Mark Whitfield, Agile Project Delivery Experience

Mark Whitfield is a UK-based, SC-cleared Senior IT Project Manager and Engagement Manager with extensive experience delivering digital, cloud, and transaction-processing projects using Agile Scrum, Kanban, and hybrid frameworks.

Mark Whitfield - Agile Project Delivery Experience
Mark Whitfield, Agile Project Delivery Experience

Key Agile Projects & Deliveries

  • UK Government – Fish Export Service (FES) to CHIP Portal (Nov 2023 – Feb 2024)
    • Role: Client-side Technical Delivery Manager.
    • Scope: Managed a £1M+ Microsoft Azure cloud project extending live APIs from updated FES components to the Northern Ireland CHIP inspection service.
    • Agile Delivery: Orchestrated two client/Capgemini Agile Scrum development teams (Trade Platform and FES) alongside a Northern Ireland-based Kanban team, aligning stakeholder management and release milestones.
  • Aerospace & Defence / Air Traffic Organisation (2016–Present)
    • Role: Project Manager.
    • Scope: Oversees the delivery of near real-time Apple iOS apps displaying sensitive military and public airspace views.
    • Agile Delivery: Operates via full Agile Scrum ceremonies for Capgemini and client stakeholders, managing tracking, financial forecasting, and on-site alignment workshops.
  • Betfred – Gambling and Casinos (Late 2014–2016)
    • Role: Senior IT Project Manager.
    • Scope: Delivered multiple online and mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Windows) covering payment gateways, football/horse racing sportsbooks, and virtual computer-generated gaming.
    • Agile Delivery: Utilized Agile Scrum across multi-phase, multi-supplier UK and EU-based teams handling front-end, middleware, fraud detection, and mobile development.
  • Al Rajhi Bank Transaction Tracking Project (2011)
    • Role: Project Manager / Consultant (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).
    • Scope: Relayed and parsed a decade of tape-archived POS and ATM transaction logs from BASE24 Classic into an encrypted MS SQL environment for browser querying.
    • Agile Delivery: Executed via Agile Scrum after initial requirements gathering and on-site implementation.
  • MuleSoft / Hybrid Cloud Portfolios (Capgemini Era, 2016–Present)
    • Role: Engagement & Delivery Manager (augmented into MuleSoft/Salesforce).
    • Scope: Managed API-led connectivity frameworks, microservices integration, and enterprise client enablement via a Center for Enablement (C4E).
    • Agile Delivery: Applied outcome-based and hybrid agile-waterfall methodologies to transition enterprise workstreams into iterative delivery models.

Story Points in Agile, Effort, Complexity, Risk, Uncertainty, Dependencies

Story Points estimation in Agile, Effort, Complexity, Risk, Uncertainty, Dependencies
Story Points in Agile, Effort, Complexity, Risk, Uncertainty, Dependencies

Agile Scrum versus Kanban

Agile Scrum versus Kanban
Agile Scrum versus Kanban

Agile Story Points for Relative Size not Elapsed Time

Story Points for Relative Size not Elapsed Time Agile
Story Points for Relative Size not Elapsed Time

Agile Sprint Planning Process Step-by-Step Guide for Agile Teams

Agile Sprint Planning Process Step-by-Step Guide for Agile Teams
Agile Sprint Planning Process Step-by-Step Guide for Agile Teams

ScrumBan, the best of Scrum and Kanban

ScrumBan, the best of Scrum and Kanban
ScrumBan, the best of Scrum and Kanban

Agile Sprint Retrospective – Reflect – Improve – Repeat

Agile Sprint Retrospective - Reflect - Improve - Repeat
Agile Sprint Retrospective
– Reflect – Improve – Repeat

Agile Work Hierarchy

Agile Work Hierarchy
Agile Work Hierarchy