Chris Stone is the Managing Partner of Virtually Agile and otherwise known as The Virtual Agile Coach, a speaker, podcaster, blogger and Enterprise Agile Coach. He is passionate about continuous improvement, retrospectives, making time for fun in the workplace and being human centric. For over a decade he’s been fostering an environment for success of high-performing teams and organizations through the use of the agility, working across a wide range of industries and with some of the largest organizations in the world, as well as with smaller, more lean enterprises.
As The Virtual Agile coach, he intends to enable frictionless innovation, regardless of location. He’s therefore a firm believer in enabling agility whilst working virtually.
Contact Chris
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Chris is an excellent agile trainer and an empathetic and extremely effective coach. Most importantly, he created a safe environment for us to speak up by being a person ‘safe’ to talk to – even frankly with fears and concerns.
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Ginta Lescinskaite
Senior Product Manager
Rank Interactive
Emma has over 10 years’ experience in Product Management, working across a variety of industries. Through her consultancy and training business, she enjoys working with people to solve problems, listening to understand their pain points and working collaboratively to design solutions that resolve them.
With particular strengths in developing product strategy, leading teams and creating products users love, she has lots of real life experience to bring to the classroom.
Work with Emma
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Working with Emma is always genuinely beneficial and a pleasure. Emma can break the steps that need to be taken to a digestible level with jargon always reduced to an absolute minimum. She is flexible when needed but is also prepared to hold firm to help us progress in the right way.
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George Rook
Octopus Investments
Geoff is the founder of Agile Mastery Institute and author of the Agile Mastery Series
I’m Geoff Watts and I’m the UK’s leading agile leadership coach.
I’ve written the books and the courses
There is a good chance that you will have come across one of my best-selling books Scrum Mastery, Product Mastery, Team Mastery or The Coach’s Casebook. The fact that these have inspired so many people and are recommended widely is a huge source of pride for me and is the basis for my work with people.
I have crafted training and development pathways for each role within an agile organisation to help them embed the necessary skills and I support people’s ongoing growth through 1-2-1 and team coaching.
Global Keynote Speaker
Having started using Scrum at British Telecom, one of the first large-scale agile adoptions, I have since coached organisations large and small through their agile journeys. I am at the cutting edge of developments in the agile world and can regularly be found speaking at both international conferences and local user groups as well as TEDx events.
As well as my wealth of knowledge in the agile field, I am also passionate about promoting servant-leadership through my coaching practice. I am a hugely experienced and qualified coach and passionate about promoting self-development
Geoff's Testimonials
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"No powerpoint slides in sight. Geoff teaches through a subtle mix of anecdotally-explained theory and experience. He meets every individual where they are and is in it for the long-term, not just the days in the classroom."
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Ian Harrison
Agile Centre of Expertise Lead
Direct Line Group
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"I wanted my team to benefit from Geoff's experience and he created an amazing training that met our needs and addressed our daily frustrations as the Product team. It benefited everyone from day one, he focused on both hard and soft skills. His 1-2-1 coaching sessions helped me massively in what I've achieved professionally in the last couple of years. He's open to challenging your thinking and also taking the steps with you, you always feel his support. I would highly recommend Geoff's courses and coaching sessions to anyone that wants to take their career to the next level."
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Esin Over
Lead Product Manager
Octopus Investments
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I have had the pleasure of working with Geoff and seldom have I met so much ability in one man.
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Kim Leskovsky
CEO
Iterate AS
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“Geoff's training was spot-on. His interactions with the Board were respectful and challenging, and he covered lots of ground whilst adapting to the emerging conversations and context, delivering a highly personalised and engaging day with its fair share of Eureka moments.”
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Claire Tunstall
Agile Coach
Cambridge University Press
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About Rohit
A passion to support others in their Scrum Master training UK learning journey has inspired me to become The Scrum Mastery Pathway™ Guide. I believe that this program is different to any I have experienced before as it is focused on exploring Scrum Master’s behavioural change of being respected, enabler, nurturing and empathic rather than a framework. This pathway is a 6 month-long journey on mastery based on Geoff Watts’ book Scrum Mastery.
The past few years have been about finding self. During this period, I have come to realise the “Meaning of life“. It is about making the lives of others better. Either through coaching or mentoring or teaching or just being there when they need me.
This self-awareness has got me into learning more about professional coaching with Abhyudaya, Global Coach Circle and becoming a member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF). I am now providing Executive, Leadership and Life Coaching services. The coaching process is designed to help you achieve your personal and professional goals with support and being a partner in the process. It is about finding “self” and attaining greater fulfilment. You can book coaching sessions with me here.
Learning my own way to become a Professional Coach, I understand the importance of a dedicated pathway to reach the potential of mastery. I will be using the experience and knowledge I gained working as a Professional Coach, Scrum Master and an Agile Coach to train new Scrum Masters within an organisation or through public classes.
The pathway is based on using exploration and curiosity to enhance learning in a group. You can book a course in a completely new way to become a great Scrum Master here. You will find more information on the link.
Rohit's Testimonials
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Rohit is the ultimate peoples person. Above all else, I’ve found he prioritises people and that is just so important during an Agile transition. Even when he was up against it, he focused on us and how we could get through the challenges we faced. For that, I am very grateful.
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Yasin Nathani
Lead Scrum Master
Coventry Builsing Society
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I would like to recommend Rohit for his coaching skills. He has helped me work through many issues, and has also helped guide me along my own coaching journey. Rohit speaks in a calm and measured way and makes me feel at ease. I have also seen his agile coaching skills at work in my organisation where he has made a positive contribution.
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Mike Wilkins
Scrum Master
Coventry Builsing Society
Robin looks to put the ‘fun’ into addressing and removing ‘dys-fun-ctions’ through the use of creative tools, techniques and analogies. He is now taking this a step further by delivering Scrum Master training with LEGO as a medium for learning, helping to create the building blocks of skills and knowledge in those that attend his courses.
Robin began his Agile journey as a Product Owner in 2011 with zero knowledge of Agile or Scrum. This role proved to be pivotal in his career, setting him off in a new direction. After experiencing a new approach to getting work ‘done’, he did not look back embracing a new way of working. Now he wants to help and guide you on your journey.
Robin is an experienced Agile Coach and Scrum Master. He has worked with a variety of organisations across multiple sectors helping them to visualise current processes and practices, identify areas for continuous improvement and deliver agile training, which has led to him delivering Scrum Master training with LEGO.
Robin is passionate about supporting individuals, teams and organisations on their Agile journey and is now supporting the growth of Scrum Masters through the Scrum Mastery Pathway. But that’s not the only Agile training that Robin offers, he also supports the development of Product Owners through the Product Mastery Pathway.
Robin is the CEO of Enigma Consulting and Solutions
Testimonials
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"Robin is an empathetic trainer with tonnes of experience and knowledge. Through his creative, enthusiastic, and down to earth approach, Robin has helped me to better understand complex problems, and enabled me to succeed in my role as a Scrum Master”
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Lukasz M
Agile Coach
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"Robin is an excellent trainer and coach. His knowledge and expertise is un-matched but what sets him apart is the respect and compassion with which he works with others. It feels great to work with someone who can empathise with us and empower us with knowledge that helps us excel in our role as SM. Plus, there's never a session with Robin where you wouldn't learn something new and fun!"
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Pragya N
Agile Lead
Who is Martin Lambert?
Martin is a Scrum Master mentor who has been involved with Scrum since 2010 and has worked closely with over 50 teams as Scrum Master or Agile Coach in the Digital domain.
Martin loves spinning up a new team and guiding them in their use of Scrum, Kanban and general agile thinking. He also takes on the role of agile coach – where he focuses on helping the organisation’s leaders make the changes needed to free their peoples’ potential.
Martin chose to use the Scrum Mastery Pathway as a vehicle for his Scrum Master mentoring because of his belief in the importance of helping Scrum Masters reach their potential, enjoy their job, and be the change agent the role originally envisaged.
“I know the importance of real-world experience,” he says. “This is why you will still see me working hands on in a team. You’ve never seen it all, and those essential attributes of being respected, empowering and adaptable need to be continuously worked. I can’t teach it with integrity, if I’m not living it. “
This recency of practice means Martin has a genuine appreciation of the scenarios faced by the Scrum Masters he mentors, and the Navigator sessions in particular are well grounded in real world experience.
You can find Martin, along with his instinctive pragmatism, straight talk, honest answers and frank reflections, in South Lakeland, Cumbria.
Join him on the Scrum Mastery Pathway in the North of England, or from anywhere remotely.
Testimonials
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Martin is a man of integrity and determination who applies a pragmatic approach. What would be the right course of action in this particular situation? (as opposed to following a rule book). As a relatively newly qualified Scrum Master, I was able to benefit enormously from Martin's example of how to adapt and deliver Scrum in an environment where not all stakeholders were advocates of the agile framework.
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Rob Cole
Project and Programme change specialist
Three
Who is James Farley?
I’m passionate about agile, continuous improvement, and helping to foster an environment conducive to empowered, user focused delivery teams
Who is Mehmood Hasan?
Mehmood is an outcome focused organisational change leader with the proven ability to deliver successful Agile and Digital transformation initiatives. He is passionate about creating high performing teams and his people centric approach is focused on how to improve scrum team productivity while also improving productivity of the wider organisation.
Mehmood accomplishes this through nurturing leadership talent, specifically focusing on Scrum Masters and Product Owners. He facilitates Scrum Mastery Pathway workshops allowing participants to reflect on how to improve scrum team productivity in their context. Additionally, he offers Agile training for Product Managers and Product Owners.
Mehmood has expertise in training, coaching and mentoring product development and product management teams, and the wider organisation. He has over 20 years’ experience in a variety of leadership roles with a proven track record for implementing successful change initiatives in Bio-Tech, Financial Services and Information Services industries.
Mehmood combines his skills, expertise and passion for creating high performing teams to partner with individuals and teams on their journey of continuous learning and development. He would be delighted to welcome you on his Scrum Master course and Agile training for Product Managers and Product Owners.
Check out my LinkedIn profile here
Testimonials
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”Overall it’s a great course. We even managed to see flaws in our own workflows and found ways to workaround them”
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Peter K
Development Lead
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“Mehmood's classes are well structured with a good mix of listening and doing”
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Lucas H
Product Owner
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“Mehmood's class was full of great practical aspects, and he answered questions at an expert level.”
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Florian B
Agile Coach
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“Mehmood is a great facilitator who always answers questions clearly”
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Alex S
Agile Coach
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“Mehmood is a great presenter, very positive and motivating”
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Chris M
Scrum Master
Inspiring change and transformation
Deidré is an entrepreneur and agile coach with many years experience helping teams and organisations develop and grow. Hailing from South Africa and based in the UK, Deidré’s mixture of compassion and insight make her a perfect partner for organisations looking to develop their culture of servant-leadership through the Scrum Mastery Pathway.
For over two decades, Deidré Luzmore, founder of Resilience Through Agility, has been inspiring change and transformation across industries such as UK government, telecommunications, financial services, global e-commerce, energy and automotive through the implementation of Agile practices.Her extensive experience coaching companies and teams delivering agile software and products and working in different industries, continents, environments and with other cultures, has enabled her to gain a unique perspective on business resilience and agility.
Her thinking and core values are firmly rooted on the Agile Principles and the Agile Manifesto. She strives to:
- Provide individuals and companies with the best tools and solutions to help create a learning culture that ensures sustainable growth for the entire company.
- Be passionate about human relationships: considering people as unique and singular is one of our preferred Agile values with the goal of doing things together.
- Encourage ongoing learning, which is crucial for agile coaches and those involved in change and transformation
Deidré's Testimonials
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"Deidré has such a wonderful facilitation style. I find her sessions light, inclusive and yet very informative. I have thoroughly enjoyed every time I have had the chance to learn from her."
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Francesco Bianchi
Agile Coach
Marsh & McLennan
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"Deidré is an incredible Scrum Master and teacher. If you are a Scrum Master then her new Scrum Mastery Pathway is for you."
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Chantal Lailvaux
CEO
KimShop
