Anu Smalley
Team KatAnu
Anu Smalley is a seasoned Executive Coach, Enterprise Agile Coach, and Certified Scrum Trainer® with over 25 years of experience in IT, leadership development, and agile transformation. As Founder and President of Capala Consulting Group and Co-Founder of Team KatAnu, she is globally recognized for guiding organizations through large-scale agile transformations and leadership evolution. Her powerful blend of psychological insight, business acumen, and deep agile expertise makes her a sought-after partner for companies aiming to scale agility with purpose.
Anu is renowned for creating coaching programs that foster self-sustained transformation, having built agile Centers of Excellence for organizations like Capital One. She’s known for her impactful presence at international conferences and her tireless commitment to uplifting the global agile community. Anu’s approach is rooted in empathy, resilience, and the belief that leadership is a catalyst for positive change. Her mission: enable teams and leaders to unlock sustainable success through human-centered agility.
Experience
Anu Smalley is a transformational leader in the agile space, dedicated to empowering organizations and individuals to reach their full potential. With a professional background that bridges psychology and business strategy, Anu brings a unique depth to her coaching—combining emotional intelligence with agile systems thinking.
Anu is the Founder and President of Capala Consulting Group and the Co-Founder of Team KatAnu, where she collaborates with leaders to drive enterprise-wide agility, executive growth, and high-impact cultural change. With a career spanning over two decades, Anu has served in roles ranging from Senior Agile Consultant at Accenture | SolutionsIQ, to Enterprise Agile Coach at Capital One, where she played a pivotal role in transforming complex organizations through frameworks like SAFe.
Anu specializes in executive coaching, leadership development, large group facilitation, and the creation of internal coaching ecosystems that enable self-sustained growth. She has trained and coached hundreds of agile professionals and leadership teams, from Fortune 500 companies to startups, helping them adopt agile practices that deliver tangible business outcomes.
Her academic background includes a Master’s in Psychology from Osmania University, India, and an MBA from Bowling Green State University, Ohio. She holds numerous industry-leading certifications, including Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST), Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC), Certified Team Coach® (CTC), Certified Agile Leader, PMI-ACP, and PMP. She is also a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach and Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coaching Federation.
Anu is a dynamic speaker and thought leader, frequently invited to speak at global agile conferences. She has also served as Program Advisor to the Scrum Alliance Events group, actively shaping agile communities through retreats, meetups, and global events.
Her signature coaching style is people-centered, strategic, and deeply impactful—transforming not just the way organizations work, but how their people think, lead, and grow.
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Industries
- Aerospace & Defense
- Energy & Natural Resources
- Financial Services
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Technology
- Transportation
Certifications
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- Delivering certified training and e-learning courses to build practical Agile skills.
- Providing transformation coaching for teams and organizations.
- Sharing insights through articles, case studies, and thought leadership.
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