Hello, and welcome to weyer.tv! I’m Dillon Weyer, an Agile practitioner dedicated to crafting exceptional digital experiences and happy organisations. My expertise spans strategic product development, user-centered design, and agile project management. I thrive on turning complex challenges into streamlined solutions, always focusing on delivering value. Explore my portfolio to see how I can help your business innovate and grow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Me:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With over 16 years of experience, I specialize in delivering programs, projects, and products using Agile methodologies. I help organizations and product teams deliver value effectively and frequently through a collaborative approach. My strong commercial acumen and technical background allow me to offer a balanced perspective on quality and value. I am a practiced Product Owner and have experience coaching and training others in this role. I believe leadership is crucial for Agile product development, and I work closely with management and senior stakeholders to foster an Agile mindset. My focus is on creating alignment and understanding for change to ensure successful Agile adoption, assisting teams and leadership in co-creating change in both practices and behavior. As an enterprise-level Agile Coach Lead and Trainer, I bring a pragmatic approach to helping teams become high-performing. I have worked both locally and internationally across various industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Achievements:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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• Developed and maintained New Ways of Working strategy. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Assisted with Agile Transformation within a large Telco, including training over 200 team members, executives, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners, facilitating the design and lift-off of tribes, establishing chapters, and designing cross-functional value delivery-focused squads. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Part of the core team responsible for one of the largest Agile transformations in Africa. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Developed a Kanban Training Course and managed the Kanban portfolio within an organization, including delivery and operational\/marketing aspects. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Committee member for Scrum User Group South Africa for 3 years and the Annual Scrum Gathering National Conference. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Committee member for FLOW SA and Business Agility South Africa, including the Annual National Conference. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Succeeded in helping teams adopt an Agile approach, resulting in delivering clients’ go-live requirements on time. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Exco confirmed that this would not have been achieved if Agile (Scrum) had not been successfully adopted. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Successfully delivered products to market through management of the project development lifecycle from concept to implementation. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Ensured that solutions achieved objectives and client expectations, using PRINCE 2, SCRUM, Kanban, Lean, and Six Sigma. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Facilitated and delivered several process improvements, including increasing stock availability from 48% to 90% and Customer Satisfaction Rating from 7.3 to 9.2. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Implemented a personal development and progression plan for the IT Team to increase deliverability and maintain staff loyalty. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Improved web server security by implementing a DDoS protection appliance and upgrading the network with next-generation firewalls. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Set up a Business Intelligence and data warehouse solution for management and operational reporting. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Delivered and launched 6 new international and 3 new local multi-currency e-commerce sites within 2 years. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Delivered five major products\/projects in less than a year. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Led a team that received an annual company-wide award for performance and value delivery. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Coached a team in ways of working, resulting in a 160% increase in team throughput. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Reduced the failure rate by 70%. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Worked with executives and senior leaders to define enterprise priorities vs. local departmental priorities, enabling faster delivery of customer value. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Defined enterprise measures to enable the identification of improvement opportunities in flow and value delivery. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Defined and implemented organizational measures to improve flow and delivery at an enterprise level. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Re-engineered Jira architecture to assist with cross-team collaboration and dependency management. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Assisted the organization in delivering strategic goals through implementing OKRs (Objectives and Key Results). \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Coached the platform team and product owner in iterative delivery, improving throughput from 3 to 18 work items per month. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Helped convert all classroom-based training to virtual training. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

  Skills & Expertise:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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  • Agile Methodologies:<\/strong> Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, Agile Coaching, Agile Transformation, Agile Training, Lean Change Management, Agile Fundamentals, Product Ownership, Agile Planning, Estimation, User Story Writing. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Product Ownership & Management:<\/strong> Product Lifecycle Management, Product Strategy, Product Backlog Management, User Story Development, Go-to-Market Strategies, Product Positioning, Sales Tools Development, Value Proposition Development, Product Analytics, Feature Performance Analysis, Customer Feedback Elicitation. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Leadership & Coaching:<\/strong> Agile Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Executive Coaching, Team Coaching, Mentoring, Culture Change, Servant Leadership, Empowerment, Facilitation, Stakeholder Engagement, Conflict Resolution, Performance Management, Personal Development Planning, Strategic Planning, Organizational Agility. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Business & Technical Skills:<\/strong> Commercial Acumen, Technical Background, Business Analysis, Process Improvement, Requirements Analysis, Data Analysis, Business Intelligence, Reporting, E-commerce, Financial Services, Telecommunications, Risk Management, Audit Performance, IT Infrastructure Management, Network Security, Server Administration, Database Design, DNS Management, SSL Management, Domain Name Management, Budget Management, Purchasing, Supplier Negotiation, Stock Control, Sales, Marketing. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Tools & Technologies:<\/strong> Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS Power BI, Minitab, Pentaho Business Intelligence, iReport, Great Plains, MS Office Suite, MySQL, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, .Net, ASP, AJAX, Perl, Python. \u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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