Agile Top Ten

10 Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers to Follow on Twitter

09 September 2020

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🔥 The top 10 list was updated. You can see the latest version here.

This is a select list of agile project management thought leaders and influencers on Twitter. We started with over 200 prominent accounts and we got it down to the top 10. We're transparent about the criteria for making this list, so here's how we did it. To qualify, Twitter accounts were required to meet all of the following characteristics:

account is for a person or a professional association,
account is 3 or more years old,
account is active (1 or more tweets in the last 30 days),
1,000 or more tweets,
7,000 or more followers, and
90% or more of tweets have engagement (e.g., likes and retweets).

The list is sorted by engagement level, presented in descending order. In cases where multiple accounts have the same engagement level, the number of followers breaks the tie. Data source: Twitter. Data is as of September 9, 2020. Disclosure: Scott M. Graffius is the author of Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions. Source of screen shot images: respective Twitter accounts. Names, marks, and images are the property of their respective owners. Here are the top 10 accounts meeting all of the criteria described above.

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#1
Scott M. Graffius

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Twitter handle: @scottgraffius
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/scottgraffius
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "I'm an agile project management consultant, practitioner, award-winning author, and keynote speaker. Thinkers360 named me a top thought leader and influencer."
Account is 10 years old
187 tweets in the last 30 days
4,292 tweets
8,053 followers
100% of tweets have engagement

#2
Project Management Institute (PMI)

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Twitter handle: @pminstitute
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pminstitute
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Our mission—Making you and your projects more successful."
Account is 11 years old
175 tweets in the last 30 days
23,118 tweets
128,093 followers
99% of tweets have engagement

#3
Scrum Alliance

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Twitter handle: @scrumalliance
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ScrumAlliance
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "We are Transforming the World of Work. Since 2001, we have supported the agile movement as the only member-driven nonprofit certifying body in the agile space."
Account is 11 years old
23 tweets in the last 30 days
9,835 tweets
59,324 followers
98% of tweets have engagement

#4
PM Voices

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Twitter handle: @pmvoices
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pmvoices
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Insights on all things PM, created by and for project practitioners"
Account is 11 years old
47 tweets in the last 30 days
10,873 tweets
52,250 followers
98% of tweets have engagement

#5
Mike Cohn

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Twitter handle: @mikewcohn
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/mikewcohn
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "I'm an agile software development consultant, trainer, author and practitioner. I blog at http://mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog #MGSClasses"
Account is 11 years old
11 tweets in the last 30 days
5,187 tweets
48,218 followers
97% of tweets have engagement

#6
Jeff Sutherland

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Twitter handle: @jeffsutherland
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/jeffsutherland
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Co-Creator of #Scrum"
Account is 12 years old
6 tweets in the last 30 days
2,523 tweets
49,615 followers
96% of tweets have engagement

#7
Alistair Cockburn

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Twitter handle: @TotherAlistair
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/TotherAlistair
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Chaotic-good Lawful-neutral project witchdoctor. Bard. Dancer, specialty massage, poet. Sits underwater. Playful, wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting."
Account is 11 years old
67 tweets in the last 30 days
30,365 tweets
29,342 followers
96% of tweets have engagement

#8
Lisa Crispin

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Twitter handle: @lisacrispin
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/lisacrispin
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Now available, Amazon & LeanPub: _Agile Testing Condensed_! See AgileTestingFellow.com, agiletester.ca, She/her. Quality owner, @OutSystems R&D, #o11y-bound!"
Account is 12 years old
413 tweets in the last 30 days
134,332 tweets
19,618 followers
96% of tweets have engagement

#9
Agile Alliance

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Twitter handle: @agilealliance
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/agilealliance
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Agile Alliance is a nonprofit global member organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of #Agile software development as outlined in the #AgileManifesto."
Account is 10 years old
127 tweets in the last 30 days
9,636 tweets
34,045 followers
93% of tweets have engagement

#10
Roman Pichler

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Twitter handle: @romanpichler
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/romanpichler
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Product management expert. Author of 'How to Lead in Product Managment’, ‘Strategize', and 'Agile Product Management with Scrum.'"
Account is 10 years old
2 tweets in the last 30 days
1,819 tweets
14,151 followers
93% of tweets have engagement

Follow the 10 Twitter accounts listed above to join the conversation and learn ideas for implementing agile.

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10 Agile Thought Leaders and Influencers to Follow on Twitter: Updated for 2021

24 April 2021

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🔥 The top 10 list was updated. You can see the latest version here.

Follow these top agilists to learn ideas for implementing agile.

This is a select list of agile project management thought leaders and influencers on Twitter. We started with over 220 prominent accounts and we got it down to the top 10. We're transparent about the criteria for making this list, so here's how we did it. To qualify, Twitter accounts were required to meet all of the following characteristics:

account is for a person or a professional association,
account is 3 or more years old,
account is active (defined as 1 or more tweets in the last 30 days),
1,000 or more tweets,
7,000 or more followers,
90% or more of tweets have engagement (e.g., likes and retweets), and
Tweets were retweeted 0.75 or more times on average.

The list is sorted by engagement level (weighted at 4) and the sub-factor of average retweets per tweet (weighted at 1). In cases where multiple accounts have the same engagement level or average retweets, the number of followers breaks the tie. Data source: Twitter. Data is as of April 24, 2021. Disclosure: Scott M. Graffius is the author of Agile Scrum: Your Quick Start Guide with Step-by-Step Instructions. Source of screen shot images: respective Twitter accounts. Names, marks, and images are the property of their respective owners. Here are the top 10 accounts meeting all of the criteria described above.

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#1
Project Management Institute (PMI)

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Name: Project Management Institute (PMI)
Twitter handle: @pminstitute
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pminstitute
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Our mission—Making you and your projects more successful."
Account is 12 years old
269 tweets in the last 30 days
25,331 tweets
131,844 followers
100% of tweets have engagement

Tweets were retweeted 2.78 times on average
Project Management Institute (@PMInstitute) placed 1st

#2
Scott M. Graffius

Name: Scott M. Graffius
Twitter handle: @scottgraffius
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/scottgraffius
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Agile project mgmt. practitioner and consultant. CEO @Exceptional_LLC. Author @AgileScrumGuide. International speaker. Named a top thought leader & influencer."
Account is 11 years old
275 tweets in the last 30 days
6,222 tweets
8,423 followers
100% of tweets have engagement
Tweets were retweeted 3.44 times on average
Scott M. Graffius (@scottgraffius) placed 2nd

#3
Jeff Sutherland

Name: Jeff Sutherland
Twitter handle: @jeffsutherland
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/jeffsutherland
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Co-Creator of #Scrum and #ScrumatScale and Signatory of the #AgileManifesto"
Account is 13 years old
1 tweets in the last 30 days
2,537 tweets
51,129 followers
98% of tweets have engagement

Tweets were retweeted 10.25 times on average

Jeff Sutherland (@jeffsutherland) placed 3rd

#4
Scrum Alliance

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Name: Scrum Alliance
Twitter handle: @scrumalliance
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ScrumAlliance
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "We are Transforming the World of Work. Since 2001, we have supported the agile movement as the only member-driven nonprofit certifying body in the agile space."
Account is 12 years old
55 tweets in the last 30 days
10,142 tweets
60,437 followers
98% of tweets have engagement
Tweets were retweeted 2.44 times on average

Scrum Alliance (@ScrumAlliance) placed 4th

#5
Mike Cohn

Name: Mike Cohn
Twitter handle: @mikewcohn
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/mikewcohn
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "I'm an agile software development consultant, trainer, author and practitioner. I blog at http://mountaingoatsoftware.com/blog #MGSClasses"
Account is 12 years old
16 tweets in the last 30 days
5,288 tweets
49,137 followers
97% of tweets have engagement

Tweets were retweeted 7.66 times on average

Mike Cohn (@mikewcohn) placed 5th

#6
Alistair Cockburn

Name: Alistair Cockburn
Twitter handle: @TotherAlistair
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/TotherAlistair
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Chaotic-good Lawful-neutral project witchdoctor. Bard. Dancer, specialty massage, poet. Sits underwater. Playful, wreaks havoc on the unsuspecting."
Account is 12 years old
74 tweets in the last 30 days
32,299 tweets
30,044 followers
96% of tweets have engagement
Tweets were retweeted 1.62 times on average

Alistair Cockburn (@TotherAlistair) placed 6th

#7
Lisa Crispin

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Name: Lisa Crispin
Twitter handle: @lisacrispin
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/lisacrispin
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Now available, Amazon & LeanPub: _Agile Testing Condensed_! See http://AgileTestingFellow.com, http://agiletester.ca, She/her. Let's succeed w continuous delivery together."
Account is 13 years old
383 tweets in the last 30 days
140,849 tweets
20,088 followers
96% of tweets have engagement
Tweets were retweeted 0.78 times on average

Lisa Crispin (@lisacrispin) placed 7th

#8
Roman Pichler

Name: Roman Pichler
Twitter handle: @romanpichler
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/romanpichler
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Product management expert. Author of 'How to Lead in Product Managment’, ‘Strategize', and 'Agile Product Management with Scrum.'"
Account is 11 years old
3 tweets in the last 30 days
1,882 tweets
15,188 followers
94% of tweets have engagement

Tweets were retweeted 8.7 times on average

Roman Pichler (@romanpichler) placed 8th

#9
PM Voices

Name: PM Voices
Twitter handle: @pmvoices
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/pmvoices
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "Insights on all things PM, created by and for project practitioners"
Account is 12 years old
61 tweets in the last 30 days
11,296 tweets
53,205 followers
95% of tweets have engagement

Tweets were retweeted 1.33 times on average

PM Voices (@PMvoices) placed 9th

#10
Agile Alliance

Name: Agile Alliance
Twitter handle: @agilealliance
Link to Twitter account: https://twitter.com/agilealliance
Bio/description as shown on Twitter account: "#Agile Alliance is a global nonprofit membership organization dedicated to people and organizations that apply the values and principles of the #AgileManifesto"
Account is 11 years old
98 tweets in the last 30 days
10,526 tweets
35,036 followers
90% of tweets have engagement

Tweets were retweeted 1.84 times on average

Agile Alliance (@AgileAlliance) placed 10th

Follow the 10 Twitter accounts listed above to join the conversation and learn ideas for implementing agile.

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