Your Agile Partner

Real people. Real experience. No consulting theater.

Unlock the power of agile development

agilityIRL was founded by people who’ve lived the work—not just studied it, taught it, or advised it from the sidelines. 

We started this company with a simple goal: 
make work better for the people doing it, and more effective for the organizations relying on it. 

agilityIRL was founded in 2016, and over the last decade we’ve helped dozens of companies—small to large—build healthier, more effective ways of working.  

We’re also employee-owned, which makes it easier to focus on doing the right work (not selling the next “phase”).  

Consultants who’ve actually done the job

We’re practitioners first. 

Before coaching others, we’ve been: 

  • Leaders and managers 
  • Project and program managers 
  • Product Owners and Scrum Masters 
  • Team members under pressure to deliver 
  • Professionals working inside regulated and high-stakes environments 

 

We’ve seen what works, what fails, and what looks good in theory but falls apart on Monday morning. 

That experience shapes how we show up—with empathy, honesty, and a healthy skepticism for one-size-fits-all answers. 

Image of agilityirl partners: Mike Stuedemenn, Jeff Lee, and Patrick Campbell talking
Image of agilityirl partners: Mike Stuedemenn, Jeff Lee, and Patrick Campbell

Meet the Partners

We’re an employee-owned firm, led by three partners who are actively involved in every engagement. When you work with agilityIRL, you work with us—not a bait-and-switch bench of junior consultants. 

We’re known for being: 

  • Straightforward 
  • Thoughtful listeners 
  • Calm in complexity 
  • Willing to say the hard thing when it helps 

 

And yes—we still enjoy the work. 

Unmatched Expertise

We're not a one-trick pony. We'll help you choose the right fit or create a hybrid approach that meets your unique needs.

Real-World Experience

We understand the challenges specific to your sector and size, ensuring our solutions translate into tangible results.

Tailored Solutions

Whether you're just starting your Agile journey or looking to refine existing practices, we'll work with you to optimize your development process at your own pace.

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Where We Go Deeper: Medical Technology

We work across industries—but we specialize in medical technology, where speed, quality, and compliance all have to happen at the same time.  

Medical device teams are under constant pressure to ship faster, raise quality, and stay compliant—yet “agile” can feel like a risk when it doesn’t align with the QMS or regulatory timelines. We help you make iterative delivery audit-ready, traceable, and predictable—without slowing innovation.  

MedTech outcomes we help enable 

  • Deliver early and often—with full compliance 
  • Modernize your QMS for visibility and control (traceability, smoother inspections, fewer surprises)  
  • Eliminate the pre-release scramble by building quality in upstream instead of “testing and documenting at the end” 
  • Use TIR45 as guidance so Agile fits the reality of regulated delivery 

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