Christopher Pola

Christopher Pola has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Christopher began their career in 1998 at CA Technologies, where they participated in the company's graduate program and gained experience in various departments. Christopher worked as a Services Consultant and gained expertise in project management and implementation of CA Service Management solutions.

In 2003, Christopher joined Rally Software (a division of CA Technologies) and held multiple roles, including Sr. Services Consultant, Principal Consultant, and Sr. Principal Consultant. Christopher was responsible for designing, architecting, and implementing CA Service Management solutions for major client sites in Australia.

Christopher continued their career at Broadcom Inc. in 2018 as an Executive Advisor, advocating for lean software development principles and promoting agile work practices. Christopher left Broadcom Inc. in 2023.

In the same year, they joined piplanning.io as the Head of Customer Success, providing leadership and support to customers in adopting lean-agile practices.

Currently, Christopher is the Director, Customer Solution Engineering at Scaled Agile, Inc., guiding customers in integrating the piplanning.io solution with their Agile Lifecycle Management solutions and helping them adopt lean-agile practices across their enterprise.

Christopher Pola obtained a Bachelor of Business (Agribusiness) degree in Agriculture Economics from The University of Queensland from 1994 to 1997. Christopher also received a Graduate Certificate in Organizational Change Management from AGSM @ UNSW Business School from 2004 to 2005. Additionally, they obtained a Certificate in Financial Analysis Systems I from the University of Technology Sydney in 2001. Pola has also obtained various certifications including the Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe Agilist, and SAFe Program Consultant (SPC). The dates of obtaining these certifications range from 2015 to 2018, while the obtained months for some certifications are not specified.