Janet Jones
Agile Transformation & Application Development IT Leader
- Role
- IT Agile Transformation Leader & Agile Coaching Office Manager at Costco IT
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Janet Jones
Experienced IT Applications Director, Enterprise Agile Coach, and Transformational Leader with strategic and collaborative inquiry competency. Leads with passion to improve organizational productivity within an Agile framework in order to deliver quality customer solutions. Extensive technical experience managing a variety of enterprise application systems. Industry experience includes insurance, utilities, retail, and manufacturing. A catalyst with ability to drive the right mix of technology, process, and people to achieve results. A empowering servant-leader committed to individual, team and company success. 20+ years leading application development organizations and managing vendor engagements 10+ years leading Agile Organizations and 6 years guiding SAFe Agile Release Trains Scaled Agile Practice Consultant Certification (SAFe SPC 6.0) Certified ICAgile Professional, Leader, and Transformation Coach Co-Active Coaching Foundations & Fulfillment Certified Product Owner and Scrum Master Certified Lean Six Sigma Champion and Green Belt 2019 Masters Degree from Gonzaga University in Organizational Leadership / Servant-Leadership
Experience
IT Agile Transformation Leader & Agile Coaching Office Manager
Dec 2021 — Present · Issaquah, WA, US
Agile Transformation Leader & Manager of Agile Coaching Office December 2021 - Present Responsible for leading agile transformation for Costco IT employees in the early years of their agile journey. Managing intake, coaching office backlog, and the nine agile coaches who are activating and supporting over one hundred pods, establishing value stream delivery structures, clarifying roles through SAFe training and communities of practice, and building organizational frames for data driven process improvements. Coaching senior leaders on business agility. Developing agile coaching office capabilities with focus on product, portfolio, metrics, and leadership development. Instructing SAFe courses (LPM, Leading SAFe)- Bridging agile theory and application. Agile effectiveness questions require reflection, problem solving, and empathy in addition to education. Working with coaches and leaders to listen, learn, and experiment while staying within agile framework. Guiding coaches to go beyond the theory, ask why, and seek ways to apply concepts that work for the situation allowing for short and long term growth with their audience- Shifting mindsets. Regularly presenting agile and servant leadership concepts to a variety of audiences including team and executive levels. Providing real life examples and frames for thinking about leading and delivering software differently. Coaching leaders on agile ways of using metrics, impediments, and retrospectives for learning and long-term continuous improvement.
Education
Gonzaga University School of Leadership Studies
Master of Arts - MA, Organizational Leadership - Concentration in Servant Leadership
Gonzaga University School of Leadership Studies
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Leadership Studies
2019 — 2026
Western Washington University
Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration and Management, General
Find verified contacts for anyone on LinkedIn
Unifers gives sales teams verified emails and direct dials, enriched profiles, and outreach that lands in the inbox.
Free plan included · No credit card required
This profile is compiled from publicly available professional sources. Unifers is not affiliated with or endorsed by LinkedIn. Request removal of this profile.