John Holmes

I have been serving as the Corporate Trainer and Scrum/Agile Coach for Boeing Defense since 2007. Since then, I have personally trained over 4500 Boeing Defense employees in Agile, Scrum, Product Owner, and ScrumMaster courses. We have over 100 teams currently using what we call the Boeing Agile Software Process throughout the world.

In 2013, I authored the Boeing Agile Software Process Coaching Guide. This guide was written specifically for the culture and environment of a defense contractor seeking to deploy successful Scrum/Agile principles and practices into their programs.

I maintain my Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Product Owner status and I have become a Certified Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) consultant having completed the course with Dean Leffingwell and Alan Shalloway in September of 2013.

More to come. Edited 11/21/13

John has held a variety of positions in technology in private industry, higher education, and a self-employed consultant for the bulk of his career. Starting in the United States Navy and progressing through a series of technology and development positions until arriving at Boeing. A recurring theme of process improvement utilizing Lean, Scrum, and Agile for software and non-software projects led John to Boeing. John began advocating and utilizing these methods in 1993.

Boeing Electronics and Information Solutions (E&IS): 4/19/2007 –1/1/2012. Systems Engineer, Software Analysts, Lean-Agile Software Lead Technologist – John has supported many programs throughout Boeing in his first years. GPSII-F, GPSII-F LADO, TSAT, AEW&C, CANES, GOES-R, and the LASS. While supporting GPSII-F, John identified the potential use of Agile User Stories to clarify requirements that the software and testing teams were receiving. His guidance to the Cost Account Manager resulted improved processes for product delivery, “Dry-Runs”, and the avoidance of defects. Many Dry-Runs were accepted as Run for Record, thereby reducing the costs and time for final delivery.

Lean-Agile Software Services (LASS): 8/1/2007 to Present. Lean-Agile Software Services (LASS) part of the Software Engineering Excellence Team, sponsored by the BDS Software Engineering Function. John has served as the Lead Technologist for the BDS LASS team since its inception in August of 2008. The LASS charter is to define and deploy the Boeing Agile Software Process (BASP) to software teams across BDS to improve performance and provide competitive advantage. John was personally responsible for creating the transition infrastructure, supporting documentation, and coaching transition for all BASP adopters. John has personally assisted over 4500 software engineers begin their transition to the BASP. In addition, John has supported Boeing Commercial Air and Digital Aviation to further Boeing’s position as a leader in Lean-Agile Software. John formed relationships and supported Agile and Scrum industry leaders throughout his time at Boeing. His application of Lean Agile to non-software products or projects began in 2013. He contributed to the Boeing Agile Scrum for Engineering (BASE) as a contributing author and curriculum developer. He is the primary author of the BASP Coaching Guide, and presented at various Agile conferences.