Ognjen Pejovic
Verified Expert in Project Management
Project Manager
Belgrade, Serbia
Toptal member since July 13, 2020
Ognjen has spent his career at Robert Bosch—beginning as an analyst, going on to the position of test manager, then serving as a scrum master and agile coach, and finally as acting as a manager at Bosch's Serbia site and responsible for more than 200+ experts in Bosch Digital. Ognjen also has considerable experience in providing end-to-end integrations of eCommerce software for B2B and B2C.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Leadership
- Change Management
- Organization Building
- Team Leadership
Work Experience
Department Manager
Bosch
- Scaled software engineering teams and optimized lead time for hiring double below the target.
- Increased eNPS score of team members from 0 to 66 (50 is as excellent) through change management project.
- Created a learning and development program in collaboration with the rest of the management team to scale critical skills (e.g., cloud, DevOps, data engineering, machine learning, QA automation, and so on).
Group Manager of Software Development and Agile Excellence
Bosch
- Established a solid nearshore competence center supporting Bosch Global IT delivery activities related to digital and agile transformation.
- Scaled the team to up to 50 different experts for software development capability.
- Led a cross-functional team and took responsibility for achieving the product development goals for reducing 11 B2C types of architecture to a single B2C architecture.
- Coached team members and worldwide organizations in the Agile methodology and other approaches used in daily work.
- Coached and scaled a cross-functional team for cloud development of digital twin solutions for Bosch Measurement Power Tools.
Agile Coach
Robert Bosch Power Tools GmbH
- Implemented an Agile transformation of IT and relevant digital departments.
- Built and introduced Agile portfolio management for the digitization strategy using the Flight Level principles and OKRs.
- Constructed and scaled a network of agile masters and scrum masters worldwide to support software development and change management activities in global and regional teams.
- Introduced and executed internal Agile, Lean, design thinking, and role-specific training (e.g., product owner).
- Served as a scrum master for developing an IoT mobile app for home-and-garden users of Bosch Power Tools.
Scrum Master
Robert Bosch GmbH
- Served as scrum master for four projects in this time frame while launching and rolling out several different e-shops in the EU market.
- Worked in the US onsite to establish the first B2C eCommerce shop, which was fully integrated into all the back-end systems.
- Onboarded and established a payment service provider for the entire Bosch group, which reduced contracting and onboarding time for all projects in Bosch.
- Managed virtual teams in four different time locations and time zones.
- Acted as a test manager for the rollout of eCommerce applications in the EU.
Project History
B2C eCommerce Bosch Professional Tools
https://www.bosch-professional.com/gb/en/Delivered, in seven months, a fully integrated eCommerce solution for the UK market, with half the number of developers in comparison with previous e-shop development for home and garden tools.
• Coached team members in the Scrum methodology and championed it to external teams and stakeholders.
• Was responsible for enacting Scrum values and practices.
DIY & Garden
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bosch.pt.diy.mobile&hl=en_USHandled the project from the initial idea to the MVP launch in six months which is atypical for big corporations.
• Launched the foundation for an IoT mobile app based on cloud infrastructure.
• Coached and mentored a product owner.
• Supported the project and business teams in daily activities and ensured transparency about teamwork and progress.
Product Information Management System
Established a scaling framework for five teams that helped them deliver new solutions for managing product and marketing data.
• Conducted and organized training and education within project and business teams.
• Coached Agile process and leadership roles, especially for product owners and management.
B2B eCommerce Portal
Redesigned the software development processes for a B2B eCommerce portal responsible for 25% of the total turnover of a multibillion-dollar company.
• Coached the product owner on a daily level.
• Introduced upstream (planning) and downstream (execution) planning for software development.
• Introduced a Lean approach for bug fixes.
• Coached and mentored the big community of B2B portal managers worldwide about how to define new requirements.
Agile Transformation of IT and Digital Departments
Co-designed a framework for driving Agile transformation and introduced Agile portfolio management and team targets (OKRs), which brought transparency and alignment between teams.
• Communicated and removed impediments and ensured smooth functioning.
• Conducted and organized training and education within project and business teams.
• Coached on the Agile process and leadership roles, especially for management.
R&D Nearshore Center Scaling
Scaled software engineering teams to 200+ and optimized lead time for hiring double below the target.
Education
Master's Degree in Big Data and Business Intelligence
University of Belgrade - Belgrade, Serbia
Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Sciences (Industrial Engineering)
University of Belgrade - Belgrade, Serbia
Certifications
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Skills
Tools
Jira, Slack, Trello
Paradigms
Scrum, Kanban, Agile Leadership, Change Management, Design Thinking
Other
eCommerce, Agile Coaching, IT Projects, Team Leadership, Line Management, Waterfall Methodology, Online Payments, Jira Administrator, Training, Training & Training Content Development, Organization Building, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, Mattermost, Team Management, Big Data, Data-driven Decision-making, Information Logistics, IT Project Management, Decision Analysis, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, Machine Learning, Cloud
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