Michael Valocchi
Michael Valocchi

GM of Management Consulting

35 Years of Experience
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Achieve organizational agility with our Agile Coaching Services designed to transform every aspect of your company. Our extensive experience in Agile training and implementation fosters the collaboration, empowerment, and continuous improvement needed to thrive in an ever-changing world.
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Our Services

Toptal Agile Coaching Services

Unlock your organization’s potential with our comprehensive Agile coaching services. From training and coaching to transformation and implementation, we provide the expertise and guidance you need to thrive in today’s dynamic market.

Business Agility Services

Enhance enterprise-wide adaptability and resilience to navigate complex challenges and seize opportunities.

Agile Training

Deliver comprehensive training to equip teams with the knowledge and skills to implement Agile methodologies.

Agile Certifications

Empower your teams and key roles with industry-recognized Agile certifications to build expertise and credibility.

Scrum Consulting

Optimize Scrum benefits with expert guidance on implementation, role clarity, and artifact management.

SAFe Consulting

Achieve business agility at scale with Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) implementation.

Customized Agile Implementation

Craft your Agile journey with a blend of frameworks, adopting and adapting practices seamlessly with our expertise.

Agile Assessments

Evaluate your current Agile practices and identify areas for improvement with detailed assessments.

Organizational Design Consulting

Optimize organizational structure and design for agility, collaboration, and effective decision-making.

Agile Transformation Services

Navigate the complex Agile transformation journey with our expert guidance and proven frameworks.

Leadership Development Services

Develop Agile leadership capabilities to drive change, empower teams, and foster a culture of innovation.

Change Management Consulting

Engage stakeholders, build commitment, and foster continuous improvement for lasting Agile success.

Agile Compliance

Ensure your Agile processes comply with industry standards, minimizing risks and enhancing accountability.

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How We Deliver Agile Coaching Services

Our Agile coaching team, with experience at leading companies, will work with you to develop tailored solutions to meet your business needs and unique industry demands, providing you with sustainable results and long-term success.

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Michael Valocchi
Michael Valocchi
GM of Management Consulting

Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He is also a guest lecturer at Columbia and Baruch universities.

Previously At

Cognizant
CUSTOMIZED SOLUTIONS
Agile Coaching Services That Deliver Value
Toptal delivers leading Agile coaching services through its diverse talent network and flexible delivery models. We implement the right skills at each project phase, blending expertise from various roles for seamless execution.
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End-to-end project delivery per your specific requirements.
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Michael Valocchi
Michael Valocchi
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GM of Management Consulting

Michael is a senior executive with more than 35 years running strategic consulting practices at IBM, PwC, and, most recently, as Head of Consulting for the Americas at Cognizant. He has focused his career on building consulting practices and advising clients on business, financial, and technology challenges, as well as leading business transformations for clients in a variety of industries.

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Experience

35+ Years

Lauren Beam
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Delivery Manager

Lauren serves as Toptal’s Senior Director of Managed Delivery with a focus on driving high-impact innovation and implementing cutting-edge technologies across diverse client portfolios, from global startups to Fortune 500 companies. Her expertise in product strategy, program development, and performance optimization contributes to her success in crafting forward-thinking solutions that redefine success in the ever-evolving tech landscape.

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Experience

10+ Years

Antonia McCullough
Antonia McCullough
Verified Expert in Project Management
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26+ Years

of Experience

Agile Coaching Expert

Antonia is an experienced Agile project manager and coach, offering 26+ years of success leading all phases of technology projects. She’s planned and managed multimillion-dollar projects aligning business goals with technology solutions to drive process improvements, competitive advantage, and bottom-line gains. As an expert in Agile methodology, she’s coached high-performing teams on self-organization through frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban.

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Tony Amos
Tony Amos
Verified Expert in Project Management
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20+ Years

of Experience

Agile and Scrum Coach

Tony is a seasoned Agile professional who started as a self-taught programmer in the US Navy. He had served in every role of the SDLC before bringing his software engineering passion to Agile project management. His technical skills, combined with his managerial, communication, and analytic abilities, have served him well while successfully guiding teams. Tony uses these talents and his development experience to lead by example while helping organizations create greater value through software.

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Ekaterina Berlova
Ekaterina Berlova
Verified Expert in Project Management
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10+ Years

of Experience

Agile Coaching Expert

Ekaterina is a project manager with a background in finance who follows Agile methodology. She enjoys the complexity of a project manager’s work, with its problem-solving, technical analysis, communication with the team and stakeholders, and the ever-changing nature of the work from project to project. Being a servant-leader to her team is her favored approach, as it helps them produce results at the top of their abilities while maintaining a comfortable work environment.

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Morné Wiggins
Morné Wiggins
Verified Expert in Project Management
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24+ Years

of Experience

Lean Agile Coach

Morné is an experienced leader and enterprise Lean Agile coach. He has an outstanding track record of leading organizational transformation projects at Fortune 500, 200, and 50 companies. Morné also has extensive experience working in cross-cultural environments in the US, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Karla J Ramos
Karla J Ramos
Verified Expert in Project Management
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18+ Years

of Experience

SAFe Program Expert

A Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Agile Coach, and SAFe Program Consultant, Karla is a project manager with a decade of success in delivering IT projects on time and within budget through improved productivity, performance, and cost control. She’s led and innovated in both Fortune 500 and startup environments. Karla has extensive client-facing and client-management experience and communicates effectively with all levels of management.

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Charles Myers
Charles Myers
Verified Expert in Project Management
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48+ Years

of Experience

Agile Coaching Expert

With more than 48 years of engineering and product management experience, culminating in Agile project management, ownership, hiring, and leading UX and development teams, Charles has designed, built, and managed several leading software products. He has successfully led and united teams on a product direction from inception to end-of-life. Charles can work well within large companies and small teams or business transformations where one leads both product and culture.

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UNRIVALED EXPERTISE

Our Talent Has Worked With Top Companies

Having previously worked with these leading global companies, our talent brings valuable insights and expertise to deliver world-class outcomes.

McKinsey & Company
BCG
Bain & Company
Goldman Sachs
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Andy Deighton

Andy Deighton

Verified Expert in Project Management
Andy is an Agile expert and Professional Scrum Master who has introduced and implemented Agile practices at Lloyds Bank, National Grid, and others. A former Java web developer for BMW, Andy brings his deep understanding of software development teams to his work as a coach for both startups and multinational companies.

Previously at

BMW

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