Accompany me: 1 week as a Specialist Consultant

Before I started my job at wibas, I had a rough idea of what my day-to-day work as a consultant would be like: varied, exciting and constantly on the move. This image was based on stories, opinions, newspaper articles and job descriptions. During my research, the following things turned out to be formative: Every consulting firm is different, especially wibas.

For this reason, I would like to take you on a typical working week with me.

Follow me for 1 week as a Specialist Consultant.

Monday: Start of the week with home office

8:00 a.m.

My closet is often repurposed as a Kanban board on home office days. I use it to visualize and prioritize my tasks. The side effect is the motivation to push cards to "Done". The tasks clearly show the broad range of work that wibas offers. From designing websites to supporting the HR department. I also use days like this to digitally record my notes from workshops or to further my education by reading specialist literature. The Scrum Guide is our daily bread for us consultants, which is why I like to read it from time to time.

Hot drinks and snacks are an essential part of a home office day.

Tuesday: Sales Day - another facet of wibas Consultants

6:30 a.m.

Tuesday starts for me early in the morning with a train ride towards Frankfurt/Darmstadt to our office. My suitcase and I are ready to go - perhaps with a little help from coffee...

It's always nice for me to look out of the train, let my thoughts run free and take in my surroundings. Frankfurt, for example, always impresses me with its skyscrapers.

10:00 a.m.

Arrive at the office, have a coffee with colleagues and talk about the weekend.

Today I support the Sales department. In addition to our basic consulting activities, we also work in internal areas such as HR or Sales, as far as the staff deployment plan allows. This gives me an overall view of our sales department, the initiation of new projects: from telephone calls with customers - to clarifying workshop or coaching content - to preparing offers. Of course, this work can also be done from home, which minimizes travel. I decided to do my work in Darmstadt: it's half the way to my workshop in the south and it's always nice to see my colleagues again.

5:30 p.m.

Off to the hotel, a bite to eat with colleagues and then it's off to sleep. Our hotels and flights are booked centrally by an office colleague. This allows us to concentrate on our work and have time for the essentials. The hotel or restaurant can also be chic or very simple.

Wednesday - Preparation of an Agile Basic Workshop

7:00 a.m.

For me, a good breakfast is the perfect start to the day! Most hotels that are booked have a breakfast with great variety for every type of breakfast.

7:30am - Off to the office!

Now it's time to prepare for a two-day Agile Basics workshop at a customer near Stuttgart. I'm preparing topics for this. The great thing about wibas for me is that there are no limits to creativity. Of course, I have guidelines as to what the participants should learn and experience in the two-day workshop. But it's up to me to shape the topics and I'm always happy to try out new exercises. I outline the agenda with the help of post-it notes and pre-draw part of my flipcharts. Especially at the beginning, a good preparation of workshops is helpful to feel more confident when presenting and to concentrate on developing topics together with the participants.

14:00 - Departure for the workshop

The cab picks me up again and I'm off to Frankfurt's long-distance train station in the direction of Stuttgart. Another snack and a coffee in between and I'm ready to continue.

Not all of our customers are centrally located in large cities. My customer for this week, for example, is in the Stuttgart area. That means I have to take the light rail from Stuttgart station.

5:00 pm

Uff, finally arrival at the hotel - after a steep climb on the way there - I'm a northern light and mountains are a rarity in my home country.

The small sports session is rewarded with a wonderful room.

Thursday and Friday: Implementation of the Agile Basics Workshop

8:00 a.m. - Preparation of the workshop room

We work with flipcharts in workshops. They are not only informative, but also (usually) nice to look at. To create the right atmosphere, we prepare the room for in-house training courses, e.g. prepare materials, move tables to the side.

Unfortunately, I can't show you any pictures of the workshop for data protection reasons. If you are interested in what a training course looks like, then why not visit one of ours? We give training courses at our office in Darmstadt or directly at our customers' premises. We also regularly organize the Agile Rhein-Main user group at our premises. Recently we discussed the topic "Daily stand-ups in distributed teams" moderated. Of course, there is always the opportunity to apply to us. We look forward to seeing you!

6:00 pm

It's the end of the day. Now it's time for dinner with my colleague. Because I'm tired from the stress of the day, I soon go to bed.

Friday: Last workshop day and return home

8:00 a.m.

With weather like this, the day can only be good!

Today, on day 2, we will work with the participants on the topics of product backlog, estimation and Kanban. We give the participants a tool to design an agile experiment for their teams so that they can apply the knowledge they have learned straight away. At the end of the day, my colleague and I receive very positive feedback in retrospect - that's the best reward for the effort!

At the end of the workshop, we tidy up the room and then both leave for home. For me, it's from Stuttgart airport to Hanover.

22:00
Arrival at Hanover Airport - closing time!

Nice that you accompanied me!