KaiRise

In my role as a Partner at KaiRise, I spearheaded the development of the industry's first on-demand ICAgile accredited course, transforming the way agile training is delivered. By prioritizing flexibility and speed, I successfully increased course enrollment and client satisfaction, making agile training more accessible than ever before.

Partner

Accenture

Working across all Federal accounts and capabilities at AFS’ San Antonio location, promote awareness and adoption of Lean-Agile values, principles, processes and technical practices. Consult with clients and account teams on effective patterns for transformation and high-quality delivery. Provide thought leadership to enable accounts to grow their Lean-Agile practice. Provide sales and BD support at the account, sector and portfolio level. 

Primary focus falls into four key areas:

Delivery Support - Jumpstart new Agile projects by helping client teams understand Agile, onboard key roles, execute Sprint Zero. Work closely with project leadership to assess organizational impediments, measure flow and develop strategies for continuously improving. 

Thought Leadership - Collaborate with the AFS Agile Institute, Accenture LLP,  and the industry as a whole to promote local adoption of our corporate capabilities, and industry best practices. 

Education - Provide classroom training to project teams and clients in our ICAgile accredited courses and the Scaled Agile (SAFe) curriculum. 

Sales Enablement - Play an active role in supporting business development and proposal efforts for Agile opportunities across all accounts.

Agile Consultant

Compassion International

As a servant-leader, coach the global solutions engineering teams (currently 11 agile teams) to manage the life cycle of critical corporate-wide and customer-specific technology based products primarily using Lean and Agile SDLC practices – Scrum, KanBan, XP, ScrumBan, SAFe.  

Continuously develop a work environment promoting continual improvement and learning, free from fear of failure, while supporting mistakes that encourage continual learning.  Employ a Lean leadership style focusing on developing team members’ skills. 
Serve as an Agile Coach and transformation agent as the ministry transforms to a new way of thinking, applying Lean Agile principles to all levels of work.  Create teams that are jointly responsible for success, solving problems together in ways that develop people’s capabilities and increases their engagement and commitment, focusing on respect for people.

Develop and implement global strategy for application software design and development. Ensure staffing and development in function to provide technical and strategic expertise in the creation of global inter-related system design for existing architecture or new deployments.  Direct the development of specifications and requirements to integrate global applications.  Serve as catalyst and expert leader, driving the development and implementation of new standards in software development.

Provide strategic direction in gathering requirements and development specifications to design and integrate into applications.  Direct application software design and development services and technical leadership for existing architecture or new deployments. Create an environment that attracts and develops skilled professional staff engaged in coding, testing, implementing, and maintaining large software applications.

Sr. Director - Solutions Engineering

Direct technology delivery focused on enterprise services (Service Oriented Architecture and the Enterprise Service Bus)  enterprise information management (the Enterprise Data Warehouse) and enterprise database management (MSSQL DBMS).
Direct enterprise information management solutions, division staff and resources. 
Direct solutions delivery, process and policy assurance, budgeting and financial management, resource planning, management reporting and the attainment of cross-organizational objectives and service levels. Collaborate with IT management teams, key decision-makers and global stakeholders to identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective, strategically - aligned enterprise data management solutions for all aspects of the global organization.
As Strategic Business Partner, and Agile Coach, participate in the development and execution of strategies to drive agile adoption throughout the organization. Examples include defining an Agile maturity model, establishing best practices, teaching Agile related classes and guiding the Managing Directors, Product Managers and project leads in the establishment of Agile practices.

Director - Enterprise Technology, SBP

Douglas County

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Elections office in a medium-sized County, providing direct supervision, coordination, and technical guidance to staff, maintaining a high level of morale, ensuring service excellence and increasing team productivity. Supported advanced technical needs of office staff, as well as Directors and Elected Officials both inside and outside of Douglas County, including hardware/software support, project management, business analysis, and vendor relations.   Utilized sophisticated technology skills to streamline processes and reduce overhead by implementing methodologies to improve support, manage customer expectations, and build strong cross-agency relationships. Recognized leader in the State by the Colorado Department of State (CDOS) with regards to voting systems technology and statewide voter registration database management.

Senior Product Manager

Senior System Analyst

Reformed PMP turned Agile delivery expert | Helping you earn more 💵 | Agile certification pays - get yours today at your own pace. KaiRise.com

Instructor-led agile training is one of the worst ways to up-skill your workforce. There are 3 gigantic problems with old-school, instructor led training.

🚫 It pulls workers away from their daily jobs to take training
🚫 It takes forever to schedule, coordinate and run
🚫 It doesn’t scale

◾️What I do

I'm a partner at KaiRise, with three decades of experience helping enterprises implement agility. We've cracked the code on how to train your staff in a way that actually generates results.

◾️How We Help?

I’ve distilled what I’ve learned into the fastest most effective way to earn the ICAgile Certified Professional Certification. We created the world’s first on-demand ICAgile accredited course.

It’s used at enterprises around the world to transform the learning experience, while stretching budget dollars and…

👉Is Available 24/7
👉Is Trusted & Certified 
👉Has Bite-sized learning for seamless integration into daily tasks
👉Has zero death by powerpoint or forgetting everything you’ve just learned
👉Will certify your workforce in half the time of regular training

◾️Expected Results

✅ 40% reduction in training costs
✅ 30% increase in the volume of certifications issued
✅ 50% reduction in the time to complete training
✅ 72 Net Promoter Score (excellent)

◾️Don't just take my word for it

“Absolutely loved the content, format, and instruction style of this course. The self-pacing was great for my learning style. Would recommend it to practically anyone!”
Stella Griffith - Sr. Business Analyst at Fidelity Investments

“Great Course and Engaging Style. From the bite-sized learning modules to the reinforcement through quizzes and interactive activities, this course is a great intro to the world of Agile.”
Ian Santo Domingo - Principal & Managing Director at Vault Consulting

“I am a Certified ScrumMaster, but I truly believe this course has set me up for broader organizational success. I can't say enough great things about Agile Foundations!”
Lindsey Parker - Strategic Projects Coordinator at Fellowship of Christian Athletes

And many more at www.KaiRise.com

◾️My Background

With three decades of hands-on experience, completed 16 agile certifications, and having trained thousands, I've garnered over 10,000 followers and earned recognition as a top voice in the Agile Community by LinkedIn. My journey has taken me through diverse landscapes, from startups and nonprofits to global corporations and government agencies.

◾️Contact

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Mike Lyons

Optimized Technical Solutions, Inc.

Release Train Engineer/Agile Delivery Lead 

Supported the DOD portfolio working with two specific, high-profile clients: Army and Air Force

• Spearheaded high-performing AFIPPS delivery team to deliver financial modules for purposes of ensuring that servicemen and women obtained (both current and back) pay in a timely fashion 
• Setup GFEBS teams for success in delivering the most mature SAP G-Invoicing implementation to date for the GFEBS Major Enhancements ART spanning 3 support packs and 171+ configuration and RICEFW objects over the duration of 8-10 PIs (or, 2 years).
• Mentored and coached Product Owners who were brand new to the role, 1-3 scrum teams as well as coaching the rest of the ART on agile principles 
• Stepped in as Deputy RTE when needed so as to ensure that stability across the ART was maintained.
• Led 10+ PI Planning events across both clients, ensuring alignment on goals, dependencies, and commitments for all agile teams across the ART

Associate Manager/Agile Delivery Lead

Managing different agile teams that support both Accenture's and federal govt clients' missions (DoEd, SEC, AFS IT, State of Michigan, Prudential, Treasury) while implementing SAFe essential agile methodology for teams and programs that I work with when necessary. I have also lead SAFe transformations during this time. In addition, provide team/program level coaching to align the programs that I support with the proper agile principles and methodology.

Agile Coach/Scrum Master/Agile Delivery Lead

As a Business Capabilities Lead and Agile coach, I helped the client I supported (IRS) transition from waterfall to their own flavor of agile. I also educated the client on what agile is while setting and providing the transition strategy of how the client will move from waterfall to agile. Created and implemented data strategy for purposes of assisting client in determining how data can be moved, archived and stored.

Business Capabilities Lead/Agile Coach

Scrum Master and Agile Coach leading the data modeling team supporting the Anthem effort in standing up Data Lake efforts. Helped implement SAFe methodology and coached teams on agile best practices whilst utilizing Hadoop so that we could set the tone for both the development as well as testing teams. In addition, I assisted with coaching the program with following SAFe agile methodology and best practices.

Scrum Master/Agile Coach

November 2017 - April 2018
Managed two high-performing teams that developed mobile applications in support of Accenture's mission at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The purpose of the applications were so Veterans can take care of their health and not always have to see a doctor in person, dependent on their location. I also facilitated meetings with leadership for purposes of briefing them on the status of the project as well as daily team meetings and bi-weekly sprint ceremonies for purposes of getting development status from the team. In addition, I compiled project status reports that provided stakeholders with a view into what was completed that sprint, tracked both teams' capacity and velocity by sprint for purposes of quantifying efficiency of completed stories. I ensured that the team developed in accordance with agile team practices and industry standards. I also guided the VVC team to a successful mobile release on 3/23/18.

Aug 2017 - November 2017
Managed a team that develops applications in support of Accenture's mission at the Department of Treasury. In addition, I lead my team as we developed modules that play integral roles in the application being used at the Department of Treasury by delivering a more efficient, streamlined way of entering in bonds and notes. 

Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
Managed a small team of five that developed SharePoint applications that help support the Accenture mission here at DHS. Helped modernize other applications that delivered a more robust, efficient way of deriving metrics, creating reports and tracking document movement between agencies.

Scrum Master

The Goal

Customer: IRS

I was on a contract supporting Deloitte's CADE2 project. During my time on this contract, I managed the Operational Data Store Integrated Production Model (IPM) agile project effort for purposes of modernizing tax processing. I also assisted with the Financial Recap Reporting (FRR) project.  These efforts will ensure that CADE2 is the authoritative database going forward as of December 2016.  Among my achievements included starting and leading a Data Governance effort that provided key strategies and stood up processes for purposes of ensuring robust data and database management.

Project Manager

HMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Customer: Patent and Trademark Office

Managed and provided facilitation support to over 75 different legacy and next gen projects (using both Agile and Waterfall methods) across the Patent, Corporate and Trademark division. In addition, I provide project management as well as schedule support to these divisions within the USPTO by offering analysis as well as strategic guidance on how to proceed whenever necessary. 

I also assisted with a divisional reorganization effort that streamlines project management capabilities through the usage of effective communication as well new schedule processes that are designed to limit risk and increase efficiency. In addition, I am continuing to develop and stand up new processes that the Patent and Trademark office will employ in the coming months as it pertains to the future development of next gen releases as well current development of maintenance releases.

Projects:

• Serving as Project Manager for the Trademark, Patent and Corporate Division
• Task Lead on TMNG Reporting project
• Scrum Lead on TMNG Reporting project

Project Manager/Scrum Master

THE CENTECH GROUP, Inc.

Provided a presence, in-depth analysis, project management, strategic guidance, vision and support of The Centech Group’s mission in its involvement with their contracts with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Commerce (DOC), and Department of Education (DoEd).  In my brief time working with The Centech Group, I provided primary support to the Federal Government through analysis of requirements, balancing of budget contracts and managing of projects. 

• Analyzed contracts and balanced budgets within them to help maximize profit for The Centech Group. 
• Developed project schedules and other project documentation (WBS, risk management logs, SOP’s, RTMs, etc) for DHS, DoEd and HHS that accompany all ISMS projects and enhancements.
• Used SharePoint to store and analyze documents.   
• Analyzed requirements related to DHS projects that I was managing while providing direct support to Federal Agencies on analysis of what future projects needed to be developed.

Mid-level Project Manager

Salient CRGT

Customer: Environmental Protection Agency

Provided a presence, in-depth analysis, project management, strategic guidance, vision and support of CRGT’S mission in its involvement with their contract with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  He has worked with CRGT for only a brief few months providing primary support to the Federal Government through analysis of requirements, managing of projects and assisting on help desk issues.

Sr. Business Analyst/Project Lead

eGlobalTech

Customer: Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Providing project support and analysis on enhancing data management at CMS through the usage of PESTEL analysis. In addition, he has provided support and analysis for Business Transformation Operations Process (BTOP) to be implemented at CMS including, but not limited to document analysis and strategic guidance

Projects:
• Serving as Business Analyst and Project lead on Obj's 7.2 and 7.8 for PESTEL analysis, development of CSP placemat and swot for CMS processes. Created WBS to analyze effective CMS processes.

Customer: Health and Human Services

Responsibilities:                                

• Analyze and gather requirements for projects that DMI has to develop and implement; created project charters, work breakdown structures and other documentation that accompanies projects; trained and familiarized myself with EPLC for purposes of using that method to create and develop projects in a timely fashion.  

Projects:

• Served as Business Analyst for the following projects: ATA 2, Case Tracker, OEI-MSR, Issue Tracking System.  Gathered requirements, ensures that requirements and documented processes are base-lined for development purposes, Also analyzed how components of Case Tracker would work within the entire scope of the application and how components of MSR would work within the entire scope of the application. Developed schedule and analyzed requirements for phase two of development. 

• Served as Project Lead for Hartis, FTTS and WBT Awareness Courses. Gathered requirements, documented processes, created schedule, WBS. Working closely with the client and developer to determine to how to alter application to best serve client’s needs. Participated in team brain-storming sessions that lead to redesign of application. In addition, worked closely with Federal Government POC and developer on WBT to create an updated training course for purposes of being administered agency wide

Business Analyst/Project Lead

Serco - North America/PBGC

Customer: Pension Benefit Gaurenty Corporation

Responsibilities                                

• Analyze Pension data for purposes of ensuring that underfunded pensions get paid
• Assist Actuaries in processing pension data
• Assist Field Benefit Administrators with correcting data anomalies 
• Researches complex data issues reported by the customer community for benefit estimation and other issues
• Extracts data from different sources for updating archive databases across multiple PBGC field offices 
• Create, maintain and manipulate excel spreadsheets for different analysis and comparison of data
• Performs clean up of raw data before uploading to the database once received from plan administrators, banks and/or companies
• Trained on different in-house PBGC applications used for pension benefit calculations
• Providing direct support to TPDs and Actuaries on Pension benefit estimations and calculations
• Facilitates requirements gathering sessions for purposes of project managing
• Serve as Team Lead for Time Tracker, Application Documentation, ITT, Network Data Cleanup and Software Closeout Projects
• Researches complex data issues reported by the customer community for benefit estimation and other issues
• Extracts data from different sources for updating archive databases across multiple PBGC field offices 
• Creating, maintaining and manipulating excel spreadsheets for different analysis and comparison of data
• Performs clean up of raw data before uploading to the database once received from plan administrators, banks and/or companies
• Developed Use/Test Cases for purposes of facilitating projects.
• Trained in Leo, ACUT Tool, Internal Tracking Tool, FBA File Transfer, Spectrum, Batch Pacs, Actuarial requests

Data Analyst

Avaya Government Solutions

Customer: United States Department of Justice - Executive Office of Immigration Review

Responsibilities                                
• Monitored and analyzed the following systems daily: Batch, Cognos 7.4, Cognos 8.x, ECIOS, FEP, FOIA and DAR for purposes of determining if the systems were operational and can be used by the immigration courts.
• Served as Subject Matter Expert on FRC case Record/Immigration Retirement issues for purposes of analyzing how to properly retire immigration cases.
• Analyzed immigration case issues using CASE to determine how they can be resolved.
• Assisted with Web Content Ongoing effort by establishing Web Content team
• ANSIR Database administrator

Projects
• Base City Splits: Served as Lead analyst for Kansas City, Omaha, Stewart, and Charlotte Projects. Created and ran basic SQL Queries during Base City Split projects for purposes of determining whether information would correctly be transferred. Authored documentation that stipulated how Base City Splits would be completed
• Cognos Permissions:  Created MS Access (with front end data entry input) and MS Excel databases for Cognos Permissions projects for purposes of cataloging Cognos users that needed permissions on Cognos 7.4. Created and used Macros in Excel in an effort to create Cognos Permission Database for purposes of creating an Excel Database of users that needed Permissions in Cognos 7.4.  
• Infrastructure: Served as Lead Analyst. Created MS Access (with front end data entry input) and MS Excel databases for Infrastructure Project merging tables while in Access for comparison purposes.  
• Software Licensing:  Served as Lead analyst. Created and used Macros in Excel in an effort to create Software Licensing Database for purposes of cataloging correct software licenses

•  Bond Processing: Served as Lead analyst. Authored documentation that stipulated how Bonds would be processed by the Avaya Analyst team.

Systems Analyst/Scrum Master

Applied Engineering Management

Customer: United States Department of Education

Led District Profile Summaries project for Department of Education reporting purposes
Led Fairfax County PDF creation project 
Led Court Ordered Districts project
Used Firepass to access Dept of Education EDEN project
Used Lotus Notes, EDEN Web survey and Proactive Assistance to analyze data sent by school districts for preparation of reporting to the Dept. of Education. 
Analyzed data sent by school districts for purposes of completing a Department of Education Survey
Assisted school districts in achieving compliance with Department of Education
Received Relational Database Training

Systems Analyst

I love coaching teams, people and delivering solutions that are provide a positive impact towards the client's mission and solve problems.  

I am an experienced Agile Delivery Lead and SAFe Agilist. Throughout my career, I have gained experience transforming companies from a Waterfall to an Agile and SAFe mindset during my years of Agile/Scrum experience managing projects in an agile environment. Additionally, I also have ten years of Project Management experience managing different kinds of projects successfully for both corporate, Federal and clients in the Defense space. Being focused on professional growth continues to be important for me as I have developed skills in becoming more of a self-starter, better project manager, agile, agile coaching, scrum, leadership, team management, data analysis, communications management and operational processes during my career. 

In my spare time, I also have interests in data analytics, cyber security and photography.

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