Aanu Gopald CEC, ORSCC
Member Board Of Directors at Scrum Alliance
Business Agility Coach| Keynote Speaker| Trainer| System Coach | Philanthropist
My professional career has been dedicated to positively impacting and transforming lives and organizations through my work a transformation coach, trainer, speaker, philanthropist, entrepreneurship, and investment in building nex-gen leaders.

Throughout my multifaceted career, I have put my skills and expertise in the service of the work I care passionately about and the different voices and communities represented in my work.

In the last 20 years, I have partnered with several leading companies in three continents facilitating major organizational transformation change. I enjoy coaching individual, leaders and teams on how to deal with chaos, complexity, and exponential change.

Passion, vision, integrity, deliberate audacity, and enduring optimism are qualities that lie at the heart of my working life and achievements. My leadership character and qualities are learnt through practice by working hard for greater good of others and building trust with shared common values and beliefs. I find fulfillment in making a difference in the destiny of a team and in the lives of individual. Through coaching, mentoring, love, leadership, I help people be what they never thought they could become.

My mission is to unlock the intelligence of others to create their desired outcomes. I have been fulfilling this mission working with international network of mentees, supporting them in developing their career and personal goals.
Scrum Alliance
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrum-alliance
Member Board Of Directors
United States
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Scrum Alliance
https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrum-alliance
Conference Chair: Regional Scrum Gathering Nigeria  2022
Lagos Nigeria
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Africa Agility Foundation
https://www.linkedin.com/company/africa-agility
Founder | CEO
Lagos, Nigeria
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Toyota Connected North America
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Enterprise Agile Coach | Executive Coach
Plano Texas
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Toyota North America
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Enterprise Agile Coach
Plano, Texas
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Capital One
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Agile Coach/Manager
United States
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Capital One
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Agile Coach (Consultant)
Plano Texas
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TD Auto Finance
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Agile Coach
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EDF Energy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edf-energy
Team Coach/Agile Coach
London, United Kingdom
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EDF Energy
https://www.linkedin.com/company/edf-energy
Scrum Master
London, United Kingdom
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Department for Transport
https://www.linkedin.com/company/department-for-transport
Crossrail Project Manager (Contract)
London, United Kingdom
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Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
https://www.linkedin.com/company/royal-borough-of-kensington-and-chelsea
Project Manager
London, United Kingdom
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Skyway Aviationhandling company Limited (SAHCOL)
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Network Engineer/Project Lead
Lagos, Nigeria
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Risk Management
Master of Science (M.Sc.)
UEL
Computer Science
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
U.I
Project Management
Executive Masters Certificate
Project Management College
Graduated with Distinction
Project Management Institute, Scrum Alliance, Association of Project Managers
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Tech Xcellence
CAPITAL ONE
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Honors & Awards
honor titleTech Xcellence
honor dateDec 2016  honor issuerCapital One

honor descriptionThe team has shortened the release cycles from every other month to "release every sprint". One common feedback from retrospectives was that releases are difficult. We kept the tradition of doing retrospectives religiously because it closes the feedback loop on how well the process is doing . In the process, we demystified the myth that releasing often needs radical changes to existing processes. We started by making it a practice to release frequently even if it was just to staging environments. More the development team felt the pain more the innovations to make it easier . We started realizing that automating a release was the best way to improve a release culture. An automated deployment(non-prod) pipeline , healthy backlog, sufficient depth and visibility into what's up next has helped the "release every sprint " cadence for 6 cycles now. The team is leading the way in our division to demonstrate that they can deliver quality systems with amazing speed and agility.
Tech Xcellence
Capital One
To nurture an ecosystem of software-first future, we organized an internal hackathon. They unshackled agile ceremonies but embraced core agile principles for building a working software solution, based on customer empathy and collaboration. Participants realized the most efficient method of conveying information in a team is face-to-face conversation, so ground rules mandated physical presence. The team self-organized itself to emerge with the architecture, requirements, and design. Tag teams were identified within tech stacks for collaboration and learning. During the course of four days, the team reflected on the prototype at regular intervals, then tuned and adjusted accordingly.

The internal hackathon helped stimulate the creative and problem-solving juices of developers. Using open source web application framework (Bootstrap, AngularJS, REST API) for the hackathon was a challenge well addressed by a team trained in a technical stack comprising of C#.NET with tons of configuration. The hacks served as a proving ground for the ability to solve challenges in day-to-day workflow issues for banker and underwriters. The user interaction sessions established two-way conversations between developers and people who use them. This feedback loop increased developer adoption even in days after hackathon. Simply put the hackathon has reinvigorated the team's innovation culture and capabilities
RDT Tech pillar Honorees  Award As a Change Agent
Capital One
Aanu joined Capital One at the end of November as a Manager Scrum Master in Small Business Tech – Lending dept (COBALT program).  She came at a time where we had already been through 2 other contract scrum masters and were struggling to make any of our commitments.  Within the first few days, she had formulated a plan to fundamentally improve on performance, commitments, reporting, and agile maturity by revamping grooming, stand ups, and sprint planning. She has also given us the visibility we need into teams by providing detailed sprint metrics. Stability in our velocity has increased dramatically as well. She has been a true change agent on our team by guiding the agile teams and the business teams through the agile framework.
​ORSC™ Organization & Relationship Systems Coaching ​ Certification Program
CRR Global
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Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner
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Prosci
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Scrum Foundations Educator
bcert.me
Scrum Alliance
ICAgile Agility in the Enterprise (ICP-ENT)
ICAgile
ICAgile Coaching Agile Transition (ICP-CAT)
ICAgile
Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC)
Scrum Alliance
https://www.scrumalliance.org/agile-leadership
Certified Agile Leadership (CAL1)
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Scrum Alliance
DevOps Culture Certified Trainer
CertiProf
Certified PRINCE2 Practitioner
Association for Project Management
Certified Scrum Master
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Product Owner
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Proffessional
000341611
Scrum Alliance
Cisco Certified Network Association (CCNA)
Cisco
CompTIA A+ hardcore
CompTIA
ICAgile Certified Professional -  Agile Team Facilitator
ICAgile
ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching
ICAgile
Project Management Professional Certified (PMP)
Project Management Institute
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Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
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Scrum Alliance
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Angel Diaz-Maroto
CST® (Certified Scrum Trainer), CEC® (Certified Enterprise Coach), CALE® (Certified Agile Leadership Educator) & PCC
Madrid
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Bola Adesope. ITIL, PMP, CBAP, CSM, PSM, CSPO, ICP-ACC, SAFe SPC
Agile/Business Transformation| SAFe SPC| Agile Coaching| Business Analysis|Project Management|Change Management| Coach |Co-Founder |Mentor|Speaker| College Professor
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/kwasiowusuasomaning
Kwasi Owusu-Asomaning, PCC
I Help Business Leaders Create & Awaken Human-Centered Organisations That Deliver on Outcomes through Solution Focused coaching
London
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yemi-omisakin
Yemi Omisakin, PMP, CSM
Program Management
United States
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Rachael Okogie, CSM
Scrum Master at US Bank
Atlanta Metropolitan Area
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Leah Mccants
A self-driven Business Data Analyst with Over 5 years’ experience in interpreting, analyzing and visualization of data to help business make informed data-backed decisions and solutions.
Middle River, MD
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/adewale-david-csm
Adewale David, CSM®
Senior Administrator @ HighQ Innovations® | Frontend Developer | Backend Developer | Product Designer  | IT Consultant
Nigeria
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonraines
Brandon Raines
CEC, CTC, CAL Educator, ORSCC
Centreville, VA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/cheriesilas
Cherie Silas, MCC
Bringing Agile and Professional Coaching Worlds Closer Together
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/goodness-ehizode-csm%C2%AE-498a95175
Goodness Ehizode, CSM®
Product manager
Lagos, Nigeria
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Anuoluwapo R. Tenibiaje, CSM
Girl In Tech 👩‍💻 
Software developer 
Community manager
Certified Scrum Master®
#endperiodpoverty
Lagos, Nigeria
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Joshua Theophilus, MBA, CSM, NIM.
Digital Marketing Consultant | Learning Innovations Consultant | 8x Facebook Blueprint Certified | Learning Specialist | Scrum Master | Data Analyst
Lagos, Nigeria
https://ng.linkedin.com/in/michaelobiofiong
Michael Obiofiong, CSM, CSPO
Co-Founder, Falcon Robotics Limited | Author, Brain Hack| Agile Coach️ | AI Analyst | Tech Talent Manager | Idea Bank
Nigeria
https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-robert-kelly
James Kelly
Technical Project Manager at Apex Systems
Bentonville, AR
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Chioma O
Project Manager
Dallas, TX
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Akodu Olamide
Business Development Manager at McRonald AutoDrone Centre Limited
Lagos
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Andrew Urevbu
Senior Quantitative Analyst at Mr. Cooper
Lewisville, TX
https://www.linkedin.com/in/loripriller
Lori Priller SAFe SPC CoTrainer
Associate Director, Lean Portfolio Management (LPM) Lead
Indianapolis, IN
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Raven Cashaw
Agile Coach & Lean Change Management Facilitator
Naperville, IL
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raghuscrum
Raghu C.
Lean Agile Transformation | M.S. Digital Transformation | Co-Active Coach | ICF Professional Certified Coach
Charlotte Metro
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        Aanu has a strong passion for Agile and helping others.  Not only does Aanu bring a strong level of enthusiasm and professional experience, Aanu’s friendly and open disposition enhances any environment.  I’m also impressed with Aanu’s commitment to leveraging Agile to help Africa further unleash it’s tremendous potential.  Mike Haehn
      
          



            
              
        
              
  

    
        Aanu is strongly focused on building a culture with agile at the heart of it.  Aanu stands out with her ability to dive in, diagnose, and put together an action plan to strengthen unhealthy teams and situations.  She is also passionate about teaching & coaching - sharing her wisdom and experiences to raise up other scrum masters, engineers, and product partners around her.
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Pull up a chair, you belong at the table.
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New Homes Jobs - Building Careers
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PMO
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IPMA Family - International Project Management Association (50 years! - original)
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African Agile Leadership Network (AALN) Program
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Agile Clinic – Good Practices For Agile Change
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Project Manager Professional
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Disciplined Agile
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The Open Leadership Network (OLN)
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VoC and Customer Insights
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Nigerian-American Professionals Helping One Another!
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Scrum.org Group - Not all opinions here are that of Scrum.org or our Trainers
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Lean Agile Software Development Community
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Project Managers PMP® Certified Networking Group (Unofficial PMI Group)
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Harvard Business Review Discussion Group
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