Wais M.

About Wais M.

Design portfolio and enterprise level process improvements, gain strategic alignment, and oversee the execution of agile methodology, at scale. Practice empathetic leadership to help organizations achieve operational maturity by actively listening to, learning about and empowering team members to grow as future leaders. Agile practitioner with a thorough understanding of developing and transforming cross-functional teams into high-performing business units. Have helped numerous private companies and federal government organizations find their ‘right fit’ product development systems. Seek out dynamic and innovative, solutions to increase efficacy and revenue streams. Have overseen numerous complex engagements and guided several large enterprises in implementing scaled Agile at all levels. Inherent in these transformations was my work in: ⇨ Establishing Centers of Excellence (COE) and Agile Program Management Offices (APMO) ⇨ Transforming core business functions around customer journeys and outcomes ⇨ Improving go-to-market speed and streamlining flow, quality, and output ⇨ Training and coaching employees in Agile methodologies and best practices ⇨ Empowering Agile teams to be self-directed, transparent, and accountable As a thought leader in the agile methodology space, my passion to add value every day gives me the energy to continuously learn and grow. I welcome new connections! Reach out to me here on LinkedIn I currently hold the following certifications. Always eager to acquire knowledge and elevate my skills. Lean Portfolio Manager (LPM), Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified Agile Leadership for Organizations (CAL-O) Certified Agile Leadership Essentials (CAL-E) SAFe 5.0 Certified Practitioner Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Experience

1. Director, Agile Program Delivery

   Royal Caribbean Group

   Oct 2022 — Present

   Director of APMO and Program Delivery for our Global Ecommerce organization. My key focus is to foster operational excellence as part of our lean agile transformation. The APMO team provides program level reporting, program risk management, operational standardization, program maturity tracking, program dependencies mapping, and program spending governance. I believe in the right-size lean governance model that promotes empowered teams to enable efficient decision-making for faster delivery of value to the end user.Value add contributions include:⇨ Driving organizational maturity with the establishment of APMO and Lean Portfolio Management. ⇨ Developed Agile Program Charter and implemented best practices for Atlassian Suite of tools ⇨ Restructuring and reworking the Agile team, processes, and roadmap to delivery⇨ Connecting daily work to overarching strategic goals affecting portfolio, value stream, and more

Education

• Haslam College of Business at the University of Tennessee

  Bachelor of Science in Business

  1999 — 2004