About Cliff Rosa

I spent the first part of my career as a public school teacher and technology specialist. I designed a broadcast studio and video production program for my school, trained staff in cloud computing and mobile tech, and coordinated a rotating team of specialists across multiple sites. Looking back, I was basically doing project management and change management before I knew those were job titles.

When I left the classroom, I brought those same instincts with me into entrepreneurship. I ran Rosa Media Productions, serving clients who needed video studios built and online training programs launched. What I noticed in that work was that the clients who struggled most weren't dealing with technical problems. They were dealing with coordination problems. Unclear scope, shifting priorities, no shared understanding of what "done" even looked like.

That's what pulled me toward Agile. I started working inside the Agile training space with Rocket Nine Solutions in 2016, first in operations, then facilitating Scrum teams directly. Since 2021, I've been serving as a contract Agile Project Manager and Scrum Master with nimBOLD, working across multiple simultaneous teams in industries including entertainment, real estate, escrow, insurance, and food services.

My background in education turns out to be genuinely useful in this work. I'm comfortable in front of a group. I know how to build shared understanding when people are coming from different directions. And I've spent a long time thinking about how people learn and how teams improve over time.

I think of my role as an Agile Project Manager / Scrum Master the same way I thought about my best days in the classroom: the goal isn't to be the center of attention. The goal is to set up conditions where other people can do their best work.

In practice, that means running ceremonies that are focused and productive, not performative. It means getting into the details of the backlog so that nobody on the team has to waste a sprint start figuring out what they're building. It means paying attention in the Daily Scrum for what isn't being said, not just what is.

I hold certifications at the professional and advanced levels (CSP-SM, CSPO, TKP, LeSS, Path to Agility Practitioner), and I bring that framework knowledge into every engagement. But credentials are table stakes. What matters is whether the team is making progress and whether the people doing the work are supported.

I road trip and camp with my wife and five children whenever I can. I volunteer as a board member for Veritas Speech and Debate Club. My family and I are active at Vineyard Yorba Linda.