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Rhys Taylor Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum MasterRT

Rhys Taylor

Agile Delivery Lead / Scrum Master
  • Suggested rate
    $665 / day
  • Experience8-15 years
  • Response rate100%
  • Response time1 hour
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London, United Kingdom
Remote only
Primarily works remotely
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Rhys in a few words
Driven by the excitement of changing technology and the people involved, I construct exceptional teams guided by Agile delivery principles to thrive in a value-driven environment. I succeed in creating cohesion and trust with the business and product teams by delivering exceptional results through sustainable, self-organising teams.

Recently, my delivery achievements include:
- Agile coach for a start-up shifting into scale-up mode.
- Leading a transformation to scale up Agile delivery through the Scrum framework.
- Scrum Master to multiple teams in scaled Agile environments.
- Early release through Scrum delivery of an insurance product platform to test the market and adapt.
- Successfully future-proofed a portfolio of mobile, TV and web video streaming platform applications, ensuring their relevance and effectiveness for the years ahead.
- Enhanced Agile maturity of organisations through coaching and leadership.
- Recovered business value by enabling services during the COVID lockdowns.
Experience
  • EvaluAgent®
    Agile Coach / Agile Transformation Lead
    DIGITAL & IT
    March 2023 - Today (2 years and 2 months)
    London, UK
    Leading the transformation to highly efficient Agile delivery teams through the considered implementation of the Scrum framework.
    Coaching, mentoring, and training teams on best practices in Agile delivery, utilising active listening and effective communication to promote collaboration.
    Practising the Scrum framework to ensure high-quality product deliveries and facilitating Scrum events.
    Scrum Master for multiple Scrum teams, each focused on specific product goals.
    Transformation Scrum Scrum Master Agile Coach Product Delivery
  • Watercare Services Limited
    Agile Delivery Lead
    ENERGY & UTILITIES
    September 2021 - December 2022 (1 year and 4 months)
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Scrum Master to multiple Scrum teams encompassing DevOps, Integration, and ServiceNow capabilities, contributing to Watercare's scaled agile delivery release train.
    Implemented and applied robust Agile delivery frameworks, resulting in the achievement of all cycle and increment goals.
    Elevated team morale by fostering a trusting and psychologically safe environment, increasing Agile and Scrum maturity through coaching.
    Successfully delivered a crucial set of integrations for a business-critical project, ensuring timely and efficient implementation.
    Recognised as the Valerie Adams Award winner for "a calming approach to dealing with challenging situations and always striving for the best outcome for Watercare and our customers."
    SAFe Scaled Agile Agile Scrum Scrum Master Agile Delivery Coaching
  • AA New Zealand
    Agile Delivery Lead
    AUTOMOBILE
    May 2018 - September 2021 (3 years and 4 months)
    Auckland, New Zealand
    Significantly cut operating budgets by establishing internal development capabilities providing AA NZ greater control over their digital strategies and product roadmaps.
    Led the Scrum team and surpassed business expectations by successfully releasing a new insurance product platform ahead of schedule.
    Enhanced Agile maturity through leadership and coaching.
    Enabled sales during COVID lockdown by releasing AA's virtual queueing solution.
    Project Management Scrum Scrum Master Product development Agile Coaching
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Education
  • Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Computer and Information Science
    UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
    2006
    Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Computer and Information Science
  • Diploma of Computing
    OTAGO POLYTECHNIC
    2002
    Diploma in Electro-technology, Computing
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