Ciprian Diaconasu- VP of Engineering at Mambu

We turned to Moving the Needle early this year to get us on track to achieving our goals. We were at a point where we really needed a framework for our strategy, and that started with first defining what our strategy was and then laying out the game plan for implementing it. As a result of working with Bart, the many levels within our organization, from managers to our teams, are now clear on what the most important actions are to take. With Moving the Needle, we created hyper focus and it has delivered huge value to our organization. And this counts for our XP training, too. We’re already seeing good results with increased efficiency within those teams. Most importantly, collaboration has increased which is leading to more confidence in our most ambitious targets.

Moving the Needle is unique in the sense that Bart is highly skilled in talking to different people and communicating in a way that everyone from engineers, product, and managers resonate with. Bart is as hands-on and involved as one can get. He also challenges us and makes us see why we are doing something a certain way. From day one, he was on-board with us.

He is adaptable to the organization, takes the assignment on and helps you to find your way to make it happen! When working with Moving the Needle, you can expect the pillars to fall and have more long-term collaboration across all teams and levels within the organization, a renewed sense of focus on ambitious goals and improved execution.

I remember fondly almost every interaction I’ve had with Bart while working together. I've learned a lot from him, and so did my team and the rest of the organization. His work ethic and dedication made us think of him as a Mambuvian. While I'm saddened that we cannot yet continue the engagement, I sincerely look forward to working with him again in the future.

Phil Mander - Head of Engineering at Harver

It’s not hard to find an agile coach or scrum master these days, but Bart differentiates himself from the crowd by combining business acumen with technical expertise to get software engineering organizations delivering real value. At Harver, Bart coached managers and teams alike to help them think innovatively about how they practice agile development and form new habits. He supported us in transforming in the way we build and deliver software. He worked with us to define metrics to give us tangible goals to track our progress and continually improve.

Christiaan van Laecke - International Business Manager at Saxo Bank

Bart helped us at BinckBank to introduce many employees to the concept of OKRs and guided teams in sharpening their objectives. The feedback was very positive, from a variety of teams (commercial to developers). A number of teams voluntarily decided to start using OKRs, which is awesome. Testament that Bart's session added value to our organisation. Thanks Bart!

David Vermeulen - CEO The Inner Circle

We recently introduced OKRs to support our new strategy. Bart helped us introducing OKRs, the creation of our BHAG and define the company and team OKRs. I would highly recommend his services if your company has ambitious plans like The Inner Circle.

Maurits Cieremans - Head IT Mortgages NL at ING

It was a pleasure working with Bart. Next to a great engineer he is also actively searching for ways to improve the way of working by injecting insights and from outside. Together with him we introduced the Agile Fluency game which gave teams insights in the choices they make in software development and the impact it will have in the long run.

Pieter Meijer - Managing Partner at Pervorm

Bart took us into the world of OKR's. His pragmatic approach was inspiring to the team and at the same day we actually got our first OKR draft done which is excellent! Many thanks Bart you have laid the foundation for us to build on. Cheers!

Noor Bavinck - Digital Growth Lead

“Working together with Bart @ Gall & Gall has been a great pleasure. Not only did he guide our development teams in working in a more agile way, he set up a clear strategy in diminishing our defect rate and implementing a zero-bug policy. He helped us setting up our OKRs; translating our strategic business goals in clear objectives and key results. His ability to translate complex technical subjects to simplified business decisions has been a real asset to our teams."

Michael Rohmeder - CEO Equippo

“Bart knows his stuff. He did a great job explaining the OKR method at Equippo. We appreciated his expertise, down-to-earth style as well as his personal views on unleashing the full power of the OKR potential, and helping us to be focused on what really matters in OKR implementation.”

Leon van Geest - Product Owner Ahold Delhaize

Bart helped Gall & Gall to make the next steps into Lean IT / DevOps principles. Insights on quality, building a proper pipeline, zero bug policy, the introduction of continuous delivery, etc. It was great to see how Bart could challenge development concepts (also during job interviews) and infrastructure choices. Next to development Bart has introduced the principles of OKR’s at business level. Knowledgeable guy, highly recommended.