Michael Barone

The Michael Barone referred to as an Enterprise Agile Coach at American Express is associated with the following profile:

Name: Michael Barone

Title: Associate Director - Agile Management Office at Humana (current role), formerly Enterprise Agile Coach at American Express

Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Experience and Responsibilities:

• At American Express, he served as an Enterprise Agile Coach from September 2016 to March 2021. During this period, he led large-scale Scaled Agile (SAFe) transformations for organizations ranging from 250 to 800 people. He aligned business and technical delivery processes to achieve specific business outcomes, ensuring over 80% of planned versus actual results were met.
• He created specialized leadership training, coach development models, and emotional intelligence workshops to support the transformations.
• Before joining Humana, he held similar roles at other companies, including Abercrombie & Fitch, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Walmart eCommerce, and Detroit Diesel, where he implemented Agile and Lean methodologies.1

Qualifications and Expertise:

• Certified SAFe® 6 Program Consultant
• Expert in Enterprise Agile Coaching
• Extensive experience in Lean-Agile transformations and Enterprise Business Agility
• Strong background in leadership training, design thinking, and neuro-linguistic programming.1