"I and 13 others from my group attended last July and it was a career changing event for me. With the knowledge and confidence we gained in that course, we were able to transform how our division of [major] Bank managed projects. It is quite amazing to see how effective Scrum is when you do it right. Jeff and Joe will teach you not only the day to day business processes and techniques you need to know, they also instill the spirit of Scrum, which to me was almost more important than the techniques. I left that course wondering why anyone would manage a project any other way - it just makes so much sense. If you attend, I'm sure you will hear Jeff say 'to manage a project any other way is just illogical.' That quote will stick with you. ...Enjoy the course - it's well worth the $$." - Roy Maines, PMP, CSM, Charleston, SC

"This was a life changing event." Product Owner Attendee, Atlanta, GA

"I got a lot out of it."  Mary, Credit Suisse, NYC, Apr 19, 2009

"Thanks again for your expert instruction." Tom, Northop Grumman, June 21, 2009

"Thanks again for all your insight and training effort. Look forward to applying the practices."  Rachel, Microsoft, July 2, 2009

"Two full days of lots of knowledge and info. I'm very excited to start to get others enthused about Scrum..." (Course rated 9 on a scale of 1 to 9)   Blair, Microsoft, July 1, 2009

"Well-prepared, interesting, useful, fun."  Hector, Montreal, Mar 2009

Liked best: "the strong experience and real life examples." Louis, Montreal, Mar 2009

"The Hands-on exercises illustrated key ideas very well. Joe was an engaging instructor and responded well to questions." Douglas, Rochester, Mar 2009

Enjoyed most: "fast pace, topics - instructor excellent, great knowledge of topic"  Michael, Rochester, Mar 2009

"Just wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed the class.  The whole time I was thinking to myself how much better life would have been had I used Scrum on my projects.  Well, now, ...I’ll know better.  The interesting thing I found - some of what was taught will be possible to put into practice in my real estate development company [too]." Ross, Oct 2-3 

Joe, I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the seminar that you and Jeff gave last Thursday and Friday in NY. Your lessons and insights will be invaluable as we continue to improve our Scrum process.

We’re just finishing up our first sprints on two projects, so I’m fortunate to have had the opportunity to learn directly from you early in the process so we can fix things that were wrong and build on the things we’re doing right.

Thanks again. Larry (9/12/2008)

9 (on a scale of 1 to 9). "Great presentation, enjoyable." Robin, May 1-2, 2008

"Awesome job guys. Made it enjoyable as well as educational." Bruce, May 1-2, 2008

"The variety which kept us engaged. Great mix of activities. Good interplay between the two instructors. Excellent job guys!" Sharman, May 1-2, 2008

"The hands-on activities were a little uncomfortable at first, but became the best learning tool of the class. The instructors were passionate and it shows. Building the Scrum backlog was very insightful." Debbie, May 1-2, 2008

"The activities helped to deliver material that is usually "dry" and make it interesting. Instructors had / displayed they had real life knowledge & experience using interactive development. Great job." Robert, May 1-2, 2008

"Great instructors, good team work betwee the two. Most enjoyed...discussion of real-life perspectives / experiences." Ed, June 27-28, 2008

"I really enjoyed the training. I think many of the ideas I learned are going to improve the relationship[s] I have with product owners & stakeholders." Matthew, June 27-28, 2008

"Terrific! Thanks guys!" John, June 27-28, 2008

"The instructors were knowledgeable and very interactive." Nuthawin, June 27-28, 2008

"Excellent communication skills of the instructors." Tapan, June 27-28, 2008

9 (on a 1 to 9 scale). "Was excellent and I have been at various courses over time." Colin, June 27-28, 2008

"I definitely learned more than I expected." Joy, July 14-15, 2008

"Many thanks for all the information sharing, guidance and tips from you during the course. The course was really great. Both Steve [and I] are very energized. We strongly feel that within 1 month we can make huge improvements to our SCRUM process and make wheels spin a lot faster and cleaner." Peter, July 21-22, 2008

"I thoroughly enjoyed the classes and thought you did a great job of engaging and energizing the class and subject matter." Joel, Aug 14, 2008


Note: We have many other positive comments that we will post soon. Be also aware that Agile, Scrum, Lean are paradigm shifts. Not everyone is comfortable with that. So if you ask around you will find some negative comments about any instructor (ours or others), or at least comments that question the value of the content (again, ours or others). Nonetheless, most (~90%+) of comments are good to great. And we don't think you can find a better set of people to learn from anywhere.