Agile & Scrum
Training and Coaching
Providing Agile Innovative Solutions
Innolution Background
Kenny Rubin is Innolution's principal consultant. This page provides a quick overview of his background.
Agile/Scrum Background
- Began working with Smalltalk in the mid-1980s. Smalltalk was the development environment that spawned the Agile/Scrum movement
- Been using Agile techniques since the 1990's
- First formal Agile/Scrum project started in 2000 to develop Life Sciences software
- Been Product Owner on numerous products
- Been ScrumMaster on number projects
- Hands-on experience with many technical practices (e.g., pair programming, continuous integration, etc.)
- Provide Agile/Scrum training and coaching services to numerous companies at all levels -- from the Development Team to the Board Room. Click here to see some of our clients.
- Former Managing Director of the Scrum Alliance a non-profit organization whose purpose is to advance the successful adoption of Scrum on a world-wide basis
Software Development
- Co-authored (with Adele Goldberg) the book "Succeeding with Objects: Decision Frameworks for Project Management"
- Primary developer of Object Behavior Analysis and Design (OBA/D) methodology, an industry-recognized object-oriented analysis and design method
- Worked on the development of numerous software projects ranging from expert systems for NASA, banking systems, petroleum systems, genomics systems, software development environments, J2EE and C++ middleware and numerous websites
- Managed development of five commercial software product suites generating over $150M in aggregate revenue
- Director of 130 person consulting group at IBM that developed large distributed object systems
- Offered position as World-Wide Vice President of the Object Technology Service Line to oversee all IBM services initiatives involving object technology.
Training Background
- Taught over 3,000 people Agile/Scrum
- Taught over 5,000 people Smalltalk development
- Taught over 2,000 people managing object-oriented projects
- Taught over 2,000 people transition management
- Delivered over 100 conference tutorials on six continents
Business Accomplishments
- Raising over $150m in investment capital including two initial public offerings (IPOs)
- Have held most executive management roles within software companies including:
- CEO
- COO
- VP of Engineering
- VP Commercial (Channel) Development
- VP Business Development
- VP Sales
- VP Marketing
- VP Product Management
- VP Professional Services
- Specific areas of expertise include:
- Marketplace analysis
- Strategic planning
- Defining product requirements (product management)
- Marketing software products (product marketing)
- Business model development
- Pricing model development
- Alliance development
- Contract writing
- Setting up distribution networks
- Setting up franchising networks