Alexander Petty

My work allows the organizations I serve to significantly improve their ability to deliver value. I do this by helping my clients learn and sustain an empirically-grounded, outcome-oriented practice that emphasizes frequent delivery of results produced in small batches. I teach those I work with how Lean and Agile thinking can increase the effectiveness of capital investment, minimize institutional risk, and promote an uncommonly strong alignment between business strategy and IT execution. With over 16 years of technology management experience in private sector, government, and start-ups, I am knowledgeable in traditional and Agile project and program management methodologies. I am interested in helping organizations that present a demanding challenge, who aim to achieve a cutting-edge accelerated delivery capability, and who seek to make a positive impact in the world.

- Certified expert in Lean/Agile/Scrum/Kanban/Extreme Programming/SAFe® methodologies

- Accomplished in technology team servant-leadership roles working with top consumer brands, successful start-up ventures, leading internet companies and government.

- Skilled in coaching, mentoring, facilitation, and conflict management

- Founded Agile management consulting firm, Boston Agile

- Designed, organized and led Scaled Agile transformation across Manulife/John Hancock Financial Services, a global insurance firm with 34,000 employees, 63,000 agents and nearly 728 billion USD in assets under management

- Led Scaled Agile transformations within the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (massDOT)and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA)

- Led Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) adoption for CEDCaP and CEDSCI programs at the U.S. Census Bureau.

- Led successful Agile transformations within AOL Music and AOL Video product groups including Winamp and SHOUTcast; products with combined monthly users of nearly 200 million.