About

Engineer by training, coach by calling

I'm Ivan Duchateau — a Netherlands-based agile coach and scrum master, and the founder of Agile Conductor.

Nominated · NL Scrum Master of the Year 2024

I founded Agile Conductor to close the gap between what agile promises and what it usually delivers. I've seen too many teams running ceremonies nobody believes in, chasing metrics that measure the wrong thing, and carrying the scar tissue of a twelve-month "transformation" that changed the org chart and nothing else.

My background is engineering, which shapes how I work: choosing a way of working is an engineering decision, not a philosophical one. The right questions are about cadence, complexity, and risk — not about which framework is fashionable this year.

So I work in fixed, honest engagements: a clear problem, a clear price, a clear end. The goal is never to embed myself for a year. It's to fix the one thing, make it stick, and get out of your way. Pragmatic agile. No theatre.

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Ivan Duchateau, founder of Agile Conductor
Ivan Duchateau Founder · Agile Conductor Netherlands & Germany

Credentials

Certified — and pragmatic about it

Certifications are tools, not selling points. I use the parts that fit your context and leave the dogma at the door.

  • PSM IIProfessional Scrum Master II · Scrum.org
  • ICAgile ICP-ACCCertified Professional Agile Coach
  • SAFe 6Certified Scrum Master · Scaled Agile
Additional certificationsIssuerDate
Professional Scrum Master™ IScrum.orgMar 2023
AI for Scrum MastersScrum AllianceMar 2025
Introduction to Claude CoworkAnthropicApr 2026
Design & Implement Microsoft DevOpsMicrosoftMar 2026
Dysfunction Mapping PractitionerHonest AgileDec 2023
Agile ChampionAmigosDec 2022
Elements of Agile in MiroMiroMar 2025
Miro Essentials + Collaboration SuiteMiro2023–2024