Onsite Training
Succeeding with agile is hard. Let us help you make it easier. Rather than sending only a few representatives (ScrumMaster, project manager, and technical leads) to a public course, consider training your entire team, onsite. All of our public courses can be brought to your site, minimizing both scheduling challenges and also the expense and hassle of out-of-town travel. We can certify team members in a Scrum Alliance-certified course such as Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Scrum Product Owner ( CSPO), can teach any of our other agile and Scrum courses, or can offer both a certified course and another of our agile and Scrum courses through onsite training.
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Onsite Coaching
Public and onsite training courses are a great resource for learning about specific aspects of agile software development or agile project management. The best way to make sure that learning is remembered is to augment that training with coaching or mentoring. We offer you the option to supplement your onsite training course with onsite coaching. One popular combination includes a one-day Agile Estimating and Planning class followed by a day of assisted estimating and planning with your backlog. We can also combine a one-day Effective User Stories with a one-day work session with Mike. He can then coach your teams through the process of writing product backlog items that are specific to your project.
Another option is to follow a two-day Certified ScrumMaster course with a day or two of coach-assisted backlog generation and sprint planning. Similarly, a Certified Scrum Product Owner course can be combined with coaching that emphasizes user stories or release planning.
Scrum teaches us to inspect and adapt. It’s a good idea, therefore, sometimes to plan for periodic coaching check-ups. Combining a training class with follow-on coaching a month or two later is a wonderful way to ensure that the key concepts presented in the agile or Scrum class have become daily habits on your teams. These are only a few possible combinations. Whatever your needs, we can devise a training and coaching plan that will help you succeed.
We Can Assist You in Your Agile or Scrum Adoption
Mountain Goat Software consultants specialize in Scrum and agile practices. Mike Cohn co-founded the Scrum Alliance, which is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support Scrum and Scrum practitioners worldwide. Mike ran his first Scrum project in 1995, making him among the most experienced of Scrum trainers and coaches. In fact, in 2003 he co-taught the first-ever Certified ScrumMaster course. Our well-respected and popular training courses, especially when brought onsite and combined with team coaching or mentoring, will help put you on the path to success.
Mike’s classes at Yahoo! have been incredibly useful. I recommend him to anyone who is serious about implementing Agile in their organization. Gabrielle Benefield, Director of Agile Development, Yahoo!
To schedule an onsite training course, or to find out more about our coaching, consulting or mentoring services, please contact Mike Cohn at 1-888-61-Agile (24453) or email him at mike@mountaingoatsoftware.com
