Wendell Killette · Independent Agile Coach · Scrum Master · RTE

Agile that shows up in the metrics.

From ceremony to ownership.

I help enterprises turn stalled Agile transformations into measurable delivery — moving teams from going through the motions to genuinely owning their outcomes, with the data to prove it. 20+ years across financial services, telecom, aviation, and federal programs.

70→92%
Sprint predictability lifted
−30%
Cycle time reduced
105–125%
Of planned work delivered
Zero
Audit findings, regulated cycles
The problem I solve

Most Agile transformations stall after the mechanics go in.

Standups, boards, and PI events get installed — but the outcomes never arrive. Predictability stays low, scope creeps in mid-sprint without trade-off conversations, leaders lose visibility, and teams comply with the ceremonies without owning their delivery. I close that gap, and I put a number on the improvement.

  • Predictability stuck at 60–70%, with chronic carry-over and missed commitments.
  • A new or wobbling Release Train that needs PI Planning stood up and cadence enforced.
  • No delivery visibility — manual reporting, no metrics, no early warning for leaders.
  • Compliant but disengaged teams doing Agile without being Agile.
My delivery framework

The Agile Lanes

Agile isn't one job — it's a system of lanes that have to move together. I map every engagement to the lanes your organization actually needs, so leaders see exactly where value is being driven and nothing drifts.

01 · 🧭 Core strength

Delivery

Core execution

Sprint execution, backlog, ceremonies, and end-to-end value stream delivery across multi-industry teams.

02 · 🔄

Governance & Alignment

Keeping the program on course

PI planning, roadmapping, risk, and AI-assisted dependency tracking across the ART — surfacing cross-team blockers before they derail delivery, and keeping leadership confident Agile isn't chaos.

03 · 🧩

Coaching & Enablement

People & capability

Team and enterprise coaching, SM/PO enablement, training, and change adoption — where transformation sticks.

04 · ⚙️

Technical Agility

Engineering excellence

DevOps, CI/CD, automation, quality, and compliance built into the flow — not bolted on at the end.

05 · 📊

Measurement & Optimization

Proving it works

Flow metrics, team health, OKRs, and continuous improvement loops that make the impact undeniable.

06 · 🧠

Leadership & Strategy

Steering the ship

Agile leadership coaching, org design, and culture shifts that turn adoption into true transformation.

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07 · The foundation under every lane

People, Not Resources

“I build a Dev Family — not a Dev Team.”

The word “resource” turns people into line items. Delivery that lasts comes from people who feel seen, safe, and part of something. This lane runs beneath all the others — and it's what makes the metrics hold long after I'm gone. Culture isn't soft; it's the load-bearing wall.

People, not resources Psychological safety Belonging & shared ownership Individual growth Sustainable pace Celebrate the wins
How we can work together

Engagements built to fit the problem — not a staffing req.

Start small with a diagnostic, or bring me in ongoing. Every engagement is scoped to a measurable outcome and priced to the value it creates.

Bring me in early. The sooner I engage — at ART launch, before PI Planning, at the start of a transformation — the more risk I take off the table. Early engagement is the cheapest insurance in delivery: it's far cheaper to build it right than to rescue it later.
Project-based  ·  fixed scope, fixed fee
Best first step

Agile Health Assessment

A 2–4 week diagnostic of your teams or ART — flow metrics, delivery risk, and maturity — ending in a prioritized, practical roadmap you can act on with or without me.

Engagements from $6K
Scale it up

ART / PI Planning Launch

Stand up or rescue an Agile Release Train: PI Planning facilitation, cadence, ceremonies, and a metrics baseline — so the train leaves the station and stays on the rails.

Engagements from $12K
Move a number

90-Day Transformation Sprint

A focused intervention on one outcome — lift predictability, cut cycle time — with a clear before-and-after so the impact is undeniable.

Engagements from $8K / month
Contract & fractional  ·  ongoing
Embedded

Scrum Master

Full- or part-time Scrum Master for one or more teams — running delivery, removing impediments, and coaching toward independence.

From $100 / hour
High-leverage

Fractional RTE / Agile Coach

Senior coaching across your program a few days a month — keeping the train on track, leaders informed, and teams maturing. Maximum impact, minimum overhead.

From $150 / hour
Ongoing partnership

Coaching Retainer

A monthly retainer for continuous team and leadership coaching, office hours, and metric reviews — steady momentum without a full-time hire.

From $6K / month
Why work with me

Twenty years of results — not a résumé of frameworks.

1

Outcomes you can measure

Predictability 70%→92%. Cycle time cut 30%. Sustained 105–125% delivery. Reporting overhead down 40%. I lead with numbers because that's how leaders decide.

2

Proven under pressure

Delivery through audit and compliance at Charles Schwab, USAA, LPL Financial, and the IRS — zero audit findings. If your environment is high-stakes, I've been there.

3

I coach to ownership

I take teams through the full Shu-Ha-Ri arc so they can run without me. The goal isn't to be needed forever — it's to leave you stronger.

4

Modern, AI-enabled Agile

Copilot- and AI-driven dashboards, flow pattern recognition, and responsible AI governance built into real delivery — 21st-century Agile, not 2010's playbook.

5

Team and program scale

From a single Scrum team to a 15–17 person onshore/offshore train as RTE — I operate wherever the bottleneck actually is.

6

The human element

I lead as a servant-leader and motivator. Metrics improve, but so does morale — teams that celebrate their wins keep delivering long after I'm gone.

Trusted across regulated, high-stakes delivery

Delivered as Scrum Master, RTE, and Agile Coach across financial services, telecom, aviation, healthcare, and federal programs.

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About Wendell

Agile transformation leader, coach, and motivator.

For more than 20 years I've partnered with executives and teams to turn modernization initiatives into real business outcomes. I help organizations decide where to begin, streamline operations, implement responsible AI governance, optimize processes, upskill their people, and build capabilities that last well beyond the engagement.

I hold CSM and CSP certifications, Coaching Skills for Leaders & Managers, Jira Align Program Essentials, and PMI Gen AI credentials — and I've coached teams through SAFe, Scrum, and Kanban at enterprise scale. Based in Keller, TX and available for 100% remote engagements.

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Whether your transformation has stalled, your train is wobbling, or you just need a seasoned pair of hands — start with a conversation. No agency, no markup, no runaround.