Agile Coach and Consultant
Barclays Plc
Keywords
Telecommunications
Health Care
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Coaching and Mentoring
Innovation
Agile Methodology
Consulting
Product Design
Product Ownership
Streamline
Skills
A seasoned, passionate, and highly skilled Enterprise Agile Coach, I am dedicated to catalyzing organizational transformation through the power of agility. With a proven track record across a variety of sectors—including online retail, telecommunications, healthcare, and beyond—I leverage deep expertise in Agile methodologies to guide businesses toward optimized workflows and innovation at scale.
What sets me apart is not just my extensive experience as an Agile Coach, where I've facilitated major transformation programs for high-profile clients like Tesco, BT, and NHS Scotland, but also my ability to mentor and train teams across multiple layers, preparing organizations for permanent Agile adoption. My approach blends mentoring, coaching and consultation, tailored to the unique needs of each team and leadership group, to enhance agility and effectiveness across the board.
Key Highlights :
Whether fostering Agile adoption in cross-functional teams, streamlining product development processes, or enhancing leadership strategies for agility, I bring a blend of innovation, expertise, and a deep commitment to driving transformational success in every engagement.
What sets me apart is not just my extensive experience as an Agile Coach, where I've facilitated major transformation programs for high-profile clients like Tesco, BT, and NHS Scotland, but also my ability to mentor and train teams across multiple layers, preparing organizations for permanent Agile adoption. My approach blends mentoring, coaching and consultation, tailored to the unique needs of each team and leadership group, to enhance agility and effectiveness across the board.
Key Highlights :
- Proven Impact : Successfully guided major organizations through Agile transformations, improving speed to market, efficiency, and collaboration across teams.
- Broad Sector Experience : Versatile across different sectors, adapting Agile practices for online retail, telecommunications, healthcare, and more.
- Comprehensive Training and Development : Offered extensive training in Agile Foundations, Product Ownership, and Leadership, enhancing role capabilities across teams.
- Publications and Thought Leadership : Authored publications aimed at supporting leadership during Agile transitions, demonstrating thought leadership in the Agile community.
Whether fostering Agile adoption in cross-functional teams, streamlining product development processes, or enhancing leadership strategies for agility, I bring a blend of innovation, expertise, and a deep commitment to driving transformational success in every engagement.
Project history
01/2024
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Present
- Providing mentoring, coaching and consultation to senior leadership as part of a major transformation programme in one of the world's largest retail banks.
- Facilitated SAFe events like PI Planning, Portfolio Sync, Dependency Mapping, Delivery Assurance.
- Training in Advanced Jira for Leaders to adopt the tool and transform approach to MI reporting away from traditional slide decks, to optimise information flow.
03/2021
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03/2024
Agile Transformation Consultant and Coach
BT Plc
- Providing mentoring, coaching and consultation to teams and senior leadership as part of a major transformation programme on the Marketing Communications line of business at BT
- Established and supported communities to promote organizational understanding of Agile roles and helped individuals to develop into them.
- Training in Agile Foundations, Product Ownership and Leadership across multiple layers to help enhance agility across BT Plc Marketing Communications.
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Agile Coach
Tesco Plc
- Providing mentoring, coaching and consultation to teams and senior leadership as part of a major transformation programme on the online retail platform across multiple locations, preparing the organisation for permanent Agile Coaches
- Facilitated Big Room Planning events for cross portfolio dependency mapping and quarterly alignment.
- Facilitated Obeya Ceremonies for optimum communication and information flow across the portfolio.
- Training in Agile Foundations, Product Ownership and Leadership across multiple layers to help enhance agility across Tesco online.
Local Availability
Only available for remote work
Other
I am an approved IC Agile Instructor, Agile Leadership Coach and also a published author. My book 'Change Starts at the Very Top' is a transformation guide for leaders to help them navigate their way through the complexities of transformation. I am a public speaker and have also created a transformation framework for sustained agility beyond the transformation.
