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Ben Kopel

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Ben Kopel is a Business Agility Coach at Project Brilliant. He is a curious learner focused on supporting teams and leaders, as well as enabling adaptive organizations through awareness, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

He has worked with 100+ Agile teams since the late 2000s as a developer, Product Owner, Scrum Master, Agile Coach, trainer, and manager.

Ben serves on the Scrum Alliance CEC Review Team and Guides Advisory Team, as well as Illinois State University's College of Business - Information Systems board.

He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and two children.

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Learn More About Ben

As a member of the ALJ and Project Brilliant communities, Ben is available to work with clients in the following settings: public or private workshops, private engagements and consulting, and professional coaching.

Ben guides leaders to achieve their goals, uncover hidden insights and capabilities, challenge themselves and their beliefs. He coaches teams, managers, and executives, and leads public and private trainings. 


Further, Ben is the co-founder of the Agile Coaching Summit and was an organizer of PittAgile Gathering, a grassroots Agile conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Ben earned his BS, BUA at Illinois State University. 


He was the second person in the world to become a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST). Ben also holds the following licenses and certifications: Professional Scrum Trainer (PST), Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC), Certified Team Coach (CTC), and Certified Agile Leadership (CAL) educator.


Articles & Speaking Engagements

Ben has written a number of insightful articles for the Project Brilliant blog, including Agile Transformation: Top-Down or Bottom-Up Support?

Upcoming Workshops & Trainings