Stop "Process Theater."
Start Delivering Results.
You've invested in Agile.
You have the roles, the rituals, and the Sprints.
Or, you’ve heard about this in your organization and are still flummoxed about how you can get the most benefits (besides armies of consultants waving power-points at you and then moving on to the next team or organization)?
So why isn't it working?
My Strategic Advisory service helps leaders move beyond "doing Agile" to achieve true organizational alignment and deliver measurable business value.
Does This Sound Familiar?
As a leader, you see the gap between your teams' activity and your organization's results. Your transformation feels stuck, and the same problems keep surfacing.
You are likely experiencing:
A "Stuck" Transformation: Your teams are busy, but you aren't seeing a meaningful impact on revenue, customer satisfaction, or speed to market.
Misaligned Priorities: Departments remain in silos. "Priority 1" means something different to every leader, creating conflict and confusion for the teams doing the work.
"Process Theater": You're going through the Agile motions—stand-ups, retrospectives, Sprints—but nothing has fundamentally changed. It feels like a new layer of bureaucracy, not a new way of working.
Leadership Bottlenecks: Your executive team is consumed by endless meetings, "managing the work," and putting out fires, with no time for high-level strategy.
Agility Isn't a Team-Level Problem.
It's a Leadership-Level Opportunity.
Here is the truth few consultants will tell you: You cannot hire someone to "install Agile" for you.
Trying to fix this by hiring more Scrum Masters or buying more training is like trying to fix a faulty foundation by repainting the walls.
If you don't fix the core misalignment, you will continue to:
Burn Out Your Best People: Talented team members will leave, frustrated by the lack of clear direction and the feeling of running in place.
Waste Valuable Resources: You will spend millions on projects that stall, fail to meet business goals, or never should have been started.
Lose to Your Competitors: The market rewards speed and focus. While you are stuck in internal debates, your more-aligned competitors are shipping value to your customers.
The Solution:
Strategic Advisory for Your "First Team"
I am not a trainer you hire to certify your teams. I am a Strategic Advisor you partner with to align your leadership.
My entire approach is built on the "First Team" principle: An organization's performance is a direct reflection of the alignment, trust, and focus of its senior leadership team.
My consulting engagements are not "off-the-shelf" workshops.
They are direct, hands-on partnerships with you and your executive team to build a system that delivers results.
How We Will Work Together:
Executive Team Alignment: We establish your "First Team" as the engine of agility. We move from siloed departmental goals to a single, clear, and visible set of strategic priorities for the entire organization.
Systemic Diagnosis: I act as your practitioner-partner to identify the real bottlenecks. (Hint: It's almost never the development team). We find the systemic friction in your planning, funding, and review processes.
Implement a Rhythm of Focus. #deliver: We build a simple, sustainable operating model that allows your leadership to guide the organization with clarity, inspect the results, and adapt without creating chaos.
This engagement moves you from "managing the work" to "leading the system."
Real Alignment.
Real Results.
"I can't express enough the amount of change and improvement that Michael Vizdos has sparked... Michael, lead the most difficult project to date from introduction to completion with stellar results."
— Michael Euripides, Senior Vice President/Revenue at SIMBA Chain
"Management relied on him to help apply the lessons of Agile beyond software, into the domains of product and project management... Michael is serious about his work, and a real asset to any enterprise."
— Deborah Preuss, PCC, CPCC
"Due to... the challenging schedules of our executive management, Michael had to be very responsive to change. He and his consultant exceeded our expectations, delivering much more than expected."
— Joseph Bonds, Consultant
"Of all the people in the agile industry, no one is more people focused than Michael. He is always focused on building community, helping others grow, and moving the industry forward. As CEO of Scrum Alliance, I saw firsthand that Mike genuinely wanted to help... The agile space is far better for having Michael Vizdos in it."
— Howard Sublett, Former CEO, Scrum Alliance
"Mike has taken a big challenge to coach an architecturally complex... project... His experience... and timely coaching has led [to] successful project implementation. As this was the pilot project... it raised eye brows across the company and the team won circle of excellence."
— Madhav Talari, Chief Enterprise Architect | Digital Transformation Leader
My Differentiators:
30+ Years of Experience: I have been on the front lines of this work since its inception as one of the original Certified Scrum Trainers.
Active C-Suite Practitioner: I am not a career consultant. As an active Chief Product Officer (CPO), I am in the trenches navigating the same leadership and product challenges you are.
Focus on Results: I am not here to sell you on a specific framework. I am here to help you get results. Period.
Let's Find Your Focus.
True agility is a leadership commitment, not a team-level process. If you are a leader ready to move beyond "process theater" and achieve real alignment, your first step is a conversation.
I only partner with a small number of advisory clients at a time to ensure a high-impact engagement.
This process begins with a 30-minute, no-obligation Strategic Fit Call. On this call, we will diagnose your primary challenges and determine if my advisory approach is the right solution.