About Us

Welcome to AgileBenchmark

We are passionate about empowering organizations to excel in agile software development. AgileBenchmark brings over 25 years of unparalleled expertise in IT optimization and agile transformation. Our mission is to enable businesses with data-driven solutions that enhance performance, reduce costs, and maximize value delivery.

Our Story

Founded on a passion for excellence, AgileBenchmark was born from our founder, Harold van Heeringen’s extensive experience in the IT industry. With a career spanning a wide range of consulting projects, including agile team benchmarks, cost estimations, contract benchmarks, price models, code quality measurements, and process maturity assessments, Harold has helped countless organizations achieve measurable success. Always fact-based, transparent, and substantiated, assisting a wide range of customers with their IT cost and performance challenges.

Our Values

• Expertise: Leveraging decades of experience for your success in (agile) application development and maintenance.

• Transparency: Fact-based, transparent, and substantiated advice to resolve your challenges.

• Integrity: Delivering honest, transparent guidance.

• Innovation: Applying cutting-edge methods to solve complex challenges.

• Partnership: Working closely with clients to achieve their goals.

Today, AgileBenchmark continues this legacy, offering tailored services to meet the evolving needs of modern businesses.

Why Choose AgileBenchmark?

We stand out by combining technical precision with a client-first mindset. Whether you’re optimizing agile teams, assessing contract value, or improving process maturity, Harold’s personalized consultancy advice drives results. Our track record speaks for itself, with clients experiencing enhanced transparency, efficiency, cost savings, and ROI.

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Ready to transform your IT landscape? Contact us today to discuss how AgileBenchmark can support your journey.

Our Founder: Harold van Heeringen

With more than 25 years in the field, Harold is a recognized expert in many services in the application domain. He is President of Nesma, a not-for-profit organization governing one of the standards for functional size measurement and a knowledge platform for software cost estimation, and he is a Board member of the International Software Benchmarking Standards Group (ISBSG). He has worked for over 10 years as the lead of the metrics desk of Sogeti, an international IT services provider, part of Capgemini, after which he became Senior Consultant and, from 2020 onwards, Principal Consultant at Metri, an IT management advisory.

In his career, Harold has built up extensive experience in (not limited):

• Agile Team Benchmarking

• Software Cost Estimation (ICEAA Software Cost Estimation Certified)

• Contracting Support (NPR5333 compliant)

• IT Contract Benchmarking

• Process Maturity Assessment

• Requirements Quality Analysis

• Value Delivery Assessments

• Functional Size Measurement (Nesma and COSMIC certified expert)

• Other IT Consultancy

His hands-on approach, knowledge, expertise, and deep industry knowledge ensure clients receive practical, impactful solutions.

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