Mark Nelson
Founder and Principal Agile Coach at Agility Mark LLC, A Veteran (DAV) Owned Company
- Role
- Founder and Principal Agile Coach at Agility Mark
- Location
- Knoxville, TN, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Mark Nelson
Specialized experience in TRUE Enterprise Agile transformations, not just team level…
Experience
Founder and Principal Agile Coach
Mar 2018 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US
Expertise includes, but not limited to:• Transformation to Scaled Agile Framework – SPC Certification in April 2013• Focusing on the Delivery of Value vs following a rigid, prescribed framework• Implement the best delivery framework; Scaled, Kanban, Scrum, to match the environmentClient List: Morgan Stanley (4+ years), Boeing, Chevron, American ExpressSelect Highlights from Recent Engagements:• Portfolio Coach – Lead and aligned a team of 5 Program level coaches toward common Portfolio goals• Established and implemented Guardrails and Standards across the Division which allowed for automated, standardized progress reporting which created a real time, data driven feedback loop allowing for more informed and realistic delivery plans at all levels• Developed courseware and Instructed Workshops; Kanban, Scrum, Product Management, Agile Events, and Metrics to establish a common baseline of knowledge across the Division• Created Portfolio, Program, and Team level data quality reports which are used to provide a data driven feedback loop and increased System of Record data quality by 50%+• Replaced “Triple Constraint” based delivery expectations with a “Capacity” based model for Program and Team levels reducing Work Issue Type carry-over by 50%+• Created Performance Metrics Dashboards that provided real time Program and Team level Delivery Plan progress and a current data feedback loop which helped increase Portfolio Predictability averages from 35% to 70%• Partnered with Senior IT leadership to implement a new TDD processes for developers that increased the Test Code Coverage average from 20% to 70% and decreased the number of Sprint Bugs by an average of 50% across the Portfolio – used metrics to monitor success• Designed and implemented a new Portfolio (SAFe) to replace the current 3rd Party CSR system that included multi-modal delivery, both hardware and software teams, which began delivering value after their first P.I.
Education
Concordia University-Wisconsin
BA with Honors, Business Management
1992 — 1994
Plano Senior High School
High School, General Studies
1975 — 1977
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