I had my first encounter with light-weight software delivery methods during the late nineties as a developer on a team experimenting with RAD (Rapid Application Development) after living through the failures and inadequacies of traditional SDLC approaches. I encountered my first Scrum project in the spring of 2005, and it literally transformed my life both personally and professionally.

With over 20 years in technology, software, and product development, I have trained and coached thousands of professionals. As a trainer, I am a certified “Training from the BACK of the room” instructor. This unique approach applies brain science and brain-friendly learning techniques which increase learning, retention, and recall.

John inspires people to grow a culture of authentic agility in their organizations as coach and trainer at Agile For All. He has helped a spectrum of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies to at-risk schools, in realizing their authentic agility to succeed in a fast-changing, complex, and competitive landscape. ohn is a thought leader in bringing Agile to Education through his project, Agile Classrooms, empowering teachers and students to thrive in 21st-century learning, life, and work.John holds the following certifications: Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST), Scrum Alliance Certified Enterprise Coach® (CEC), Certified Team Coach® (CTC), Certified Professional Co-Active Coach® (CPCC), ICF Associate Certified Coach® (ACC), ValueMatch Practitioner® (Reinventing Organizations Culture Assessment), Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator®, Spiral Dynamics® Integral Level 2 Certified, and Project Management Professional® (PMP).

Miljan is a very passionate professional who truly enjoys helping others. As an Agile coach (CEC), trainer (CST), and mentor, he’s spent almost two decades helping teams succeed and organizations reinvent themselves. Miljan’s career has spanned both technology and business. He’s one of roughly 50 professionals in the world that holds both Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) and Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) designations from Scrum Alliance. He coaches organizations, teams, and individuals to collaboratively design systems that combine lean thinking and agile approaches to deliver maximum organizational effectiveness. Miljan recently authored “Wicked Leadership” - a book focusing on how to lead and thrive in highly complex environments. Additionally, he teaches Agile Leadership and Process Improvement at the University of Southern Maine and Organizational Change at the University of Southern New Hampshire. Miljan is also a frequent speaker having participated in many international conferences and Agile events in Europe and the United States.

People ask Aaron to train, consult, mentor and facilitate teams to better use a set of Agile discovery and development concepts, tools, methods and practices. Coaching allows Aaron to sense an impactful situation, helping people to integrate the Agile tools, methods and practices that much faster. Aaron has over two decades in technological and interpersonal discipline in various industry verticals. He is passionate about helping teams and organizations design and develop better, more impactful products. His training classes are highly interactive while always remaining grounded in practical applications. Aaron has deep and diverse experience as an agile practitioner and coach allowing which he incorporates into his class to make the course content more practical and relatable.

Kim’s fusion of real-life stories and her conversational techniques connect her with students of all walks of life on an intimate, intense and individual level. Kim, sometimes referred to as “Unconventional” for her creative tactics to generate transparency and encourage self-development or as the “People Whisperer” for her street-savvy style of training and coaching that brings out the best in people. Kim is a highly skilled trainer with extensive experience implementing Scrum outside of software development (Yes! Scrum is not just for software development!) Kim has over 15 years experience working in information technology planning, implementation and execution. She is skilled in building interaction and collaboration among organizations to drive change, support key business objectives and maximize value creation. With extensive experience in Federal and State government, she has helped government agencies and private organizations change their thoughts on traditional practices to Agile methods. Kim is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences, including holding the Co-Chair position with Scrum Alliance for their Global Scrum Gatherings.

Eric has over 24 years of software and systems development experience and 14 years of experience working with individuals and organizations adopting agile. Having trained and coached leaders, developers, scrum masters, and product owners, Eric is able to work with any skill set and at any level of an organization. Eric has deep knowledge of scrum, kanban, extreme programming, and test-driven development. He is a strong believer in learning by doing. Immersive experiences where you can get hands-on and see for yourself how things work is learning you will actually remember. Eric’s classes are designed to make learning fun and impactful. The class will help you hit the ground running when you go back to work or when you start your next opportunity. Not only will you know what all the terms and theories mean, but you will also understand why they matter, while simultaneously getting a chance to practice it all for yourself.