Growing Scrum Masters
John McFadyen is an Executive and Enterprise Agile Coach with proven experience working on some of the UK and Europe’s largest, most complex Agile Transformations.
As a Certified Scrum Trainer, John brings a wealth of experience as an Agile coach, Agile practitioner and software developer into each of the courses he provides.
The war stories, the insights into successful Agile transformations and everything he has learned from coaching high-performance Agile teams combine to provide course delegates with a unique, compelling training experience that transforms as much as it empowers.
In addition to being an Agile coach and Certified Scrum Trainer, John is also a founding partner of Agile Centre.
As an entrepreneur, John works at growing Agile capability with clients from around the world.
John is also an international keynote speaker, author and Business Agility mentor. Visit www.growingscrummasters.com for more insights into John’s writing, thought leadership and mentorship.
Video 10 What It’s Like to Work with John McFadyen
Video 9 Real Client Story From Spinning Wheels to Predictable Progress
How Agile can shape the education sector
Video 8 One Flow Trick That Gets Stuck Teams Moving Again
John McFadyen. From developer to Agile consultant
Video 7 Fast Feedback or Fast Failure The Choice Is Yours
Video 6 The ‘Team Is the Problem’ Trap
From strategy to value
Getting unstuck Getting things done
Video 5 Conflicting Priorities = Paralysis
John McFadyen Consulting Getting things done
Video 4 Why Your Backlog Isn’t Helping
Video 3 Stop Working Harder Start Seeing the Real Constraint
Video 2 The First Step to Getting Unstuck Make the Work Visible
Video 10 “This Isn’t About Tools It’s About Trust ”
Video 1 Why Product Teams Get Stuck
Video 9 “Facilitation Doesn’t Have to Be a Solo Sport”
Video 8 “What Leaders Actually Want Predictable Delivery”
Video 7 “Firefighting Isn’t a Planning Strategy”
Video 6 “Sprint Goals Shouldn’t Be a Last Minute Guess”
Video 5 “Clarity Is the New Competitive Advantage”
Video 5 Building a Shared Definition of Success That Protects Your Budget
Video 4 “The Job You Can’t Afford to Get Wrong”
Video 4 Turning Risk from a Budget Threat into a Budget Ally
Video 3 “From Guesswork to Certainty How AI Changes the Game”
Video 3 Why 'Scope Creep' Bleeds Your Budget—and How We Stop It Early
Video 2 “The Real Cost of Bad Sprint Planning That Nobody Talks About”
The 3 Budget Killers Hiding Inside Your Projects
Video 1 “Why Teams Stay Stuck — And What Finally Gets Them Moving”
Video 1 The Real Reason Budgets Get Blown in Complex Projects