After all the support and collective shame for the Ukrainian people, Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia banned some Ukrainian food imports. The governments in all three countries are under pressure from farmers, who claim that cheaper Ukrainian surpluses undercut their bottom line. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people began hoarding essential supplies like toilet paper and hand…
One of my favorite stories of Jorge Luis Borges is “Library of Babel.” The library contains all the books that have ever been written, but also all the books which were never written, books that are wrong, books that are nonsense. Everything that matters is there, but it cannot be found because of everything else;…
One of the main misconceptions heard in many transformations is to argue about passing from doing projects to doing products. That makes no sense at all. It’s like having the dream to be the best football club without a plan to hire players. Imagine that we want to help to create a lemonade stand. Product…
Hi! I’m Gerardo Barcia, a software engineer, project manager, team and organizational coach, speaker, trainer, entrepreneur, writer, developer, blogger, reader, dreamer, leader, and free thinker. I am passionate about technology, business, innovative management practices, and strategic management in the digital era. My goal is to help and accompany companies on the journey that involves the new challenges of the 21st century to successfully reach continuous innovation through human experiences.
«Experto coach Agile. Dinámico, interactivo, práctico y empático. Un magnífico comunicador.»
«Es un excelente coach y un buen compañero, de quien se aprende muchísimo.»
«He tenido la suerte de poder trabajar con él durante los últimos meses y he podido comprobar que tiene una gran experiencia como Agile Coach, siendo un comunicador nato, sabiendo transmitir con empatía y entusiasmo.»
«Tiene un gran conocimiento en metodologías ágiles y nos está ayudando a aplicar ese conocimiento y las experiencias que tiene. Persona que ayuda a hacer equipo con sus ganas de trabajar y su carácter siempre positivo.«
«Durante el proyecto Gerardo ha demostrado tener mucha experiencia y profesionalidad(…)»
«Gerardo, además de dominar el trabajo técnico, es un muy buen gestor, tanto de proyectos, como de los clientes y de sus expectativas.»
«Tiene una gran capacidad de conexión con las personas y con el equipo. Es una persona con una gran curiosidad por aprender y poner en práctica todo aquello que estudia y pasa por sus manos.»
«Gerardo is a great professional both technological as an entrepreneur, always applying new technological trends by providing an impressive feedback(…)»
«(…)Me fijé en dos de su cualidades: su capacidad de trabajo y firme determinación para hacer que crezca una start-up, y su buena disposición para ayudarme(…)»
«Excelente Profesional, con el cual se pueden ejecutar proyectos de tecnología y afrontar negocios para satisfacer las necesidades de cualquier cliente.»
Technology and Management are the two key components to face the challenges that the 21st century has prepared for us. My technological background together with my continuous interest in improving my knowledge and experience in business and management is a competitive advantage that allows me to have a complete vision of companies at all levels and that makes me able to offer comprehensive and balanced solutions that seek innovation in the short and medium term while respecting the organizational strategy in the long term.
I have worked as a software developer, analyst, architect, consultant, project manager, team leader, scrum master, agile coach, product owner, change agent, and management 3.0 coach and trainer.
At the organizational level, I have worked as a change agent to drive organizations in their evolution toward digital transformation: designing structures, composing teams, and implementing strategic transformation plans.
At the team level, I have provided support to promote development and competencies, generating communication networks between people with the objective of achieving high performance and self-organized teams.
