Chris Thomaidis

WORK HISTORY

ABOUT CHRIS THOMAIDIS

A versatile Agile Delivery Manager / Agile Coach (ICAgile)/ Scrum Master (CSM)/ Agile PMO (Certified SAFe Agilist), with a proven track record of driving successful end-to-end delivery of digital products and technology roadmaps at the portfolio, product and project level, across multiple sectors from Tech Startups (Mendeley, Silverfin, Ultraleap, Brightpearl) to Media (BBC, Dods Group), Edtech (Pearson) and the Public Sector (Defra, NPIA).I combine hands-on delivery activities with coaching at both team and organisation level, to optimise business Agility, promote adoption of the Agile mindset, and embed Agile values and principles in delivery processes. ETHOS & APPROACH*Customer-centric; open and collaborative, with a relentless focus on value delivery*Servant / leader; supporting cross-functional teams and organisations on their Agile maturity journey*Adaptable; worked with diverse tech stacks and organisations, from tech startups to blue chips, in Agile, Waterfall and hybrid project environments*Non-prescriptive; respects established frameworks while championing new approaches and continuous improvement*Highly effective communicator; excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrates empathy and builds strong relationships with stakeholders*Problem solver; solutions-focused, with the ability to work around obstacles to get things doneKEY SKILLSAgile DeliveryAgile Coaching (ICAgile / ICC-APP)Agile Portfolio ManagementAgile Project ManagementScrum Master (CSM – Scrum Alliance)Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist (Scaled Agile Framework)Agile TransformationDigital Transformation Cloud TransformationPRINCE2NLP Practitioner (Society of NLP)