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Study guide
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Practice test
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(16 hours) of online hands-on training
using rich tools such as Zoom, Mural, Leankit, Slack etc to provide a highly interactive virtual experience that closely simulates the in-person training experience.
15 PDUs and 15 SEU’s.
To support ongoing educational and professional development requirements for PMP, PgMP, and PMI-ACP certifications
Courseware authored by Scaled Agile
Courseware authored by Scaled Agile
Exam fee is included in the course fee
Exam fee is included in the course fee along with multiple practice tests
One-year membership with Scaled Agile
One-year membership with Scaled Agile
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There are no eligibility requirements for the Leading SAFe course. However, basic experience is recommended in software development and testing, product or project management, business analysis, and Scrum before you start the course. The course is created for professionals who want to better execute their roles in the SAFe organization. Here is the target audience for the Leading SAFe course:
- Leaders and Executives (Directors, Managers, VPs, CIOs, etc.)
- Experienced testers who want to get a better understanding of their roles
- Project and Program Managers
- QA, Development, and Infrastructure Management
- Product Line Management
- Process leads and PMOs
- System, Solutions, and Enterprise Architects
Value proposition
We are a Silver partner with Scaled Agile
We are a Silver partner with Scaled Agile and one of the very few authorized scaled agile training providers globally and we engage Top rated SAFe certified Trainers who have 15 to 20 years of working experience in diverse industries who played various agile roles at top brands including Microsoft, Walt Disney etc.
Trainers with vast Industry experience
During your class you will be benefited by this as Trainer will be sharing with you real time scenarios and not just the courseware contents. Also, you will benefit from having students sharing their experience as well.
High energy and interactive virtual training experience
Highly interactive class using rich industry popular tools such as ZOOM, Mural, Kanbanize, Leankit, SLACK etc
Complimentary exam preparation session with our Trainer
which allows you to ask any questions to your trainers while you prepare for your certification exam after completing our training
Satisfaction Guaranteed
FREE retake. which allows you to attend another batch of ours for the same course at no additional cost.
Complimentary Q&A session with your trainer via SLACK channel (unlimited)
will allow you to clarify your questions with your trainer anytime.
Additional discounts when you do more certifications with us
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Job Assistance through our staffing division
We are also a leading staffing firm based out of San Ramon, CA founded in 2010. We will also be helping out in your job search to get you the right job you are seeking for.
Our Trainers
Ramesh Nori
Expertise Areas
- SAFe Program Consultant Trainer
- Enterprise Transformation Specialist
- Scaled Agile Consultant
Summary
Ramesh Nori is an SPCT - "SAFe Program Consultant Trainer"(SAFe SPCT) for Lean Enterprises (www.scaledagileframework.com) * SAFe stands for “Scaled Agile Framework for an Enterprise.”
He is part of Agilefire team as a Scaled Agile Consultant and Enterprise Coach to train and guide enterprises with Agile transformation.
His latest achievement is to get accepted into SPCT program which is the highest certification being offered by Scaled Agile, Inc. (https://www.scaledagile.com/spct-certification/)
Ramesh Nori is a Certified Lean-Agile Enterprise Coach (OMEC) and a SAFe Program Consultant (SAFe SPC 4.5) for Lean Enterprises.
Previously, he worked as the Director of Agile PMO at SproutLoud Media Networks, LLC. - a US based Marketing software development company, performing his duties as an Enterprise Agile Coach and Release Train Engineer (RTE) for Product Development Initiatives.
A self-admitted agile enthusiast and evangelist with over 14 years in the Project Management field, Ramesh has worked passionately to encourage and support the Organizations in fully embracing Agile methodologies for Product development with the sole vision of making SproutLoud an “Agile Enterprise”.
His latest achievement is the SAFe Program Consultant Certification (SPC 4) from Scaled Agile Academy (SAFe) for Lean Agile Systems.
Prior to joining SproutLoud, Ramesh was involved in Project Management and Client Services at BGT Partners who was later acquired by PwC. Prior to that, he helped establish AGILE Governance at Campus Management Corporation, where he was responsible for setting up SDLC Implementation and Project Management. Other former employers include Home Diagnostics Inc. and JC Industrial Corporation.
His vast areas of expertise and interests include Scaled Agile implementation, Program and Portfolio Management, Simplified solutions with Agile methods involving common sense approaches.
Ramesh also has a Master's Degree in Collaborative Project Management.
Certifications
- ICagile Instructor - 2021 ICAgile
- Value Stream Transformation Part 2 of 2 - Discovery & Design - 2021 TKMG Academy, Inc.
- Value Stream Transformation Part 1 of 2 - Preparation - 2021 TKMG Academy, Inc.
- SAFe® Remote Trainer - 2020 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- SPCT - 2020 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Agile Product and Solution Management (APSM) - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE 4) - 2018 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- OrgMindset Enterprise Agility Coach (OMEC) - 2018 Orgmindset.com
- Scaled Agile Framework Program Consultant 4.0 (SPC 4) - 2015 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- PMI-ACP - 2011 Project Management Institute
- PMP - 2009 Project Management Institute
Education
Florida International University - 2000-2003
MSIE, Industrial and systems engineering
Andhra University - 1993-1997
Bachelors,Mechanical Engineering
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Michael Thompson
Expertise Areas
- Project Management
- Strategic & Tactical Planning
- Project/Program Management
- Process Improvement
- Cost & Budget Control
- Training & Development
- Requirement Analysis
- Change Management
- Documentation & Reporting
- Business Transformation
- Distributed Team Guidance
- Client Satisfaction
- Business Transformation
Summary
Agile Leader and Program / Project Manager with a highly successful 20+ year career guiding organizations in defining and implementing new processes, models, and standards that have reduced costs, reduced timelines, improved quality, and alignment of investments with business goals. Demonstrated expertise in delivering training on Agile adoptions, evaluating performance, designing action plans, and rendering improvement recommendations. Expert in completing assigned functions or projects within timely and budgetary constraints. Excel at executing Agile/SAFe methodologies and deploying advanced systems or tools to improve productivity. Proven success in driving results to the bottom line with revenue-generating solutions and cost-efficiency strategies. Skilled in streamlining operational activities and supporting growth plans while driving change. Known for devising practical, yet creative approaches for service delivery, workflow management, and process enhancement. High-level leadership, problem resolution and mentoring ability with excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Career Enhancements:
Highly skilled in planning and conducting Scrum and Agile training sessions to improve employee engagement, organizational efficiencies, and speed to market.
Accustomed to the rigors of fast-paced, highly regulated environments requiring sharp attention to detail, consummate accuracy, and outstanding communication skills.
Collaborated with the teams for the development of effective plans and techniques to successfully analyze and champion cultural change as well as accelerate the Agile transformation.
Completed the Agile transformation that reduced service offering program timeframe from 6 months to 10 weeks.
Developed and implemented a project plan for an IBM external customer bid, resulting in attaining $2.4M growth in revenue.
Certifications
- ICAgile Authorized Instructor - 2020 ICAgile
- ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP) - 2020 ICAgile
- ICAgile Certified Professional Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF) - 2020 ICAgile
- ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) - 2020 ICAgile
- Certified Scrum Professional - 2017 Scrum Alliance
- Certified ScrumMaster - 2016 Scrum Alliance
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® - 2015 Project Management Institute
- A-CSM (Advanced Certified ScrumMaster) Scrum Alliance
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant Scaled Agile, Inc.
- IBM Agile Champion IBM
- IBM Agile Explorer IBM
Education
Robert Morris University– Atlanta, Georgia
Degree NameBachelor’s of ScienceField Of StudyInformation Systems / Professional Communications 2004 - 2005
Activities and Societies: Alpha Chi Honor Society Alpha Iota Mu Honor Society
Nate Crews
Expertise Areas
- Vendor Mgmt
- Project Planning & Mgmt
- Certified Business Analyst
- IT System Analysis & Design
- Team & Staff Mgmt
- Portfolio, Program, Project, & Risk Mgmt
- PgMO/PMO Structure & Mgmt
- Product Development & Mgmt
- Performance Management & Metrics
- Facilitation, Instructing, Coaching & Mentoring
- Earned Value Mgmt
- Strategic Planning
- Lean 6σ Six Sigma Certified
Summary
Accomplished, results-oriented IT/Project/Program Management Executive with comprehensive experience and proven expertise developing and delivering technology-based solutions addressing business needs for domestic and international projects. Demonstrated success leveraging technology to enhance business operations and impact the bottom-line. A respected leader and solution provider skilled at leading cross-functional teams and driving organizational success through the implementation of project management methodologies to surpass corporate goals. Proven track record ensuring on-time delivery of complex telecommunications and software systems within budget constraints.
Specialties: Additional areas of expertise include:
- Vendor Mgmt- Project Planning & Mgmt
- Certified Business Analyst
- IT System Analysis & Design
- System Development & Implementation
- Team & Staff Mgmt
- Portfolio, Program, Project, & Risk Mgmt
- PgMO/PMO Structure & Mgmt
- Product Development & Mgmt
- Performance Management & Metrics
- Facilitation, Instructing, Coaching & Mentoring
- Earned Value Mgmt
- Strategic Planning
- Lean 6σ Six Sigma Certified
Certifications
- Authorized Training Partner Instructor - PMP - 2021 Project Management Institute
- Certified SAFe® 5 Lean Portfolio Manager - 2021 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant - 2020-2022 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- IC-APO Agile Product Owner - 2020 ICAgile
- IC-Agile ENT - 2020 ICAgile
- IC-CAT Coaching Agile Transitions - 2020 ICAgile
- ORSC Fundamentals - 2020 CRR Global
- Change Management Foundation - 2016 APMG International
- CBAP - 2010 Internation Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
- CSM & CSPO - Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner - 2010 Scrum Alliance
- CBRMP APMG International
- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Scrum Alliance)
- ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) ICAgile
- ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF) ICAgile
- LITA Lean IT Associate Lean IT Association
- PMP Professional Management, Inc.(PMI) Bringing profitability to medical practices across the Heartland
Education
Walden University 2010 - 2021
PhD, Information Systems Management, 4.00
Stanford University - 2007 - 2008
Master Certificate - SCPM, Program/Portfolio Management Certification, 4.00 out of 4.00
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business 2006 - 2006
Masters Certificate, Advanced Project Management Certification
The Wharton School - 1993 - 1995
EMTM, Technlogy Management, 3.65 out of 4.00
University of Pennsylvania 1993 - 1995
EMTM, Technology Management
Widener University - 1986 - 1993
MBA, Business Administration, 3.4 out of 4.00
Clark University - 1986 - 1990
BA, Math/Computer Science
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Manish Jaiswal
Expertise Areas
- IT Leader
- Agile Software Development and Delivery
- SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
- Prince2 Practitioner
Summary
Manish is an accomplished IT leader with over two decades of experience in leading Software Engineering in UK, India and other countries in Europe.
His areas of expertise include building and leading cross-functional, cross-border and multi-national teams covering complete software development lifecycle. This includes Software Development and Delivery, Managed Services, Infrastructure and Sales Support.
He is a certified Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SAFe SPC). He has led the transformation of delivery processes from Waterfall to Agile in the big enterprise setup. He has managed and coached agile teams including Scrum Masters, Product Owners working in multiple projects and supporting incremental approaches to software development and delivery
He is an MBA professional as well as an Electronics and Computer Networking engineer. He possesses multiple professional and technical certifications like Prince-2, ITIL v3, COBIT-5, Oracle and Java certifications
Specialities: Business Development, IT Transformation, Scaled Agile Transformation and Coaching, Business Process Transformation, Personnel Management, Mentoring, Coaching, Telecoms, Stakeholder Management, Programme Management, Benefits Realisation, Leadership, Consultancy, Solution Architecture, Technical Architecture, System Integration, End-to-End delivery, Agile Delivery, Quality Assurance, Product Development, R&D
Telecommunications, Banking, OSS, BSS, Revenue Share, Consumer and Enterprise Billing , Mediation, Wholesale Billing, Interconnect, Roaming, Cloud, DevOps and CI/CD implementation
Certifications
- COBIT® 5 Implementation : A Business Framework for the Governance and Management of Enterprise IT ISACA
- ITIL v3 Foundation APMG International
- PRINCE2 Practitioner AXELOS Global Best Practice
- Oracle 9i DBA Associate Oracle
- Sun Certified Java Programmer Sun Microsystems
- Certified SAFe® 5 Architect Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant Scaled Agile, Inc.
- SAFe Agilist Scaled Agile, Inc.
Education
MIT Professional Education - 2020
Cloud & DevOps: Continuous Transformation
University of Wales 2006-2011
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Field Of StudyBusiness Administration and Management, General
INSTITUTE OF ENGG. & RURAL TECHNOLOGY,ALLAHABAD 1992-1996
Electronics and Communications EngineeringField Of StudyComputer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
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Robert Wen
Expertise Areas
- Lean/Agile Advocate
- DevOps Consultant
- SAFe trainer
Summary
An experienced manager and technical expert in the area of using tools to facilitate agile and DevOps processes. Leveraging a broad background of experience gained in hardware development, software development, and configuration management for the telecom, defense, and healthcare industries, I now look to make organizations leaner.
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate - 2020 Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner - 2020 Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Atlassian Certified Jira Server Administrator (ACP-JA) - 2020 Atlassian
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant - 2019-2021 Issuing authorityScaled Agile, Inc.
- DevOps Foundation - 2018 DevOps Institute
- SAFe® 4 Certified Program Consultant - 2018-2021 Issuing authorityScaled Agile, Inc.
- Atlassian Certified in Agile Development with Jira Software - 2018-2021 Atlassian
- Atlassian Certified in Jira Project Administration - 2018-2021 Atlassian
- IBM Certified Solution Advisor - DevOps V1 - 2017 IBM Professional Certification
- IBM Certified Solutions Specialist - Rational Team Concert V6 - 2016 IBM
- IBM Certified Solutions Expert - Collaborative Lifecycle Management V4 - 2016 IBM
- IBM Certified Solutions Expert, Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management - 2012-2016 IBM
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - 2015 Scrum Alliance
- IBM Certified Specialist - Rational Quality Manager V4 - 2015 IBM
- IBM Certified Specialist - Rational DOORS Next Generation - 2014 IBM
- IBM Certified Solutions Specialist - Rational Team Concert V4 - 2014 IBM
Education
Purdue University - 1988-1993
BSField Of StudyComputer and Electrical Engineering
St. Ignatius High School - 1984-1988
Incarnate Word Academy
Krishna Malaiyan
Expertise Areas
- Agile Coach
- SAFe Trainer
- Development head
Summary
15+ years of experience in the IT industry with strong management background and versatile experience in Software Project Management, Support, Operations management, customer management, Agile Coaching, process management, people management and vendor/partner management.
People and Technology enthusiast:
A strong mix of technical/functional and leadership business skills to bring in excellence
Proven abilities to influence at all levels in selling strategic ideas/proposals through assertive communication.
Certifications:
SPC 5.0, SAFe® SA, SAFe® SASM, SAFe® POPM, CSM, PSM1, Scrum@Scale, Certified & experienced Agile Coach
Area of Expertise:
Agile leadership, Project Delivery and optimisation, digital business and (Scaled) agile (Enterprise)transformation.
Coach and Thought Leader:
Trained more than 1000 professionals on Scrum, Kanban and SAFe certification globally.
Currently working as an Agile Coach and digital business and agile transformation for my clients.
A strong advocate of Agile and has helped implement Agile for startups and established corporates
Experience in agile transformation, coaching and building high performing Agile teams.
Certifications
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - 2021 Scrum Alliance
- Certified SAFe® 4 Program Consultant - 2020 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 4 Agilist - 2020 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified Scrum@Scale Practitioner - 2019 Scrum@Scale
- Professional Scrum Master - 2019 Scrum.org
Education
Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences - 2008-2010
M.Sc.
College of Engineering, Guindy - 2002-2006
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Computer Science and Engineering
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Spencer "Loren" Teillon
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Sreekumar Chandra
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Krishnakumar Kuppusamy
View ProfileSpencer "Loren" Teillon
Expertise Areas
- Agile Coaching
- Agile Project Management
- SAFe
Summary
Transformational leader with over 27 years of professional SDLC, IT and business operations experience. Experience guiding large teams as a servant leader. Prior entrepreneur, with a consultant’s penchant for aggressively managing quality and velocity. Proven IT leader in both the military and civilian worlds. Certified agile practitioner with a passion for developing highly effective teams.
Certifications
- Agile Product Owner Role: Foundations - 2020 LinkedIn
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 4 Program Consultant - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- SAFe® 4 Certified Agilist - 2018 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Exam 332: Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 - 2015 Microsoft
- Certified Scrum Master - 2012 Scrum Alliance
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology 1989 - 1995
Degree NameInternational AffairsField Of StudyINTA
Army Officer Candidate School - 2010
Degree NameHonorsField Of StudyOfficer Signal School
Green Run High School 1987 - 1989
Sreekumar Chandra
Expertise Areas
- Agile
- Scrum
- Agile Project Management
- Business Delivery Executive
- Program Management
- Agile Methodologies
Summary
I am a Program Leader and Agile expert with 22+ years of industry experience where I achieved Business Agility, delivered business outcomes and shaped customer success with large global teams. Managed budget in excess of 15M USD. My core expertise areas are:
1) Engagement Management / Large scale Program Delivery
2) Agile Product Development, Strategy, Transformation, setup Agile PMO
3) Agile/SAFe5.0 Training, Coaching (accredited SAFe Instructor)
Delivered Agile success to a diverse portfolio of organizations and clientele such as Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks, Walt Disney, Sapient, Accenture, NBCU, Siemens Healthineers, Entergy, Lumeris (Healthcare), FDIC (Govt. agency), Global Tranz (Transportation), Nestle, Michelin Tires (Manufacturing), Telecom: Verizon Wireless, Sprint Nextel etc.
Played leadership and key Agile roles such as – Transformation lead, Product Owner, RTE, Lead Scrum Master managing teams of size 100+ (and 2 Release Trains), part of several Agile teams in different organizations and product teams.
Trained 2000+ people (project teams, client teams and public) over the past few years.
Certifications and Enablements: PMP, Certified Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe5.0 SPC, SDP, PO/PM, SA, SP, SSM, SASM.
Certifications
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 5 DevOps Practitioner - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Executive Presence - 2019 Black Sheep
- Executive Leadership - 2016 American Management Association
- DevOps Fundamentals - 2016 Lynda.com
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - 2009 Scrum Alliance
- Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) - 2008 Scrum Alliance
- Project Management Professional (PMP) - 2007 Project Management Institute
Education
Purdue University - 2019 - 2020
Master of Business Administration - MBAField Of StudyBusiness Administration and Management, General
National Engineering College
Degree NameB.EField Of StudyElectronics and Communication
A.V.Rm.V Matriculation Higher Secondary school
Grade 12Field Of StudyComputer Science
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Krishnakumar Kuppusamy
Expertise Areas
- Agile Coaching
- Motivating
- Value Stream
- Identification
- Machine Learning
- System Perspective
- DevOps & CI/CD
- Project Management
- Business Storytelling
- Collaboration
Summary
A result oriented professional with 23+ years of experience in product / services delivery and as an Agile Transformation Consultant with expertise in coaching and training teams on Agile, helping teams to implement in a streamlined process.
Played key role in an Organization to transform from Waterfall to Agile Methodology
Expertise in training and adopting Agile Lean and Engineering practices; implementing them in the teams.
Developed and delivered team and organization training materials and workshops, building knowledge and skills to facilitate the Agile transformation
Established and supported communities of practices to promote organizational understanding of Agile roles and to help individuals develop into them
Championed cultural change and collaborated with other Coaches on plans and techniques for accelerating and advancing the organization's transformation
Mentored teams, leading them to be self-directed with strong accountability, decision making, conflict resolution and transparency.
Good knowledge of workflow tool - JIRA
Certifications
- Certified Professional in Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) - 2018 ICAgile
- DevOps Foundation - 2017 PEOPLECERT
- PMI - ACP - 2017 Project Management Institute
- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) - 2017 Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) - 2016 Scrum Alliance
- ITIL Expert - 2016 AXELOS Global Best Practice
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) - 2016 Scrum Alliance
- Certified SAFe® 4 Program Consultant - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant 2019 - 2020 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- SAFe Agilist Certification Certification 2019 - 2020 Scaled Agile
- CBAP international institute of business analysis
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant Scaled Agile, Inc.
Education
Sri Venkateswara University 1993 - 1996
Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Madras 1990 - 1993
BSc, Mathematic
Eric Obrien
Expertise Areas
- Agile Coaching
- Motivating
- Value Stream
- Identification
- Machine Learning
- System Perspective
- DevOps & CI/CD
- Project Management
- Business Storytelling
- Collaboration
Summary
Agile Transformation Coach with 15 years of experience in software program management and implementation through the entire product life-cycle across industries such as Telecommunications, Banking, Insurance and Government (DOJ) seeks an organization who is looking to obtain mastery of their knowledge workers through instinct motivation by putting the right people on the right job and autonomy by establishing trust and transparency; while creating a lean scalable enterprise with built-in quality and business alignment.
I’m passionate about communication, group dynamics, and coaching. I live through empowering the success of others and building high energy teams that can accomplish any goal and challenge. I believe a great training session can be a catalyst to reaching the tipping point.
Engagement to align three Agile Release Trains through Agile Workflow Management Tools Jira and Agile Central (Rally)
Planned and executed the migration of the Talent and Organizational Health & Effectiveness Organization into Agile Central (Rally), by providing hands on workshops on user story writing, feature refinement, and Agile Central (Rally).
Provided Product/Product Owner role-based training to Product Managers and Project Managers.
Worked with RTE, Product Management Team, and internal Agile Coaches to create a workshop on capturing better acceptance criteria through BDD and Feature Refinement
Implemented controls to connected Jira IT Team data into Agile Central to create a single source for all workflow integrated management data for Business Leadership.
Certifications
- SAFe® 5.0 Certified Program Consultant
- SAFe® 5.0 Certified Release Train Engineer
- Certified Product Owner Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Master Scrum Alliance
- Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Alliance
- ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- PMP – Project Management Professional Certification
- SAFe® 5.0 Enablement (can certify others):
- SAFe for Leaders (SA)
- Scrum Master (SSM)
- Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)
- Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM)
- Team Member (SP)
- DevOps (SDP)
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (Private Course Only)
Education
Georgia Tech Institute of Technology – Atlanta, Georgia
Master of Science in Computer Science, 2017
Specialization - Artificial Intelligence
GPA: 3.90
California State University Sacramento – Sacramento, CA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 2005
Ravi Tadwalkar
Expertise Areas
- Lean
- Agile
- DevOps
- Gamification
- Subject Matter Expert
- Technical Program Manager
Summary
Ravi is an experienced Manager, Leader, Coach, Trainer, Scrum Master, and Lean/Kanban expert. His expertise ranges from assisting multiple teams to large-scale business transformation; by conducting hands-on training and coaching on adopting Agile/Scrum or Lean/Kanban process frameworks, with XP and DevOps practices.
Ravi has been working in major Silicon Valley companies in US & SF bay area for over 20 years. Prior to HCL-Axon, he worked at eBay, Infosys, Western Digital, Cisco, PayPal & Symantec for last 10 years, coaching at all levels of agile adoption- individuals, teams, management and executives, specifically on servant leadership, software craftsmanship, agile software/hardware/firmware development & DevOps. During 8 years prior to that, Ravi worked as Development Manager in a startup. During 4 years during Dot Com era, hands-on Software Developer & Architect. Prior to US (SF Bay Area), Ravi spent 3 years consulting on software engineering with offshore software development centers including C-DAC Pune and Telecom NZ in Auckland NZ. Ravi contributed to UML 0.8 draft for IEEE task force, during that time. In summary, Ravi has grown through progressive ranks from Developer to Scrum Master to DevOps Consultant to Lean-Agile Coach to Manager.
Ravi believes in community giving, actively working the Lean-Agile communities in USA, India and beyond. Ravi was co-founder of agilecamp.org in SF bay area, organizer of SV-ALN, and co-founder of Cisco’s internal coaches network. Ravi has been working closely with India chapter of Kanban community for annual Kanban conference, as well as co-organizing events like Agile Summit with Agile Network India communities.
Certifications
- Certified ScrumMaster®
- Certified Scrum Product Owner®
- Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster
- Certified Scrum Professional - Product Owner
Education
Pepperdine University, The George L. Graziadio School of Business and Management - 1998
M.S.Field Of StudyTechnology Management
University of California, Santa Cruz – 2008 - 2010
PPM, Field Of StudyCertificate Program in Project and Program Management
ACI(Adkins & Spayd), Scrum Alliance, LKU(Anderson), Serious Games(Hohmann) & SAFe (Leffingwell) - 2017
"Agile Coaching Practitioner, Mentoring, Facilitating (Innovation Games), SAFe & Lean/Kanban"Field Of Studyagile coaching vs. mentoring, lean (scaling) kanban, scaling scrum/xp/kanban, and serious games
ARSHAD HUSSAIN
Expertise Areas
- Product Management
- Agile Product Delivery
- Scaled Agile
- Coaching
- Business Agility assessment
- Quality Engineering practices
Summary
Agile Leader and transformation expert with 20+
years of industry experience including 15+years
of delivering Agile and traditional projects and
products, achieved Business Agility, delivered
business outcome and shaped customer success
with larger distributed teams. My core expertise
areas are:
1- Program / Project / Product Management
2- Agile Product Delivery – Strategy,
Transformation, Agile PMO
3- Scaled Agile/SAFe 5.0 Training/Coaching (SAFe
5.0 Certified Instructor)
4- Business Agility assessment and
transformation
5- Quality Engineering practices
Delivered prioritized value aligned with the organization’s strategic goals while assessing and identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities for organizational success.
Played leadership and key Agile roles such as – Agile Coach – Agile Project Manager – Scrum Master – IT Manager – managing teams of size 60+ (and 2 Release Trains) over the years with several organizations and product teams.
Trained internal and external project teams, clients teams, and public over the past several years.
Skilled in forming strong teams by facilitating, motivating, and supporting Delivery Teams, Developers, Product Owners, Management, and Leaders in the adoption of DevOps, Scrum, Kanban, Lean, and Agile practices.
A skilled Change Agent who advocates a Lean and Agile framework to inspire, negotiate, and influence change that generates the best value for the entire organization.
Certifications and Enablements: PMP, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe5.0 SPC, PO/PM, SA, SSM, SASM, CBAP, ITIL, LSSGB, ISTQB, MCSE
Certifications
- CISSP Cert Prep: The Basics - 2020 Lynda.com
- Certified SAFe® 5 Program Consultant - 2020 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified SAFe® 4 Program Consultant - 2019 Scaled Agile, Inc.
- Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®) - 2018 Scrum Alliance
- Project Management Professional (PMP)® - 2018 Project Management Institute
- Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP)® - 2016 IIBA
- ISTQB ISTQB - International Software Testing Qualifications Board
- ITIL v3 AXELOS Global Best Practice
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) ASQ - World Headquarters
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Microsoft
Education
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Northeastern Illinois University
Bachelor of Science - (BSCS)Field Of StudyComputer Science
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