What Gavant offers

What I offer

Flexible engagements built around your context, not a fixed package.

Embedded · Operational

Release Train
Engineer

I step in as an embedded RTE to enable collaboration across your agile teams. I facilitate PI Planning, resolve cross-team impediments, coach stakeholders in lean-agile thinking, and create an environment where teams can deliver together — predictably and sustainably.

I've guided ARTs ranging from 35 to 150+ people. The size changes the logistics, not the fundamentals. In both cases the work is the same: helping teams see each other clearly, clearing the path, and keeping the train on the tracks when things get complicated.

I don't just run ceremonies. I work on the patterns underneath them — the dependencies nobody talks about, the stakeholder anxiety that derails sprint reviews, the PI Planning that runs four hours over because nobody prepared the business context. That's where the real work is.

Fits for

  • Organisations scaling agile delivery across multiple teams
  • Programmes under delivery pressure or leadership change
  • New ART setups that need someone who has done this before
Strategic · Developmental

Agile
Coach

Beyond the ceremonies and frameworks, I coach the people. That means working with leadership on agile mindset, helping teams move from compliance to ownership, and tackling the stubborn patterns that slow down change.

I'm certified as an Enterprise Agile Coach and have worked across public sector and technology contexts. What I've noticed is that most transformations don't fail because people don't understand the framework. They fail because the framework becomes the goal instead of a means to one. I try to keep the focus on what actually matters: teams doing meaningful work, leaders trusting the people they've hired, and organisations that can adapt.

My approach leans on listening first, acting second. I ask a lot of questions before I suggest anything. The answers are usually already in the room.

Fits for

  • Leadership teams new to agile ways of working
  • Transformations that have stalled or are going through the motions
  • Organisations wanting depth, not just compliance with a framework
Workshop · Team

Building
Resilience

A short, structured session designed for teams under pressure — when there's rarely time for a pause but the team clearly needs one. Together we identify where stress is entering the system, what the team can actually control, and how to shape one or two quick wins to restore flow and focus.

This isn't a fixing exercise. Teams don't need fixing. They need space to surface what's actually happening, name it without blame, and make a few deliberate choices together. Most teams leave with something they didn't have before: a shared picture of what's been hard, and one or two concrete things they can try this week.

What you leave with

  • Shared understanding of recent stressors and their sources
  • A visual timeline of where blockers entered the system
  • Team-owned actions and small experiments to try
  • A bit more clarity — and usually some relief

Fits for

  • Teams that have been running hard for too long without a pause
  • Situations where morale has dipped but nobody's named it yet
  • Managers who want to do something useful, not just performative

I'm currently piloting this workshop with a limited number of organisations. No commitment required — just a conversation to see whether the timing is right.

A note on fit

I typically work well with

Public sector organisations navigating complex IT programmes where the technical and the political are constantly in tension. Technology-driven teams scaling delivery and realising that more teams doesn't automatically mean more speed. Leadership that values honest dialogue over comfort — people who want a clear picture of where things stand, even when it's inconvenient.

If you're looking for someone to confirm what you've already decided, I'm probably not the right person. If you want someone who will tell you what they see and work with you on what to do about it, we'll get along fine.

Next step

Not sure which fits your situation?

That's what the first conversation is for. Describe what's going on, and I'll tell you honestly whether I think I can help.

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