Agile Coach Trainer Scrum Master Project Management Consultatn

Keith E. Wilson, B.Com., PMP, CSM, CSPO, KMP, SPC 6.0, DASSM, CDAI, CDAC, MCT, MCP, 941-***-**** *******@**-***.*** My background includes over 25 years of successful coaching, training, and consulting. I have extensive Agile Coaching and Project/Program Management experience and have helped numerous clients, primarily in their IT departments, to transition to Agile. I am very proficient with Agile and am a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC 6), Kanban Management Professional (KMP), PMI Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM), Certified DA Coach (DAC), Certified DA Instructor

(CDAI), Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and Professional (MCP), PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) and Authorized PMP Instructor and have 5 Oracle Certifications.

I am well-versed in Microsoft Azure DevOps and have experience using JIRA. My career encompasses being a welcome consultant/trainer/coach at Fortune 500 corporations, governments, universities, and associations worldwide. I am known for my public speaking skills and enthusiasm. I have successfully consulted, developed courses, coached, and trained thousands of people virtually, in person, and through on-demand recordings in all areas of Agile Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Disciplined Agile, Project, Program, and Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, Microsoft Project, Project Online/Server, SharePoint, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Leadership and Interpersonal Skills. I am consistently rated as a top coach, Trainer, and facilitator with outstanding evaluations and comments that include Very Engaging, Energetic, Entertaining, Informative, Over the Top Interesting, Great Presenter, Very Enthusiastic, Humorous, Clear, Concise and Effective, Extremely Knowledgeable, The Best Trainer I have had in 30 years. Expertise

• Agile Coach from start-up to fix-up for over 50 teams.

• Agile Transformations from Enterprise to Team Level

• Project, Program, and Portfolio Management

• Training, Coaching, and Facilitation

• Establishing or optimizing a PMO

• Scrum Master

• Information Technology

• Agile Scrum, SAFe 6.0, Kanban, PMI Disciplined Agile, PMI PMP

• SAFe Enabled the following SAFe courses: Teams, Leading, POPM, Scrum Master, Advanced Scrum Master, SAFe for Government, Lean Portfoilio Management

• Traditional Waterfall Transition to Agile

• Project/Program/Portfolio Management Optimization

• Business Analysis

• SQL Black Belt, 5 Oracle Certifications

• PMP Exam Preparation Instructor

• Microsoft Azure DevOps and JIRA

Professional Experience

Agile Transformational LLC 2020 - Present

President and Senior Agile and PM Coach/Trainer

I focus on Agile Transformations, optimizing Agile Teams, Training in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, SAFe 6.0, Disciplined Agile, and the new PMP Exam Preparation Course. My work for clients includes developing and implementing a 5-step Process for setting up Scrum Teams, SAFe, Agile coaching, and Kanban Teams. I use an Agile transformation strategy, leveraging Kotter’s eight steps for leading change and ADKAR.

Agile Training and Coaching Subcontracting with CPrime, KnowledgeHut, International Institute for Learning, Corporate Education Group, Simpliaxis, and Knowledge Academy.

Summary

− Over 25 years of Management and Project

Management Consulting, Coaching, IT, and

Training Experience

− Agile Transformation Specialist

− 100 + Clients In the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia,

Middle East

− 8+ years of Virtual Coaching and Training using

multiple applications.

Education

− Bachelor of Commerce,

− Diploma in Business Administration

Certifications

− PMP

− PMI PMP certified Trainer

− SAFe Practice Consultant 6

− Kanban Management Professional

− Certified Scrum Master

− Certified Scrum Product Owner

− Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master

− Certified Disciplined Agile Instructor

− Certified Disciplined Agile Coach

− Microsoft Certified Trainer

− Microsoft Certified Professional

− Franklin Covey Certified Trainer

− International Institute of Learning

Certified Trainer

− Five Oracle Certifications

Major Skills

− Agile Coaching

− Dynamic, knowledgeable, and

Entertaining trainer/facilitator

− Developing and implementing

highly successful Agile and project

management processes and

training programs with proven

track record with excellent results

− Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile

− Project, Program, and Portfolio

Management

Keith E. Wilson,

B.Com., PMP, CSM, CSPO, KMP, SPC 6.0, DASSM, CDAI, CDC, MCP, MCT 941-***-**** *******@**-***.*** Venice, FL, USA

Keith E. Wilson, B.Com., PMP, CSM, CSPO, KMP, SPC 6.0, DASSM, CDAI, CDAC, MCT, MCP, 941-***-**** *******@**-***.*** Sample Agile Coaching Clients

Microsoft Azure DevOps Field Marketing – Implemented Kanban at Scale and Configured Microsoft ADO to provide visual workflow management at a team and program level and to automate the reporting through a dashboard for Stories, Features, and Epics.

Burwood Consulting – Agile Transformation for the enterprise (200-person IT Consulting) including Vision, OKRs, and Value Stream definition, setting up and coaching a Scrum team to facilitate the transformation, Training, Change management, Backlog Application configuration,

Philips – I worked with several Agile Teams from R&D to product development to provide SAFe training and coaching.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation – Agile Coaching and Microsoft Azure DevOps Configuration/Training

IQVIA – Agile Teams coaching to develop Scrum/ Kanban/Waterfall hybrid solution optimizes their Database Lock and Site Activation projects. International Institute for Learning (IIL), 2012 - Present Contractor Senior Agile and Project Management Trainer, Coach, Consultant, and Course Developer

I specialized in consulting and training in Agile, Scrum, Kanban, and SAFe 6, Disciplined Agile, Project Management, and PMP Exam Preparation Courses, numerous Program and Portfolio Management, Business Analysis, Microsoft Project and Project Online, SharePoint, Leadership training, coaching, and consulting services.

Agile Scrum, Kanban and SAFe Coaching

Course Delivery Virtually, In-Person, and recording On-Demand Courses

Project Management Process Optimization Consulting

Course Design and Development

Sales Support and Proposal Writing

Cprime 2019-Present (Contractor)

Contractor Agile Coach, Trainer

SAFe Trainer- Leading SAFe SP, SAFe for Teams SA, SAFe Scrum Master SSM, SAFe Advanced Scrum Master SASM, SAFe Product Owner/Manager POPM, SAFe for Government, Lean Portfolio Management LPM.

Client Alegues Technologies LLC– Microsoft Azure DevOps Consultant/Trainer Client: Chevron IT Agile Scrum and Kanban SAFe Coach/Trainer and Sr. Scrum Master

IT teams were transitioning from well-established waterfall processes to agile teams aligned with the CIO mandate to have all IT projects use Agile. As a senior Scrum Master and Agile Coach, I helped 40 teams set up Agile Scrum or Kanban training on Scrum, SAFe, or Kanban, SAFe Coaching, and ART establishment.

Project Management Practice, 2000 – 2012

Executive VP and Project Manager and Sr. Consultant My responsibilities included project management consulting, coaching and training, marketing and sales, and developing and implementing project management processes, tools, and systems. I was the lead project manager, Trainer, and business analyst with many project management improvement projects and Microsoft Project Server implementations. I was the lead consultant responsible for the project management systems and processes for launching Microsoft Bing and MSN 14. I also consulted with major semiconductors and high-tech firms to provide project management systems, methods, and training for their R&D projects. Point of Interest

− I am a former hockey player with

excellent health and high energy. I have

traveled to all 50 States, 10 Canadian

Provinces, and 32 other countries in

Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Conference Speaker

− IIL International Project

Management Day

− IIL Agile and Scrum Conference

− TX Agile Coaches Conference

− 20 PMI Chapters

− Citi PM Awareness

Clients Keith has worked with:

Keith E. Wilson, B.Com., PMP, CSM, CSPO, KMP, SPC 6.0, DASSM, CDAI, CDAC, MCT, MCP, 941-***-**** *******@**-***.*** Franklin Covey 2000-12: As a Franklin Covey certified trainer, I facilitated, coached, developed, and implemented management and project management processes, tools, and training for clients, including US Marines, US Air Force, US Navy, Illinois State Police, Ingersoll Rand, Knauf Fiber Glass, Pfizer, Print Pack, Blue Cross Blue Shields, Butler Manufacturing, TBM (consulting), KDA (construction), Verizon, GCI

(utilities), Macy’s, Golden Valley Electric, Exxon Mobile, Viacom/MTV, CISCO, ACS

(Telco) Kenworth and Social Security Administration. Strategic Relations Consulting, 1998 – 2000

Senior Consultant

I produced detailed business plans and formed and managed strategic relationships and projects for high-technology clients specializing in software. Symantec-Time Line Solutions Corporation (TLSC) 1995 – 1998 Vice President of Marketing

As Vice-President of Marketing, I was part of the management team that purchased TimeLine from Symantec and formed TLSC. I spearheaded product marketing, business development, and project management for TLSC. I was also responsible for establishing and managing strategic relationships with Franklin Covey, Oracle, Novell, and Corel.

Project Management Center, 1990 – 1995

Founding and Managing Director

My functions included providing project management consulting, training, and coaching to numerous government and private sector clients. I successfully managed complex, multi-million-dollar projects while providing leadership, technical, and analytical skills to projects from conceptualization to post-mortem. 1988-95 Wilson & Associates Business Consulting Inc. – Founding & Managing Director

I provided management and marketing consulting, business planning, and market research. I designed the award-winning Customer Manager Software. 1986 -88 Ministry of Industry, Trade & Technology – Program Manager and Management Consultant:

In addition to managing the entire program, responsibilities included project management and business consulting for small and medium-sized enterprises. Publications

White Papers

− Kanban: What is it, and how do we implement it?

− 5 Steps for setting up Agile Scrum Teams

− How Agile Scrum Solves the Top Waterfall

Problems

− Stuff roles downhill - Don’t Skip Agile Events

− SAFe Versus Disciplined Agile

− Books Author and co-author (co-author PM

Metrics With Dr. Kerzner)

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