Flow Focused

About

I’m an Agile Coach from Toronto, Canada, who helps teams and organizations improve their agility and performance. I’m also a video gamer and a blogger, who shares my insights and observations about agile, kanban, domain-driven design, and Wardley Mapping. I’m passionate about learning and experimenting with new tools and techniques to enhance my coaching skills and knowledge.

As a Senior Agile Coach, I drive Agile transformation and cultural change using a complex systems perspective to deliver exceptional outcomes. I specialize in advanced Lean and Agile software development practices to optimize value delivery and improve organizational flow.

• Organizational Agility & Prioritization:
  • Designed and implemented Agile Flight Level Systems and Team/Portfolio Kanban systems to achieve end-to-end organizational agility
  • Enhanced prioritization by introducing Cost of Delay and pay-off functions, enabling understanding of the financial impact of initiatives.
  • Developed custom risk assessment frameworks to support strategic decision-making.
  • Trained Managers on effective OKRs for strategic alignment.
  • Introduced “Ready Options” to teams to help stabilize backlog replenishment.
• Flow Optimization & Continuous Improvement:
  • Applied Team Topologies and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to manage dependencies and design effective team interactions.
  • Led value stream mapping initiatives
  • Coached teams using advanced Agile Metrics to identify bottlenecks and sources of delay.
  • Facilitated deep dive retrospectives across delivery teams and leadership to resolve systematic issues.
  • Experienced with specialized online Kanban service providers
• Discovery, Modeling & Coaching:
  • Coached teams using Story Mapping and Impact Mapping to maximize valuable outcomes and trim scope.
  • Facilitated EventStorming and Domain Storytelling workshops for collaborative system modeling.
  • Led multi-day Agile workshops for Developers, Delivery Leads, and Product Owners.
  • Coached teams on effective story writing and acceptance criteria with an emphasis on Spec by Example.
  • Guided teams in adopting fully remote work systems, including virtual Kanban and remote ceremony facilitation.

Education

Areas of Interest

• Kanban Method
• Agile
• Lean
• Toyota Production System
• Domain-driven Design
• EventStorming
• Cynefin
• Complex Adaptive Systems
• Wardley Mapping
• Personal Knowledge Management
• Service Design