Michael DePaoli

My interest and expertise is enabling organizations to deliver solutions that produce valuable, meaningful outcomes that are aligned to their purpose and customer needs. I do this by transform value delivery ecosystems to smoothly integrate 'the machine' of business with the human system and environment in which it operates. 

Such a Lean-Agile value delivery ecosystem produces predictable delivery with minimal waste, high quality, and compliance, while maximizing ROI and Customer Satisfaction, engaging employees, fostering servant leadership and evolving with relentless improvement. 

I’ve investigated this challenge for the past 18 years since moving from a technology perspective to a more holistic perspective of the challenge. I've gained this more holistic view of the challenges involved from a diverse set of roles /functions, including, Software Development, Product Mgmt, Program Mgmt, Big 5 Consulting and multiple leadership roles, from manager to VP of Engineering / CTO. 

20+ years experience with designing and building technology products as well as building and leading product delivery organizations that delivered meaningful, award winning software products and services to customers. 

He has spoken domestically and internationally at agile and lean conferences (most recently, Agile Development West 2013, Agile 2013 and Agile 2011 in Salt Lake City and Agiles 2011 in Buenos Aires)  and shares he his thoughts in his blog “The Agile Horizon”