Michael de la Maza, PhD, CEC

I’m committed to helping my students learn not just what to do as a Scrum/Agile professional but, more importantly, the nitty-gritty details of how to do it.

My students build their skills and their confidence to apply those skills in real-world settings.

My own real-world experience includes founder roles, corporate strategy roles, and for the last 10+ years, being an Agile/Scrum coach and trainer. I know there’s a gap between the knowledge you learn in a certification course and the tools you need to bring that knowledge to life in an organization. It’s my privilege to help my students to bridge that gap.

Credentials:

* Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC). As of September, 2021 there are fewer than 150 CECs in the world.

* MIT PhD in Computer Science

* Co-author of Professional Scrum with TFS and Why Agile Works

* Cofounder of Inquira, acquired by Oracle 

* VP of Corporate Strategy at Softricity, acquired by Microsoft 

* Agile/lean coach and trainer at Apple, edX, Carbonite, EMC, Intuit, Philips, Visa, Verizon, State Street and many others