Summary
Bernd Schiffer is an experienced Agile coach, trainer and consultant with over 15 years in software development and coaching, steeped in eXtreme Programming and TDD since his early career. A German-born technologist now based in Melbourne, he founded Place Info after a decade-plus running Bold Mover, helping teams and leadership adopt Scrum, Kanban and pragmatic Agile management. He combines hands-on development roots with senior consulting and interim management experience from European firms like it-agile, enabling him to bridge delivery, process and organizational change. Known for a long-standing commitment to Agile practices since 2001, he brings a pragmatic, coaching-first style that emphasizes sustainable team capability over prescriptions.
15 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma (Master equivalent) Computer Science, Diploma (Master equivalent) Computer Science at University of Bremen
English, German