Dave Eccles

Senior Scrum Master @MBDA

Bristol, GB

MBDA is a leading European multinational group specializing in complex weapon systems. With employees, it supports national sovereignty and allied forces. Leveraging 50 years of expertise, MBDA designs and manufactures advanced missile systems to address current and future threats. The company plays a key role in ensuring Europe\'s defence technology autonomy through industry consolidation and cooperative programs.Key Achievements:Accelerated Delivery Efficiency• Directly supported 3 delivery teams, improving cycle time by 52% through agile coaching and process optimisation.• Facilitated team workshops on Agile values and principles, emphasising the importance of Being Agile—a cultural and mindset shift—rather than just Doing Agile through rigid processes.• Introduced Scrum and Kanban frameworks, helping teams adopt pragmatic, outcome-driven approaches.• Delivered relative estimation workshop) to help teams right-size work and improve predictability.• Enhanced workflow visualisation, refined key metrics, and established effective inspect-and-adapt cycles.• Aligned deliverables with strategic outcomes, optimising cadence and process transparency.Enterprise-Wide Impact• Facilitated Value Stream Mapping and problem statement workshops, uniting 3 departments to optimise business processes and reduce waste.• Supported Systems Engineering teams in adopting Agile values and principles.• Partnered with leadership to define enterprise requirements and enhance Team of Teams delivery capability.• Helped re-design and implement the programme’s Operating Model and clarified the Jira single taxonomy to enable transparency across the programme between stakeholders and other suppliers.