Willem van den Ende is a Dutch eXtreme Programming pioneer. Since 1999 he guides organisations in the introduction of Agile Software development as an all-hands person: coach, developer and facilitator. Since 2002 he does so as an independent consultant for his firm Living Software. Always active in the local and international community, he currently servers as board member of the Agile Alliance, host of systemsthinking.net and the European Agile Open conferences.