Celebrating its fifth year in 2014, the UK Agile Awards were created to recognise and award top Agile talent in this growing project-management discipline. This year, the awards were open to practitioners and senior leaders in the UK who exemplify conviction, passion, and courage in driving the adoption and broad deployment of the methodology. The winners were recognised as catalysts for successful innovation and use of this discipline.
The 2014 UK Agile Award Winners include:
BEST AGILE NEWCOMER
Dave Watson
Mars
MOST VALUABLE AGILE PLAYER
James Findlay
HS2
BEST AGILE COACH OR MENTOR—TECHNICAL
Marcello Duarte
Inviqa
BEST AGILE COACH OR MENTOR—PROCESS
Richard Stobart
Unboxed Consulting
BEST USE OF AGILE IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR
James Findlay
HS2
BEST USE OF AGILE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR
Stuart Weston
William Hill
BEST USE OF AGILE IN THE NON-PROFIT SECTOR
Richard Green
DATA
TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES — SPECIAL RECOGNITION AGILE AWARD
Group Digital
Lloys Banking Group
This year’s programme also included several headline speakers from across the globe who shared their expertise and talents with the attendees. Notable guests included:
Sponsors of the event included Tata® Consultancy Services, Radtac, DSDM® Consortium, Scrum Alliance, APMG International, Siteset Digital, IndigoBlue™, and TCC® Training and Consultancy.