I am the Principal Consultant / Enterprise Agile Coach at Focussed Agile LLC. I am a software development / IT executive with pragmatic, team oriented approach to the enterprise, focused on optimizing the overall delivery process (concept to cash) using Lean-Agile approaches (for example, SAFe, Scrum, Lean, XP) as a “toolbox.” Since 2007 I've has been applying this expertise in large scale Lean-Agile transformations to build sustainable improvements in organizational effectiveness and business agility while enhancing the level of governance.

About - Experience All

About - Experience in Transformations

About - Experience in Training

About - Experience in Industries and Domains

About - Experience in Culture and Locations

Lead / coached / trained the transformation to the Scale Agile Framework (SAFe) of a petrochemical IT Foundation Infrastructure group, resulting in 100 teams (~1000 people), in 4 countries. Business outcomes include (one year period):

• Hard benefits delivered: 114% increase
• Major incidents down 16%
• Unplanned downtime down 28%
• Productivity: 43% improvement
• Responsiveness: 45%improvement
• Predictability: 67% improvement
• Resilience as working from home showed no reduction productivity

Lead / coached / trained the transformation implementation to scaled Scrum / Agile at GIS software vendor, resulting in 60 teams (450 people) in 8 countries (differing cultures). Business outcomes include:

• Reduction in end-user defects by 50%.
• Employee satisfaction at 78% in the new approach.
• Increased throughput by 1.5X (average, all teams).

Lead / coached / trained the transformation implementation to scaled Scrum / Agile / Lean at engineering software development operation, resulting about 75 teams (550 people) in 8 countries.

Lead / coached / trained the application of Agile approach to non-software operations such as Marketing, Finance, Support, IT, HR, Projects, infrastructure, and Field Service organizations.

Assessed organization, coached Executive Management in transformation to Agile, and trained pilot teams to kick off Lean-Agile transformation in power, banking, and construction firms.

Reinvigorated in-place Lean-Agile practices and adopt new scaling approaches through coaching and mentoring at retail and power company.

Trained / coached construction company in application / adaptation of an Agile approach to construction industry practice (7 teams).

I have trained thousands of people in the application of Lean-Agile to their environment, including:

• Team and team-of-team (“train”) kick-off and set up training
• Role based training for, for example:
  • Product Managers and Product Owners,
  • Architects and Technical Leads,
  • Scrum Masters and Release Train Engineers,
  • Business Owners and Epic Owners, and
  • Leadership at all levels
• Subject specific workshops, for example:
  • Lean portfolio management
  • Intent based leadership
  • Servant leader behaviors
  • Advanced facilitation
  • Advanced coaching
  • Leadership team as a “team” (e.g. 5 Dysfunctions of a Team)
  • Focus on business outcomes instead of outputs
  • Improving customer and other stakeholders’ engagement and management
  • Establishing a more transparent organizational impediment process
  • Improve individual decision-making based on improved system awareness (e.g. using Cynefin)
  • Measuring and improving your organizational culture (e.g. using SenseMaking)
  • Establishing innovation through a portfolio of “bets”

Courses were either standard courses (for example SAFe or icAgile courses) or custom made for a specific set of needs.

I have consulted in a wide range of industries including:

• Software products,
• Petrochemical,
• Banking,
• Insurance,
• Mapping and geographic systems,
• Surveying,
• Operations and maintenance,
• Utilities infrastructue,
• 911 (emergency) systems,
• Construction,
• Marine,
• Nuclear,
• Metrology,
• Manufacturing,
• Building architecture

And a wide range of domains such as:

• Software architecture,
• Marketing,
• Product management,
• Development,
• Support,
• HR,
• Finance,
• Leadership and management

I have successfully applied lean and Agile approaches in a wide variety of locations, and therefore cultures:

• The Americas including USA, Canada, Brazil, and Argentina,
• EMEA including United Kingdom, Germany, France, Poland, Hungary, UAE, and Israel
• Asia including Japan, Korea, China, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and New Zealand

Lean-Agile, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe; SPC), Scrum (CSM), Lean Software Development, Kanban, XP, Large-scale Scrum (LeSS), Feature Driven Development (FDD), Lean Portfolio Management, Product Management, Architecture, OKRs, Cynefin and SenseMaking, Monte Carlo Simulations for Forecasting, Agile Testing, Agile Modeling, Theory of Constraints, Project Management Institute PMBok (PMI), International Standards Organization (ISO 9001:2008), Organizational Dynamics, Liberating Structures

I am a founding member of FiveWhyz LLC. FiveWhyz is a collaboration of senior coaches recognized for their leadership and expertise in Agile, Lean, Complex Adaptive Systems and Organization & Leadership Development. We take pride in developing client capabilities and end-to-end business agility. ​ Our team are industry recognized experts with a diverse set of experiences necessary to guide leaders and organizations to improve their workplace practices, processes, and products. Our services and methods are tailored for each clients’ unique situation. Our approach is incremental, iterative, pragmatic, and always focused on providing value.

For more information see FiveWhyz.com.

CERTIFICATIONS

• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe v 5) Program Consultant
• Authorized Trainer, since 2015, ICAgile, including Enterprise Business Agility Strategist, Project Management, Testing, Business Value Analysis, and Coaching certificates
• Cynefin, and Sensemaker (Cognitive Edge)
• DevOps for the Agile Enterprise (Icon)
• Org Mindset Enterprise Coach (OMEC)
• Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• Practical Product Management Certification from Pragmatic Marketing

EDUCATION

• BSc Computer Science and Statistic, Sydney University

• Published / Presented “How to Work Personality Issues Without Sounding Like a Marriage Guidance Counselor?” – Agile 2016 Conference
• Published / Presented “Our Estimates Are Terrible! Or is That Really the Problem?” – Agile 2014 Conference
• Published / presented “Overcoming Traditional Project Release Reporting with an Agile Approach Focused on Change” – Agile 2012 Conference
• Board Member - Agile Leadership Network 2011-2012
• Track Co-Chair “Business and Project Management Stage” - Agile 2011
• Knowledge base: HansSamios' Lean-Agile Knowledge Base

• Vice President, Product Planning
• Vice President, Information Management Products
• General Manager, Intergraph Corporation (China, Hong Kong)