https://www.focussedagile.com/ 2026-04-08T11:45:22+00:00 https://www.focussedagile.com/ https://www.focussedagile.com/_media/wiki/favicon.ico text/html 2020-08-18T14:24:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/about_-_experience_-_organizations_and_publications?rev=1597785869&do=diff Organizations & Publications * Published / Presented “How to Work Personality Issues Without Sounding Like a Marriage Guidance Counselor?” – Agile 2016 Conference * Published / Presented “Our Estimates Are Terrible! 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I have consulted in a wide range of industries including: * Software products, * Petrochemical, * Banking, text/html 2020-08-18T14:09:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/about_-_experience_in_methodologies?rev=1597784996&do=diff Methodologies I love to learn new things, and help others apply this learning to improve. Examples include: * Lean-Agile, * Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe; SPC), * Scrum (CSM), * Lean Software Development, * Kanban, * XP, * Large-scale Scrum (LeSS), text/html 2020-08-24T09:30:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/about_-_experience_in_training?rev=1598286632&do=diff Training Training is aimed at changing people's behaviors. I have trained thousands of people in the application of Lean-Agile to their environment, including: * Team and team-of-team (“train”) kick-off and set up training * Role based training for, for example: text/html 2020-08-26T14:13:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/about_-_experience_in_transformations?rev=1598476384&do=diff Transformations Lean-Agile Transformations are aimed at improving business results: * Lead / coached / trained the transformation to the Scale Agile Framework (SAFe) of a petrochemical IT Foundation Infrastructure group, resulting in 100 teams (~1000 people), in 4 countries. Business outcomes include (one year period): text/html 2020-08-24T14:16:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/about_-_experience_through_certifications?rev=1598303790&do=diff Certifications * Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe v 5) Program Consultant * Authorized Trainer, since 2015, ICAgile, including Enterprise Business Agility Strategist, Project Management, Testing, Business Value Analysis, and Coaching certificates * text/html 2020-08-24T13:30:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/about_all?rev=1598301007&do=diff Experience I am the Principal Consultant / Enterprise Agile Coach at Focussed Agile LLC. I am a experienced software development and IT executive with pragmatic, team oriented approach to the enterprise, focused on optimizing the overall delivery process (concept to cash) using Lean-Agile approaches (for example, SAFe, Scrum, Lean, XP) as a text/html 2020-08-26T13:13:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/approach_philosophy?rev=1598472807&do=diff Philosophy Every coaching engagement is different. Your goals are different, your culture is different, your work is different and the way you want to roll out a transformational change will be different. My coaching approach is informed by my experience and is based on: text/html 2020-08-26T14:12:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/bio?rev=1598476368&do=diff Bio " “Hans is one of the most experienced and polished transformation coaches I have had the blessing of working with. His focus is on the true principles of running an effective, lean, customer driven IT organization, not just the stuff you read in the Scrum Guide. His empathetic and experienced aura has been vital to our work with senior executive leadership, many of whom often refer back to lessons he taught them along our transformation journey. text/html 2020-08-25T16:59:38+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/contact?rev=1598399978&do=diff If you'd like to chat further about your business you can contact me through: * Email: Hans Samios * Linked-in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanssamios/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/hanssamios text/html 2020-08-17T10:15:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/dokuwiki?rev=1597684533&do=diff DokuWiki wiki:dokuwiki DokuWiki is a simple to use and highly versatile Open Source wiki software that doesn't require a database. It is loved by users for its clean and readable syntax. The ease of maintenance, backup and integration makes it an administrator's favorite. Built in text/html 2020-08-26T12:27:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/frequently_asked_questions?rev=1598470038&do=diff Coaching and Transformation FAQ You probably have a number of questions about coaching and transformation. Here are a few that I've seen in the past: * How much productivity will we lose as we transform to Lean-Agile? (Short Answer: None:-)) * How do we use Lean-Agile to reduce costs? * How much coaching do we really need? * What is the structure of a Leadership Development Program in a Lean-Agile transformation? * What is the problem with handoffs and dependencies in the way we deli… text/html 2020-09-01T13:11:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/offerings_organizational_transformation?rev=1598991061&do=diff Organizational Transformation Transformations start with the leadership of the organization. There is an event, a trigger, where the leadership in the organization determines that the business needs to transform in order to be successful. The cause of the trigger is either: text/html 2020-08-26T12:13:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/offerings_training?rev=1598469223&do=diff Training No matter what your current level of understanding of Lean-Agile (beginning to expert), I offer training (with or without certification) in Lean-Agile subjects. Training is aimed at establishing the basic knowledge you need to have in a particular subject area. In addition, successful training results in benefits for: text/html 2020-08-26T12:56:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/offerings_workshops?rev=1598471819&do=diff Workshops Workshops differ from training in that they are aimed at a specific outcome rather than a general understanding about a subject area. Workshops are facilitated by the Transformation coach, but the main work is done by the participants in the workshop. Workshops may include training materials, but that is usually incorporated to guide you to a specific outcome. text/html 2019-08-11T09:41:08+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/resources?rev=1565541668&do=diff Resources Agile and Lean requires that you continue to learn. These pages capture my learning journey: * Knowledge Base / Posts * Long for Articles * Quotable Quotes text/html 2022-10-11T09:57:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.focussedagile.com/wiki/syntax?rev=1665507446&do=diff Formatting Syntax DokuWiki supports some simple markup language, which tries to make the datafiles to be as readable as possible. This page contains all possible syntax you may use when editing the pages. 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