Lothar Fischmann

Experience

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  Splashline Event- und VermarktungsgesmbH

  Sept 2007 - Jul 2012

  Marketing
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  HRG Austria

  Nov 2012 - Nov 2014

  Marketing & Communications Manager
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  Boris Gloger Consulting

  May 2015 - Jul 2016

  Management Consultant
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  Wibas GmbH

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2020

  Senior Consultant

  Example reference projects included:1. Agile Transformation Lead - Corporate IT of a DAX-CompanyLed agile adoption within a corporate IT organization of 5,000 employees, collaborating with the CIO’s transformation team.* Strengthened servant leadership skills, fostering support for self-organization and agile reporting methods, focusing on working software, fast delivery, and customer satisfaction.* Enabled teams and managers to define tailored metrics aligned with product maturity, emphasizing cycle times and user feedback integration.* Balanced strategic ERP decisions, supporting SAP R3 development while planning for its replacement with SAP S4 HANA.* Addressed resistance to change and guided legacy teams, including senior developers, to embrace Agile Principles.* Prepared frameworks for a global rollout of agile practices and created training materials on Scrum, Kanban, and agility fundamentals.2. Agile Pilot Support - Home Appliance ManufacturerSupported pilot teams in transforming hardware development, reducing time-to-market by 50%.* Introduced cross-functional teams (e.g., engineers, designers, marketers) to improve collaboration and predictability.* Promoted modular product design to facilitate efficient prototyping.* Incorporated Design Thinking and user feedback, engaging international stakeholders and leveraging internal teams as unbiased testers.* Coached teams to embrace agile principles, aligning hardware processes with proven practices rooted in agility's origins. Show less

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  Agile42

  Feb 2022 - Jan 2025

  Example reference projects included:1. Factory Automation – Value Streams FormationSupported the reorganization of a factory automation leader, aligning operations with target groups by forming value streams for new product development and product exploitation.* Assisted leadership in establishing a portfolio system to balance explorative and exploitative value streams.* Enabled the new product stream to halve its time-to-market and the exploitation stream to generate 8 patent applications within 9 months, including 1 confirmed patent.* Incorporated pilot customer feedback to create business beachheads for both streams, fostering innovation and market alignment.2. Factory Automation – Cross-Functional TeamsGuided a factory automation client through a transformation from component-based teams to cross-functional teams across 4 countries.* Developed a structured transformation approach, integrating 100+ developers.* Achieved 50% team readiness to meet Sprint Goal commitments validated by stakeholders within 3 months.* Equipped internal Scrum Masters and Coaches to support remaining teams, ensuring sustainable agile practices.3. MedTech – Scaling AgilityFacilitated an agile transformation for a MedTech client, transitioning from pilot initiatives to scale agility for new product development and operations.* Addressed cultural shifts, helping mid-management adapt to varying change paces with a structured framework for decision-making and continuous transformation.* Successfully expanded agile methodologies to encompass two core product lines, enhancing cross-functional collaboration and operational efficiency. Show less

  • Leadership Coach & Trainer

    Apr 2020 - Jan 2025

  • Value Stream Lead "Strategic Tools"

    Feb 2022 - Jul 2024
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  Podero

  Feb 2025 - now

  Chief of Staff

  * Strategy Execution & Leadership Support* Culture & People Development* Organizational Development & Operational Excellence* Facilitation of complex Problems in Product- & Organizational development* Internal & External Communications