Don McGreal
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Don McGreal is a hands-on agile consultant and instructor at Improving and:
* Author of the new book: 'The Professional Product Owner'.
* Scrum.org Professional Scrum Trainer who has authored and taught classes for thousands of software professionals around the globe.
* Co-founder of TastyCupcakes.org, a comprehensive collection of games and exercises for accelerating the adoption of agile principles.
Testimonials:
“Don was an enthusiastic and motivational instructor. Enjoyed hearing about experiences. Thanks for a great class!!”
Monica Mesch, Director, ITS, KPMG
“I liked how enthusiastic Don was about Scrum. I could tell he had a lot of experience and was very open about the challenges of using Scrum.”
Amanda Hefner, Systems Engineer, Raytheon
“Don is an excellent instructor. Connected with class well and brought in many real-world examples. Had deep knowledge of subject matter, but explanations were simple.”
Hank Lawler, .NET Architect
“The real life examples are most helpful. The fact the he has real world experience and is teaching more than just theories.”
Kelli Castro, Product Owner, Thomson Reuters
“Don is a practical and knowledgeable teacher with a very engaging presence. I was never bored during the class.”
Jesse Sprague, Project Manager, Blue Cross/Blue Shield
“Instructor’s experience in using Scrum and consulting other companies, etc. Discussion on our current practices and how we can adopt Scrum were the most beneficial.”
Morgan Davis, Senior Software Engineer II, Raytheon
“Hands-on examples were excellent. It helps to break into teams and go through exercises.”
Gary Cuppett, Software Engineer, Raytheon
“Everything was great! I feel this was a huge boost to my career.”
Daniel Fairley, Developer/Analyst II, HMS
“The exercises were very good. Examples were applicable. Liked the "games” (planning poker, servant leader, context switching, etc)."
Rosie O’Leary, Systems Analyst, IGS Energy
“The instructor’s experience and background in agile brought a lot of insight to the instruction material. Great learning experience.”
Bill Bickham, Director of IT Application Development, Worthington Industries
“Open dialog about actual projects and experiences that you can’t get from reading a book.”
Brandon Childers, Director of Application Development, IGS Energy
“Solid material backed up by the instructor’s wealth of real world experience in agile methods make this a valuable and thought provoking course.”
John Trasler, SVP, Sr. Change Consultant Major International Bank
“Don continually displayed the character and personality I believe is the role model for a Scrum Master! Real life examples gave credibility and emphasis.”
Roger Mourlam, President, SRT Consulting
“Absolute best instructor I have had, maybe ever, in any training.”
Roger Mourlam, President, SRT Consulting
“The conversation style of the course really allowed people to ask questions and discuss scenarios that individuals may not have considered.”
Kyle Plonka, Project Manager, Plonka Interactive
“I learned a lot of real world, practical advice.”
Tom McGraw, Software Architect, Thomson Reuter
"Four of my Product Owners went to Don's training and came back with a wealth of knowledge and immediately started applying what they learned, with a particular emphasis on identifying items of value and prioritizing them accordingly"
Greg Jahner, Product Owner Manager, PeopleNet
You can read more about Don McGreal at improving.com.
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