We are a collective of independent but affiliated consultants, coaches, and trainers. Aligned in principle, we partner to generate results for your organization and its customers.

Next Wave Agility's assessments, training, and coaching prepare your organization to fluidly respond to changes in the evolving needs of your market and customers.  We combine proven agile practices with a data-driven approach that enables your business to recognize and ride the waves of market opportunity ahead of your competition.

We are headquartered in Charlotte, NC and dedicated to serving the community of businesses and entrepreneurs. See below for profiles of our partners and leadership.

Kert Peterson

Since co-training with Ken Schwaber and being designated a Certified Scrum Traner (CST®) in 2004, Kert Peterson has been at the leading edge of Agile training and transformation for a wide range of public and private organizations.

Broad experience in adult learning methods and more than 15 years of hands-on engineering, management, and marketing experience in software development inform Peterson's pragmatic training for teams and executives in topics that include Scrum, Kanban, and Lean product development. 

As a Program Manager at Amazon.com, Peterson led design and development of features used by 17 million users. Consulting engagements have included work for Paramount Entertainment, Microsoft, Dell, NASA, and Capital One Financial. Peterson holds a B.S. in mathematics from the University of Texas at San Antonio.