Enterprise Transformation Leader
Not another agile consultant. Someone who has actually done this. At the highest level, in the hardest environments, with results you can measure.
20+ years across defence, NHS, financial services, retail, utilities, telecoms, and enterprise software. Large-scale programmes spanning Land, Air, and Sea domains. Board level and delivery level simultaneously, because that's the only way change actually lands.
To create a working world where transformation is truly human-led: with heart, driven by purpose, and built on trust.
Organisations where leadership is authentic, people feel seen and heard, and change is something that inspires, empowers, and uplifts. Not something to be feared or survived.
Every organisation has the potential to evolve into something better — not just more efficient, but more human, connected, and capable. That is what we work toward, together.
To empower leaders and organisations to navigate change with clarity, confidence, and agility.
This is hands-on, honest work. Embedded alongside your organisation, not parachuted in from outside. Getting to the heart of what matters. Cutting through complexity and noise. Aligning strategy with real action.
Building leadership capability from the inside out, so that when the work is done, it stays done. Meaningful, lasting, and something your people are proud to be part of.
Transforming together: clarity, confidence, and EWoW.
"I don't arrive with a framework and leave when it's installed. I stay until the organisation can run without me."
That's the principle behind every engagement. From NHS digital services to large-scale defence programmes to FTSE enterprise software. The goal is always the same: leave the organisation permanently stronger, not permanently dependent.
24 months of programme scope delivered in 18 months across MBDA defence programmes, through structured planning, dependency management, and delivery visualisation.
Generated across MBDA's multi-national defence programmes. Approximately £1M reinvested directly into programme improvements and capability building.
Achieved through structured portfolio planning, OKRs linked to customer milestones, and Lean Portfolio Management across 23+ teams at Direct Agility.
Real-time delivery visualisation via Jira, BigPicture, and Advanced Roadmaps. This gave leadership accurate programme data for the first time across multiple engagements.
Enterprise-wide transformation as Head of Transformation at IRIS Software Group, standardising delivery frameworks across multiple UK locations while maintaining team autonomy.
Across programmes where Big Room Planning, quarterly planning cycles, and structured communication cadences were introduced, closing the gap between strategy and delivery.
Leading transformation across three large-scale defence programmes spanning Land, Air, and Sea domains simultaneously. Multi-national stakeholder environment across UK, France, Italy, and Germany. Operating at executive level and delivery level across complex engineering, governance, and leadership structures, including programme recovery and realignment where delivery had stalled.
Implemented 2-day Big Room Planning to align leadership, engineering, and delivery teams. Introduced OKRs linked directly to customer and contractual milestones. Established multi-level portfolio governance (Initiatives → Epics → Delivery). Enabled real-time delivery visualisation through Jira, BigPicture, and Advanced Roadmaps. Improved dependency management and risk visibility across complex cross-team interfaces.
Supported transformation across UK, Malta, and Poland operations. Shifted the organisation from annual to quarterly planning cycles. Established Agile Centres of Excellence and coached Scrum Masters into Agile Performance Leads, a capability uplift that outlasted the engagement.
Supported organisational shift from project-based to product-focused delivery during a period of intense pressure on NHS digital services. Coached senior leaders and teams on new operating models, increasing predictability and stakeholder confidence.
Led enterprise-wide transformation across 40+ teams and multiple UK locations. Standardised delivery frameworks while maintaining team autonomy, a balance most transformation programmes get wrong. Improved leadership visibility of delivery progress and risks across a complex, distributed organisation.
Defined enterprise agility framework and supported the transformation roadmap across a well-known, operationally complex consumer business.
Delivered transformation and leadership coaching across public sector organisations during a period of intense pressure on NHS digital services. Transitioned organisations from project-based to product-focused delivery models. Coached senior leadership on organisational design and delivery strategy.
Founded and led transformation programmes across defence, utilities, telecoms, finance, and public sector organisations. Designed and embedded Evolved Ways of Working (EWoW). Partnered with executive boards on Target Operating Model design, strategic goals, portfolio governance, and cross-functional delivery alignment. Built enterprise-wide delivery visualisation ecosystems using Jira, Confluence, and Advanced Roadmaps.
Transformation Lead, Delivery Lead, Agile PM, and Senior QA & Technical Delivery roles across regulated industries. Modernised delivery approaches, improved service resilience, and built cross-functional collaboration in complex, compliance-driven environments. The grounding that informs every enterprise engagement today.
"It's not about frameworks — it's about evolving organisations in ways that stick."
EWoW is an adaptive, human-centred approach I developed across two decades of hands-on transformation. It blends Agile, Lean, and traditional methodologies — not to replace what works, but to evolve it. It covers the full transformation stack: from Target Operating Model design and portfolio governance through to team-level delivery practices.
Designing the organisation you need to become: structure, ways of working, governance, and capability. Then choosing the tools and methods to get there.
LPM, investment prioritisation, and funding decisions that connect board intent to programme execution. Including programme recovery.
OKRs, quarterly planning, and cascaded goals that close the gap between what leadership decides and what teams deliver.
Governance that enables speed. Critical in regulated, defence, and complex programme environments.
Every engagement builds internal skills. Success means the organisation no longer needs external support.
Most Target Operating Models fail not in execution but in design. The org chart gets drawn, the layers get named, and everyone assumes the hard work is done. It isn't. The hard work is answering three questions that most TOM processes never ask: What decisions need to be made differently? What behaviours need to change? And what does the organisation need to stop doing? Without those answers, even the best-designed model will be ignored within six months of launch.
Every portfolio governance failure I've seen has had the same root cause: the people making investment decisions don't trust the data they're being given. Not because the data is wrong — though it often is — but because the people producing it don't understand what decisions are actually being made. Governance breaks down at the seam between leadership intent and delivery reality. Fix that seam and the framework almost doesn't matter.
Walking into a programme that's in trouble is one of the most demanding things a transformation leader does. Everyone is defensive, the data is unreliable, and the pressure to show quick wins conflicts with the need to properly diagnose what's wrong. I've done it multiple times. The pattern is always the same: the stated problem is rarely the real problem. The first 90 days aren't about fixing anything — they're about earning enough trust to find out what actually needs fixing.
Co-founder and CEO of the Agile World global platform — podcast, events, and community spanning 70,000+ members across languages, geographies, and economic backgrounds. Regular speaker and host on enterprise transformation, leadership, and ways of working.
Visit Agile WorldCMO and Trustee of the Agile20 Reflect Festival — an international conference shaping how the global transformation community thinks about leadership, delivery, and organisational change. Conference speaker and facilitator across multiple events.
UK representative and co-creator of the Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) certification programme — shaping how agile leadership is defined and taught globally.
Global podcast and events platform with 70,000+ community members. Agile World makes agile knowledge accessible across languages, geographies, and economic backgrounds.
Shaping industry conversations through global events. Conference speaker, facilitator, and regular contributor to the international agile and transformation community.
Sabrina has been an amazing leader in agile transformation, always prioritising customer needs and team inclusivity. Her flexibility and willingness to adapt have driven exceptional outcomes, building a collaborative environment where everyone's skills shine.
Sabrina excels in driving organisational transformation and leadership empowerment. Her expertise in Agile frameworks, Lean principles, OKRs, and quarterly planning ensures meaningful business outcomes. Her warmth and strategic focus make her a trusted partner.
If you're looking for an empathetic Agile coach who truly understands technology, Sabrina is your go-to. She excels in coaching everyone from executives to team members, making her the perfect partner for any transformation journey.
With her encyclopaedic knowledge and real-world Agile experience, Sabrina stands out as the best Agile coach I've worked with. Her collaborative, patient, and practical approach helps teams achieve transformative results, even in challenging environments.
Sabrina is like a photon: dynamic, impactful, and able to connect at every level. Her leadership, technical understanding, and human touch made her indispensable. She's an inspiring force who truly appreciates her team's hard work.
Sabrina is the most passionate and down-to-earth coach I've met. Her ability to listen, ask insightful questions, and mentor Scrum Masters and leadership is unmatched. Her energy and support create a genuinely fun and engaging workplace.
I work with boards, heads of transformation, and programme directors who need someone who can operate at executive level and make change real at the delivery level. Simultaneously. Whether you're designing a Target Operating Model, building portfolio governance from scratch, recovering a programme under pressure, or embedding lasting transformation across a complex organisation: get in touch directly.
Direct Agility is my consultancy — one-to-one transformation support, tailored to your organisation. No jargon, no fluff, just honest advice and real-world experience.
Visit Direct AgilityI write about transformation, leadership, and ways of working — the things I see every day that don't make it into case studies. All posts live on the Direct Agility blog and on LinkedIn.
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Read on Direct Agility →Outside of work I live with two miniature dachshunds, Izzabella and Annabella, who have strong opinions about everything and absolutely no interest in governance frameworks. They keep me grounded in a way no methodology ever could.
I train daily. The discipline that comes from showing up consistently, regardless of how you feel, applies equally well in the gym and in a programme that's three months behind schedule.
I'm also mid-way through a home renovation. Anyone who has managed a building project will tell you it has a lot in common with enterprise transformation. Unclear scope, competing priorities, stakeholders with different visions of the end state, and a budget that always needs revisiting. I find this oddly comforting.
Dual nationality, which makes multi-national programme environments feel very familiar.
Co-founder and CEO of a global podcast and events platform with 70,000+ members. Built from scratch alongside everything else.
UK representative and co-creator of the Certified Agile Leadership certifications, shaping how leadership is taught globally.
CMO & Trustee. Conference speaker and facilitator across the international transformation community.