Victoria Williams (Wood)

“I had the pleasure of working with Victoria for several years at AudienceView. I was impressed at how meticulous and organized she was - really a star of process and metrics. She was instrumental not just in developing but also in implementing and maintaining the incident management process that made a significant change in how we worked with the development and product teams on emergency issues. I learned a lot from Victoria - she generously shared her knowledge of scrum practices and processes and was very supportive of my idea to implement scrum elements in the work of the support team. I highly recommend Victoria as someone who strives to drive the best possible results while also looking out for the teams that she is working with. She is fun to work with and to be around and would be an amazing addition to any team and company that she is in.”

“I have worked with Vic for multiple years, on several projects. I have participated as a member of her team, and also as my team collaborating with one of her teams. She is hard-working, passionate, reliable, professional and very personable. Her skills in Scrum and Agile methodologies are second to none. I have witnessed her successfully managing large teams, and smoothly dealing with difficult individuals. She has always been available and effective no matter which issue or crisis emerges. Her contributions have greatly increased the productivity of any team she is a part of. I hope she and I get to work together again, in the future. I highly recommend Vic, and would hire her in heartbeat.”

“I've had the pleasure of working with Vic for more than a year. She is not only warm and super friendly to approach but also an Agile evangelist whom you can rely on for the results. She always promotes good agile practices across the team ensuring their well being and effectiveness. She'll be a huge asset to any organization looking for an excellent scrum/agile professional.”

“Vic is my Agile/Scrum hero! She has a deep knowledge and experience with leading and coaching Agile/Scrum teams in the software and services industry. So when presented with a process or performance challenge, she dives right in and addresses the issues head on. Vic has a stellar track record in leadership and managerial skills. I would highly recommend Vic for any project management, scrum master/Agile coach, or operations manager position.”

“Vic is characterized by having a broad vision of teamwork and not only focusing on her Scrum team, but rather being willing to help and share experiences with other Scrum Masters. She has a very good disposition in supporting what is within her reach and answering questions. Collaborative, concerned about her team, excellent person and professional.”

“As I transitioned to Agile methodologies, I was fortunate enough to have 1:1 sessions with Victoria to help guide my learning and experience. She was a practical and intuitive coach, who asked the right questions to reveal my underlying bottlenecks. She patiently worked through my work and offered valuable and actionable direction that improved not only my use and understanding of agile methodologies but also my project work itself. And most importantly, she did it with a friendly and approachable style, that is unique to her. Victoria is an asset to any team who is lucky enough to have her.”

“I have worked with Victoria in several roles across the events industry. In that time, Victoria has managed a wide range of successful projects and business change initiatives. Having worked on her project team on multiple occasions, I have found Victoria to be extremely competent and driven in her approach to managing projects. She has a wide breadth of knowledge which she uses to guide her decision making, and she sees every project as a challenge. She works well with stakeholders from all areas of the business, and utilises her team’s individual skillsets and expertise to ensure that each project she manages has a high success rate. Victoria is goal-oriented and takes a strategic approach to project management, utilising varied tools and techniques to create beneficial results for the organisation. Victoria is a very capable project manager and would be an asset to any organisation looking for someone driven and motivated to guide their project portfolio to successful outcomes. ”

“I had the pleasure of working with Victoria for a number of years. Very methodical and incredibly reliable, Victoria excelled at leveraging her considerable skills in AGILE/SCRUM and Project Management in pursuit of objectives. A warm, personable approach even in high pressure situations, Victoria always showed calmness in her leadership demonstrating empathy while encouraging and navigating teams through tough times. An absolute pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend Victoria to any company searching for a top notch AGILE practitioner.”

“I have had the pleasure of working with Vic as a collaborator in projects. She is thoughtful and positive and always seeks to find a way forward that is respectful of those involved. She is organised and conscious of your time as well as her own. She has a tremendous appetite to learn and appreciates what others can bring to her to improve her skillset, which is impressive! On a personal level I've always found Vic to be a great listener and someone who puts people first. An asset to any team.”

“I'm fortunate to have had the pleasure of working with Vic on multiple projects. She can be counted on to consistently bring focus, clarity, and organisation to projects, as well as to educate and inspire teams on their journey of continual self-improvement. Whether Vic is coaching an established team through a complex flagship initiative, or helping a new team come together and find their rhythm, her professional and people-first approach was always a welcome addition.”

“I've had the pleasure of being Vic's leader for about four years. Vic is not only dedicated to her craft of Agile Practices but is results-driven and most importantly, people first in her approach. She helps create highly motivated self-motivated teams. As a true servant leader, she puts her teams' needs first and never stops thinking about what is holding them back and how she can help. Vic is also a natural organizer and I know I can always rely on her to get things done.”

“I had the pleasure of working with Vic during a time of significant change for our organization. Vic’s knowledge and passion for agile practice, alongside her inherent compassion and people-first approach, have such a positive impact on our team and helped guide us through a season of change. Vic constantly creates clarity out of chaos, keeping the team focused and organized. Her attention to detail, ability to coordinate, and implement and adapt structure are indispensable. Vic’s strong character, willingness to debate but also compromise, and effective communication, make her a valuable voice in any room. Most apparent is Vic’s compassion, with which she maintains positive servant leadership, protects team morale, and coaches us to ensure all team members understand not only the scrum framework, by why it’s important, and how it helps us achieve our goals. As a newer Product Manager, I especially appreciated the time Vic spent with me to help me develop estimations, forecasts, timelines, metrics for success, and understanding working with stakeholders. I consider Vic a friend and valued colleague, who I hope to have the opportunity to work with again in the future. Any team that welcomes Vic is sure to benefit from both her professional skills and compassionate character.”

“Victoria is an excellent professional Scrum Master and an excellent human being, always concerned about the well-being and effectiveness of her teams, creating metrics that enhance the quality of deliveries and with a role throughout the organization to promote good agility practices, it has been an honor to have worked with her, she left me a lot of learning and any organization would be much more successful with her on board”

“Victoria is a meticulous, conscience and highly organized scrum master. She kept our teams on point, focused and working with a purpose. She is very personable and I have loved working with her.”

“I had the chance to work with Vic who was the Scrum Master of two scrum teams of one of the most important products of our company. Vic is a person with a really strong character, decided and always worried about the stability of the team and the actions that we could take to improve. Her contributions, good eyes to identify gaps and disposition to evolve/improve our process helped us a lot, to continously provide value to the product with the slogan of keeping people first. Her transparency, honesty and disposition to find agreements to make all team and the product improve, helped me a lot as a development manager to achieve our goals while we maintained the collaborative effort and the effectivity of our tasks. I really appreaciated my time working with her and the continous spirit that she maintain to work as a team, as a triad and as a person”

“I’ve worked with Vic on multiple teams over three years. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of scrum, is highly organized and knows how to motivate a team towards results that matter. Metrics and measurements matter to Vic, and are used often to ensure a team is working at its best. Vic understands at the core that no problem is too big for scrum and agile teams. More than that Vic is a pleasure to work with. Her sense of humour and initiative are so prevalent that in a meeting with Vic, you know you’ll get something great done and feel good about it. I count Vic as a friend and a coworker I could always rely on. I’d recommend her to any team looking to take scrum/agile to the next level.”

“Vic is a must have employee. Not only is her work ethic and quality of work second to none but the work of others around her is improved by having her on the team. Vic empowers others to be better. In my experience with Vic she empowered the product team to understand our initiatives, timelines and team velocity. Vic was the voice of Agile in the company she enabled clear communication throughout the organisation and to stakeholders. I am glad to have had the opportunity to work with Vic so closely and I hope to again in the future.”

“Vic was instrumental in implementing and developing the Agile practices at our organization. The processes she put in place took into account both internal and external stakeholder values as well as the goals of the business. She was a great coach, knowing exactly which methods to use to grow the department into self-managing teams that delivered value quickly, while inspecting feedback channels to refine and pivot accordingly.”

“Had the pleasure to work with Vic on different projects and she not only coordinates and leads but at the same time guides and teaches you, I learned so many things from her that I use in my daily basis. Having Vic as Scrum Master for your team and projects is simply great.”

“Vic has been Scrum Master for my team and has done an excellent job, from assisting with onboarding to facilitating every Scrum ceremony. She has helped me to re-learn Scrum and how to work with the framework. In my experience working with Agile in the last few years, she has been the most organized Scrum Master have ever had and it has been a pleasure to work with her!”

“Vic has an amazing ability to synthesize a ton of moving parts on a project into a coherent plan and deliver results on time despite the inevitable distractions that are life. Kudos. ”

“I've had the pleasure of working with Vic for 8 years, including 7 years at the National Ice Centre/Capital FM Arena where her support, knowledge & training provided in her role as an IT Support Manager was second to none. In her role as Deputy Ticketing & Customer Services Manager she lead her team to provide a high level of customer service and project managed bringing the ticketing system in house, working to tight deadlines and introducing big changes in a positive way. As Head of Event Programming at The Ticket Factory she introduced standards, policies and procedures to ensure a high level of event set up was provided. She built lasting relationships with departments across the NEC and at all times looked for positive system improvements for other teams, that she could help to provide. A real team player and pleasure to work with, extremely organised, approachable, professional at all times, a great project manager and someone who gets results done. I have no doubt in recommending her and feel any company would be extremely lucky to work with her.”

“Victoria is my benchmark example of a Completer Finisher, she is organised, detailed, and thorough, while remaining approachable and people focussed; a valuable asset to any organisation. She also cares passionately about her team and fights their corner when she feels there is need. She was a pleasure to manage and I look forward to keeping track of her successes in the future.”

“Victoria hired me to provide audio for the National Ice Centre and Capital FM Arena's on-hold system, which needs regular updates as new bands/events are booked to appear. Since the start of our working relationship, Victoria has been consistently professional and very approachable - she seems to instinctively understand our side of the business, and is so well organised that she sets realistic deadlines, as well as the fact that her scripts are always legible and well thought out which makes our lives much easier! Victoria is one of the best people we've worked with - friendly, easy to communicate with, professional, and highly intelligent. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.”