Marwan EL KHALIL

AGILE COACH | SCRUM MASTER

An agile coach with a focus on methods such as SCRUM, Kanban, and SAFe while working in international environments. He combines the knowledge of corporate management from his experience working in a consulting firm in Paris with practically lived agile approaches. Marwan has a background in Economics with an MSc in Big data & business analytics from ESCP Business School Paris. Being a professor at the same Business School he graduated from, he lives the idea of animating workshops and coaching teams.

Main focus:

  • Agile implementations/transformations

  • Kanban maturity assessment

  • Kanban & Scrum coaching

  • Guiding agile teams

  • Systemic thinking

Skills:

  • Strong facilitation & coaching skills

  • In-depth knowledge of Scrum, Kanban, & other Agile frameworks

  • Experience with Agile tools (Jira, Confluence)

  • Excellent communication & interpersonal skills

  • Strong analytical & problem-solving skills

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced & dynamic environment

Latest Projects:

Vishnu Artists - Ensured effectiveness of Scrum framework for a team of Agile consultants. Trained on disciplines of Scrum and Agile product Ownership. (2022-Present)

  • Prepared, organized, & conducted training programs for Scrum Master and Product Owner certifications.

  • Facilitated & moderated daily stand-up meetings, ensuring that team members stay focused, collaborate effectively, and identify impediments or blockers.

  • Organized & facilitated replenishment meetings, helping the teams in selecting items from the backlog for the upcoming sprint.

  • Designed and moderated retrospectives, encouraging the team to reflect on the previous sprint, identify areas for improvement, and define actionable steps for the next sprint.

  • Shared relevant metrics with the team; cycle time, throughput rate, daily WIP items, flow efficiency… etc., to help measure and improve their performance.

  • Supported the creation & evolution of the team’s work policies, ensuring alignment with Agile principles and are consistently followed by the team.

  • Collaborated with the team to create & update Kanban boards, ensuring that they reflect the current workflow, visualize WIP, and promote transparency.

Chambre de Commerce - Coached on implementation and use of Agile methodologies under the Kanban framework. (2022-2023)

  • Designed a Kanban system for two teams, conducting daily stand-ups, weekly replenishments, & retrospectives, fostering collaboration and communication.

  • Acted as a servant leader, removing impediments and fostering a supportive and empowering work environment to achieve the teams’ maximal potential.

  • Conducted training sessions & workshops to promote Agile principles & methodologies, enhancing team members' understanding & adoption of Agile practices ex. STATIK, story writing and sizing, team charter… etc.

  • Coached team members on utilizing Jira effectively, ensuring proper configuration/usage for improved collaboration, transparency, & productivity.

ESCP Business School – Taught on the field of Data quality and visualization. (2022-2023)

  • Designed and delivered a 15-hour course annually on Data Quality & Visualisation, part of the Master in Management (MIM) and the Big Data & Business Analytics (MSc) programs.

Blaze Automation Ltd – Consulted and coached on Agile project management at a department level. (2022-2023)

  • Coached two software development teams in a company specializing in connected home appliances.

  • Fostered cross-functional collaboration and alignment between development, QA, and product teams, ensuring smooth integration and timely delivery of software releases.

  • Facilitated effective backlog management and prioritization, enabling the teams to consistently meet sprint goals.

  • Collaborated closely with Product Owners, ensuring clear understanding of requirements and business goals translating them into actionable user stories and tasks.

PMP Strategy -Consulted internally on Scrum Framework, making use of other most effective Agile Methodologies.

  • Served as the Scrum Master for a team of 7-9 members for 3 years, where I also implemented a few key Kanban practices.

  • Created and maintained interactive dashboards using Tableau, Power BI, & Celonis (Process mining software).

  • Partnered with data engineers to create and manage data collection flows and databases.

  • Delivered quarterly Tableau & Power Excel training workshops within the company.

  • Assumed the role of product owner for a chatbot solution provided to a telecom operator.