Kevin Aguanno

Kevin Aguanno

With over 30 years of managing complex systems integration and software development projects, Kevin Aguanno is known in the industry for his innova­tive approaches to solving common project management problems. He focuses on two project management specialty areas: agile project management and troubled project recovery.

As a well-known keynote speaker, trainer, and coach in agile management methods, Aguanno has taught thousands of people how to better manage high-change projects by using techniques from Scrum, XP, Feature-Driven Development, and other agile methods. He is a frequent presenter at conferences and corporate events where he delights audiences with practical advice and stories from his own experiences in the trenches practicing agile project management.

He has taught as an adjunct professor or lecturer for various universities including the  University of Toronto where he won the coveted SCS Excellence in Teaching Award.

He is a PMI-certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and his competency is certified by IBM as a Certified Executive Project Manager and by the International Project Management Association (IPMA) as a Senior Project Manager (IPMA Level B). He has also received Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) designations from the Scrum Alliance, a Certified Agile Project Manager designation from the Project Management Association of Canada, and the PMI Agile-Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP).

Aguanno was awarded two fellowships in recognition of his contributions to the profession: FAPM from the Association for Project Management in the UK and FPMAC from the Project Management Association of Canada.

Kevin Aguanno is the author of over 30 books, audio CDs, and DVDs in addition to a number of articles published in magazines and journals worldwide on agile and project management topics.