Details

First Name

Aaron

Last Name

McKenna

Username

aaronmckenna

Biography / Calendar

Biography

I am passionate about:

  • Bringing a laser focus to align strategy and execution using OKRs
  • Creating and growing people and high performing teams
  • Reducing time to market through Lean-Agile approaches
  • Adopting a Lean-Agile mindset at the Program and Portfolio level
  • Educating, improving and inspiring through training and coaching

I am a highly experienced Agile Transformation and Strategy Execution Coach and Trainer specialising in aligning strategy with execution at scale. I hold multiple accreditations, including; International Coaching Federation Associate Certified Coach (ICF ACC), Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Practice Consultant 6.0, ICAgile Certified Professional – Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC).

In 2023, I led an organisation wide OKR implementation for a large US transportation logistics company, providing OKR training, coaching and strategic execution consultancy. Throughout 2022 and early 2023, I led a Lean Portfolio Management adoption at a large US financial company to help them align around value and become more outcome focused. I have been an integral part in multiple global SAFe implementations, one for a multinational food, snack, and beverage organisation with revenues of over $60billion and over 250,000 employees and secondly for a large US based financial services company of over 15,000 employees and revenues of over $8billion. On both transformations I provided transformational thought leadership, lead coaching, remote working workshops, and executive consultancy on multiple programs, launching multiple agile release trains, spanning 4 continents. I am also experienced in enabling an agile approach to the deployment and adoption of an SAP transformation. Since January 2017, I have facilitated over 35 PI Planning Events for their respective ARTs. In 2014, I was shortlisted for “Best Agile Coach or Mentor – Process” at the 2014 UK Agile Awards.

Work Experience

Job Title

Director

Company

McKenna Consultants Ltd

Dates

July 2009 – Present

Description

Responsible for the Agile Services Division at McKenna Consultants Ltd. Responsible for the strategic direction, development and delivery of the enterprise transformation services provided by McKenna Consultants to an array of clients from a range of sectors.