Agile Coach and Instructional Designer that can lead an organization or project or learning and development content. Am currently a Senior Agle Coach for a Fortune 100 company.
Certified as a Scaled Agile Program Consultant (SAFe SPC), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Agile Leader/Scrum Master (PMI-ACP, CSM),
I have coached, trained, and advised organizations and individuals in project management best practices and implement the agile best practices and methodologies. Aiding the transformation of teams from traditional project management to agile product development ways of working. An agile transformation is a journey. Having a knowledgeable, experienced guide to
Beyond working directly with teams to apply and learn how to implement and mature as agile organizations, I develop and author training material to help teams understand the best practices and educate the enterprise about the company initiatives and objectives. Knowledge transfer is a key factor in launching Agile methods, obtaining buy-in, building excitement, and expanding learning, terminology, and growth.
As an agile project manager and agile coach, I model the best practices and frameworks. Utilizing tight feedback cycles to optimize alignment and value creation. Cultivating agile environments to build high performing teams embracing relentless improvement mindsets based on collaboration and team identity. Developing a truly agile organizations takes time, practice, and willingness to challenge the status quo. Having the proper guide is crucial.
Interactivity makes all the difference in creating and delivering training material! I relish in taking stale content and making it active. To create entirely new experiences and learning outcomes by tapping into new possibilities and creative means. To make presentations, trainings, tutorials, teasers, informational sessions, and videos more appealing and engaging, I leverage many leading technologies and software. Some tools include Articulate Storyline, Camtasia, Adobe Illustrator, Character Animator, PowerPoint, and Audition.
I enjoy creating interactive material that engages and entertains the user. Additionally, incorporating animation, graphic design, and visual elements can make even mundane content more interesting and effective.
A prime example of this is PM City - PMP Exam prep 35 hour online course. PM City incorporates graphics and multimedia to present the learner with effective content that puts the user in control. The learner selects, moves, controls the content. They navigate at their own pace. They are more connected to the content as they progress. Games and learning assessments make retention fun. Whiteboard animation and animated characters bring complex and abstract concepts to life. Examples of this courseware are available at The Crowd Training website and their YouTube channel.
Neal R. earns an estimated $9.9k/mo. That's 6.7× the typical freelancer and more than 99.87% of everyone we track.
Beyond PM City, I have produced agile training content for numerous clients. Agile material includes presentations, video lessons, job aides, documentation, and interactive tutorials. As an enterprise agile coach, my role is to assist teams and organizations understand the agile mindset and practice, then mature to achieve enterprise-wide success. Whether in a SAFe Scaled Agile framework or other structures, I have mentored and guided teams at all levels of maturation.
Beyond the whiteboard animation and animated video content, I have authored courses and materials on agile project management, traditional project management, and other management topics for companies all over the world. They reuse my writing, video productions, interactive content, voiceovers, and other material as they need.
I hold certifications in:
Scaled Agile SAFe SPC
SAFe DevOps
Project Management Professional PMP,
Agile Certified Practitioner PMI-ACP,
Certified Scrum Master CSM
ITIL Foundations,
IT Service Management Practitioner,
IT Service Strategy,
IT Service Design,
IT Service Transition,
IT Service Operations,
Continual Service Improvement and Change Management.
Worked with JIRA, Rally, Trello, Kanban, and IBM RTC-ALM to help teams manage projects.