Dan Rawsthorne
I have worked in software for more than 25 years in many capacities, from coder to product/project manager. I have worked small (3 people working on an e-commerce web site) and large (500 people working on aircraft avionics) projects, and have learned many things about what works and what doesn't. I've worked in small hack it out" companies and big CMM and ISO organizations and have been involved in process improvement in most of them.
At Danube I am a transformation agent I help organizations transform themselves through applications of common sense and agile techniques. My formal training (PhD in mathematics) guides me to look for underlying problems rather than focus on surface symptoms; my military background (retired reserve officer) helps me understand the importance of teamwork and empowerment; and my common sense tells me that change must happen in small manageable bites.
I am a Certified Scrum Trainer with knowledge of many software processes, procedures, and techniques and bring them all to bear on the problems I see. I'm a firm believer in agility, having been introduced to eXtreme Programming (XP) by Kent Beck in 1995, and to scrum by Linda Rising soon after. It was these experiences that led me to move from government consulting to become a coach and consultant.
Lately I've been doing a lot of bowling with my daughter, and thinking about large scale agility.
- Caroline Smigocki, Sr. Project Manager
"I would give Dan from 1-10 an 11 because I can. His insight into other methodologies and sharing of styles/methodologies was outstanding."
- Joe Hertzbach, Principal
"Overall - excellent. Very good communicator; great personality & generally interesting to listen to. Has enough experience to be very authoritative."
- Harry Bakken, Maint. Dev. & Team Lead
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At Danube I am a transformation agent I help organizations transform themselves through applications of common sense and agile techniques. My formal training (PhD in mathematics) guides me to look for underlying problems rather than focus on surface symptoms; my military background (retired reserve officer) helps me understand the importance of teamwork and empowerment; and my common sense tells me that change must happen in small manageable bites.
I am a Certified Scrum Trainer with knowledge of many software processes, procedures, and techniques and bring them all to bear on the problems I see. I'm a firm believer in agility, having been introduced to eXtreme Programming (XP) by Kent Beck in 1995, and to scrum by Linda Rising soon after. It was these experiences that led me to move from government consulting to become a coach and consultant.
Lately I've been doing a lot of bowling with my daughter, and thinking about large scale agility.
Testimonials
"Great speaker. Great stories & comparisons using basic, simple day to day scenarios... I really enjoyed the open forum at the end of the course where we discussed how to improve the Scrum process within our organization. Dan had some great suggestions for us!"- Caroline Smigocki, Sr. Project Manager
"I would give Dan from 1-10 an 11 because I can. His insight into other methodologies and sharing of styles/methodologies was outstanding."
- Joe Hertzbach, Principal
"Overall - excellent. Very good communicator; great personality & generally interesting to listen to. Has enough experience to be very authoritative."
- Harry Bakken, Maint. Dev. & Team Lead
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