ABOUT DR. SCRUMBOB
I'm Bob Schatz, the founder of Agile Infusion. With over 40 years of experience in product development, I've dedicated my career to transforming organizations through agile practices and effective AI strategies.
As one of the original Certified Scrum Trainers (CST) with the Scrum Alliance since 2006, I led one of the first-ever large-scale agile transitions at Primavera Systems in 2002. Since then, I've worked across industries and taught Scrum certification to over 16,000 students. I'm also accredited in Cognitive Project Management for Artificial Intelligence (CPMAI), Artificial Intelligence Management Professional (AIMP), and Wharton Artificial Intelligence for Business.
My mission is simple: to help businesses navigate change effectively and leverage technology for strategic growth.
At Agile Infusion, I serve as your "Business Doctor"—specializing in agile practices, AI strategy implementation, leadership coaching, and project rescues. Whether you're looking to infuse agility into your operations, harness artificial intelligence for competitive advantage, or need a lifeline for struggling projects, I'm here to guide you every step of the way.
Throughout my career, I've held CTO and VP roles at several organizations. I was the VP and Chief Development Officer for Solstice Software, where I led the development of one of the first SOA Automated Enterprise Integration Test tools. At Primavera Systems, I served as VP of Development, responsible for leading the team that built Primavera's enterprise project and portfolio management software solutions. I also spent 7 years at Liquent, Inc., driving revolutionary publishing solutions for the pharmaceutical market, and 12 years at GE Aerospace/Lockheed-Martin, managing large-scale development projects for U.S. government agencies and the Department of Defense.
I hold a BS in Computer Science from Temple University, an MS in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Doctor of Management in Strategic Leadership from Thomas Jefferson University, with a focus on Radical Transformational Change in organizations. You can find my dissertation on the Links page.
I combine practical, hands-on experience with theoretical knowledge to ensure my clients achieve real success. I have a strong passion for creating great products and motivated teams that deliver value to customers.
Curious about how we can transform your organization together? Let’s connect—I'd love to hear about your goals!
ABOUT Derek Schatz
Derek Schatz is an Agile Coach who specializes in helping product development organizations effectively apply agile practices in a pragmatic, common sense approach. Derek focuses on improving transparency, communication, empowerment, and continuous improvement, guiding teams to deliver great products that their customers will love. He is a Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM), holds the PMI-ACP certification and also has experience in Lean, Scaled Agile Frameworks, and Kanban.
Derek has more than 8 years of experience as an Agile Coach, Scrum Master, and Quality Assurance Engineer. He has coached teams and executives to successfully deliver innovative new products in highly complex environments. He is currently engaged with International SOS, helping the teams and organizations drive value to their global client base. Prior to this, Derek worked at Comcast in Philadelphia. In his time with Comcast, he saw his group’s product grow from 800K to over 2M customers. Derek worked with multiple teams at Xfinity Mobile and also led a Continuous Improvement Group to identify and resolve impediments across the engineering organization. He also organized and led an Agile Center of Excellence that generated participation from Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and Engineers across all of Comcast. Prior to Comcast, Derek worked for Sungard Availability Services where he was a Quality Assurance Engineer, and a Scrum Master, on a Disaster Recovery SaaS product. While at Sungard, he was able to play a major role in developing and increasing the coverage of test automation suites. Derek has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science from West Chester University, an MBA from Philadelphia University, and is currently pursuing his Masters of Science in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Derek has deep knowledge across various Agile Frameworks including Scrum, Kanban, Lean, SAFe, Scrum@Scale and LeSS. He is driven by the mission to help organizations successfully apply Agile practices to enable them to serve their customers in the best possible way and create a vibrant learning culture for the great people in the organization. His experience in leadership and teamwork enables him to drive effective change throughout the organization. He is a natural people leader who will raise the level of any organization, creating the discipline, adaptability, and professionalism to improve how they develop and deliver products.
Contact Derek at [email protected]
