Willem van den Ende

Welcome! I am currently working as an independent software developer and coach, based in the Netherlands. If you want to know what is on my mind these days, read my weblog me.andering . I enable organisations to continuously create and add value through software development and deployment.

I strive to do only those activities that really add value, to empower myself and others, and to improve teamwork, quality, and pleasure. I recognize that each organisation, team, and individual has a unique context and capabilities. I leverage these capabilities by looking at what works well, and adding to that.

An organisation can be agile to the extent the software it is supported by is also agile.

Since 2000 I spend my time supporting organisations in becoming agile. I do so by teaching courses, mentoring and coaching software development teams, organizing conferences, courses, workshops and tutorials and by writing for magazines, my blog and systems thinking net. As of July 2006, I serve as a board member to the Agile Alliance .

Services I provide:

• Courses, workshops and tutorials

  I organise workshops and tutorials where a small, dedicated group of people help each other solve their problems in a structured way that guarantees results. My weblog shows where I'm running public workshops. The workshops page contains an overview of courses on agile software development and planning, systems thinking, value stream mapping, strategical planning and other topics.

• Retrospectives

  I facilitate this special kind of event and project evaluations, where all the stakeholders convene to celebrate the successes, and learn from failure in a constructive manner without finger-pointing. After a retrospective participants have concrete actions for the future and for broader organisational change. More information about retrospectives on the retrospectives page.

• Coaching
• Facilitation
• Conference organization
• End to end fixed-price agile software development projects, together with partner companies.

I am happy to respond to any questions you might have. Call me: +31-6 413 06 965 or send an e-mail to: mail@willemvandenende.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it