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CERTIFIED AGILE TRANSFORMATION

COACH (CATC)

Offered by:

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CERTIFIED AGILE TRANSFORMATION

COACH (CATC)

Duration: 2 days (16 Hours)

Offered by:

Trainer:

Shailesh Thakkar

MScPM, ICF – PCC, CEC, BCC, HPTC, AKT, SPC4, CAL, AHF, CDA, SPS, CSP, CSM, CSPO

ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC) | Prosci Certified Change Practitioner (CCP)

Certified Executive Coach (CEC) | Board Certified Coach (BCC)

Enterprise Agile Transformation Leader | Agile Trainer – CSU, Kanban, SAFe

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Shailesh Thakkar

Shailesh is an accomplished Enterprise Agile Leader, Agile Trainer, Enterprise/Portfolio/Program

Coach, Agile Transformation Leader, and Agile Implementer. As an expert in all aspects of Agile

and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), he has proven skills in developing and coaching high-

performance teams.

Shailesh has trained 1,200+ professionals in Agile Fundamentals; various Agile/Scaled Agile

methods – Scrum, Kanban, XP, and SAFe; Agile coaching and facilitation; and DevOps. He has

provided consultancy services for Walmart, Allstate, ExxonMobil, Bank of America, AIG,

Deloitte, UST Global, and other mid-sized organizations.

Shailesh conducts both public and private Agile training workshops for the following

institutions/organizations:

CSU – CEAC, CAC, CATC, CDTC

SAFe – SA, SP, SSM, SASM, SPOPM, SDP, SGP, RTE

Kanban – TKP, KMP1, KMP2 (KMP)

Shailesh is an Agility4All Accredited Trainer, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner (CCP), Lean

Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT), ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC),

Board Certified Coach (BCC) with Executive Coaching specialty, Certified Executive Coach (CEC)

with Leadership Coaching specialty, SAFe Program Consultant (SPC), Certified Agile Leader

(CAL), and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP). He is a Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach,

High-Performance Team Coach, The Leadership Circle (TLC) 360 Profile Administrator, and The

Leadership Circle Manager Edition Administrator. Additionally, he holds TKP, KMP, PMP, PgMP,

PfMP, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, ITIL Expert, and CSSGB credentials.

Shailesh has earned his Master of Science degree in Project Management from the George

Washington University (GWU).

Shailesh is currently pursuing ICF’s highest level of credential - Master Certified Coach (MCC).

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. What differentiates Agile Training Programs offered

from Chicago State University (CSU)?

2. Current/Future Agile Trainings from CSU

3. Master’s Certificate in Agile Management (MCAM)

4. Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC) – Brochure

5. Testimonials of Past Participants

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1. Curriculum prepared by Expert with years of experience

2. Focus on practical and current challenges faced by companies

3. In-Person class and Live Online training options

4. Smaller class size

5. Weekend (Sat–Sun) training offerings in major cities within the US

6. Eligible to apply - Master’s Certificate in Agile Management*

7. All courses are accredited by Chicago State University (CSU)

8. Both Private and Public training offerings

9. Expert Trainers with diverse industries experience

10.Certificate is for Life – no renewal/membership fees, no CEUs

11.Completion of courses would make you eligible to claim PDUs/SEUs/CDUs

12.Training offering in 5 languages - Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, German, Canadian French, English

What differentiates Agile Training Programs

Offered

from

* Completion of total five Agile courses from CSU is required to be eligible to apply for MCAM certificate

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AGILE TRAINING PROGRAMS

from CSU

1. Certified Agile Coach (CAC) 2. Certified Enterprise Agility Coach (CEAC) 3. Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC) 4. Certified DevOps Transformation Coach (CDTC) 5. Certified Agile Facilitator (CAF)* 6. Certified Business Agility Coach (CBAC)* 7. Certified Agile Leadership Professional (CALP)* 8. Certified Agile Change Practitioner (CACP)*

* Upcoming Training Programs.

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Introducing World’s First

Master’s Certificate Program in Agile Management*

Master’s Certificate in

Agile Management (MCAM)

offered through

[email protected]

MCAM Program requires completion of total five Agile training courses offered through CSU.

* Based on current information compiled from several universities. No program is like CSU.

Please Email to receive additional information about this program.

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Agile is our Passion Simplifying Agile

Training

Coaching

Consulting

Transformation

Simplifying Agile

Offering training programs in partnership with

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This two day course prepares Agile

Leaders and Coaches with processes,

practices, mindset and skills to help in

Enterprise level Agile Transformation.

Format: In-Person

OR

Live on-line

Total Hours: 15

An Agile Transformation Coach leads

Agile Transformation within the or-

ganization and helps in achieving a

high degree of sustained agility.

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)

Overview

The Agile Transformation Coaching Workshop is a training program focusing on

the factors/traits/skillsets necessary to accomplishing Enterprise-wide Agile

Transformation. This is a highly interactive workshop that makes ample use of

discussions and exercises to help participants learn the soft skills necessary to

have a successful and sustainable agile transformation/transition. Participants

will learn and refresh their knowledge of Agility, Culture, Structure, Leadership,

Agile Mindset, Business/Enterprise Agility, Change Management and other nec-

essary components to lead Agile Transformation within an organization.

The course focuses on four distinct aspects in an integral fashion: Leadership,

Change Management, People, and Culture. These aspects equip agile transfor-

mation coaches and leaders to have smoother agile transformation. The training

also focuses on enhancing a learner’s skill in servant leadership, organizational

change, organizational health, people, transformation and agile enterprise.

Some of the elements that participants will learn during the workshop are:

• How organizational culture, structure and dynamics impact agile transfor-

mation efforts and how an Agile Transformation Coach could adjust his/her

strategy to achieve and sustain Enterprise Level Transformation.

• What the goals of an Agile Enterprise are and how to organize/transform to

achieve Agility .

• How to successfully achieve Waterfall to Agile transformation at the Enter-

prise level .

• Examine what failures in Agile Transformation look like and how to over-

come such failures.

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Who should attend? Who will benefit from the workshop?

This course is designed for:

• Project, Program, and Portfolio Professionals who aspire to take up the role

of an Enterprise Agility Coach or Enterprise Agility Leader.

• Experienced Scrum Masters, Agile Project/Program Managers or Iteration

Managers who want a more comprehensive understanding of the complete

range of business agility and enterprise agility skills.

• Current Agile coaches who want to enhance and improve their professional

skills to achieve career progression to Enterprise Agility Coach/Leader.

• Coaches who wish to increase the ability to break through seemingly insur-

mountable problems within their organizations such as resistance to change.

• Agile Managers, Product Owners, and others wishing to access a broader

range of skills in working at the organizational level.

• Agile Transformation Leaders, Change Agents, Agile Managers, Portfolio

Managers, Agile Business Leaders, Process Improvement Professionals, and

other Agilists wishing to learn/enhance their organizational capacity and

leadership to support continuous and sustainable business and enterprise

agility.

• Senior leaders (Directors, VPs/SVPs, CIOs, Business/IT Executives, etc).

Pre-Requisites

• Knowledge of Agile Manifesto and Agile Methods (Scrum or Kanban or XP)

would be very helpful.

• Some working experience within an Agile environment in either business or

technological areas of the organization.

• Willingness to learn soft skills necessary to be a successful Agile

Transformation Coach.

Highlights

• One-of-a-kind training focusing on

Enterprise level Agile Transfor-

mation.

• A highly interactive training pro-

gram that makes ample use of dis-

cussions, group activities, and real

-life scenarios and challenges to

enhance participants’ learning ex-

perience.

• Guidance for current and aspiring

agile transformation coaches to

understand and master organiza-

tional design, change manage-

ment, leadership mindset for

guiding an organization’s agile

transformation to achieve true

agility.

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—

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Agility4All Professional—Certified Agile Coach (AP-CAC)

Course Outline

1. Transformation

• Chemistry for Positive Outcomes

• Engaging your Customers and Employees

• Focusing on Outcomes

• Transition and Transformation

2. Agility

• The Illusion of Agility

• Definition

• Core Cultures

• Key Concepts

3. Culture

• Definition

• Activating an Agile Culture

• Critical Steps in Culture Transformation

• A Cultural Transformation

• Principles of Organizational Culture

4. Structure

• Elements of Organizational Structure

• Holocracy VS Hierarchy

5. Leadership

• Characteristics of Agile Leaders

• Servant Leadership

• Qualities of Tomorrow’s Leaders

• Agile Leadership

• Leadership in a VUCA World

Summary

An Agile Transformation Coach leads

Agility implementation within the or-

ganization and helps in achieving a

high degree of agility. Certified Agile

Transformation Coach (CATC) training

program focuses on expanding and

deepening a participant’s skills in agile

leadership, bringing in conscious or-

ganizational change, and developing

integral and professional coaching

skills.

Whether you are aspiring to become

an Agile Transformation Coach, or

currently practicing as an Agile Trans-

formation Coach, this training pro-

gram would help you learn the requi-

site soft skills for succeeding in your

career.

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—

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Course Outline (Cont’d.)

6. Agile Mindset

• Being Agile vs. Doing Agile

• The Agile Mindset

7. Business Agility and Enterprise Agility

• How to make the Whole Organization Agile

• Business Agility

• Qualities and Capabilities of Agile Firms

8. Agile Adoption and Agile Transformation

• Transformation Hypothesis

• Transformation Strategies

9. Change Management

• Definition

• The Change Process

• John Kotter’s 8 Steps Change Process

10. Organization Health: The Four Disciplines Model

• The Four Disciplines Model

• Five Behavior Principles

11. The Goals of Agile Enterprise

• Agility = Responsiveness

• Product to the Business Model

12. Organizing for Agility

• Definition

• The Routines of Agility

• The Agility Pyramid

13. Transforming for Agility

• Key Leader Activities during Transformation

• Three broad categories of changes

You will learn

• Organizational design, struc-

ture, mindset, system thinking

and how they influence in hin-

dering or achieving enterprise

and business agility.

• To lead an agile transfor-

mation/transition with a

strong emphasis on agile lead-

ership and “being agile” as-

pects across the enterprise.

• About “Agile Transformation

Coach - Roles and Responsibili-

ties” that would help you be-

come the master Agile Trans-

formation Coach.

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—

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14. How to Energize People

• Five criteria that Energizes People

• 10 Desires of Team Members

15. Transformation Strategies

• Four Stages of Transformation

• The 10 steps to an Agile Transformation

16. Agile Transformation Coach - Roles and Responsibilities

• Agile Transformation Coach—Key Traits

• Agile Transformation Coach—Typical Job Description

17. Agile Transformation Approach

• Path to Agility

• Agile Transformation Approach

18. Waterfall to Agile Transformation

• What’s your objective of Transforming to Agile?

• Transformation— Large organization and Rigid Processes

19. Successful Enterprise Agile Transformation

• Five Layers of Agile Transformation

• Agile Transformation Health Check

20. Examining Failures of Agile Transformation

• How to mess upi your Agile Transformation

• Why most Agile Transformation will fail?

21. Challenges during Agile Transformation and how to overcome

• Challenges

• Pull down

Past participants represented:

• ADP

• AIG

• Allstate

• American Express

• Anthem

• Aetna

• AT & T

• Bank of America

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield

• BP

• Capital One

• Caterpillar

• Chase

• Cisco

• Citi Bank

• Cognizant

• Collabera

• Dell

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—Certified Agile Coach (AP-CAC) Course Outline (Cont’d.)

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Learning Goals

Mastering agile transformation coaching skills will require both time and

practice. This workshop will allow you to:

• Learn about transformation, agility, culture, structure and leadership and

how it relates to successful agile transformation.

• Understand and utilize the key skill areas and knowledge areas applied by

the best agile transformation coaches.

• Gain an understanding of organizational change, types of changes, re-

sistance, and how to successfully achieve a higher degree of enterprise agili-

ty via agile transformation.

• Learn how to energize people and drive them towards agile transformation.

• Differentiate between agile adoption and agile transformation.

• Learn the Agile Transformation Approach through a step by step process.

• Learn what successful Enterprise Agile Transformation looks like.

• Identify challenges in Agile Transformation.

• Recognize the broader context of an organization to determine the best in-

terventions and actions to create a positive impact.

Learning Outcomes

• You’ll walk away from the course with your personal agile transformation

coaching improvement backlog – a tangible plan you can use to thoughtfully

improve your coaching when you’re back on the job.

• You’ll have many new things to try with your organization and you will prob-

ably depart with a few provocative ideas to chew on or to wrangle with for a

while. All these outcomes add up to your ability to become the excellent

agile transformation coach your organization need.

Past participants represented:

• Disney

• Express Scripts

• ExxonMobil

• Fed-Ex

• Ford

• HP

• IBM

• Improving

• Infosys

• John Deere

• Kroll

• MasterCard

• Mayo Clinic

• Medtronic

• MetLife

• Monsanto

• North Highland

• Northern Trust

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—

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Certification

Workshop participants who successfully complete the two days training work-shop will be awarded the Certified Enterprise Agility Coach (CEAC) from the Chicago State University (CSU).

Continue Education Credits

Participants of this workshop are eligible to claim Continue Education Credits

towards one or more of the following Institutional certifications:

• PMI (PDU): This workshop meets the criteria of PMI’s Leadership PDUs (PDU-L), Strategic PDUs (PDU-S), and Technical PDUs (PDU-T) for various PMI credentials. Total of 15 PDUs are eligible.

• Scrum Alliance (SEU): This workshop meets the criteria towards SEU require-ments for Scrum Alliance’s CSP (Certified Scrum Professional) continued educa-tion requirements. Total of 15 SEUs are eligible.

• IIBA (CDU): This training workshop meets the criteria towards CDU requirements for CCBA and CBAP certifications. Total of 15 CDUs are eligible.

• NASBA (CPE): NASBA continuing professional education credits (CPE) assist Certi-fied Public Accountants in reaching their continuing education requirements. Total of 16 CPEs are eligible.

Past participants represented:

• Optum

• Royal Caribbean International

• State Farm

• Target

• TCS

• Tesla

• T-Mobile

• Toshiba

• UniFirst

• United Health

• US Bank

• USAA

• USPS

• UST Global

• Verizon

• Visa

• Walmart

• Wells Fargo

• Wipro

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—

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Trainer

Shailesh is an accomplished Enterprise Agile Leader, Agile Trainer, Enterprise/

Portfolio/Program Coach, Agile Transformation Leader, and Agile Implementer. As

an expert in all aspects of Agile and Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), he has proven

skills in developing and coaching high-performance teams.

Shailesh has trained 1,200+ professionals in Agile Fundamentals; various Agile/

Scaled Agile methods – Scrum, Kanban, XP, and SAFe; Agile coaching and facilitation;

and DevOps. He has provided consultancy services for Walmart, Allstate, ExxonMo-

bil, Bank of America, AIG, Deloitte, UST Global, and other mid-sized organizations.

Shailesh conducts both public and private Agile training workshops for the following

institutions/organizations:

CSU – CEAC, CAC, CATC, CDTC

SAFe – SA, SP, SSM, SASM, SPOPM, SDP, SGP, RTE

Kanban – TKP, KMP1, KMP2 (KMP)

Shailesh is an Agility4All Accredited Trainer, Prosci Certified Change Practitioner

(CCP), Lean Kanban University Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT), ICF Professional

Certified Coach (PCC), Board Certified Coach (BCC) with Executive Coaching special-

ty, Certified Executive Coach (CEC) with Leadership Coaching specialty, SAFe Pro-

gram Consultant (SPC), Certified Agile Leader (CAL), and Certified Scrum Professional

(CSP). He is a Social and Emotional Intelligence Coach, High-Performance Team

Coach, The Leadership Circle (TLC) 360 Profile Administrator, and The Leadership

Circle Manager Edition Administrator. Additionally, he holds TKP, KMP, PMP, PgMP,

PfMP, CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CRISC, ITIL Expert, and CSSGB credentials.

Shailesh has earned his Master of Science degree in Project Management from the

George Washington University (GWU).

Shailesh is currently pursuing ICF’s highest level of

credential - Master Certified Coach (MCC).

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC)—

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About Agility4All

Agility4All is a Buffalo Grove, IL USA based leading Agile transfor-

mation company specializing in standard, and custom enterprise

training offerings. We help our clients to sail through the challenges

of adopting Agile continuous improvement practices successfully in

their organizations at team, program, portfolio, and enterprise

levels. With the knowledge that Agile can deliver increased business

value, we provide to our learners, Agile techniques, principles, and

values, drawing our courseware from expert tutors’ knowledge base

and experience. Our training offerings will help your teams to trans-

form into high performance teams, deliver high-quality software/

services and reduce “time to market” resulting in happy clients and

happier employees. We are authorized/accredited to offer Chicago

State University (CSU) courses, Kanban Courses from Lean Kanban

University (LKU), and Scaled Agile (SAFe) courses.

Agility4All offers both public and private Agile training workshops

from the following institutions/organizations:

CSU – CEAC, CAC, CATC, CDTC — Programs accredited by and offered

through Chicago State University (CSU)*

SAFe – SA, SP, SSM, SASM, SPOPM, SDP, SGP, RTE

Kanban – TKP, KMP1, KMP2 (KMP)

Agility4All is a Woman-Owned Small Business Enterprise and is regis-

tered with the System for Award Management (SAM).

* Additional training programs would be launch this year.

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Agility4All, Inc. 1249 Deerfield Pkwy, #303 Buffalo Grove, IL 60089

(800) 417 - 4940 [email protected] www.agility4all.com

Agile is our Passion Simplifying Agile

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Testimonials of Past Participants

Turning point in my career! Your Agile Coaching program is one of the best

training programs I had ever attended. Your years of practical experience,

credentials, education, and fluency on content is unmatched!!!

Brian Tait

Thanks, Shailesh, I learned a great deal from your CAC Live Online training

program that I'm using in my daily work. Excellent course enriched by the

wealth of experience you drew on and anecdotes shared.

CEAC training class: It was FAR better than I expected. You covered so much

more material than I thought existed on the topic ... and by the end, I felt that I

was equipped to go out and pitch, design, and run an enterprise-wide Agile

transformation by myself. Now, that would be a tall order, but certainly I'm

now fully equipped to become a valuable member of a transformation team.

Paul Matthews

I attended CAC (Certified Agile Coach) this past weekend. Great training

program, easy to understand content and language. He is an Expert in this

field. Both his education/credentials and practical experience was blended in

this training program. I would highly recommend his training programs (CAC

and CEAC) to anyone who is interested in pursuing career enhancement or

lifelong learning opportunity!

Camille Willis

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This was an awesome class!!!! This is so exciting, and I am so happy for an

awesome and amazing teacher. Shailesh taught me so much in Agile, Scrum,

Kanban, and SAFe and to be successful at each of these and the Agile principles

show in my work every day. Thank You.

Thomas Fortenberry

CAC (Certified Agile Coach) was a great training class! Structured course

content, easy to understand teaching style, plenty of real-life experience

sharing and Q & A enhanced my learning experience. I have already signed up

for Shailesh's second training program - CEAC (Certified Enterprise Agility

Coach). I highly recommend his training programs to Agilists who wanted to

enhance their learning and career.

Bea Estremera

Shailesh made CEAC program equally compelling for Agilists and executives

alike. Any executive evaluating how to guide their company into the

technological future should consider this course. Shailesh demonstrated his

extensive background and experience by illustrating concepts through first-

hand examples and encouraging discussion to explore complex topics.

Enterprise Agility will aid companies in adapting to changing technology and

position them to remain competitive as disruptors enter the market. Great

experience!

Charlotte Capitano

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CEAC (Certified Enterprise Agility Coach) Training - Shailesh (The instructor)

is very experienced and has an extensive real-world background. He provided

excellent practical advice and examples when answering scenario-based

questions from students.

George Tsai

Your CEAC (Certified Enterprise Agility Coach) is the best training program I

have ever experienced in my entire career! Just like your CAC program, your

years of experience, teaching mastery and practical real-world

situations/scenarios and challenges made this program a great experience for

me! I will look forward to your other programs.

Margie Elliott

I attended CSU's Certified Enterprise Agility Coach (CEAC) program. Shailesh

made this training program simple and easy to understand with several real-

life scenarios and challenges. He is a master and an expert in the subject. This

was my one of the best training experiences ever! I highly recommend CEAC

class for Agilists and Leaders.

Nikunj Patel

CEAC is a useful class for anyone trying to navigate the organizational and

leadership issues that come with an Agile transformation. Shailesh shares his

wealth of enterprise coaching experience through informative case studies,

industry models, and engaging class dialogue.

Philippa Fewell

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I've taken many Agile courses over the years, this CEAC course was the best and

most detailed course that covers the entire Enterprise Agile Framework. It is

complete! I am an experienced IT Professional and Agile Coach. I felt that this

course contributed immensely to my personal development.

Rodney Wilson

Thank you Shailesh for teaching the CEAC class. By far one of the best class, I

have ever taken, incorporated with extensive material and interactive

discussion. Your years of rich experience and passion both in the industry and

teaching is clearly reflected in the course curriculum and delivery. Excellent

experience for agilist and leadership!

Anitha Narayan

Shailesh is one of the best coaches at an Enterprise/Executive level. During

CEAC training, he broke many misconceptions and misunderstandings about a

Scrum Master, an Agile Coach, and an Enterprise Coach. Shailesh is a great

trainer. We went through an intensive training very smoothly. All the content is

very meaningful and covers necessary areas for an Enterprise Agility Coach.

Thank you very much for such a wonderful course.

Tejaswita Sharma

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CEAC Class: Course was well balanced (theory and practical). Shailesh kept a

great pace with encouraging questions/comments and participation from all.

Collaborating with peers was very insightful to me. He has tailored this class

and content to be fun, engaging and thought-provoking. He is a very

knowledgeable trainer with wealth of real-life practical examples! I would

highly recommend all his programs to all my peers! Shailesh, thank you for

sharing your invaluable experience and expertise— I will be attending your

other courses in the near future.

Abbas Ahmed

Shailesh (trainer) shared live/real life examples during the CEAC (Certified

Enterprise Agility Coach) training. He provided very valuable, well organized

and relevant course content. He demonstrated right level of energy, passion

and great enthusiasm.

Nitin Chokshi

The Certified Agile Coach (CAC) training is focused on coaching in an agile

environment. The content includes a vast knowledge of agile thinking and

pragmatic challenges experienced by practitioners on a daily basis. The value

of the training is in the knowledge of how to apply this depth of content in

workplace. One of the best training programs so far. Shailesh is very

experienced trainer with mastery on breadth and depth of the content and

delivery. I do recommend this program for all agile practitioners.

Robert E. Kirkman

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The Certified Agile Coach [CAC] class training was awesome! I loved simplicity

of the entire course content. I’m totally blown away by the exposition of those

“soft skills" that truly sets an agile coach apart. Those soft skills are truly the

“defining factor” of an exceptional agile coach. Shailesh’s teaching technique

and knowledge delivery is second to none. I would recommend this experience

for any inspiring or practicing agile practitioner. I appreciate this opportunity

and I'm looking forward to the CEAC [Certified Enterprise Agility Coach]

training experience at Dallas, TX on May 25 - 26 ...Can't wait!

Humphrey T. Davis

The Certified Enterprise Agility Coach (CEAC) training workshop was extremely

informative, intuitive, and comprehensive. The content was presented in very

simplistic manner and yet was very effective. This program gave me an

opportunity to look at the Holistic Enterprise Coaching Strategy. I would highly

recommend this program to Agile Coaches, Executives, and anyone who is

passionate about professional knowledge and growth. I wish Shailesh all the

very best and I am sure he will have a phenomenal success going forward.

Khaja Hussain

The CEAC (Certified Enterprise Agile Coach) offers an excellent training on the

various practices, challenges, scenarios and coaching skill set required to coach

an Enterprise through an Agile Transformation. Shailesh ’ years of experience

and expertise, mastery in Agility was a great help in understanding the

dynamics of organizational culture and business agility. I highly recommend

this course for individuals wishes to further the knowledge, capabilities and

techniques to be an effective Enterprise Agile Coach and Agile Leader.

Andrea Burgess Frye

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I attended the Certified Enterprise Agility Coach (CEAC) at Dallas, TX location.

Shailesh has an unbelievable breadth and depth of experience. What makes him

such a Pinnacle Trainer is his genuine love, passion, and dedication to agility as

a transformational discipline. He isn't just trying to simplify things into

actionable knowledge, but he wants to raise the Agile Community to the next

level. You won't regret coming to any of his training workshops!

John McNully

CEAC Training Class was more than I could have expected! This training will

allow me to take the next step in my career. Great training! Thank you Shailesh

for making this possible.

Michael Guerrero

CEAC Training: Shailesh was very personable and his teaching was very

conversational and interactive. I am an experienced Agile coach and

practitioner, but I always look for new ideas and real-world scenarios that may

be applied in the current operating model of my work place and this course

certainly helped with that objective. I would recommend Shailesh's CEAC

training class for anyone that is looking to add/enhance their Agile practices.

It provides a discipline that may help to anticipate and respond to changes in

business needs, with agility and control. Best training ever received from any

trainer!

Sumathi Arcot

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CEAC Training: I have attended many training courses throughout my career.

Some were extremely costly. But not a single Agile, Scrum, Project

Management, Change Management, Scaled Agile training delivered in-depth

subject matters such as coaching models, agile enterprise coaching,

organizational leadership, servant leadership, culture, systems and systems

thinking, organizational design, organizational structure, complexity theory,

and so much more. And I do mean RICH dense in-depth (we went deep) training

that can be put to use immediately! Shailesh is a phenomenal teacher, trainer,

facilitator, and coach! These attributes made the course even more meaningful

to each of us individually. The CEAC Training is a Master’s Program with all

examples coming from real life experiences. Everything taught had immediate

practical application. This was many courses in one! Thank you for providing

training that exceeds your participants’ expectations and is beyond the norm!!

Undeniable Excellence!!!

Nilvia Felipe (Nellie)

CEAC Training Workshop: I would like to give Kudos and a big shout out to

Shailesh for an excellent training class. It was an interactive session with a

like-minded group of participants and real-world examples. Having taken other

trainings from Scaled Agile (SAFe) and others, this is by far the best training

that has helped me in getting a better perspective of Enterprise Agility from a

Professional Coach and an Executive Coach. Shailesh takes time to explain the

concepts and making sure we leave the training informed and appreciated!

Jayashree Pilli

CEAC Training: The training was outstanding! I liked the fact that we did a

deep dive on Coaching Agile at an Enterprise Level. Very important and useful

information. Great trainer. I highly recommend this training for all Agile

Practitioners. It should be mandatory for all "C" level executives!

Ted Jaskot

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CEAC training workshop: The role of an Enterprise Agility Coach is very

complex, nuanced, and, sometimes, misunderstood as compared to other agile

coaching roles. The course helped me visualize and understand the enterprise

coaching role and how it differentiates from other roles. Shailesh, what a great

course! I’m looking forward to taking more of your agility and transformation

courses.

Nathan Chowilawu-Eshe

Your CEAC class was absolutely great! The insights and ideas on servant-

leadership was second to none, and practical experiences you shared with us

were all thought-provoking. I would highly recommend this great training

program to all Agile Practitioners.

Jonathan (Jack) Bazemore

CEAC training class has all the necessary tips, techniques, guidance, templates,

tools, and goodies required to be an Enterprise Coach. It clearly differentiated

the roles of Agile Coaching and Enterprise Coaching. If anyone wanted to

explore the Enterprise Agile Coaching, it requires a different mindset, skills,

tips, techniques, and tools than Agile Coaching. This class explains it very well.

Person stories and wealth of experience from Shailesh helped all of us to

understand the concepts better. The interaction in the class among the

classmates gave us different perspective and enabled us to learn from each

other. Great learning experience! Highly recommended training!!!!

Zeeshan Amjad

Shailesh is a wonderful Instructor, resourceful to the point, and engaged with

the students. The CEAC course has been a very positive and pleasant experience

with lots of opportunities to discuss read world scenarios and challenges. I

would recommend Shailesh to any person who wants to excel in Agile. His

pleasant demeanor and great listening skills made it easy for all of us to

converse with him. He has vast experience in addressing business related

challenges that are practical. This training program exceeded my expectations.

Gitta Toussi

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CEAC Workshop: A big thanks to Shailesh for an excellent class and for one of

the best courses I have ever came across! I highly recommend this training for

all Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Aspiring to become Enterprise Agile Coaches,

and Agile Leaders. This course gives you the in-depth training on Enterprise

Agile Coaching, Organizational Leadership, and Business Agility to drive

business outcomes and business value for the enterprises.

Kishore Gaddam

I was delighted to be a part of the CEAC Training class on June 8 - 9, 2019. It

was engaging, insightful and I'm confident that this course will positively

impact me and my future Coaching/Enterprising work! Highly recommended

trainer (Shailesh) and this CEAC training program!!!

Denise Kanty

CEAC Training Workshop: This training is geared towards achieving Enterprise

Agility within any given specific organization. It is impossible to achieve

Enterprise Agility without first focusing on Culture, Mindset, and Values of the

organization. Shailesh covered these areas and much more with practical

examples. I am very impressed with his style of teaching, simplistic answers to

the questions and wealth of experience. This class was next to none!!! I

recommend this training for all Agile Enthusiasts!!!

Vipan Kumar

Certified Agile Coach (CAC) Training 6/29 - 6/30

Shailesh was amazing teacher and I hope he will become a mentor to me as I

take on this new avenue in my career. His leadership guidance and this training

class confirms that Agile Coaching is the correct path for me to follow. I

already possess the key fundamentals and soft skills to continue to foster

improved Agile performance with current and future teams.

With the extra skills I have learned in this class, I know I will have necessary

tools, tips, and techniques to succeed as an Agile Coach. Thank you so much

Shailesh for this career enhancing training!

James Kelly

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The Certified Agile Coach (CAC) is a great program in the Agile Coaching field

for professionals who is familiar with Agile Principles, Manifesto, and

Methodology. The program covers multiple roles you will play as a coach, dives

deep into coaching essentials, such as soft skills, and expands into real world

examples that can be taken back and applied in your own organization. Great

training!

Courtney Boyett

This is my second training class that was taught by Shailesh. I attended CEAC

(Certified Enterprise Agility Coach) training just last month. The CAC course is

nicely crafted to focus on the soft skills side of Agile. As a CSM I wish I had some

of this 7 years ago when my Agile journey began! The dynamics of each team

you will work with are different and this skill set is something you will come

back too consistently. This training program is well worth of your time and $$$

you will spend! Highly recommended for Agile Practitioners!!!

Jason McNully

As an Agile Coach and Trainer Shailesh earns my highest recommendation.

Thank you for the most interesting two days training workshop led to Certified

Enterprise Agile Coach (CEAC). It was such an information and interesting

training. I am sure it made of all of us participants realize the true value of

working as an Enterprise Agile Coach! Great class!

Sumita Bhojwani

After coaching for years, I found that even the very detailed SPC certification

had serious gaps, especially regarding how to influence executive leadership.

Fortunately, Agility4All, through Chicago State University, has put together a

great new certification CEAC (Certified Enterprise Agility Coach) to help fill

this gap.

I was desperately in need of some guidance in my current engagement, and

luckily the stars aligned, and I was able to join Shailesh’s CEAC training

workshop.

If you are an SPC or Agile Coach/Enterprise Coach, you really need training

and guidance about how to engage executive leadership and understand

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organization dynamics necessary for achieving Enterprise Agility. The SPC

focuses heavily on tactical implementation and not enough on strategy and

persuasion like CEAC.

The course has been an excellent guide to help me grow from team and

program agile coach toward my goal of enterprise agile coach.

Curtis Reed

CEAC curriculum was a sure way for me to gain clarity on the Role of an

Enterprise Agile Coach. The class also provided a clear definition of what

Business Agility is and what it is not. We reviewed and learned a variety of

Business and Process models that will allow for an increase of intelligence

conversations with C-level leadership. The class also highlighted many different

areas whereby we must become agile in order to achieve true Enterprise

Agility. We have also walked through various approaches to transformation for

organizations that wants to be truly agile and implant practices for the best

results.

Shailesh also provided many real-world case studies to connect the expressed

concepts he presented. I would highly recommend this CEAC training workshop

to anyone wanting to learn more about Enterprise and Business Agility.

Kim Duncan

There was a lot of relevant discussion within the course which directly entails

my current transformation journey during the overall Agility within the

organization I currently coach. Some of the discussions revolved around

present scenarios about Agile acceptance within the org, the role of a coach

during the transformation journey and how an Enterprise Coach differs from

team coaches/Scrum Masters in general. What I enjoyed the most was about

the interactions the course provided in bridging the gap between business, IT

and Enterprise-wide departmental silos, to form then into a major Agile

Transformation portfolio that can be applied during the journey. A continuous

learning platform which I would recommend if you wish to be an Enterprise

Agile Coach. Strongly recommend this CEAC training for all Agile Practitioners!

Samir Morani

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The CEAC class taught by Shailesh filled in all the gaps I've experienced in Agile

transformation as a Scrum Master, Product Owner and Agile Coach. Enterprise

Agility is the key to a company's success in adopting agile, and the knowledge

I've gained during this course will surely increase the value I bring as a coach,

as well as their success in adopting Agile. One of the best training I have ever

had in my career!

Brandee Nielsen

Broad coverage of Interdisciplinary studies across relevant, current Agility

needs and responses. Well-presented Graduate-level interactive learning

experience. Great content, delivery and highly interactive training!

Skip Pletcher

One of the biggest take-away for me was realizing the importance of the role

you play as a Coach. One other thing is of great value is the different

approaches you can take from presenting to putting to practice techniques that

would help facilitate difficult discussions to help a transformation to take

place. Sherild Sanfeliz

The overall 2 days course is pack with Enterprise Agile Coaching related

valuable information and skills. Shailesh delivered training content and

presentation with great enthusiasm. He provided me with knowledge that I can

apply/practice definitely. Great training!!!!

David Ochoa

The content that was covered in CEAC curriculum is not covered elsewhere in

any other training programs that I am aware of! Well balanced course content,

theory blended with practical real-world challenges/examples, and excellent

delivery by Shailesh! I found this training program very valuable and I can

apply the learning right away in slow increments at my work! I highly

recommend this class to all my colleagues and connections!!!!

Sohaib Khan

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No praise is enough for my experience with CEAC training workshop with

Shailesh! The curriculum is designed to incorporate concepts and content in a

very simplistic manner with abundant practical and real-world examples.

Shailesh demonstrated very high level of energy, passion, and enthusiasm

during delivering the training! He is a SME in this field! I highly recommend

this CEAC training program to all involved in achieving Enterprise Agility!!!!

Srinivas Badrinarayanan

CEAC Training: I liked meticulously designed course and its contents with

appropriate weight is given to each and every chapters. Shailesh is an expert

and was through with the role of a Enterprise Agile Coach, framework,

mindset, cultures, and values needed to transform the organization. I was

fascinated with his great experience, various certifications and his commend on

the subject matter. Th learning will give me a new dimension to achieve my

next goal in my career as an Enterprise Agile Coach. I liked motivation

quadrants, Enterprise Agility drivers, and interactions in this program. The

training was very concise and with required topics. I would recommend this

course to my friends.

Atmaram Nadkarni

I liked as to how different this class was from typical classes available in

today's market place. Even different from CAC (Certified Agile Coach) class that

was focused on "team coach" training as CEAC is focused on "whole

organization coaching". Shailesh is very fluent in all that is Agile,

extraordinary passion for what he does as a trainer as well as giving us a

guidebook to becoming a pure Agilists! As for my current job, this training will

give a leg up above in terms of coaching agile teams. It has prepared me to

transform myself into Enterprise Agile Coach. As for long-term goals: I know

this CEAC class will put me into next level of my Agile journey! My favorite topic

was showing the difference between "Doing Agile" and "Being Agile". I would

recommend this class to any current CSMs and Agile Coaches that want to take

their career to the next level.

James Kelly

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I felt like I have achieved the goal that I had from this class! I wanted to

understand what Enterprise Agile Coach roles, responsibilities are,

competencies requirements are, which Shailesh did a great job communicating

that to us in the CEAC class.

Shailesh uses lot of real-life examples from his deep knowledge. He has been in

the Industry for a long time and worked in many industries in various

capacities which shows in his presentation skills and in the content that he

covers. Great overall experience!!!!

Javeed Kadri

The course content was very comprehensive and well researched. Shailesh is

very passionate and has great oratory skills and body language.

This training provided me with a jump-start to overcome the initial inertia and

from here on I can use the tips/techniques/tools provided by Shailesh from my

toolbox. I can now build upon this knowledge and training into action at my

workplace. This will also provide me with a recognized certification which will

be valuable for me in my present and future engagements. I have attended

many trainings in Agile in the past 20+ years and this is one of the best

trainings as far as content and delivery is concerned.

I will be definitely recommending this course to my colleagues and friends as I

found it very valuable. We were provided time to interact and learn from each

other well.

Thank you Shailesh and Good Luck!

Mustafa Poonawala

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CEAC class was very informative, different than other Agile courses I've taken

in the past! Shailesh is one of the "Best Instructor" I've even had the pleasure to

be trained by. This training will definitely help me to take my team to the next

higher level. This training will definitely assist me in making the smooth

transition from Agile Coach to Enterprise Agility Coach. Amazing Instructor

and the class!!!!

Roberto Rodriguez

CEAC Class: My mindset has been completely changed. The class has provided a

road map and framework for taking agile framework to another level and by

extension my career. I have new tools to help my teams and company embrace

the mindset and face challenges. The class was fun. Shailesh was a dynamic

trainer and was quite adept at making it all seem simple. My favorite part of it

- all participants were sharing their challenges and brainstorming for the

solution. I highly recommend this training program for anyone interested in

taking their career and knowledge to the next level.

Sheila Haghighat

CEAC Training Workshop: I have been waiting for such a class to move to the

next level from being a Scrum Master for the last 7 years. I believe this class

will take me to such a level. This class taught me more on being a better Agile

Coach and for an Enterprise. I will recommend this course for others!!! Great

class Shailesh!!!!

Suresh Raju

What better way to become Agile than living Agile? The Enterprise Agility

Coach course has helped me refocus on why businesses go Agile. The course

targets business metrics as its main measure of success. It also highlights the

importance of soft skills to become an effective coach.

Shailesh is a wonderful instructor that not only brings examples to every topic

but listens and encourages all students to collaborate and participate in group

activities and discussions.

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If I could pick one thing from the course, it would be to BE AGILE and not to DO

AGILE. I highly recommend this class to all Agile Practitioners.

Marcele Viana

CEAC Training Workshop: I love the contents of the topics as well as the

discussions about each of topics. Shailesh is a subject matter expert on Agile

Enterprise Coaching. He is an excellent facilitator, kept everyone’s interest and

was able to engage with all participants. This training will help me transition

to a coaching role this year. I enjoyed the Enterprise and Business Agility topics

the most. I liked the detailed discussions and clarity. I would recommend this

training to my peers in the Agile community and at Agile/Scrum meetups.

Rajendra Sanghavi

CEAC Training: The material and methods of instruction are great for total

beginners and experienced Agilists alike. Shailesh clearly understands the

requirements of the learners and his presentation of the material is great. I am

fully prepared to handle more challenges than ever before. I feel fully

motivated to start my new role at Chase.

ALOT Anunde

CEAC Class: Shailesh conducts his training in a very systematic way. It is very

informative and detailed. Very impressive class with nice interactions.

Awesome interactions with fellow participants. Shailesh is highly

knowledgeable and played a vital role in teaching the class about enterprise

coaching. He has presented topics exceptionally well and created such a

positive environment in the class - everyone loved the class and participated to

the fullest. This training is going to help me in implementing a majority of

enterprise concepts with ease using the knowledge that I have gained, and the

material provided. Interactions, Doing Agile vs Being Agile. Mindset, servant

leadership different types of agility, etc. were phenomenal. This is a unique

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class in terms of knowledge shared, examples provided, the creation of positive

vibes and keeping everyone involved and focused.

Venkata Ramakrishna Kota

CEAC training from CSU: I found the class to be very intuitive and very

informative. I found Shailesh to be very knowledgeable and well-versed in the

material. He took the time to break down and explain the fundamentals. I

especially enjoyed the chapter on Agile and Agility as well as the concept of

Doing Agile vs Being Agile. There were so many other chapters that I enjoyed

as well but I particularly liked the 4 areas that the class was broken into: Agile

and Coaching, Organizational Elements, Enterprise Coaching and Agile

Implementation.

Shailesh was a delight and I am excited to take the other classes that he has to

offer, especially the Master’s Certificate in Agile Management (MCAM). This

certification is much needed and desired within the industry. I highly

recommend this class and all other training classes from Shailesh.

Michele Watford

CEAC Training: I enjoyed the class interacting using real word examples of the

roles of an Enterprise Agile Coach. Shailesh shared many examples from his

professional experiences which were relevant to the topics. This is going to help

me in my role working with the Federal Government clients supporting

numerous Agile Transformation Initiatives. In addition, this will be of value as I

continue towards the achievement of my Master’s Certification.

I enjoyed getting a better understanding of enterprise coaching modules. I look

forward to attending future agile courses to obtain the Master’s Certification in

Agile Management (MCAM).

Byron Lewis

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CEAC Training Workshop: I took this class having 12 years of hands-on Agile

experience as a Scrum Master and Agile Coach and found the class to be very

beneficial and helpful, giving me a lot of actionable ideas and improvements.

I’m going to start implementing the skills I learned next week with my client.

Shailesh has a lot of in-depth Agile experience and shared a lot of great real-

word examples, as well as encouraging class members to also share and learn

from each other. As a bonus, I loved how the certification is for life and does not

need to be renewed.

Andrew Crookston

CEAC Certification Training: This class is very beneficial to those who want to

be an Enterprise Agile Coach. I’ve learned so much in this class on the concepts

of lean thinking to system thinking, Cynefin framework, the Agile Coaching

methodologies to Enterprise Coaching, etc. This is step above a course for Agile

coaching where you look at the Enterprise as a whole on how you can

transform the current Enterprise processes and systems to Agile. It’ll help the

enterprise to improve on customer service, customer focus, speed to market,

and business agility.

Shailesh has in depth knowledge on these topics. He delivered the materials in

a precise and clear manner. I enjoyed and learned so much from this class that

I decided to sign up for his Agile Transformation Coaching class.

Maya Ly

CEAC Training from CSU: This class is well presented both in terms of coaching

as well as materials. The instructor has a good command and in-depth

knowledge on the subject and market trends. The material is well covered from

structure and system of design, simplifying complex systems and designing

system with versatile grasp of knowledge-based people.

Prakruti Chelluri

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CEAC Training: This was an excellent training and it exceeded my expectations.

The topics were current, and we had great discussions about real life problems,

as well as some of the many ways to solve them. I felt that I could relate to the

complex topics discussed in the class.

Overall, l I think this training provides a great set of tools to apply to the

enterprise and get desired results.

Javier Mar

Certified Enterprise Agility Coach (CEAC): The CEAC course with Shailesh went

above and beyond my expectations. It covered all aspects of organizational

transformation - from organizational design, structure, culture, strategy,

complexity, systems, etc. It was in-depth, interactive, informative, and Shailesh

was highly knowledgeable on the subject matter.

Nicole Coyle

Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC): This course was recommended

by an Agile Coach within my company. I admit I was hesitant to enroll at first.

After further research, I took a leap of faith and forged ahead. I am proud to

say this course clarified questions that I’ve had for some time. I’m confident

that I can use my CATC within my current employer and beyond! I do highly

recommend this program!

LaJuene Palmer

CATC Training: Shailesh Thakkar taught the Certified Agile Transformation

Coach, CATC, from a place of experience in the industry and passion for all the

benefits of Agile. Between a comprehensive presentation deck, to a wealth of

business experience examples, Shailesh helped break down the walls of

successful agile coaching. I am excited to apply the knowledge I have obtained

to my daily agile transformation experiences.

Wydea Merchant

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CATC Training Workshop: The Certified Agile Transformation Coach training is

focused on Agile Transformation. The content includes a vast knowledge of

Agile thinking and pragmatic challenges experienced by practitioners daily.

The challenge to apply and transform organizations I the Agile framework and

practices is huge and very difficult to teach.

As I am currently in a turning point of my career this course helped me to

become a better Agile and better Agile Transformation Coach. Very well

structured and timed, with many real companies references and examples.

Thank you Shailesh for sharing your many years of knowledge and experience

with us. I would recommend this course to other Agile practitioners and fellow

project and program managers. Great experience, great course!!

Othonas Xixis

The Certified Agile Transformation Coach (CATC) training by Shailesh Thakkar

has been a very interesting and invaluable experience and gave a very good

perspective. It makes the group think and enable the interactive discussions

and knowledge sharing.

There has been constructive input and guidance throughout each step of the

two-day training.

Highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to be a successful agile

transformation coach.

Jayashree Pilli

The CATC course has been a wonderful experience. The material is a deep dive

into the true skills, processes, and areas of focus required to lead a successful

agile transformation at the enterprise level.

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The other attendees have been truly inspirational both in their experience,

talent, knowledge, and willingness to share. This has already been the best

agile training I have received to date.

Joe Burroughs

Great class! It started with the reading material which included an awesome

course study of how a 21-year-old college graduate successfully transformed

the island of Cambia to protect a parrot which only exists on that island. I

learned the importance of leveraging identity as a strategy for inciting an

sustaining change. The class provided valuable info from concepts to concretely

constructs, processes and tools essential for a successful transformation. I am

proud to have taken this 1st of a kind training.

Solomon Thompson Jr.