My name is Sasa Stamenkovic and I am a change agent.an illustrator.a lean specialist.a coach.a consultant.a coffee lover.a daddy.
I live in Stockholm and I am passionate about lean, agile and visualization.
SASA STAMENKOVIC
sasa@stamenkovic.se
+46 703 888387
Finnboda Varvsväg 12, 13172 Nacka
SERVICES
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
In order for your organization to get faster and better you need to both change and improve – and by doing this both frequently and constantly. Making change happen and managing change is and will become the key factor to manage for successful organizations.
LEAN
Lean is the set of principles, the attitude and the approach I use in whatever I do. Optimizing the whole, Creating Flow, Eliminating waste, Empowering people and Continuous Improvements is part of the air I breathe.
AGILE
This is the way software should be developed. Deliver the right things, with good quality , continuously and fast.. lightning fast! The mantra is simple; Get the feedback (as fast as you can), learn from it, improve it and tweak it! It’s a virtuous cycle!
VISUALIZATION
I strongly believe in visualization and like to illustrate things in a cool way so that they get playful and easy to digest. An illustration can be so much more powerful and easier to grasp and understand.
I work as a professional Lean, Agile & Change Coach. I create, guide and make things happen.. hopefully for the better. I work a lot with visualizing all the stuff including vision, strategy, processes and Ways-of-working. So far I’ve helped: iZettle, Avanza, NetEnt, SONY, Swedbank.
I work as a professional Lean, Agile & Change Coach. I create, guide and make things happen.. hopefully for the better. I work a lot with visualizing all the stuff including vision, strategy, processes and Ways-of-working. So far I’ve helped: SONY, Avanza, Swedbank & NetEnt.
– March 2019 (2 year 1 months) • Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Agile Coach
Avanza
– March 2017 (4 months) • Stockholm, Sweden
2017
Chief Agile Coach
NetEnt
– December 2016 (1 year 10 months) • Stockholm, Sweden
2015
Chief Lean Coach
3
– February 2014 (1 year 7 months) • Stockholm, Sweden
Primary responsibility is to develop and facilitate improvements to 3’s Lean/Agile methodologies. Work with the Cross Functional Teams to optimize the development processes, define and analyze Key Performance Indicators, and function as “coach” to existing coaches.
Being part of a team of agile coaches and change agents with the mission to take responsibility of the agile software process and drive different lean and agile initiatives within the organization. Coach and make the agile teams continuously improve and evolve towards high-performing teams.
Working as the Manager Agile Office is to take responsibility and drive the organization and the agile teams to continuously improve and to evolve our software development methods and tools. The role includes line manager responsibilities for SCRUM Masters, Agile Master, Configuration Managers and Software Tools Developers.
Working as the Project Delivery Manager for the Stockholm office. Responsibility to establish the new office in Stockholm.
Keywords: Lean, Agile, .NET, Software Development, Microsoft
2010
Business Manager
SOFTHOUSE
– (7 months) • Malmö, Sweden
I was responsible for growing Softhouse Consulting in business, numbers and in quality. I was also the business responsible for the Softhouse Education subdirectory.
September 2008 – April 2011 (2 years 2 months) • Malmö, Sweden
I did a whole lot of fun Lean & Agile consulting at a lot of various companies; Sony Ericsson, SONY, TeliaSonera, Huawei, Cybercom, AXIS, ÅF, UIQ, Labs2 amongst many others.. And I worked from a lot of different places like Malmö, Lund, Copenhagen, Gothenburg to Shanghai!
During the time as a Project Leader I worked with several large and mid sized improvement projects. I was working in many different roles such as Project Manager, Agile Project Manager, SCRUM master and Product Owner.
During my time as a SRM Coordinator my main tasks was to coordinate software releases for all the companies’ global retailers and operators. This work also included a mid-range improvement project where I worked as a project leader.
During my time as a consultant at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications my main tasks was to coordinate software releases for all the companies’ global retailers and operators. This work also included a mid-range improvement project where I worked as a project leader.
Main project was to develop a reversed auction meeting place where clients and craftsmans of all kind. Part of the development was outsourced to India.
Keywords: Entrepreneur, Web Solutions, Web Development, Outsourcing
2003
Business Sales
TELIASONERA
– (1 year) • Lund, Sweden
Working as a Business Salesman with the responsibilities of providing small and midrange companies with complete mobile business solutions (mobile, internet, fixed telephony, PBX etc) with the focus of high end-customer satisfaction.
Keywords: Sales, Customer Care, Customer Suppert and Support
2003
System Tester
VISMA SPCS AB
– (5 months) • Lund, Sweden
Worked as a tester with system test (mainly) on the company’s biggest flagship product Avendo.
Keywords: Test, Requirement Management
EDUCATION HISTORY
1998
M.Sc. Computer Science
VÄXJÖ UNIVERSITY
– (5 year 1 months) • Växjö, Sweden
I studied Computer Science at Växjö University.
OTHER
2009
Certified SCRUM Product Owner
SOFTHOUSE
• Malmö, Sweden
SCRUM Alliance, License 000039295
2008
Certified SCRUM Master
SOFTHOUSE
• Malmö, Sweden
SCRUM Alliance, License 000039295
2007
PADI Rescue Diver
PADI
• Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
PADI Certified Rescue Diver.
2005
ISEB Foundation Certificate
BCS
ISEB Certified Tester.
SKILLS
LEAN
AGILE
COACHING
VISUALIZATION
AGILE METHODOLOGIES
VISION & STRATEGY
ROLES
LEAN COACH
AGILE COACH
CHANGE COACH
MENTOR
AGILE PROJECT MANAGER
SCRUM MASTER
PRODUCT OWNER
TESTIMONIALS
TONY KRSTANOVSKI ANDROID DEPARTMENT MANAGER / SONY
Sasa is one of the most skilled and successful agile coaches I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. His experience covers small teams as well as large SW organizations. I would without hesitation hire Sasa again for coaching an organization that needs to develop and deliver in efficient and agile ways. Highly recommended!
FREDRIK APPELBERG MANAGER ONLINE SERVICES / 3
If you organization needs a boost in its transformation to work Lean and Agile, bring Sasa in!!
I have worked with several Lean Coaches (consultants) they have all been good, but Sasa succeeded to sell the Agile way of working to top management and down.
It is absolutely key to have the whole organization on board the journey if you should succeed.
SLADJAN BOGOJEVIC SENIOR SOFTWARE PORTFOLIO PLANNER / SONY
When I think of term Agile, I think of Sasa. That’s how skilled this guys is. His experience covers small teams as well as large SW organizations. Very passionate about what he does and extremely professional. I would recommend him any day.
JOHN BURRIS CEO / BURRIS GROUP AB
Sasa would be an asset for nearly any company! His ability to inspire, motivate, and lead has set him apart from his peers. Through his daily work he has shown that “hard work” and “commitment to success” are more than just a catch phrases. He is quick to understand, and responsible in action. As a team player, Sasa contributes to the dynamics of a group, and acts as a catalyst for for the strengths within the group. It has been a pleasure to work Sasa, and I am pleased to give a positive recommendation.
BJÖRN WESTERLUND HEAD OF WEB DEVELOPMENT / HELSINGBORG
To me working with Sasa was a great lesson in how Agile Development can work when it really works. Sasa is extremely dedicated, outgoing and very easy to work with.
When we worked together I was business manger for the service there Sasa was responsible for the development and in this role Sase excelled in both making sure that deliveries exceeded expectations and that everyone around him had a great time working.
I am sure that our paths will cross again in the future an I am looking forward to it.
DILIPKUMAR PATEL PROGRAM MANAGER / SONY
Having Sasa as an agile coach was very valuable since he challenged us but at the same time coached us into thinking agile. Agile can remain just a buzz word if treated or understood wrongly but with Sasa’s able guidance and help we gained valuable insight into its understanding and application in our complex development setup. I strongly believe that his competence and humane approach brings a lot of value to people or organizations that want to adopt the agile way of working. Last but not the least I wish him all the very best in his future.
