working relationships, increase collaboration and acquire new clients by facilitating organisational cultural change using coaching sessions and Agile games.
[ ] Highly recommended.' - Dan Heaver • We've developed the capability to forecast 6-month-long milestones within a 2 day error Software Engineer, margin and deliver reliably by using a range of techniques: Kanban, attacking sources ICON Solutions of variance, multi-point estimations, Monte Carlo simulation, etc.
• Increased overall efficiency by ~50% and decreased stress by facilitating the creation of a self-organizing culture using coaching and Kanban metrics to drive the change (e.g. Lead Time spread, Flow Efficiency, etc.).
• Helped key stakeholders repair their damaged working relationships, increase collaboration and acquire new clients by facilitating organisational cultural change using coaching sessions and Agile games.
SCRUM MASTER / 'AGILE PROJECT MANAGER'
Open Banking
2017-02 - 2017-08
United Kingdom) Line of business: Finance balazshajdics@breathingbytes.com uk.linkedin.com/in/balazshajdics Agile Coach, Leadership/Exec Coach https://successfulagiletransformation.com • We increased the effectiveness and efficiency of the organization by building three 'Balazs is an extremely talented, intelligent and cross-functional teams (up to 7 disciplines) organized around major deliverables. After experienced Agile expert. facilitating the reorg, I become the Scrum Master for 2 of those teams.
He helped built a number of teams at Open Banking, and • Helped the Teams improve their processes by employing the Depth of Kanban coaching then developed/implemented framework.
our Agile processes.
I would have no hesitation • Co-facilitated several group sessions with senior stakeholders from the 9 largest banks in recommending him.' - Chris Michael in the UK helping them identify the risks, and the internal process & tech changes CTO at Open Banking necessary to implement the Open Banking Standard within their banks.
He helped built a number of teams at Open Banking, and • Helped the Teams improve their processes by employing the Depth of Kanban coaching then developed/implemented framework.
our Agile processes.
I would have no hesitation • Co-facilitated several group sessions with senior stakeholders from the 9 largest banks in recommending him.' - Chris Michael in the UK helping them identify the risks, and the internal process & tech changes CTO at Open Banking necessary to implement the Open Banking Standard within their banks.
SCRUM MASTER (CONTRACTOR)
HSBC Bank Plc
2016-11 - 2017-02
United Kingdom) Line of business: Finance • Details of achievements, programmes and duties are classified by HSBC.
SCRUM MASTER & LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER
The Foundry Visionmongers Ltd
2015-09 - 2016-07
United Kingdom) in many ways an inefficient team battling with a mountain Line of business: Software Development (VFX, Compositing, Editorial and Finishing), clients: of bugs and technical debt, Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, etc.
and operating under a largely waterfall process, into four • Transformed the delivery approach from waterfall to Agile and the environment from tight Scrum teams.' Command & Control to Self-Organizing by implementing Scrum and Kanban processes - Neil Durant, Senior Software Engineer at The Foundry and facilitating positive change in the company's culture.
• We've delivered 1 major (10.0v1) and 2 minor (10.0v2, 10.0v3) releases of the market leader compositing software called Nuke (www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke); organized 4 teams with Scrum of Scrums (32 people total).
• Reduced expected delivery date by 33% (from late July to late April) by introducing Agile methodologies to the development team.
and operating under a largely waterfall process, into four • Transformed the delivery approach from waterfall to Agile and the environment from tight Scrum teams.' Command & Control to Self-Organizing by implementing Scrum and Kanban processes - Neil Durant, Senior Software Engineer at The Foundry and facilitating positive change in the company's culture.
• We've delivered 1 major (10.0v1) and 2 minor (10.0v2, 10.0v3) releases of the market leader compositing software called Nuke (www.thefoundry.co.uk/products/nuke); organized 4 teams with Scrum of Scrums (32 people total).
• Reduced expected delivery date by 33% (from late July to late April) by introducing Agile methodologies to the development team.
PRODUCT MANAGER THEN AGILE DELIVERY MANAGER
Breathing Bytes Limited
2014-01 - 2015-09
(CONTRACTOR) 'He always pays attention to At: Breathing Bytes Limited (Ireland) detail and makes sure that anything he's responsible Line of business: Game Software Development for the iOS Platform for will have high quality.' - Tibor Tihon, • Delivered 9 releases of an iOS game (www.orbsofeternity.com) by employing Agile Software Engineer methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, XP (TDD)); team size: 5-6 people, project size: 80 person- at Google months; average customer ratings: 4.5 stars.
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT & SCRUM MASTER
ViveTech Kft., SzimeBody Kft., DanubiSoft Kft
2011-06 - 2013-12
(CONTRACTOR), BEFORE THAT: SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER At: ViveTech Kft., SzimeBody Kft., DanubiSoft Kft. (they formed a consortium) (Hungary)
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT & SCRUM MASTER
ViveTech Kft. & SzimeBody Kft. & DanubiSoft Kft
2012-08 - 2013-12
Line of business: Simulation Software Development balazshajdics@breathingbytes.com uk.linkedin.com/in/balazshajdics Agile Coach, Leadership/Exec Coach https://successfulagiletransformation.com • Delivered 2 products (ViveHuman and ViveMachine) by employing Scrum, Lean Startup 'His decision processes are highly data-driven and and training 16 developers in one or more of the following areas: Direct3D, 3D rendering, his knowledge in business software architecture & design, Scrum, Team Values, Ogre3D, Bullet Physics and UX design.
sciences enables him to focus on the creation of products • Ensured that the development focused on features with the biggest ROI by overseeing people actually need and to improve business metrics.' the refinement and prioritization of the Product Backlog, conducting competitor analysis - Judit Andrasi, and analyzing key development areas.
Software Developer at Prezi • Helped the company catch up on a 4 month delay by introducing Scrum and rigorous recruiting procedures, dismissing 3 and hiring 7 people and selecting appropriate technologies for rendering, physics simulation, GUI, etc.
'He worked and researched
sciences enables him to focus on the creation of products • Ensured that the development focused on features with the biggest ROI by overseeing people actually need and to improve business metrics.' the refinement and prioritization of the Product Backlog, conducting competitor analysis - Judit Andrasi, and analyzing key development areas.
Software Developer at Prezi • Helped the company catch up on a 4 month delay by introducing Scrum and rigorous recruiting procedures, dismissing 3 and hiring 7 people and selecting appropriate technologies for rendering, physics simulation, GUI, etc.
'He worked and researched
SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER & RECRUITER
DanubiSoft Kft
2011-06 - 2012-07
supervision and came up (Outsourced to TINKiteasy B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, between 04/2012 - 07/2012) with a radically new solution to the APS problem. [ ] He comes with my heartfelt Line of business: Software Development: Advanced Planning and Scheduling, recommendation.' Enterprise Resource Planning - Istvan Rigo, Managing Director at DanubiSoft Kft. • Facilitated entry into a new market of Advanced Planning & Scheduling (APS) software by conducting 6 months of research and developing a genetic algorithm based approach to solve most types of APS problem (RCPS, MRCPS, etc.).
• Saved ~30 000 EUR a year by reforming the entrance tests and preventing DanubiSoft from hiring unfit candidates.
• Saved ~30 000 EUR a year by reforming the entrance tests and preventing DanubiSoft from hiring unfit candidates.
SCRUM MASTER / AGILE DELIVERY MANAGER, TECH LEAD
Breathing Bytes Kft
2008-02 - 2011-06
Hungary) by the way he planned activities and managed risks, Line of business: Game Development, Proprietary Software Development, 2D & 3D his outstanding memory came in very handy during Graphics Creation, Logo & Web Design, etc.
risk identification, risk monitoring and project • We've delivered 53 projects ranging from 0.5 to 90 person months with up to 13 persons planning and monitoring.' per project by employing one or more of the following: Scrum, ScrumBan, Kanban, XP, - Gabor Kiss, Computer TDD or PRINCE2.
Games Professional • Inspired and oversaw the professional development of 13 people by developing education plans and teaching technologies and methodologies (C/C++, Rendering, Ogre3D, Bullet, multithreaded programming, quality control, etc.).
risk identification, risk monitoring and project • We've delivered 53 projects ranging from 0.5 to 90 person months with up to 13 persons planning and monitoring.' per project by employing one or more of the following: Scrum, ScrumBan, Kanban, XP, - Gabor Kiss, Computer TDD or PRINCE2.
Games Professional • Inspired and oversaw the professional development of 13 people by developing education plans and teaching technologies and methodologies (C/C++, Rendering, Ogre3D, Bullet, multithreaded programming, quality control, etc.).
SOFTWARE ENGINEER
E-Group Services Corporation
2007-05 - 2008-02
Hungary) Line of business: Banking/Finance
TEAM LEADER, 3D ENGINE PROGRAMMER
DFS Team
1998-01 - 2007-01
Hungary) Line of business: Game Software Development DFS Team was a 'garage development team' which I founded, led and worked for in almost all of my free time for 9 years, in order to learn project management and develop technologies which can be used to create a 3D PC game. Team size: 6-11 people.
This was mostly part-time development and it is equivalent to 21 months of full time work.
• We've secured funding for a large project and incorporated the team as Breathing Bytes Kft by negotiating with prospective investors.
balazshajdics@breathingbytes.com uk.linkedin.com/in/balazshajdics Agile Coach, Leadership/Exec Coach https://successfulagiletransformation.com
This was mostly part-time development and it is equivalent to 21 months of full time work.
• We've secured funding for a large project and incorporated the team as Breathing Bytes Kft by negotiating with prospective investors.
balazshajdics@breathingbytes.com uk.linkedin.com/in/balazshajdics Agile Coach, Leadership/Exec Coach https://successfulagiletransformation.com
Parcours scolaire
ICP
ICP
2024-12 - 2024-12
DIPLOMA
John von Neumann Vocational School of Computing and Economics
1998-01 - 2003-01
Formations
ICAgile Certified Professional
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner
Certified Scrum Professional
Certified Enterprise Coach
Certified Scrum Master
Certified SAFe 5
Certified Scrum