Implementing SAFe^® 5.1 with SPC Certification

Kathy Marshak is a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Fellow and Agile Transformation Coach and instructor with ICON. For more than 20 years, she has helped clients improve how they deliver value to customers and stakeholders through the adoption and sustainment of lean and agile values, principles, and practices. She works with C-suites, leaders of teams of teams, and team members to guide the cultural changes required to make a new way of working stick. Kathy became a certified SAFe Fellow in 2019, an immense achievement. She became a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2012 and achieved the SPC Trainer (SPCT) certification in 2014. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kathy has leveraged her instructional design skills to create an engaging, interactive, and collaborative learning approach for online classes. Participants in her SAFe classes are happily surprised at the depth of learning, engagement, and fun they have. Before that, Kathy’s accomplishments include helping several organizations adopt SAFe and establish internal coaching programs and working with Dean Leffingwell, the creator of SAFe, to help a 3000-person program envision their SAFe transformation.

Kathy is grateful to her clients for their willingness to embrace change, run experiments, and collaborate to resolve challenges.

Doug is an energetic and relentless Agile Transformation Coach with a passion for helping organizations navigate their journey to agility. He has over 20 years of multidisciplinary consulting services experiences with the last decade aimed at driving the adoption of Agile values, principles, and practices to help people go beyond DOING Agile to BEING Agile. Doug's coaching approach involves applying compassion, humor, flexibility, and creativity to navigate some of the most difficult transformation situations and motivate people into doing amazing things. He has been a SAFe SPC since 2015 and became an SPCT Candidate in November 2020. He has trained and coached teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Management, Engineering Management, and Executives at several large and international Scaled Agile Transformations. Doug draws his energy from a very active and adventurous family, including his wife Kerri and their three children Mackenzie, Miranda, and Mason.  

Kathy Marshak is a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Fellow and Agile Transformation Coach and instructor with ICON. For more than 20 years, she has helped clients improve how they deliver value to customers and stakeholders through the adoption and sustainment of lean and agile values, principles, and practices. She works with C-suites, leaders of teams of teams, and team members to guide the cultural changes required to make a new way of working stick. Kathy became a certified SAFe Fellow in 2019, an immense achievement. She became a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2012 and achieved the SPC Trainer (SPCT) certification in 2014. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kathy has leveraged her instructional design skills to create an engaging, interactive, and collaborative learning approach for online classes. Participants in her SAFe classes are happily surprised at the depth of learning, engagement, and fun they have. Before that, Kathy’s accomplishments include helping several organizations adopt SAFe and establish internal coaching programs and working with Dean Leffingwell, the creator of SAFe, to help a 3000-person program envision their SAFe transformation.

Kathy is grateful to her clients for their willingness to embrace change, run experiments, and collaborate to resolve challenges.

Duane Bushman is a Consultant, Trainer, and Agile Transformation Coach with a genuine passion for helping organizations to understand and realize the business value of Lean and Agile principles. His pragmatic approach to applying principles and proven practices to develop a culture of continuous improvement has been cultivated from 10+ years of practicing and coaching Agile in IT and product development environments. Duane's journey in life-long learning includes being certified as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2014 and an SPC Trainer (SPCT) in 2016. Duane brings an engaging, energetic, and highly collaborative presence to both the classroom and the most challenging real-world scenarios. Guiding teams large and small, he has consistently helped leaders understand what it is they need to do to unlock the potential of their people and become truly Agile. 

With over 26 years of professional experience, Charlene has been a leader in transforming organizations, leveraging Lean-Agile practices across multiple functions within an enterprise. Charlene has experience working with enterprise Agile initiatives with publicly traded corporations, large and small, as well as the Department of Defense for over 14 years. She is passionate about Agile and enjoys enabling enterprises on their journey towards organizational agility. A SAFe Fellow, SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT), and SAFe Contributor, Charlene has been part of several proven large-scale Agile Transformations providing portfolio, program, team, and leadership coaching and training, and frequently speaks at conferences including the SAFe Summits. When she is not working, Charlene can be found at the beach, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, sightseeing, and knocking items off of her bucket list. 

With over 26 years of professional experience, Charlene has been a leader in transforming organizations, leveraging Lean-Agile practices across multiple functions within an enterprise. Charlene has experience working with enterprise Agile initiatives with publicly traded corporations, large and small, as well as the Department of Defense for over 14 years. She is passionate about Agile and enjoys enabling enterprises on their journey towards organizational agility. A SAFe Fellow, SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT), and SAFe Contributor, Charlene has been part of several proven large-scale Agile Transformations providing portfolio, program, team, and leadership coaching and training, and frequently speaks at conferences including the SAFe Summits. When she is not working, Charlene can be found at the beach, listening to music, spending time with family and friends, sightseeing, and knocking items off of her bucket list. 

Doug is an energetic and relentless Agile Transformation Coach with a passion for helping organizations navigate their journey to agility. He has over 20 years of multidisciplinary consulting services experiences with the last decade aimed at driving the adoption of Agile values, principles, and practices to help people go beyond DOING Agile to BEING Agile. Doug's coaching approach involves applying compassion, humor, flexibility, and creativity to navigate some of the most difficult transformation situations and motivate people into doing amazing things. He has been a SAFe SPC since 2015 and became an SPCT Candidate in November 2020. He has trained and coached teams, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Product Management, Engineering Management, and Executives at several large and international Scaled Agile Transformations. Doug draws his energy from a very active and adventurous family, including his wife Kerri and their three children Mackenzie, Miranda, and Mason.  

Duane Bushman is a Consultant, Trainer, and Agile Transformation Coach with a genuine passion for helping organizations to understand and realize the business value of Lean and Agile principles. His pragmatic approach to applying principles and proven practices to develop a culture of continuous improvement has been cultivated from 10+ years of practicing and coaching Agile in IT and product development environments. Duane's journey in life-long learning includes being certified as a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2014 and an SPC Trainer (SPCT) in 2016. Duane brings an engaging, energetic, and highly collaborative presence to both the classroom and the most challenging real-world scenarios. Guiding teams large and small, he has consistently helped leaders understand what it is they need to do to unlock the potential of their people and become truly Agile. 

Kathy Marshak is a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Fellow and Agile Transformation Coach and instructor with ICON. For more than 20 years, she has helped clients improve how they deliver value to customers and stakeholders through the adoption and sustainment of lean and agile values, principles, and practices. She works with C-suites, leaders of teams of teams, and team members to guide the cultural changes required to make a new way of working stick. Kathy became a certified SAFe Fellow in 2019, an immense achievement. She became a SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) in 2012 and achieved the SPC Trainer (SPCT) certification in 2014. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kathy has leveraged her instructional design skills to create an engaging, interactive, and collaborative learning approach for online classes. Participants in her SAFe classes are happily surprised at the depth of learning, engagement, and fun they have. Before that, Kathy’s accomplishments include helping several organizations adopt SAFe and establish internal coaching programs and working with Dean Leffingwell, the creator of SAFe, to help a 3000-person program envision their SAFe transformation.

Kathy is grateful to her clients for their willingness to embrace change, run experiments, and collaborate to resolve challenges.