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Wolfgang SteffensCertified LeSS Trainer & Coach, Organizational Design Consultant
Lohja, Finland
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Wolfgang has been deeply immersed in agile product development since 2005 — long before agility became a corporate buzzword. He coached his first Large-Scale Scrum adoption in 2007 and has since guided numerous organizations in redesigning their structures, simplifying coordination, and enabling real adaptability at scale.

His expertise spans LeSS, Scrum, Kanban, Lean Thinking, Systems Thinking, the recently created Creating Agile Organizations approach, and even SAFe. This combination allows him to support companies holistically: not simply implementing agile rituals, but redesigning the system so teams can deliver value with clarity, focus, and speed.

Before becoming a full-time coach and trainer, Wolfgang held senior roles in product and program management across global technology companies. This industry background gives him a rare ability to connect organizational design with the realities of product strategy, dependencies, delivery pressure, and stakeholder demands.

Clients consistently describe his coaching as clear, grounded, and transformative — with a focus on learning, transparency, and practical structural change.


What Clients Say

Wolfgang served as an agile coach in my company, being the cornerstone of transforming a 200+ people IT development and operations program from waterfall to agile … he did an excellent job in turning the rather big ship around and plotting a new course. He tailored organizational setup, processes, tools, reports, trainings as required and did not follow a standard textbook approach. This made the project successful and earned him great respect…​ - G. S. Head of Release Management (case study German big insurance)

 

… We've built a really well-functioning agile project, and Alpha remains a beacon of agile excellence within the company, despite all the compromises. I could never have achieved this without your collaboration and learning from you. I benefit so much from our time working together, and much of what you taught me back then, which I rejected at the time, I now firmly advocate myself 🙂 … - E. J. Test Manager (case study German big insurance)

 

Wolfgang excels at unraveling the myths surrounding agile methodologies and establishing himself as a compelling advocate for innovative approaches to project management. This dynamic course empowers you to transform the insights gained from LESS training into practical applications within your company environment. Perfect for those eager to ignite their creativity and explore fresh perspectives, it’s designed for anyone ready to break free from conventional thinking and view challenges through a new lens. - Marco Z., Chief Product Owner

 

Wolfgang helped us in different roles as teacher, mentor, and coach to become scrum masters. To coach teams, POs, and the orginaization by giving us the biggest lever possible: system thinking – forget silos and local “optimizations” and find solutions optimizing the whole system we are working in. And finally, to implement this by benefiting from a big toolbox of methods for different situations. - Achim K. Scrum Master

 


What Organizations Can Expect

  • A complete view of organizational design that integrates structure, processes, reward – and people systems to the company’s strategy.
  • Pragmatic coaching rooted in real-world experience, not textbook theory.
  • A strong focus on product groups, end-to-end feature teams, and a single, shared product backlog — the foundations of any effective LeSS adoption.
  • Systemic analysis that exposes hidden constraints, reduces dependencies, and improves throughput and product quality.
  • Broad domain experience, including insurance, telecom, digital automation, manufacturing, and public sector environments.

Why Wolfgang Stands Out

Wolfgang does not promote frameworks or shortcuts. He helps organizations see the system behind their challenges and redesign it consciously. His work is grounded in decades of hands-on product development, structural change, and coaching across cultures and industries.

He is known for his passion, energy, clarity, and ability to turn complexity into actionable insights that make a lasting difference.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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