Evelyn Tian

Evelyn Tian is one of the Agile industry’s most engaging coaches and trainers. Whether she is leading an organizational transformation, coaching executives and talents, delivering training sessions, or mentoring individuals, Evelyn has the ability to distill complex topics into digestible, relatable lessons, and connect with her students and mentees to ensure they are comfortable, engaged and stimulated.

Evelyn has nearly 30 years of international product development experience, spanning senior roles in Product Management, project management, System Architect, Software Development, System Integration, and as an executive in the R&D space. The best in the business value her insights and guidance, and she serves on the Board of Directors for leading industry organizations.

Evelyn has mentored agile practitioners in over 70 countries. With a truly global reach, her impact covers everything from organizational transformation, product mentoring to individual coaching. With such vast experience, she’s an ideal Scrum trainer, bringing hands-on knowledge of Agile and Scrum practices around the world.

Effective training starts with distilling the sometimes complex world of Agile into simple and relatable concepts for my students. I want them to feel empowered and motivated to take Scrum into their lives and workplaces, not intimidated by the terminology and techniques. Everyone can benefit from Agile practices!

Specialty industries:

• Financial Services
• Telecommunications
• Automotive
• Insurance
• E-commerce

Education:

• BSc, Computer Science, University of Manitoba

Certifications

• Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST)
• Agile Leadership Educator®
• Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC)
• Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC)
• Certified Master Coach (CMC)
• Professional Certified Coach (PCC)