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What is Agile Project Management?
Agile project management consulting has grown in popularity in recent years due to its responsiveness to changing business requirements. Agile is an iterative methodology that prioritizes customer happiness by delivering and improving on a continuous basis. It is based on four core values: individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over comprehensive documentation, customer collaboration over contract negotiation, and responding to change over following a plan.

Benefits to Agile Project Management
One of the most important advantages of Agile project management is its ability to produce value rapidly and efficiently. Agile projects are completed in shorter sprints, which allows teams to change their strategy as they go, resulting in a more efficient process. Agile also promotes collaboration, openness, and continuous improvement, which can lead to better team morale, enhanced productivity, and higher quality products or services.

Agile Consulting
Agile consulting entails collaborating with organizations to implement and optimize Agile project management practices. An Agile coach can offer a variety of services, such as customized solutions, software and tool selection, training, and coaching.
Customized solutions entail knowing the organization's specific demands and modifying Agile approaches to match those objectives. To guarantee that the proper approach is executed, excellent communication and collaboration between the consultant and the company are required. To guarantee that the Agile methodology is adapted to match the specific demands of the organization, the consultant must ask the correct questions to understand the organization's goals, issues, and culture. Depending on the objectives of the firm, the consultants at Investment Science may advocate employing a specific Agile framework such as Scrum or Kanban.
Agile consultants may also help firms choose the right software and solutions to support Agile project management. The consultant should be well-versed in the various Agile tools and technology in order to assist the business in selecting the appropriate tools and providing training on how to utilize them effectively. For example, the consultant may advise adopting Atlassian products such as Jira and Confluence, which are commonly used in Agile projects. The consultant can assist the company in selecting the appropriate tools and training on how to use them effectively.
Training and mentoring are other vital services supplied by Agile consultants. The consultant can educate employees on Agile principles and best practices, ensuring that everyone is on the same page. In addition, the consultant can give continuous support to the business to ensure that Agile project management remains effective over time. For example, the consultant can conduct regular Agile coaching and mentoring meetings to assist the team in staying on course, identifying areas for growth, and addressing any difficulties that occur.

Agile Consulting with Investment Science
Investment Science underlines the importance of an Agile project management consultant for firms looking to improve their operations. Investment Science is dedicated to giving unbiased recommendations based on scientific research. They prioritize integrity, objectivity, adaptability, and honesty in their work, ensuring that their clients receive the finest available advice. 
Investment Science is dedicated to transparency, documenting and sharing all they do with their clients. They are responsive and influential, providing excellent assistance while caring about the success of their clients. They do not have competing alliances or strategic links with vendors that limit what they can recommend, ensuring that their advice is always neutral and objective.
Many industries benefit from agile consulting, including banking, IT, healthcare, and manufacturing. Agile project management in finance may assist firms in responding swiftly to market changes and consumer expectations, which is critical in a dynamic and continuously changing industry. Investment Science specializes in helping financial institutions reach their project management goals which can then be applied across multiple other industries. Agile in IT can assist teams in developing and delivering software more rapidly and efficiently, increasing overall productivity and lowering costs. Agile can help healthcare firms respond to regulatory changes and provide improved patient care. Agile may assist teams in manufacturing, optimize operations, minimize waste, and increase quality.
Finally, Agile project management consulting can be quite beneficial to firms trying to improve their project management methods. Organizations can engage with a Certified Agile Coach to create unique solutions, select the appropriate software and tools, and receive training and coaching to ensure that Agile project management remains effective over time. Investment Science takes a heuristic approach to Agile consulting, emphasizing objective advice and openness to ensure their customers get the best possible results.
                Michael Kelly                   SPOC, SMC, SAMC
Agile Project Manager Consultant
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Michael has over a decade of experience working with fortune 500 firms in various capacities with the Atlassian suite. ​Success stories have included fully automating project management outside of minutes and boosting productivity by 50%. His other major accomplishments have been training organizations on Confluence workflows, administration, dashboards, jql, project management, product management, and how to write user stories.

Success Stories

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As a member of PMI, I highly recommend Mike as he has guided several senior consulting engagements at IT departments though the Agile transformation process. Mike is tenacious, and his work ethic is second to none. Mike is a subject matter expert in banking, data science tech, and project management. I'm following his company Investment Science and so should you.

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Citigroup, Inc.

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Professional Project/Product Management services.
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Bledi Ismaili

Project Manager 
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Michael posses a great depth of knowledge in project management and finance technology. He played a key role in execution of few project initiatives at IDB. He worked well to complete the project under tight deadlines. He would be a great resource for any organization.

Sanjay Tejankar, MBA

Senior Consultant 
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​Israel Discount Bank

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Michael was my manager at IDB. He was very kind and always went out of his way to help and guide the project team. If you need a problem solved , he will try his best to help you . He is very responsive and a great team player.

Helen Jacubovics

Lead Business Analyst
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IDB Bank

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​Michael is a great project manager and a pleasure to work with. He has been instrumental in leading projects, providing weekly statuses on on-going projects and being a valued consultative advisor on business and technical requirements. On top of his strong technical and business experience, Michael is adept at building and maintaining cohesive relationships with various stakeholder groups. He is a trusted source for Agile, Jira, Confluence and other project management tools and would be an asset to any organization.

Dipal Desai

First Vice President
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Israel Discount Bank

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