Building Sustainable Ways of Working That Last
The Agilist LLC provides practical coaching, training, and transformation support designed to meet organizations where they are.
Helping Organizations Succeed
Every organization faces different challenges. Some need help scaling Agile across teams and departments. Others need stronger leadership, better team dynamics, or clearer delivery processes. The Agilist’s services are designed to meet organizations where they are.
Leadership Development Through SCALE Framework
Strong leadership is one of the most important drivers of successful transformation. The SCALE Executive Coaching Framework helps leaders improve strategic alignment, coaching ability, adaptability, leadership presence, and enterprise thinking.
Training and Certifications That Build Practical Skills
Practical training designed to help leaders, teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Agile practitioners build confidence and improve delivery. We offer workshops, internal role based training, and certification programs through SAFe.
Why Individuals and Organizations Choose The Agilist
- Tailored support instead of one size fits all frameworks
- Deep experience leading Agile transformations at scale
- Expertise in coaching leaders, teams, and practitioners
- Practical guidance grounded in real world experience
- Proven approaches for team design, scaling, and organizational change
- Training and certification support through SAFe
Ready to Improve the Way Your Organization Works?
Meet the Founder
Dan Willford is an Agile transformation leader with experience across software development, coaching, product delivery, and organizational change. He has led Agile transformations, created Agile Centers of Excellence, built internal certification programs, coached leaders, and helped organizations improve the way they deliver value.
Dan is also the author of Cohort Thinking: Restructuring Agile Teams for Sustainable Scale, a book focused on helping organizations create stronger team structures, clearer ownership, and more sustainable scaling approaches.