Team

Glenn Waters

Glenn is a seasoned Technology Executive with over 25 years of expertise in all aspects of the software industry. Glenn has served in developer-coach roles helping to transform large corporations and government organizations to agile methodologies. He has successfully worked with Agile at all levels of an organization from working on teams delivering business software up to introducing Agile methodology to the CIO/CTO offices. Glenn is a co-founder of the Agile Ottawa group. When not helping clients, Glenn can often be found in the kitchen planning and preparing gourmet meals.

Dave Rooney

dave.rooney@westborosystems.com

Dave is a veteran Agile Coach with over 20 years industry experience. He has been involved with Agile since 2000, and has helped organizations from pre-funding startups to the Fortune 15 improve their software delivery process. Dave is a co-founder of the Agile Ottawa Group, and is an active writer, speaker and advocate of agile methods in Canada. When not fighting to keep the cat off his keyboard while working, Dave enjoys the outdoors and is almost as passionate about software as he is about flying!

Testimonials

"Agile training and coaching services provided by Glenn Waters and Dave Rooney were essential to Signiant’s implementation of Agile software development and associated engineering practices. Communication within Signiant has improved dramatically and Signiant is much more responsive to customer needs as a result. Glenn and Dave have a wealth of experience in software development and applying Agile methodologies that I believe will provide immediate return on investment to any software development organization contemplating anything from a complete Agile transition to a simple tune up of existing practices.”
Ian Hamilton, VP Engineering, Signiant Inc.

"Glenn Waters is one of the coaches here at EDC as part of a multi-year effort to introduce Agile. He was assigned to our team and project and provided just the right amount of coaching to guide us effectively between the huddles, the planning and the retrospective as well as through the hurdles of a pilot project. It has been great to work with him as part of the team and benefit from his wisdom – Agile and all.”
Louis Dionne, Project Manager, Export Development Canada

"Dave Rooney was one of the original thought leaders on Agile Development techniques in the Ottawa region. As early as 2000 he was engaged in projects in the Canadian Federal Government that were initially developed using waterfall techniques and subsequently saved by Dave deploying Agile approaches before the concept of Agile had really been developed. If you want to ensure success of your software development project – contract Dave and follow his advice and guidance closely."
Dan Murphy, Principal, Government Technology Partners

"Glenn Waters did a super job of leading our team through a turbulent business and organizational environment. He consistently demonstrated personal integrity and sound judgment regarding our projects, teams and processes so that we could work as effectively as possible (and have some fun in the process). Glenn's support and enthusiasm were critical factors in our team's successful adoption of Lean and Agile development practices. He consistently models the attitudes and behaviors needed to build strong self-organizing teams, encouraging open communication, mutual respect and shared accountability.”
Ellen Grove, Software Development Manager, Nortel