Štěpán Kouba is a senior project manager with over 10 years of experience leading large implementations of mission critical banking systems such as core banking systems, internet banking platforms, data warehousing and business intelligence solutions. He has a proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget using agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban. Some of the major projects he has led include the implementation of a new data warehouse for Sberbank Europe and the development of internet banking and integration platforms for J&T Banka.

1. ŠTĚPÁN KOUBA – SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Rok narození: 1980 (35 let)
Kontaktníúdaje: +420 602 286 453, stepan.kouba@gmail.com
Profile
I’mcertified SeniorProjectManagerwith10+ yearsof experience inleadinglarge
implementationsof businessandmission critical systemslikeCore bankingsystems(CBS),Internet
bankingplatforms(IB),DWHandBI solutions,mobile bankingsolutions,ProprietaryDMSsolutions
etc. Via„Can do“attitude I’ve been leadingandcoaching teams to delivertheirbest in expected
quality. Onall projectsI’ve beenusing agile anditerative ways of deliveringsoftware.
Since the core of the projectmanagementis the communication,I’vealwaysbeenapartnerbothto
the Top management(CandB level) andtothe deliveringteamsanddepartments.
Key competencies
ProjectManagement,Program Management,Agile(Scrum, Kanban),Leadership, Crisismanagement,
PMO, Processanalysis,Detailunderstandingof bankingandinsurance,Technologyarchitecture
Selected realized projects
Bank of Ireland (Ireland) – Data Governance products implementation
PERIOD OF TIME: 11/2014 – 8/2015
DESCRIPTION: As a part of new DWH implementation project, proprietary Data
Goverannce products (www.accurity.eu) were delivered to manage and
maintain information aboutDWH. These tools helped to maintain Data
Quality acrossall teammembers of large DWH implementation team.
ACTIVITIES: Leading off-site tea, planning,budgeting, hand-over, product
development
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: Scrum, Kanban, Redmine, JIRA
ROLE: Senior Project / Product Manager
Sberbank Europe (Austria) –Regulatory DWH
PERIOD OF TIME: 3/2014 – 9/2014
DESCRIPTION: Implementation of brand new Oraclebased DWH for ECB, Basel and
IFRS requirements. Additionally ad-hoc BI was implemented as well.
Project was stressful in its timing,which was strictly setby the regulator
and its complexity set by diversified ITlandscape.After delivering
project in the production,support and further improvements were in
the scope.
ACTIVITIES: Crisismanagement, Leading on-siteteam (17 team members), Leading
team communication,Redesigning projectmethodology to Agile
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: Agile methodology based on Scrum, JIRA, Confluence, MS Project
ROLE: Senior ProjectManager
J&T Banka a.s. (Private banking) – Internet Banking and integrationplatform
PERIOD OF TIME: 9/2012 – 7/2013
DESCRIPTION: ePortal is a system of internet bankingand integration platform.System

2. provides integration of information both from onlineand offlinesystems
beneath. Users are allowed to use not only day-to-day bankingproducts
(liketransactions,currentaccount,loans,debit and credit cards,etc.),
but also investmentproducts provided by the bank. The system
integrates whole picture of the customer into one view.
ACTIVITIES: Program manager leadingProjectManagers,Business analysis,
Architecture, Product management, Leading communication with Top
Management, Pre-sales presentations,Change Management, Risk
Management, Contractual management
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: Scrum, MS Project
ROLE: Program Manager, ProductOwner
AirBank, a.s. – CBS and Call Centre implementation
PERIOD OF TIME: 7/2010 – 12/2012
DESCRIPTION: Goal of the largeproject was to establish start-up greenfield bank. As a
leader of Core BankingSystem implementation project was to tailor
product based system to bank’s needs and to integrate it with all other
systems (Scoring, IB, Mobilebanking,DWH, BI, Reporting, Treasury, …).
On the top of this, Call Centre solution was developed and delivered.
Project was delivered in several phases with great focus on integration
via EnterpriseService Bus. After Go-Live project was transformed into
Program with three streams: Production Support, Change request
implementation and new products.
ACTIVITIES: Requirements analysis,Business Analysis,Leadinglargeimplementation
teams 50+, Managingexternal suppliers,Programmanagement,
Reporting to Top Management (B and C level), Change Management,
Risk Management, Contractual management
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: RUP, Scrum, Spira (test management), JIRA (bug-tracking),Confluence,
Bugzilla,MS Project
ROLE: Senior Project/ Program Manager, Scrum Master
PPF Banka a.s. – CBS implementationfor newretail division
PERIOD OF TIME: 09/2009 – 6/2010
DESCRIPTION: The goal of the project was to create new retail division within thebank.
Based on the business requirements the team helped to define, CBS was
supposed to be integrated into already existingITlandscapeof the bank.
The core of the division was preparation of intelligentsavingaccount.
ACTIVITIES: Leading team of 20+ business analysts,developers and testers.
Reporting to Top management, Change Management, Business
requirements definition,Contractual management
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: Scrum, RUP, Bugzilla,MS Project
ROLE: Senior ProjectManager, Scrum Master
HomeCredit Kazakhstan – CBS implementationandintegration
PERIOD OF TIME: 08/2011 – 9/2013
DESCRIPTION: Goal of the project was to implement new processes,features and
improvements all over the system. Sincebankingenvironment in
Kazakhstan is quiteturbulence, many changes were supposed to be
implemented swiftly.Programwas splitinto two streams: Production
supportincludingsmall enhancements and New features
implementation includinglargeamount devoted to migration.
ACTIVITIES: Leading teams of analysts,developers,testers and projectmanagers,

3. Reporting to Top management, Change Management, Business
requirements definition,Contractual management
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: Scrum, RUP, Bugzilla,MS Project
ROLE: Program Manager, Scrum Master
Czechcredit unions (WPB, Artesa, Creditas) –CBS and IB implementations
PERIOD OF TIME: 09/2009 – 3/2012
DESCRIPTION: Several separated projects,which were aimed to implement new Core
bankingsystem includingInternetBanking and Mobilebankingfor credit
unions all over Czech republic. Projects were delivered from Business
analysisto post-production support,where the handover to junior PM
took place.
ACTIVITIES: Leading separated teams of business analysts,developers and testers.
Crisismanagement, Go-Live support,Change management, Contractual
management
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: RUP, Bugzilla, MS Project
ROLE: Senior ProjectManager
Tatrabanka a.s. (Slovakia) – Homebanking solution enhancements project
PERIOD OF TIME: 03/2008 – 12/2008
DESCRIPTION: Implementation of EUR conversion project for Homebanking (PC)
solution.In shortperiod of time (2 months) initial solutionswas
implemented, tested and launched in production,then several months
of implementation of further changes and improvements.
ACTIVITIES: Leading team of 10+ analysts,developers and testers, Planning,
Contractual management
TOOLS AND METHODOLOGIES: Enterprise Architect, UML, RUP, JIRA
ROLE: Project manager
Education
1998-2005 UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS, PRAGUE
MAJOR:BANKING
MINOR:INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
Skills
Project methodologies
IPMA (Certification),RUP, CCM(Critical ChainManagement), Basicknowledge of Prince 2a PMI
Usedmethods of SW development
Scrum,Kanban,Waterfall, RUP
Technology architecture
Service OrientedArchitecture andMicroservices,RESTandSOAPcommunication,Front-end
solutionsarchitecture (Web,Hybridandnative mobile applications),DWHandBI toolsand
approaches,

4. Business domains
Detail understandingof Bankingand Insurance, Basicunderstandingof AutomotiveandAviation
Analysis
UML, Requirementsanalysis,Riskassessment
Web technologies
JavaScript(AngularJS,React,VanillaJS,Ionic),NodeJS,Express
Databases
NoSQL– RethinkDB,MongoDB,SQLa PL/SQL- Oracle
Software versioning
GIT, Subversion
Certification
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION –IPMA /LEVEL B