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Summary

Mr. Edwards currently works as a software consultant for a company he co-founded named Ajilus.

Prior to this, Mr. Edwards was the CIO of GeoLearning, an e-learning software engineering firm. Matthew's responsibilities included end-to-end successful delivery of GeoLearning’s technology solutions, including software development, technical services, and system architecture and administration.

Prior to joining GeoLearning, Matthew was the managing partner and co-founder of a software consulting firm focused on moving product to market using Agile frameworks. He has worked for start-ups to Fortune 50 companies including Computer Sciences Corporation, Motorola and Nationwide in various leadership capacities where he had responsibility for quality engineering practices such as software systems testing, configuration and change management; systems lifecycle process definition, development, documentation, communication and measurement; and customer, vendor and employee education
and measurement.

Matthew holds certifications from the Quality Assurance Institute Worldwide in Software Testing (CSTE) and Software Quality Analysis (CSQA), Certified Configuration Manager (CMIIC) from the Institute of Configuration Management, is a Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP), and completed his Master's degree in Diplomacy from Norwich University with a focus on war, legislation, and economics. Additionally, Matthew is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, Agile Alliance, Scrum Alliance, IEEE and is a published author and speaker.

 

Specialties

Personally performing or teaching others to perform the following: Delivering software and software/hardware product to market, building teams, teaching/coaching/leading Agile, XP and Scrum behaviors, executive consulting, IT budgeting, forecasting and cost reduction, and Lean logic -- in particular, eliminating waste. Strategic and tactical goal setting, IT organizational structures, on-, near- and off-shore outsourcing, managing consulting firms, vendors and partners, starting companies and teams, or fixing broken companies, teams and/or projects.

Resources by Matthew

Overhauling a Failing Project with Out of the Box Scrum
Fall 2007 Scrum Gathering: London Wednesday, 14 November, 10.45-12.15 “Overhauling a Failing Project by Using Scrum” Presenter: Matthew D. Edwards, Ajilus, USA     This presentation discusses the history, de...

 

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