Agile Consulting & Coaching

Rapidly changing customer needs and technological developments are forcing organizations to become more agile. At CIMSOLUTIONS, we are specialists in Agile Consulting and Coaching. We help companies implement Agile working practices so they can operate more flexibly, efficiently, and with a greater focus on their customers. Our experts guide organizations through complete Agile transitions and can also provide optimizations, training, workshops, and knowledge sessions.

Agile Consulting

Companies and organizations have often already started with some form of agile working on a small scale, such as at the team level. This offers a great stepping stone for further implementing agile working. CIMSOLUTIONS’ Agile Consultants advise you on the most suitable framework, taking your specific organizational requirements into account. Our experts advise and guide your organization through all phases of an agile transformation. Thanks to their practical experience and thorough training (with associated certifications), your transformation will run smoothly. Your organization can also receive customized services; from a quick assessment of the starting position (Quick-Scan) to advice and implementation, and if desired, personal and team guidance, including various training courses.

Agile Coaching

When introducing agile working, or advancing to the next level, roles and responsibilities change. Our Agile Coaches provide insight into this. We guide specialists, teams, and managers in developing the desired mindset, skills, and structure. This leads to improved collaboration, more and faster business value delivery, and higher productivity.

Our coaches also guide your organization in establishing internal Communities of Practice (CoPs) for various roles. Consider, for example, a CoP for Scrum Masters, Product Owner/Managers, Release Train Engineers, etc. This allows you to work agile without our specialists.

Curious what this looks like in practice? Watch the video in which our colleague Richard de Ridder explains how he advises organizations as an Agile Consultant.

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What I like about consulting is that you can actually do a different assignment every few years.

I have been working for CIMSOLUTIONS since 2016. I have been working for a government institution in The Hague for about 3 years now, where I work as an agile consultant. What I like about my job is that I work intensively with people. Where you grow as a team. Where you see teams getting better.

I like that when I am assigned to a client, you stay a little longer to really be able to contribute to the client. To also build a bond with the client. But I also notice that after a few years, I become too comfortable and I also need a new trigger to activate myself. And it helps that CIMSOLUTIONS gives me the space to look for a new assignment.

There is a lot of room for self-study, for personal development. We also receive an annual training budget for this. Which you can spend on your current role. Suppose you want to grow into a new role, then there are also opportunities to use your budget for that. You are not bound to a specific framework in that.

I started as a developer in the past, but I quickly noticed that my heart was more in the intersection between IT and business, to be in between. To translate the wish of what the customer really wants, to translate that into an IT solution.

Within CIMSOLUTIONS we have Special Interest Groups and Competence Centers. One of the most important goals is to make each other better in the field or fields that you want to learn from in order to be able to grow in that. I am in the Competence Center of Agile and SAFe myself, where I share knowledge with other colleagues regarding those subjects, but also gain knowledge that I can then apply to the customer.

I chose CIMSOLUTIONS because I immediately got the feeling that I was in a warm bath. Where you are not a number, where you have the idea that you are listened to as a person and about your needs. That also fits much better with who I am.

What I like to maintain a bond with my CIMSOLUTIONS colleagues is that activities are regularly organized. Branch meetings and every year we go away for a weekend where the partners are also invited. I do notice that I maintain a much stronger bond with my colleagues because of that.

So does it appeal to you? Just come work with us!

Independent

CIMSOLUTIONS operates independently. We are not bound by a specific methodology or framework – such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, Nexus, or LeSS. We provide tailored advice, support, and guidance to your organization.

Knowledge Sharing

At CIMSOLUTIONS, knowledge sharing is top priority. Our specialists share their expertise through Special Interest Groups and the SAFe and Agile Competence Center. They also regularly conduct workshops, presentations, and training sessions for professionals and clients. They also publish articles and give guest lectures at universities and colleges. During our biannual CIMposium, our agile consultants share the latest insights and developments directly with our clients and partners.