Alexander van der Steeg 🚀

Gewinne Kontrolle und Ordnung über Deine IT-Assets zurück!

Ich bin ein technischer Enthusiast und Lösungsfinder, der seit vielen Jahren versucht mit Technologie das Leben zu verbessern.

Durch meinen Werdegang und der offenen Art habe ich in rund 20 Jahren sehr viele Branchen, deren Probleme und Werte, kennengelernt und dort jeweils mein Glück gefunden.

Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety

• Led Agile transformation for 14 cross-functional teams in the Illinois Connect initiative, enhancing collaboration and efficiency.  
• Developed a tailored Agile delivery guide for SAFe, ensuring consistency during the transition from legacy systems.  
• Championed Agile best practices, resulting in improved delivery predictability and transparency across the program.

Principal Agile Consultant

•	Spearheaded Agile product development and portfolio management for the successful launch of multiple DIRECTV products, aligning product strategy with business goals and delivering on time.
•	Led the integration of Jira Align to scale Agile practices across portfolios, improving team efficiency and optimizing the product delivery process.
•	Collaborated with stakeholders, IT, and architecture teams to ensure seamless execution of value streams, coordinating with DevOps teams to automate deployment pipelines and ensure cloud-native integrations.
•	Leveraged product data and analytics to inform roadmap decisions, enhancing release management and ServiceNow ticket management visibility.
•	Provided expert guidance on Agile best practices, coaching Scrum Masters and Product Owners to empower teams, improve performance, and ensure successful value delivery.
•	Collaborated with the IT Delivery Lead and Architecture to manage a complex platform/portfolio level Value Stream involving 7 ARTs and 46 + cross-functional teams.
•	Collaborated with PMO office, LACE and the Architectural squad to ensure effective project design, scope management, cost control, and project timeline were met. 
•	Conducted and supervised quarterly agile assessments to determine teams' Agile maturity level, identify areas for improvement, and optimize performance. 
•	Created impactful presentations using PowerPoint to effectively communicate project updates and stakeholder insights, enhancing engagement and alignment across teams.

Enterprise Agile Coach/IT Delivery Director

Bank of America

•	Led Agile transformation and product management across 72 Scrum teams and 14 product lines, driving the adoption of best practices, including personas, product roadmaps, and outcome-focused OKRs to enhance value delivery.
•	Implemented advanced product-oriented techniques such as story mapping, customer journey mapping, and opportunity solution trees to ensure alignment with business and customer needs at scale.
•	Partnered with product leaders to promote data-driven decision-making, ensuring teams focused on customer-centric outcomes and prioritized high-value features across the bank's extensive portfolio.
•	Fostered a culture of business agility, mentoring teams in Agile principles, human-centered design, and modern engineering practices to accelerate time-to-market and promote continuous improvement.
•	Led the ART in resolving and reporting escalated risk and dependency issues, ensuring continuous feature delivery.
•	Facilitated Agile Release Train (ART) events, including PI Planning, ART syncs, and Scrum of Scrums, to ensure effective coordination, alignment, and communication across teams.

Sr.  Agile Coach/RTE

CBRE

•	Led and implemented planning, execution, and oversight for 3 value streams on integrating Salesforce and Sensors to support business needs, from sales and service to app development, automation, and AI-powered insights.
•	Leverage Azure DevOps to build Dashboards, facilitating the tracking and management of Agile project progress.
•	Ensure timely delivery of high-quality software products by maintaining accurate backlog hygiene and monitoring in Azure DevOps, thereby optimizing team performance and upholding quality metrics.
•	Facilitated Salesforce-based Enterprise Agile transformation workshops and leadership sessions, supporting solution delivery at the enterprise level and promoting cross-functional collaboration.
•	Successfully transitioned 25 diverse teams (including platform, mobile, data, cloud, and infrastructure) to adopt SAFe, leading the setting up of 3 Agile Release Trains. 
•	Trained teams on managing workflows and assessing performance metrics on Salesforce, providing hands-on guidance for leveraging Salesforce's capabilities in alignment with Azure DevOps. 
•	Created and standardized onboarding documentation, improving training consistency and onboarding efficiency for new team members.

Enterprise Agile Coach

U.S. Census Bureau

•	Collaborated closely with key stakeholders to align Agile practices with business objectives, ensuring clear communication and effective resolution of cross-functional issues, resulting in increase in stakeholder satisfaction.
•	Set up and led two new teams in a federal environment, training them in Agile principles and practices, resulting in a 30% increase in efficiency, improvement in collaboration, and a boost in project delivery speed and quality.
•	Led a cross-functional Agile team in the successful development of a web application that simplifies and automates the regulatory compliance process for pharmaceutical companies submitting drug approval applications.
•	Facilitated effective communication and collaboration among cross-functional teams, proactively removing impediments to ensure regulatory milestones were met within project timelines.

Sr. Scrum Master/Agile Delivery Manager

Hattie Larlham

•	Supported a comprehensive SDLC project focused on developing a new customer-facing mobile Tracking App.
•	Provided value by Leveraging the Agile framework including Iteration Planning, Daily Standups, Iteration Review/Demo Iteration Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement to meet business objectives.
•	Collaborated with the RTE for PI Planning readiness (Logistics, ART backlog Readiness, WSJF, etc).
•	Collaborated with the RTE to improved PI Business value delivery to 87% during the fourth PI
•	Facilitated dependency management through scrum of scrum (SoS) meetings to ensure synchronicity and alignment.
•	Collaborated with the team to help improve iteration planning leading to reduced bug fixes by 75%. 
•	Used Jira/Jira Align to monitor and track product development progress through different Iteration and ensuring reports are documented for appropriate learning.

Sr. Scrum Master/Agile Lead

Institute of Development Policy - University of Antwerp

•	Worked closely with stakeholders across six countries to gather requirements, communicate project progress, and ensure that KPIs were effectively tracked and reported in the developed applications.
•	Utilized confluence/SharePoint to develop and maintain comprehensive project documentation, including user stories, sprint plans, and release notes, to facilitate knowledge sharing and ensure clear communication within the team.
•	Facilitated the development and release of a web and mobile application to support the tracking and reporting of KPI for production and production patterns across 6 countries.
•	Facilitated effective communication and collaboration between the Scrum team and stakeholders, ensuring alignment on goals, expectations, and priorities.
•	Advocated for Agile methodologies and Scrum best practices, fostering an environment of continuous improvement and learning within the team.

Scrum Master/Agile Project Manager

RCESD Cameroon

•	Supported four software development projects, including a customer relationship management system, an inventory management tool, & a financial reporting application, to enhance business operations & drive efficiency. 
•	Guided and advanced projects from start to delivery by instilling trust, loyalty, and transparency across teams, ensuring clear communication, integrity, and minimizing miscommunication at all stages of the projects.
•	Followed up with customers on estimates, provided negotiating contract pricing if necessary, and recommended additional services, revised contracts, and work orders, as needed.

Technical Program Manager

ERuDeF (Environment & Rural Development Foundation )

•	Conducted thorough risk assessments and formulated risk mitigation strategies, resulting in reduction in risks.
•	 Developed comprehensive project plans by defining scope, timelines, budgets, and resource allocation, ensuring clear and achievable project objectives.
•	Communicated project progress, milestones, and issues to stakeholders through status meetings and detailed reports.

Project Manager

Scale Agile Consultant, Trainer & Coach | Sr. Enterprise Agile Coach | Program Manager | Sr. Scrum Master | Change Agent | PMP | ICF Certified | SPC 6.0 | RTE |SAFe 6.0 | CSPO | CSM | SSM | 5X Author | Christ Follower

About Me

For years, I guided teams through Agile transformations. Now, I guide leaders.

As an Agile Trusted Advisor, I work with executives, senior leaders, and transformation teams to cut through complexity, align strategy with delivery, and unlock real business agility. My focus isn't on frameworks—it's on outcomes.

🔹 Are your teams “doing Agile” but not seeing results?
🔹 Is your transformation stuck in theory, with no traction at the leadership level?
🔹 Are you struggling to scale agility without sacrificing clarity or culture?

That’s where I come in.

With a blend of strategic insight, systems thinking, and deep coaching experience, I help organizations:

Navigate high-stakes change with calm, clarity, and confidence

Shift from delivery-focused agility to value-driven leadership

Bridge the gap between business and technology through meaningful dialogue

Create environments where people thrive, not just comply

My approach is simple but not easy: Listen deeply. Ask the hard questions. Align people to purpose.
I don’t just deliver advice—I become a thinking partner for those who lead.

If you're a leader seeking more than another Agile coach—if you want a partner who sees the whole system, challenges respectfully, and helps you lead lasting change—let’s connect.

📩 DM me to start the conversation.



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