Kelly Cook

Kelly Cook is the Agile Coaching Lead for the London Hub at AND Digital.3 She has over 20 years of experience in sales, team management, and learning and development.2 Kelly is passionate about helping teams and organizations reach their full potential, particularly in the areas of digital, product, and agile initiatives.3

In her role as an Agile Coach, Kelly has been involved in discussions about scaling agile challenges and has shared insights on effective agile scaling practices. She has emphasized the importance of fostering a sense of belonging to a tribe when scaling agile teams and has highlighted the need for organizations to break down product ideas into smaller, manageable pieces.1

Kelly's experience includes working with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) in a large bank, where she observed its successful implementation in managing high-demand, frequent delivery of new features and products across various stakeholders. She advocates for key practices in scaling agile, such as regular releases, breaking down ideas into small chunks, building technical enablers, and ensuring cross-functional teams are responsible for specific parts of the system.1