Analyst Profile
Mike West
Sr Director Analyst
3 years at Gartner
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32 years industry experience
MA USA
Roles and Responsibilities
Mike West covers the adoption, organizational impact and governance of agile, enterprise agile, and agile transformation. Previously, he was VP and Research Director at Gartner from 1991-1999. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. West worked as a developer and manager in financial services (John Hancock and Fidelity Investments) and high-tech (Apple). He has extensive experience as a developer, as a manager, and as an analyst in application development tools, methods and platforms. And he has over a dozen years working as an analyst at Gartner.
Areas of Coverage
- Application Development & Integration
Mike West's Recent Gartner Activity
Latest Research
Background
Previous Experience
Mr. West has been an analyst since 1991, covering application development, information risk and cloud.
Professional Background
Corporate Executive Board, Practice Manager, Information Risk Executive Council, 1 year
Gartner, VP, Application Development and Management Strategies, 9 years
Saugatuck Technology, VP, Distinguished Analyst and Fellow, 15 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Completed certification training in SAFe with Dean Leffingwell (2015) and in LeSS with Craig Larman (2016).
Education
B.A., Williams College
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
M.B.A., Boston College Graduate School of Management
Languages
English
