Hello, I’m
Balázs
Szamaranszký.
I’m an experienced former product owner, now Scrum Master exploring the waters of agile software development. On this site, you can learn about my journey, discoveries and learn about me.
Agilist
I have an experience with agile frameworks and with explaining the importance of having an agile mindset. I try to gain trust of developer teams and business to disrupt status quos, make bold decisions and apply the empirical process.
Requirements engineer
All my career I’m collecting, eliciting and translating user needs in to clear requirements according to INVEST and DEEP principles.
Agile Leader
As a leader of a project/product I always point to the vision and goals, strive to create a safe environment for learning, where the team is empowered to make decisions and shield the team from any interruptions from our goals.
Planning and roadmaps
I don’t say when a product will be done. I forecast an interval when it will be most probable done. I apply cone of uncertainty, team velocity, but also team capacity to predict outcomes.
Mapping the problem/product
I use user journey mapping and user story mapping to map the product. This helps to identify the MVP or MMP and slice the product on digestible parts.
Prototyping
I’m a strong proponent of validated learning. This means I’m creating prototypes to test with real users. I use various tools for this as JustInMind, Figma and MS Power Apps.
Visualisator
I believe that most of the people can understand faster when they have the problem visualized and get a lot of examples. For this I usually use miro.com, conteptboard.com, mural.co, MS Visio, Draw IO, PlantUML, C4
Coaching
I enjoy seeing how people grow, so I went through coaching trainings, read some books and am actively coaching individuals.
Prepared for personal growth
If you feel too comfortable in your place, most probably you are not growing. I try to find areas where I can grow, and I’m always opened to personal feedback.
Scrum.org – Professional Scrum Master™ (2022)
Project Management Institute – Agile Certified Practitioner (2022)
Scrum.org – Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (2021)
IREB – Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Advanced Level (2021)
IREB – Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering Foundation Level (2019)
IT Product Owner
September 2021 – present
iLogistics IT Solutions
Scrum master:
Product ownership:
Agile transformation:
Proxy Product Owner
March 2018 – present
Siemens Healthcare, s.r.o
Business Analyst
April 2016 – March 2018
Erste Group IT International
GTT Program Manager
Business Development Lead
Web Production Lead
June 2014 – April 2016
IBM
GTT Program Manager
Business Development Lead
Web Production Lead
PhD for Doctor of Advanced Theological Studies
2014 – Interrupted – Universität Wien, Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät
Master of Hussite Theology with first-class honors
2011 – 2013 – Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Hussite theology
Bachelor of Evangelical Theology with first-class honors
2007 – 2010 – Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica, Department of Evangelical Theology
School Leaving Examination, level A with first-class honors
2003 – 2007 – Chemical High School, IT and chemistry, Bratislava
Slovak, Hungarian – native language fluency
English – fluent
German – passive
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