I Help Leaders Focus. #deliver

My name is Michael Vizdos.

I am a strategic advisor, entrepreneur, and practitioner who helps C-level executives and their teams solve a specific problem:

You are "doing" Agile, but you aren't seeing the results.

I don't offer theory from the sidelines. I have spent 35+ years in the trenches, navigating the same complex realities you face today.

My perspective is shaped by four distinct roles:

1. The Practitioner (Chief Product Officer)

I am not "just" a consultant; I am in the trenches with my own team, building Edvizion — a high-growth EdTech SaaS company — from the ground up. As Co-Founder and CPO, I navigate the exact same product, strategy, and operations challenges you do: meeting payroll, managing stakeholders, and shipping product. When I give advice, it's the same advice I use to run my own company, today, not a case study from a decade ago.

2. The Guide (Strategic Advisor)

I help founders and executives align their "First Team." We move beyond functional silos to build an operating model that actually delivers value. I act as a confidential sparring partner for leaders who are tired of "process theater" and want to build a culture of genuine alignment.

3. The Authority (Certified Scrum Trainer)

I am one of the original Certified Scrum Trainers^® (CST) recognized by the Scrum Alliance. I've been a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM, license #72 — one of the first 75 ever issued) and a founding member of the organization since January 2004, and in 2006 became one of the first 25 CSTs in the world. I've personally trained thousands of Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and executives since. Ken Schwaber, co-creator of Scrum, named me among the early Scrum training pioneers in 2013. I don't just teach the rules. I teach you how to break through the noise and apply the framework in the real world.

Scrum Alliance certifications I hold: Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified Scrum Professional – ScrumMaster (CSP-SM), Certified Scrum Professional – Product Owner (CSP-PO), Certified Scrum Developer (CSD), Certified Agile Leadership (CAL I) and Certified Agile Leadership K-12. (The two CAL credentials are no longer offered to new applicants.)

In 2005 I co-wrote The Enterprise Unified Process: Extending the Rational Unified Process with Scott Ambler and John Nalbone, published by Prentice Hall (ISBN 978-0-13-191451-3). The argument was that software processes stop too early — they go quiet about production, support, and retirement. Two decades later the frameworks have changed and that gap has not. The process it describes is documented independently on Wikipedia.

4. The Educator (Agile In Education)

Edvizion isn't a pivot into EdTech for me — it's the next chapter of work I've been doing for over a decade. I've served as a Strategic Advisor to Blueprint Education's school district leadership since 2014, and spent eight years (2017–2025) as Scrum Master In Residence at Virginia Commonwealth University's da Vinci Center, teaching Agile and Scrum to graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, and staff. I created ScrumInSchool.org to bring these same ideas into K-12 classrooms — the same real-world thread that runs directly into Edvizion's mission today.

My Philosophy: Focus. #deliver

You don't need another framework. You need results. Whether you need a strategic partner, a mentor, or a trainer for your team, I can help you close the gap.

My Thursday LinkedIn newsletter carries the same name: browse every Focus. #deliver tip by theme.

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