
John Stew
Agile Project Manager
Delivering through agile teams that ship and improve
Agile project manager with eleven years delivering software through agile teams for technology companies in Leeds. Runs agile delivery end to end — facilitating Scrum, coaching teams, managing backlog, risk and stakeholders, and removing the blockers that slow delivery. Led an agile transformation across teams that improved predictability and shortened delivery cycles. Acts as Scrum Master and delivery lead, runs ceremonies and planning, manages dependencies and reporting, and keeps stakeholders aligned and teams focused. Strong on both the agile craft and the people and stakeholder skills delivery demands. Servant-leader by instinct and calm when priorities shift. Looking for an agile-project-manager, Scrum Master or delivery-lead role with a team that wants to ship reliably and keep improving.
Leeds Technology Group - Leeds, UK
Agile Project Manager April 2016 to Present 10 years & 4 months
Led an agile transformation across teams that improved predictability and shortened delivery cycles.
Run ceremonies, planning and backlog management and remove blockers for the team.
Manage dependencies, risk and stakeholder reporting across deliveries.
Keep stakeholders aligned and teams focused on the highest-value work.
Coach teams toward better agile practice and continuous improvement.
Yorkshire Software Solutions - Leeds, UK
Scrum Master / Project Lead August 2010 to March 2016 5 years & 8 months
Managed backlog, ceremonies and stakeholder communication for teams.
Learned agile delivery, facilitation and scaling on the job.
Gained Scrum and SAFe certification and an agile-PM role.
University of Leeds
BSc (Hons) Computer Science (September 2007 to June 2010)
Scrum.org / Scaled Agile
Professional Scrum Master & SAFe Certification (January 2013 to August 2013)
Agile transformation
Unblocks the team
Multi-Team Agile Transformation
Agile Project Manager (January 2018 to June 2019)
Professional Scrum Master & SAFe
Scrum.org / Scaled Agile (August 2013 to Present)
- Agile Delivery
- Scrum Facilitation
- Backlog Management
- Team Coaching
- Dependency Management
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- SAFe / Scaling
- Delivery Reporting
- Continuous Improvement