Bob Payne

Bob Payne is an early adopter of Extreme Programming and Scrum. He has worked exclusively as an industry leading Lean+Agile Transformation leader since 1999, helping individuals and organizations achieve results with Agile methods.  He has worked in small startups, fortune 100 organizations and government with teams, programs and executives. He is the SVP of Enterprise Transformaiton at LitheSpeed

Bob was one of the earliest Certfied Scrum Trainers (CSTs) recieiving his CST certification directly from Ken Schwaber. As one of the world's best Scrum and Agile trainers, Bob has an exceptional pass percentage on the Scrum certification exam.  Bob teaches the CSM, CSPO, Certified Agile Leader, Certified Scrum Development, and Path to CSP-SM classes.

As a thought leader in Agile he is the host of the Agile Toolkit Podcast, founder of Agile Philanthropy, Chair of the Agile DC conference, organizer and speaker at national and internationional conferences.  With nearly 20 years of practical hands-on Agile experience, Bob has served as a trusted advisor to executives, teams and management at leading firms, including United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, The IRS, Nike, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, National Geographic, Nationwide Insurance, Royal Bank of Canada, Samsung, and Walmart. 

This practical experience shines through in the classes he teaches.