Robert Woods serves as Director of the National Agile Practice at MATRIX. He has been in IT for over 20 years serving in such roles as Sr. Systems and Networking Engineer, Project Manager, Program Manager, and Agile Coach. Robert has spent years working with organizations on collaborative lean development, Agile testing techniques, requirements analysis, project envisioning, relationship management, Agile within ITSM and Agile leadership. Robert has experience helping clients within a wide range of industries for both small and large organizations including Healthcare, Financial Services, Automotive Manufacturing, Insurance and Retail Services. Robert is the creator of the CLEAR (Collaborative, Lean, Evolving, Adaptable, Reportable) Portfolio Management concept and has developed an entire Agile adoption curriculum which includes training in Practical Agile, Successful Product Ownership, Agile Team Leadership and Facilitation, Executive Agile, Creating Great User Stories, Project Envisioning and Kickoff, and Financial Agility. Roberts passion is helping organizations achieve Business and IT Alignment through creating visibility and collaboration across the enterprise, focus on delivery of real business value and creating great teams focused on innovation, communication and trust. Robert is an author on Agile processes and concepts, and a regular speaker in the Agile community.