Growing up in a suburb of Vienna, Christoph knew relatively early on that technology, and in particular product development, should be his future home.

After graduating from high school, he decided to go straight into product development at Frequentis, a manufacturer of safety-critical communication systems. The bridge between internal R&D and the customer and getting to know agile methods paved the way to consulting.

In parallel, he acquired business and management know-how in part-time Bachelor's and Master's studies. It was an exhausting but rewarding time, as Christoph, at the age of 25, already had 5 years of experience in the management of product developments and their integration at customers after completing his studies.

For close to 11 years now, he has been advising numerous companies on the development of modern structures, processes and management principles in order to make them fit for the future. Today, numerous top managers trust Christoph's views on their challenges.

Another passion of Christoph's is to give people orientation with the help of great inspiring visions. Therefore, quickly after settling in at borisgloger consulting, he decided to start his own team. Christoph proved that he also has potential for bigger tasks in 2019 when he took over responsibility for the entire consulting business (with about 30-40 consultants) and in 2022 when he assumed responsibility for the new automotive and industry business unit (today 15+ consultants).

Christoph supports his pioneering role in the field of agile organizational development with numerous publications, including two book, and presentations at international conferences.

In his leisure time, Christoph enjoys traveling the world, doing handicrafts in his own home, and meeting friends to spend time together.

Christoph Schmiedinger, December 2024

Curriculum Vitate

Key Facts:

  • Educated engineer and economist

  • 16+ yrs in R&D and product development

  • 11+ yrs in management consulting

  • 9+ yrs in leading people

  • 6+ yrs in leading business units

  • 2+ yrs in teaching at universities

Career Development

University of Applied Sciences BFI Vienna (Austria), 2023 – Present

  • External Lecturer (2023 – Present)
    Guest lecturer for the course "Agile Approaches in Projects" within the Bachelor’s Programe


borisgloger consulting GmbH (Germany), 2014 – Present

11 years in various roles – from Agile Coach to Head of Automotive & Industry

  • Business Owner Automotive/Industry & Executive Consultant (2022 – Present)
    Built and led the Automotive business unit. Advised C-level leaders of major OEMs and suppliers on agile transformation, innovation, and retention. Member of the Management Board.

  • Chief Product Owner & Executive Consultant (2019 – 2022)
    Responsible for the overall consulting strategy and development of the delivery organization. Supported over 70 consultants and their Product Owners in scaling agile practices across industries, building internal capabilities, and implementing major digital programs.

  • Senior Management Consultant (2016 – 2019)
    Led agile transformation initiatives in the banking and finance sector. Worked closely with senior management on designing digital strategies, coaching leadership teams, and embedding agile ways of working at scale.

  • Management Consultant (2014 – 2016)
    Introduced agile ways of working in software and hardware teams. Facilitated trainings, team launches, and process coaching in complex environments.


Frequentis AG (Austria), 2009 – 2014

5 years in product development and technical project management in air traffic control systems

  • Development Project Manager & Product Owner (2013 – 2014)
    Led the agile development of a digital recorder product with teams in Vienna and Romania. Owned a €1.5m budget and coordinated stakeholders in a multi-project setup.

  • Development Engineer (2009 – 2013)
    Managed international R&D projects for control center systems. Acted as technical interface between customers and product development.

Education

ESADE Business & Law School (Spain) | part-time (2018 – 2020)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)


University of Applied Sciences Campus Wien (Austria) | part-time (2011 – 2013)

Technical Management (MSc)


University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien (Austria) | part-time (2009 – 2011)

Electronics & Business (BSc)

Training & Certificates

2024 | Speaker-Ausbildung (Peter Lüder)

2023 | SAFe® Lean Portfolio Management

2022 | BetaCodex MasterClass (red42)

2022 | Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner

2021 | Leading Professional Service Firms (Harvard Business School)

2021 | Certified LeSS Practitioner

2021 | SAFe® Program Consultant (SPC 5)

2017 | TOEFL (Score: 117/120)

2017 | GMAT (Score: 710, Q48/V39)

2016 | IPMA Project Management

2015 | Professional Facilitator (Kommunikationslotsen)

2013 | Certified Progressional in Requirements Engineering (IREB)

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