About Us

Not Just Project Managers or
“Arm-Chair” Consultants, but Partners

“In any industry, rapid change is key to business survival and maintaining competitiveness”

When industries, environments, or situations change, we never panic, we manage (and well).

Because one size never fits all when it comes to partnering with clients, and their teams, our ready-for-action experts assigned to your tailored Valstroom-side team could include:

Program & Senior Project Managers
Scaled Agile Practice Consultants (SPCs) & Coaches
Senior Scrum Masters & Release Train Engineers (RTEs)
Product Management Experts
Product Owners & Senior Business Analysts
Quality Assurance Managers & Leads
Business Architects

Meet The Front Row

Enviably, this Front Row leads a diverse team of talented client-focused professionals that draw from their collective knowledge and experience to tailor delivery solutions that are refreshingly simple and practical.

RAFAEL BARBIERI

Rafael is passionate about solving business problems and challenging the status quo. With a degree in Production Engineering, Rafael commenced his career in the Logistics and Airline industries where he quickly developed his passion for client satisfaction. Since then, he has worked in several geographical regions across a variety of sectors including Insurance, Banking and Hospitality.

Armed with deep project delivery experience and an agile approach, Rafael has successfully led many large, complex programs to realise sustainable benefits.

Despite being an adrenaline junkie and a keen traveller, Rafael prefers spending his spare time with his family. If there is a Grand Prix on the TV in the background…even better.

CHRIS KING

Chris is an inspirational leader and passionate change catalyst that draws on his diverse worldly experience and multi-disciplined skill set to champion innovation and deliver on strategic vision. He is, by nature, client-centric and brings diverse perspectives to any challenge.

He has successfully orchestrated many large multi-disciplined and often politically charged, mission-critical strategic initiatives for global corporates across a variety of sectors. With a strong focus on Business Agility, he is well versed and highly certified in traditional project management and Agile delivery frameworks yet still looks to tailor the approach to suit the client’s vision, circumstances and ecosystem.

For relaxation Chris enjoys cooking for his family, watching Rugby and tinkering on his classic Mini Cooper and Harley.

CRISTIAN BAIGORRIA

As a veteran project delivery professional in a wide variety of industries, Cristian applies his instinctive agile mindset to all challenges and is gifted at making practical suggestions to optimise flow and eliminate waste.

Cristian is a man of few words and has a disciplined focus on action! Over the last decade, he has successfully led a multitude of large agile transformation initiatives. He typically gravitates towards the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) as a departure point but may also draw on traditional Project Management ideas to sculpt a bespoke solution more applicable to client circumstances.

He is a regimental bagpipe member, and his personal interests are real estate investment, Polo, Rugby and all forms of outdoor cooking.