About Us

Our Mission

To partner with you in your journey starting from where you are to where you need to be.

Our Unique Value Proposition

We bridge the gap between theory (SAFe classes and SAFe certifications from Scaled Agile Inc.) and real life situations. To meet this challenge and pressing need, we have brewed a lot of ideas, practical insights, tools and techniques designed to bridge this gap between theory and practice.

Learn how…

The Founding Partners and Your Partners


Clarence Galapon

Clarence Galapon, Civil Engr., MBA, SPC, PMI-PMP, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, Practical Psychologist, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) Practitioner, NLP Coach, and NLP Trainer, Life coach, Toastmasters Competent Communicator, Entrepreneur and Published Author.

Clarence is a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC 5.1), SAFe Trainer and Teacher, and an Enterprise Coach.

In 2021, he was named as one of the few Top SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager (POPM) Instructorsworldwide — by Scaled Agile Inc.

He has been developing software systems for various industries since the 80’s; he is Lean ( he is at war with waste; he is relentless on continuous and never-ending improvement), and Agile (he is a master of the art of “thin-slicing”) since the 90’s; Published Author, Toastmasters International Competent Communicator, Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Professional in Business Analysis and PMI Agile Certified Practitioner.

He is a practical psychologist and American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (ABNLP) certified NLP trainer, NLP practitioner and NLP coach. He is passionate in the study and the understanding of human behavior! Being a practical psychologist and an NLP coach, trainer and practitioner greatly distinguishes him from most coaches, teachers. and trainers.

He is a prolific brewer of ideas, a blogger, a thought leader and the Lean Agile Guru.

He has over 36 years of experience in the software industry with various companies in three continents: Asia, Australia and North America.

He holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering (Board Certified) and an M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration and Technology Management).

Clarence can help you realize your full potential. He can help you on your journey and breakthrough from what’s holding you back!


Dan Bogstad

Dan is a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC 5.1), Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Facilitator, and Trainer, with over 24 years of Professional experience, working in Agricultural Sciences, Banking, Educational Services, Federal Government Consulting, Health Care, Industrial Supply, and Mortgage Finance. Dan holds a Bachelor of Sciences from University of Wisconsin and a Master of Science from American University.


Pete Spadaro

Pete (SPC 5.1) has over 25 years of experience from various industry backgrounds. He has solid Agile experience backed by a lot of certifications. He is also a very savvy technologist, an astute businessman and a master in marketing. Pete Spadaro is a veteran in the field of technology and experienced working with development teams and departments.  Pete’s journey into the world of Agile methodologies has been an exciting and eye-opening one.  Since his first experiences on a Scrum team Pete has witnessed the tremendous benefits Agile offers over the old way projects were managed.  Pete continued learning and growing since those early experiences and now holds a handful of certifications related to Agile, Scrum, and coaching, and applies the breadth of those experiences in his work.  He is a firm believer in continually expanding his knowledge and experience and always looks for opportunities to learn, grow, and share knowledge with other professionals.

Connect with Pete on LinkedIn


Steve Stanley

Steve (SPC 5.1) has over 30 years experience in the software development industry. Steve is an avid evangelist of “Good Agile” working with Teams as their resident “Agile Therapist” – working through the challenges and opportunities of a great Agile Transformation. Steve has been a Developer, Analyst, Team Leader, Business Consultant, Entrepreneur, and now serves his present Team as their RTE & Senior Scrum Rascal.

Steve works with Leaders, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Technology Professionals and Software Teams in the adoption of an Applied Lean Agile model and approach. Steve is passionate about Coaching, Training, and Team Equipping – and he makes it his Mission to support the adoption of sound Agile values and principles by instilling the Mindset of “Good Agile” as the foundation of every Team through Inspiration, Motivation, and Accountability.

Some of Steve’s articles can be found at AgileTeam6.com.

Classes Calendar

 

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