Michael Chik Bio

Michael Chik

Senior Agile Coach, McKinsey & Company

Hong Kong

Michael Chik is Senior Agile Coach at McKinsey & Company. Originally from Austria, he started freelancing as a web designer when he was 14. He has been in the IT industry for over 20 years, over 15 of which in the Agile space.

Michael has previously worked with large Fortune 500 companies, start-ups and charities. He has advised numerous early (and some not-so-early)-stage startups and helped large behemoth companies change their mindset from traditional waterfall to Lean and Agile thinking.

With a background in coaching (he is a certified coach), he strongly believes in the human aspect of technology. Besides all things Lean and Agile, he is also passionate about change management and building sustainable communities. Michael co-organises Agile HK.

Michael Chik

Upcoming Courses

Previously (18)

Career Development

Introduction to Lean Startup

Is your company Lean enough? Participants will be introduced to the basics of Lean Startup and its concepts, such as MVP and customer development.

3 Times

Business

1-Day MVP: From Idea To Working Demo in 24h

Learn how to take ideas and rapidly validate and prototype them in one day, without the need to know how to code.

3 Times

Business

Product Management Bootcamp

Discover the basics of product development, product strategy, the product life cycle, and many more fundamental product management concepts in this hands-on PM Bootcamp.

2 Times

Introduction to the Lean Startup Methodology

This class will cover some of the key steps to take when building your business, combining long-standing principles with newer methods, such as the Lean Startup approach.

2 Times

GA + Agile Hong Kong Present: Lean Startup vs. Lean vs. Agile

In this free session, the Agile Hong Kong Meetup group will provide an interactive introduction and exploration of Lean Startup, Lean, and Agile methodologies.

Business

Agile Essentials: Scrum & Kanban

In this workshop, learn the principles and values behind Agile and Scrum, as well as how to plan, estimate and execute projects in an environment that welcomes change.

Lean Analytics for Startups

Analytics is the antidote to making data-driven decisions. This workshop helps you understand the basics of good metrics and how you can achieve better outcomes with data.

Business

Agile and Scrum Bootcamp

Everyone from developers to business execs are expected to know how to work using Scrum, but few are taught it and many struggle along with misinformed ideas.

Business

Free Class: Getting Started in Product Management

This class introduces you to the key Product Management concepts: analysing the market, fleshing out your idea, identifying risks, and validating assumptions.

GA + Agile Hong Kong Present: A Product Management Un-conference

General Assembly and the Agile Hong Kong Meetup group are hosting an un-conference event on Agile. You and the Agile HK community will drive the agenda & discussion.

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