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Paul Lister

Paul Lister

Paul Lister

In a previous life I worked in Science but switched careers to become a software developer in a company called Aquila heywood. Eventually I became a team leader and had read some stuff on Agile and tried to bring some of the methodology in but the company wasn't keen at the time.

After a change in management, we went through an Agile transformation. I did my CSM and became a Scrum Master in 2016. I was part of the six month pathfinder project which the rest of the company joined. I was SMing for three teams at that time.

Whilst still Scrum mastering I moved into Agile coaching other parts of the business, and helping departments with transformations. In that time I gained my A-CSM and CSP-SM with the Scrum Alliance.

In the past three years I have been an Agile Coach and have become a Certified Scrum Trainer with the Scrum Alliance. As part of this journey I have conducted over a hundred courses and have interacted with such companies as the BBC, British Airways, Aon, Accenture and Fidelity.

My advantage is training people in Scrum is I understand the alternatives. I have worked in multiple industries like retail, construction and software development in several sectors. In my pre-Agile life I worked in several waterfall style systems with conventional project management and hence I can understand and explain how to transition between these fields.

 

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Certified ScrumMaster
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Certified ScrumMaster
Agile OKRs
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Scrum Essentials
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AI for Scrum Masters
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Agile in Sales
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Agile Essentials
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Conflict Management Skills
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Scrum Better with Kanban
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Get Started with AI Prompt Engineering
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Visual Thinking for Effective Collaboration
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Company: Paul Lister
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Paul Lister

In a previous life I worked in Science but switched careers to become a software developer in a company called Aquila heywood. Eventually I became a team leader and had read some stuff on Agile and tried to bring some of the methodology in but the company wasn't keen at the time.

After a change in management, we went through an Agile transformation. I did my CSM and became a Scrum Master in 2016. I was part of the six month pathfinder project which the rest of the company joined. I was SMing for three teams at that time.

Whilst still Scrum mastering I moved into Agile coaching other parts of the business, and helping departments with transformations. In that time I gained my A-CSM and CSP-SM with the Scrum Alliance.

In the past three years I have been an Agile Coach and have become a Certified Scrum Trainer with the Scrum Alliance. As part of this journey I have conducted over a hundred courses and have interacted with such companies as the BBC, British Airways, Aon, Accenture and Fidelity.

My advantage is training people in Scrum is I understand the alternatives. I have worked in multiple industries like retail, construction and software development in several sectors. In my pre-Agile life I worked in several waterfall style systems with conventional project management and hence I can understand and explain how to transition between these fields.

 

Experience and services

  • Career history

    • 08/01/2023 - present - Equiniti (Agile Coach)
    • 07/25/2016 - 05/01/2018 - Aquila Heywood (Scrum Master)
    • 11/28/2018 - 07/31/2023 - Equiniti (Scrum master)
  • Training formats

    • Live Online
  • Industries

    • IT & Communications
  • Area of expertise

    • Agile Coaching
    • Agile Transformation
    • IT Infrastructure & Operations
    • Software Development & Engineering
    • Training & Development

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Certified Scrum Product Owner®
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Scrum Better with Kanban

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