Curriculum Vitae
Ali is a transformation architect with more than 15 years of experience in agile transformation. As an SPCT, he supports teams, programs, departments, and companies in adopting agile methods through consulting, agile coaching, and training. His focus is on the practical application of agile methods and avoiding dogmatic practices. Ali helps agile teams design effective ways of working.
He is the son of a precision engineer and holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from Utrecht University. His thesis on the use of Agile in highly documented environments such as the pharmaceutical industry has been published and presented at academic conferences.
Kenntnisse und Themenschwerpunkte
- Agile in Hardware
- Agile Transformation
- SAFe, Scrum, Rapid Learning Cycles, Nexus, LeSS
Training and Project experience
Design, development, and implementation of an Agile Operating Model for multi-competence collaboration
- Launched 5 multi-competence teams of teams (i.e. “Agile Release Trains” in SAFe nomenclature)
- Developed governance structures to maintain control on long term project progression (e.g. Milestone planning, Milestone progress, Tripple Constraint Management, Critical Path Analysis, alternate reporting methods using Jira data from Agile Teams, Frequent supplier alignment structures)
- Developed and hosted bespoke Agile trainings for engineering teams and for internal leadership
- Develop and rollout of a re-usable team and Agile Release Train launch recipe for R&D environments, where ARTs contain competences ranging from Systems Engineering, Domain Architects, to Design Engineers, Validation and Verification, and Industrialization
Developing an Enterprise Global standard for Agile in Hardware trainings and (Agile) Career Development Tracks
- Lead Consultant to set up the first fully hardware-oriented Agile Release Train spanning multiple countries in EMEA
- Lead Consultant in the development of a new standard to upskill Agile Roles (e.g. Career Development Tracks for junior, medior, and senior roles, with corresponding collections of trainings and workshops).
- Lead Consultant to develop Lean Portfolio Management to manage a R&D project budget of ~1.2B across multiple geographies, with experiments to adjust project budgets towards funding product lines comprised of stable Agile teams.
- Development, hosting, and upskilling internal trainers in a company-specific Agile for Hardware training containing company specific examples of iterative development of products, hypothesis-driven engineering (MVP’s), and project progress control (e.g. long term milestone planning vs. short term iterative planning).
Agile Transformation Scaling Approach in a multinational leader in Aviation
- Development and maintenance of an quarterly alignment structure for localized transformation teams, staffed by internal consultants, internal sponsors and leaders, internal coaches, and external coaches
- Co-development, preparation, and hosting of quarterly budget (re-)allocation events, to contrast annual project budgeting cycles.