Analyst Profile

Mike West

Research Director

3 years at Gartner , 32 years industry experience
MA USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Mike West covers development methodologies. Mr. West's primary focus is the adoption, organizational impact and governance of agile, enterprise agile, and web-scale development and continuous deployment using DevOps approaches. Previously, he was VP and Research Director at Gartner during the 1990s, a period of rapid and dynamic technology transformation. Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. West worked as a developer and manager at financial services (John Hancock and Fidelity Investments) and high-tech (Apple) companies. He has extensive experience as a developer, as a manager, and as an analyst in application development tools, methods and platforms.

Areas of Coverage

Application Development & Integration

Mike West's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Solving the Puzzle of Lean/Agile Transformation
09-Jan-2018
Market Guide for Agile and DevOps Services
31-Oct-2017
Toolkit: Identify the Right Company From 80+ Agile/DevOps Service Providers
24-Oct-2017

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

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