“One of my concerns with certifications is they can be highly theoretical and difficult to apply in one’s personal work context. This CSM course avoids this trap by using Scrum to run the class itself, and giving students lots of practical experience with the Scrum events, artifacts and agile principles.”

“Excellent teacher, knows ins and outs of Scrum and Agile. Extremely helpful and patient with our group.”

“The hands-on coding exercises were very practical”

“Fadi is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the material and he presented it very well.”

“Throughout my whole career I thought I was in a Scrum environment, and following best practices as a member of the dev team. Through this training I have learned that there are improvements to be made and I am confident that I can implement that changes with the tools I’ve learned in this CSD course.”

“Best live instructor ever experienced.”

“Excellent job of reviewing the content and engaging participants throughout the training.”

“I didn’t know what to expect. I was blown away by the concepts, the different way of thinking and how scrum can be used in any industry.”

“I realized quickly that I first learned fake Scrum in previous roles and needed help to learn it the right way. Fadi was a good teacher.”

“Introduced to a different way about thinking about Scrum and teamwork. It put my previous experience in a different perspective.”

“Fadi was able to read the room and adjust the curriculum based on the needs of the class.”

“Learning by practicing. Games, simulations and exercises. Concise and simple ways to explain the material.”

“I appreciate the step by step approach to coding. It made the experience less stressful. The content of the course was also excellent and clear, and there are a number of things I feel comfortable implementing in my work in the next 3 months.”

“The cradle to grave walk-through of a PO role was very helpful.”

“The course format and instructor was great at getting and keeping me engaged and participating.”

“Would gladly take another one of Fadi’s classes.”

“The course is a great opportunity for all agile practitioners (not just Scrum Masters) to refresh on key concepts of Scrum and introduce improvements to their daily work and team collaboration. I highly recommend it.

“Enjoyed the structure of the class. Worked like a real world example.”

“The CSM course offered me an insight into the power of persuasion and servant leadership a scrum master plays in teams.”

“As someone new to Agile and Scrum, this made for a great, comprehensive introduction. I would recommend this course to everyone.”

“Every new hire developer should be required to take this class.”

“Fadi did a good job trying to balance the skills sets of the attendees.”

“Fadi was enthusiastic without being corny and really paused to allow the class to use the skills already gathered and answer questions. The class was dynamic, followed the principles of Scrum and put things into perspective.”

“Fadi did an excellent job in helping me understand Scrum and get certified.”

“The course was informative and easy to follow.”

“A new way of thinking and great way to learn the material.”

“This was such a helpful course. Fadi had a wealth of real world knowledge that gave great context for the info in the course. There were also a lot of hands-on activities that where really useful.”

“It was a great experience in collaboration and learning.”

“Instructor was a field expert with many years of experience, but also maintained great facilitation skills.”

“Fadi gave very thorough examples to ensure maximum comprehension – much appreciated.” 

“The class demystified Scrum for us. Fadi patiently answered our questions and made us believe this is possible for us.”

“Fadi made the material exciting and knew how to engage us with Scrum and Agile.”

“The activities presented in the this course helped increase our Scrum knowledge in a fun and interactive manner.”

“I thought I had sufficient idea about Scrum before the course, but I  now have a complete appreciation for the approach.”

“Learned a lot! Enough where I see things I need to change at my company regarding our ‘Scrum’ process.”

“Fadi is a great instructor – very knowledgeable – gave practical examples and insights to enrich the learning experience.”

“Fadi is extremely knowledgeable about Scrum and its challenges. He uses his amazing articulation and oratory skills to make complex topics seem easy to follow.”

“This course gave me concrete examples that I can immediately apply to my company’s scrum process.”

“Engaging, personable, and professional from start to finish. It was a pleasure to have Fadi as our instructor.”

“Customized advise, real world examples and many hands-on exercises that really helped.”

“Highly recommended to anyone at any level of Scrum experience.” 

“I most liked the practical exercises and Fadi’s real-world experiences, stories, and examples beyond the covered material.”

“Instructor was very knowledgeable and you could tell he had experience in the field and in teaching.”

“Instructor explains concepts via step by step coding exercises and explaining why we do it this way.”

“I was initially skeptical about running the course using Scrum, but it really drove the concepts home. I thought the interactive approach was a good way to get hands-on with the content to learn the lessons and really appreciated not just walking through powerpoint.”

“This course was a great overview of Scrum and a useful deep dive into the role of a Product Owner.”

“The group activities were really helpful to breakdown the PO toolbox.”

“This course was extremely valuable as a new product manager. I’ve learned essential skills as product owner that I will take and implement at my job.”

“Exercises and scenarios were memorable and helpful.” 

“Great course with plenty of interactive activities to help develop a good foundation of Agile and Scrum.”

“Practical learning and real world practical examples to prepare for what you will encounter.”

“Awesome preliminary course to start your Agile journey. Course Content is very effective and instructor is awesome in his teaching style where complex Scrum situations are simplified.”

“I’m confident that I will pass the exam on the 1^st attempt from what I learned during this course.”

“Fadi was excellent at answering questions on the fly. He’s very knowledgeable.”

“Adaptable, entertaining, thorough, with perfect examples. Awesome course. I highly recommend it to my teammates.” 

“I really enjoyed taking this class. It cleared certain misconceptions I had about certain Scrum topics.”

“Course covers all principles early on which helps set a foundation for the deep dive sections. Activities are key!” 

“Fadi has a wealth of knowledge and experience and does a great job addressing questions.”

“Excellent strategy to teach content – many relevant examples – held attention and engagement.” 

“The information was presented in an easy to understand, comprehensive, engaging format. The interaction was integral to understanding and was very appreciated.”

“Best collaboration activities ever seen. Innate approach to submerging students inside scrum experience gave unique learning experience.”

“Fadi was awesome. He kept us engaged and provided good context on the material.”

“Great course; highly recommended.”

“I liked learning TDD via practical examples with an explanation of “Why” at each stage of the exercises.”

“The knowledge of the instructor was great. Not overly opinionated either which I liked.”

“I really enjoyed this class. The time flew by as Fadi made the course interactive and fun. Fadi is extremely knowledgeable and I am very happy with my experience.”

“I have spent about 6 years on “Agile” teams with varying implementations. Very helpful to re-baseline what I thought I knew about Scrum.”