“I'm not a great programmer; I'm just a good programmer with great habits. Make the change easy, then make the easy change.”
Why Kent is the canonical The Implementation Consultant
Creator of Extreme Programming and Agile Manifesto signatory, who rethought how teams implement software under changing requirements. His practices (TDD, XP, incremental change) are foundational to how new technology gets built in practice.
The The Implementation Consultant sells delivery — the working system, the rollout, the change under measurable KPIs. See the role on the 23-role map →
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