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Skilling-up is not optional. It makes the difference between organizations that keep moving forward and those that slowly grind to a halt. When development teams deliberately …
Derk-Jan de Grood
Derk-Jan de Grood is principal consultant at InnSpire. He guides organizations on their agile journey, improves their way of working in order to maximize value delivery, and reduce IT costs. He has worked with teams in a wide range of organizations, including ING Bank, RTL, DPD, Nationale Nederlanden, and Greenchoice, supporting them in adopting the right development practices. Derk-Jan is a sought-after speaker at international conferences. He is an experienced trainer, workshop host,, and regular (keynote) speaker at events like Agile Business Day in Venice, XP Days in Copenhagen, Selenium Days in New Zealand, Agile Testing Days, and STAR conferences in Europe and America.
In 2014, he won the EuroSTAR Testing Excellence Award. He has authored several successful books, including "The Waves of Agile – Value Delivery in Medium and Large Organizations." Last year, he co-authored "The Virtual Coffee Experience."
He frequently publishes articles and columns on major platforms, which are also shared on his blog (https://djdegrood.wordpress.com) for everyone to benefit.
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In my last assignment as an Agile Coach, I coached Scrum masters. In addition to leading the transformation and actively contributing to the Scrum master chapter, this meant t…
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The work of an Agile Coach is very versatile. Agile transformations are as well.
Each team has its own fingerprint and organizations are one of a kind. This is what mak…
Experience Reports
As organizations continue on their agile journey, they encounter new and different challenges. As a result, their coaching demand evolves. Agile Coaches will need to adapt the…
Experience Reports
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Clear expectations on what to expect from the Product Owner (PO), Scrum Master (SM) and IT managers are key for an effective collaboration. Derk…
Event Sessions
Striving for business agility requires a different approach from the agile coaches. When organizations proceed on their agile journey their needs shift. I’ll share my experien…
Books
Stay connected with your colleagues even while working remotely with 'The Virtual Coffee Experience - 52 formats for meaningful connections in teams'. Written by former co-wor…
Books
Value delivery gets more difficult when organizations grow. The enterprise structures challenge the way of working. Challenges that change when organizations progress on their…
Books
Scrum is op dit moment het populairste Agile-framework. De aanpak stimuleert organisaties om meer businesswaarde te creëren, nieuwe ideeën snel naar productie te brengen en de…
