Mathias Eifert

Mathias Eifert is a Lean/Agile Coach and advocate for agility at all levels of the organization. He has more than fifteen years of experience using Lean and Agile approaches to improve clients’ processes and build better products. As a consultant to both public and private sector organizations, Mathias helps clients discover the power of shortened feedback loops to manage uncertainty, optimize the customer (and employee) experience, and maximize business value. He is particularly focused on coaching organizations to apply Agile and Lean principles to improve their own practices rather than relying solely on acquired process models. Mathias is active in the DC Agile community and is a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences, including Agile 2017 and 2018, AgileDC, Mile High Agile, Keep Austin Agile, Big Apple Scrum Day, Agile & Beyond, TriAgile, and the Toronto Agile Conference, as well as local user groups.

Mathias grew up in Germany and holds graduate degrees in Technical Cybernetics and Management, as well as a graduate certificate in Healthcare IT. His previous roles include Process Improvement Engineer, Software Developer, Business Systems Analyst, Solutions Architect, ScrumMaster and Project Manager.

Certifications: CSP-SM, CSP-PO, ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC), ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF), Certified LeSS Practitioner, Kanban Management Professional (KMP), Certified SAFe 4 Agilist (SA), ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer (expired).