Biography
Roland Cuellar (‘kway-are’) has focused exclusively on agile software development and lean business process improvement for the last 12 years. During that time, I have worked with Capital One, CNBC, Westinghouse Nuclear Power, Nationwide Insurance, US Citizenship and Immigration, the US Courts, and many many other clients on enterprise agile adoption. I have also worked with a number of start-ups and early-stage ventures to help accelerate delivery. I have spoken at numerous conferences and have published a number of articles on the subjects of agile, portfolio management, quality, and kanban. I have a BS in Computer Science from the University of Houston and an MBA from UCLA.
I have a strong belief and affinity for lean methods and I believe that with willing and open-minded management and team members, we can always discover better ways to deliver.
Certifications:
- BS, MBA
- CSM, CSP
- SAFe SPC
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Presentations:
Speaking Engagements and Publications:
“Agile Challenges for the BA in Government”, DC BADD Conference, 10/10/2015
● “Agile IV&V for Federal Government” : AgileDC conference presentation, Oct 2014
● Cutter Executive Report, 2011: Kanban for Help Desks: Managing the Unplannable
● Cutter Executive Report, 2006: The LeanAgile PMO: Using Lean Thinking to
Accelerate Agile Project Delivery
● Cutter, 2008: Article “5 Steps To Make Your Portfolio Flow”
● Projects @ Work, Published paper, 2009 – “The Agile Balanced Scorecard”
● Thoughtworks Webinar, June 2008 “ Agile Reporting and Metrics”
● StickyMinds Webinar, 2009 – “The Agile Balanced Scorecard and Metrics”
● Book Chapter on Agile in “The Next Wave of Technologies”, Wiley, 2010
● Book Chapter on Agile in “The Encyclopedia of Software Engineering, 2010
● Journal of the Quality Assurance Institute, 2006 Published Paper and Conference Presentation: “Test Driven Development”
● PM Boulevard – 2008 – “5 Questions About Agile”
● PM Mundo (Brazil) – 2008 – “Managing Agile Teams”