About Javier
Javier Perez is an internationally accredited agile coach and trainer with more than 10 years experience building and working within agile environments.
He has a proven track record helping diverse organisations adopt Agile Values and Principles. Within the lasts years he coached and supported more then 100 agile teams within numerous industries. Javiers strategic thinking and adaptive coaching style based on the group context in complex environments enable the organisations to significant improve their learning speed, influence cultural change and positive transformation.
He has reached worldwide recognized accreditations and certifications in the fields of Agility and professional coaching including Certified Team Coach (CTC) by the Scrum Alliance and Ontological Business Coach by the International Federation of Professional Ontological Coaching. I am also trained as Organization and Relationship Systems Coach (ORSC) by CRR Global and as an ORGANIC agility professional.
About Russ
Tell me, I will forget. Show me, I may remember. But involve me, and I will understand…
This ancient Chinese proverb captures the essence of the Agile Mastery Institute. Only through experience, with a guide and mentor, do we truly reach the level of mastery. The agile mastery pathways provide the guidance necessary to truly become a great Scrum Master or Product Owner.
As an experienced Agile Coach and Trainer, I love guiding organisations, leaders and teams to transform themselves to deliver high-quality products and services. I have around 30 years of experience working in various industries, covering internet services, online media, digital broadcasting, telecommunications, Agile training and coaching. I am a CEC and CTC with the ScrumAlliance.org and Accredited Kanban Trainer with the Kanban University.
I operate out of Berlin, Germany, and partner with clients throughout Europe and sometimes further afield. I actively contribute to the Scrum and Lean/Kanban communities and participate in regular events and conferences across Europe.
About Niels
Niels Verdonk is Partner and Agile Change Agent at Better Change and has a long standing track record in software development, development management and IT operations.
Niels has coached many teams and organizations to deliver high quality software by embracing Lean and Agile approaches such as Scrum, Kanban and eXtreme Programming. His background includes experience in software development, development management, system architecture and IT operations. He is active in the Dutch Agile community and continuously evolves his approach to coaching, participating at meet-ups with other coaches around the world. He is a regular speaker at local and international conferences.
Specialties: Scrum, Kanban, Lean & Agile Software Development, TDD, Software Architecture, eXtreme Programming, Continuous Integration, Build Automation, Automated testing, Software Quality.
From IT support, Programming through to UX Design, Kevin has dabbled in it all and somehow stumbled into the role of an agile coach. He loves being part of the community and enabling people to be the best they can be.
Chris Stone is the Managing Partner of Virtually Agile and otherwise known as The Virtual Agile Coach, a speaker, podcaster, blogger and Enterprise Agile Coach. He is passionate about continuous improvement, retrospectives, making time for fun in the workplace and being human centric. For over a decade he’s been fostering an environment for success of high-performing teams and organizations through the use of the agility, working across a wide range of industries and with some of the largest organizations in the world, as well as with smaller, more lean enterprises.
As The Virtual Agile coach, he intends to enable frictionless innovation, regardless of location. He’s therefore a firm believer in enabling agility whilst working virtually.
Who is Frankie?
Frankie is an experienced agile practitioner who strongly believes in the importance of having a mentor to achieve the highest levels of Mastery.
Agile concepts often look deceptively simple. It’s only when put in practice that they reveal their true complexity. That’s where the presence of a mentor can help spot mistakes and accelerate a deeper understanding.
Frankie has experience of mentoring agile practitioners at all levels: from Scrum Masters in their first experience of supporting teams to coaching squads of a dozen professionals as the lead of an agile transformation for a department of 700+ people.
He has recently started combining mentoring with coaching and training leveraging the Scrum Mastery and Product Mastery Pathways.
In 2019 Frankie discovered the magic of Visual Thinking and since then he has made visualization a foundational aspect of his facilitation & coaching work. He believes that the use of visual techniques can help drive engagement and ensure alignment on topics that are often very abstract and so very prone to be misunderstood or overlooked.
As a nice side effect his sessions are always imbued with fun.
Robin looks to put the ‘fun’ into addressing and removing ‘dys-fun-ctions’ through the use of creative tools, techniques and analogies. He is now taking this a step further by delivering Scrum Master training with LEGO as a medium for learning, helping to create the building blocks of skills and knowledge in those that attend his courses.
Robin began his Agile journey as a Product Owner in 2011 with zero knowledge of Agile or Scrum. This role proved to be pivotal in his career, setting him off in a new direction. After experiencing a new approach to getting work ‘done’, he did not look back embracing a new way of working. Now he wants to help and guide you on your journey.
Robin is an experienced Agile Coach and Scrum Master. He has worked with a variety of organisations across multiple sectors helping them to visualise current processes and practices, identify areas for continuous improvement and deliver agile training, which has led to him delivering Scrum Master training with LEGO.
Robin is passionate about supporting individuals, teams and organisations on their Agile journey and is now supporting the growth of Scrum Masters through the Scrum Mastery Pathway. But that’s not the only Agile training that Robin offers, he also supports the development of Product Owners through the Product Mastery Pathway.
Robin is the CEO of Enigma Consulting and Solutions
What is the Product Mastery Pathway™?
This is no ordinary training course. The Product Mastery Pathway™ provides a comprehensive development pathway for Product Owners delivered through three elements – Explorer, Navigator and Adventurer.
Delegates begin by ‘exploring’ all the major skills and facets of great Product Owners during two days of training. They are then provided access to a dedicated group chat and will attend five monthly group sessions lasting 3-hours each as they ‘navigate‘ the challenges of applying these skills in their day-to-day working life. After six months delegates will return for deeper skills transfer to set them up for their future, ongoing ‘adventures’ as a great Product Owner.
Important Note
This program DOES NOT cover an introduction to the Scrum framework or the role of the Product Owner. A working knowledge of Scrum and the Product Owner role is required to attend this class. If you need an Introduction to Scrum or the role of the Product Owner, why not start with one of our other training courses – an Introduction to Agile & Scrum, or, The Role of the Product Owner.
So how does it all work?
Workshop One (Explorer) – 2 days
In the first workshop you will meet your fellow learning cohort and ‘explore’ every aspect of what it takes to be a great Product Owner. You will work through every aspect of Geoff Watts DRIVEN model and develop your skills to become more:
Supported Deliberate Practice (Navigator) – 6 months
After the first workshop you will return to your team(s) and begin to apply what you have learned, however, you will not be alone. You will support and be supported by your learning cohort. Through five monthly group supervision sessions and your own unique commitments to one another, you will ‘navigate’ the specific challenges you face day to day.
Workshop Two (Adventurer) – 2 days
After six months of hands-on practice and group supervision you will return for another two-day workshop. Here you will be provided with more, and deeper, theory and guided practice to prepare you for your future ‘adventures’ as a great Product Owner. Once again you will cover every aspect of Geoff’s DRIVEN model.
Lifetime Ticket(s)
After leaving the course, not only will you have developed great habits and a supportive network of other Product Owners but you will also receive:-
“When I went to a Scrum Alliance class I got some actions to take away and was inspired to make a change. That energy lasted a few weeks and then I tried to remember the other things I learned that weren’t quite as important straight away but it was hazy. Having a continued focus over a longer time period with coaching, supervision and tailored modules plus access to the videos of the course makes a huge difference.” – Iain M
“Robin is an excellent trainer and coach. His knowledge and expertise is un-matched but what sets him apart is the respect and compassion with which he works with others. It feels great to work with someone who can empathise with us and empower us with knowledge that helps us excel in our role as SM. Plus, there’s never a session with Robin where you wouldn’t learn something new and fun!” – Pragya N
“Robin is an empathetic trainer with tonnes of experience and knowledge. Through his creative, enthusiastic, and down to earth approach, Robin has helped me to better understand complex problems, and enabled me to succeed in my role as a Scrum Master” – Lukasz M
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What is the Scrum Mastery Pathway™?
This is no ordinary training course. The Scrum Mastery Pathway™ provides a comprehensive development pathway for Scrum Masters delivered through three elements – Explorer, Navigator and Adventurer.
Delegates begin by ‘exploring’ all the major skills and facets of great Scrum Masters during two days of training. They are then provided access to a dedicated group chat and will attend five monthly group sessions lasting 3-hours each as they ‘navigate‘ the challenges of applying these skills in their day-to-day working life. After six months delegates will return for deeper skills transfer to set them up for their future, ongoing ‘adventures’ as a great Scrum Master.
Important Note
This program DOES NOT cover an introduction to the Scrum framework or the role of the Scrum Master. A working knowledge of Scrum and the Scrum Master role is required to attend this class. If you need an Introduction to Scrum or the role of the Scrum Master, why not start with one of our other training courses – an Introduction to Agile & Scrum, or, The Role of the Scrum Master.
So how does it all work?
Workshop One (Explorer) – 2 days
In the first workshop you will meet your fellow learning cohort and ‘explore’ every aspect of what it takes to be a great Scrum Master. You will work through every aspect of Geoff Watts RE-TRAINED model and develop your skills to become more:
Supported Deliberate Practice (Navigator) – 6 months
After the first workshop you will return to your team(s) and begin to apply what you have learned, however, you will not be alone. You will support and be supported by your learning cohort. Through five monthly group supervision sessions and your own unique commitments to one another, you will ‘navigate’ the specific challenges you face day to day.
Workshop Two (Adventurer) – 2 days
After six months of hands-on practice and group supervision you will return for another two-day workshop. Here you will be provided with more, and deeper, theory and guided practice to prepare you for your future ‘adventures’ as a great Scrum Master. Your Scrum Mastery skills will be taken to another level and learn how to:
Lifetime Ticket(s)
After leaving the course, not only will you have developed great habits and a supportive network of other Scrum Masters but you will also receive:-
“The Adventurer Workshop book-ended, cemented and completed the Agile training started by our group six months prior. It was great to again meet in person the group who have met fortnightly for this period to discuss Agile practice and day-to-day business challenges, as well as to talk further about how to apply Agile practices more widely with the experience we’ve all gained during the process.”
Stuart S.
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The first German-speaking Scrum Mastery Pathway Guide
Peter is passionate about helping teams and organizations become better. Offering the Scrum Mastery Pathway for Scrum Master in Switzerland and other “Deutsch” speaking countries is one way for him to achieve this.
Peter’s goal is to enable each team member to reach their potential and find better ways to work together efficiently. Currently he is working with Scrum Master in Switzerland to support them in creating amazing teams who deliver great products for their teams
Early in his career, he learned how important it is to have someone coaching and mentoring him. Hence, he now loves to offer the same to individuals new to the world of Agility, be it through coaching, mentoring, or by conducting a training program like the Scrum Mastery Pathway. He also thinks that by giving a course, he, at the same time, is taking the course for himself.
“I wanted to say…thank you Peter for setting this training up. It’s so enlightening and valuable not just for work but for my personal life as well.”
Peter’s courses can be found here.
Who is Martin Lambert?
Martin is a Scrum Master mentor who has been involved with Scrum since 2010 and has worked closely with over 50 teams as Scrum Master or Agile Coach in the Digital domain.
Martin loves spinning up a new team and guiding them in their use of Scrum, Kanban and general agile thinking. He also takes on the role of agile coach – where he focuses on helping the organisation’s leaders make the changes needed to free their peoples’ potential.
Martin chose to use the Scrum Mastery Pathway as a vehicle for his Scrum Master mentoring because of his belief in the importance of helping Scrum Masters reach their potential, enjoy their job, and be the change agent the role originally envisaged.
“I know the importance of real-world experience,” he says. “This is why you will still see me working hands on in a team. You’ve never seen it all, and those essential attributes of being respected, empowering and adaptable need to be continuously worked. I can’t teach it with integrity, if I’m not living it. “
This recency of practice means Martin has a genuine appreciation of the scenarios faced by the Scrum Masters he mentors, and the Navigator sessions in particular are well grounded in real world experience.
You can find Martin, along with his instinctive pragmatism, straight talk, honest answers and frank reflections, in South Lakeland, Cumbria.
Join him on the Scrum Mastery Pathway in the North of England, or from anywhere remotely.