Gunther is an independent Scrum Caretaker; a connector, writer, speaker, humaniser.
Gunther assists, serves, advices, suggests on all things Scrum. He works with teams, individuals, executives. He facilitates unlearning and learning. He thinks, reflects, wonders and wanders.
Scrum is the most applied framework for Agile software development. Gunther believes that Scrum will not only increase the value that software delivers to organizations but is also a way to re-humanise the workplace for people. Gunther likes to inspire individuals, teams, departments, and organizations to realize this potential, without the limitations of being tied to a specific company.
You can follow Gunther on his personal blog! https://guntherverheyen.com/about/
Beyond Scrum, Gunther is all about his family, life, books, and music. He communicates in Dutch and in English. In the digital WWWorld you might find him under his virtual name Ullizee.
Gunther Verheyen is a longtime Scrum practitioner (2003). After a career as a consultant, in 2013 he started shepherding the Professional series of Scrum.org, while also leading its European operations. In 2016 Gunther decided to further his path as an independent Scrum Caretaker.
Gunther ventured into IT and software development after graduating in 1992. His Agile journey started with eXtreme Programming and Scrum in 2003. Years of dedication followed, years of employing Scrum in diverse circumstances. As from 2010 Gunther became the inspiring force behind some large-scale enterprise transformations. Gunther became a Professional Scrum Trainer with Scrum.org.
Gunther left consulting in 2013 to partner with Ken Schwaber, Scrum co-creator, at Scrum.org. He represented Ken and Scrum.org in Europe, shepherded the ‘Professional Scrum’ series and worked with Scrum.org’s global network of Professional Scrum Trainers. Gunther is co-creator to Agility Path and the Nexus framework for Scaled Professional Scrum.
Gunther left Scrum.org in 2016 to continue his journey of Scrum as an independent Scrum Caretaker. Gunther is consolidating over a decade of experience, ideas, beliefs and observations of Scrum in re.vers.ify, a way for people to re.imagine their Scrum in order to ultimately re.imagine their organisation.
Want to meet Gunther? Why not have a look at the current training courses he is providing?
https://training.xebia.com/trainers/gunther-verheyen
