Boris has been in Endava for over three years and is one of the first people to join our team in Skopje. During this time he experienced a challenging career path, which taught him to embrace change and growth, stay enthusiastic and always connect with the team, in order to be able to go that extra-mile. Find out how work-life balance and travelling contributed to his positive mindset.

What can you tell us about your career path within Endava?

I started in Endava as a Senior Developer more than 3 years ago. Currently my role is that of a Development Discipline Lead, and an Agile Coach. I have had the chance to be involved in many successful projects but the one I consider the most significant is definitely my latest project in the insurance sector, where I took on the role of an Agile Transformation Lead.

The reason for my excitement is that this is the first time an Endava employee from Skopje was involved in an Agile Transformation project. I always wanted to work on a project where I can help teams adopt the agile way of working in their organisation, so when this opportunity came up, I accepted it in a heartbeat. It was a big challenge for me to work with people who don’t have experience in agile delivery and help them understand the difference between doing agile and being agile. I am happy that after a few months of hard work, we managed to create a benefits-felt mentality, where the company experienced the benefits of the Agile Transformation, leading to a faster and smoother adoption process for everyone involved.

This experience taught me that every client is different and you need to do a proper discovery before starting with coaching and mentoring. It made me realize that I enjoy helping others change the way they work and how they approach problems in their projects. It resulted in me growing from a Scrum Master into an Agile Coach that can pass agile knowledge and advice not just to clients but our own Endava teams as well.

I have a great team made up of colleagues from the UK, Moldova and Romania and they all contributed to what I learned during the past year.

What do you think drives and guides you in your career?

What drives me most is working with different teams and colleagues from whom I have been learning a lot during these years and who keep challenging me on every level.

I also enjoy being part of a company which supports knowledge sharing and which offers training programmes to support delivering excellence, not just competence.

But in the end, it’s not what we get, but who we become and what we contribute; that gives meaning to our lives. Living a life of significance goes far beyond the personal success or recognition. There is another step beyond success; helping others grow.