Having spent over 15 years in software development, I have seen many different organizations and teams. When I started reading about Agile, it struck me. I started implementing Scrum and eXtreme Programming practices in 2005 and I never went back to traditional software development.After several years of experience in various roles, my current focus as an author, management consultant and scrum.org certified trainer is on middle and upper management. It is my passion to help in building great products that end-users love. Guiding dedicated professionals to reach this goal is what makes me get up in the morning.Lately I have been busy with:2017: Management Coach, serving managers in software-driven companies to become more agile2014: Entrepreneur region NL South-East, leading a team of 15+ colleagues2013: Lead Coach region NL South-East, mentoring up to 8 coaches2012: Agile Coach, serving customers throughout the Netherlands and GermanySpecialties: Agile, Agility, Scrum, Lean, Kanban, Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Agile Change Agent, Scrum Trainer, Writer, Speaker.