Lydia Hawthorn
Job:
Lydia Hawthorn
Company:
Cprime
I am a practitioner delivery lead within a leading transformation consultancy. I work with clients to help increase their technical ability and establish better flow of value. I specialise in SAFe and Agile Product Delivery
I am...
Bold
Authentic
Connector
The skills I use most in my job...
Diplomacy
Observing patterns
Problem solving
Directness
Data driven
The most interesting thing I've worked on in my career so far...
A project where I introduced an Agile transformation into a gambling brand as the Head of Product Delivery. It taught me so much about managing tricky stakeholders and the realities of transformation and I try to bring that real world experience in to my consultancy approach
What inspired me into digital and tech...
I had started I’m recruitment and spent my time telling candidates how great a career in tech would be and so I figured I should take my own advice and do the same! I worked with some great tech businesses
My educational background is...
I have a degree in English Literature so my background is alternative to the average Agilist. As I began to specialise I became certified an Agile Coach, Scrum Master, RTE and SPC which are specific roles within the SAFe framework
What advice I'd give to girls thinking about a career in digital and tech...
Don’t tell yourself that there’s not a place for you here. There absolutely is and the very act of being here is enough to make the real change we all want and need to see. And be brave, push the boundaries that you see in front of you
