Christopher R. Chapman Email & Phone Number

Lean/Agile Leadership Coach with emphasis on applying systems thinking theory and practices to help teams and their leadership improve beyond the prevailing style of management.Founder of #SystemsThinkingTO (Nov. 2016-Sept. 2019), an open monthly meetup dedicated to sharing knowledge about improving organizations and people with a systems thinking perspective. Facilitated Deming Institute's new 8h Workshop for Managers and leaders to Toronto in March 2018.Past member of Leanintuit agile/lean coaching consortium (2014-2017).Past software development and systems integration consultant, with over ten years' experience as a trusted advisor. Two years' experience as an Enterprise Services Consultant with Microsoft Canada in the SharePoint Information Worker and Application Development spaces.Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO I) April 2011Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) September 2010Certified Scrum Master (CSM) August 2006Knowledgeable in agile software delivery processes and good guidelinesMicrosoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) August 2006MCP Exam 70-542 - Microsoft Office SharePoint 2007 Application Development with C# - January 2010

Listed skills include Agile Transformation Coach, Agile Methodologies, Scrum, Agile Project Management, and 32 others.

• President And Founder

  Derailleur Consulting, Inc.

  Apr 2011 - Present - Toronto, Canada Area

  Derailleur Consulting is dedicated to helping businesses, organizations and teams and their leadership overcome the challenges of the prevailing style of management through learning and applying systems thinking theory. While our core competency is in agile and lean practices, these alone don't lead to true transformation or improvement: Learning new theory to guide actions will.Our aim is to restore joy in work for everyone in the organization, so that it remains competitive and profitable, with the capacity to create jobs and introduce innovations to the market.