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Mike West
Sr Director Analyst
Mike West works on the software engineering leadership and practices team and covers agile and digital transformation, scaling agile, enterprise agile frameworks and planning tools, Low code application platforms, and organizational strategies and culture.
Prior to joining Gartner, he worked as a software developer and manager at John Hancock Financial Services, Fidelity Investments and Apple. He has extensive experience as an analyst in organizational strategies and software engineering methods, including agile and Scaled Agile, and in low code application platforms. He has served as an analyst at Gartner for over 17 years.
Previous experience
Mr. West has been an analyst since 1991, covering software engineering methods and low code tools.
Professional background
Saugatuck Technology
VP, Distinguished Analyst and Fellow
Corporate Executive Board
Practice Manager, Information Risk Executive Council
Gartner
VP, Application Development and Management Strategies, Gartner Emeritus
Education
M.B.A., Boston College Graduate School of Management
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
B.A., Williams College
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Agile and digital transformation
2Low code application platforms
3Scaling agile
4Enterprise agile frameworks and planning tools
5Organization and culture