About Us, Our Trainer, Our Training Model

NOT BEING AGILE IS NO Longer AN OPTION

AgileTraining.Co

We make Agile adoption easy by changing the way Agile training is delivered.

Traditional Agile courses are all about getting certifications.
Our training programs focus on developing an Agile Mind.

Our Training Philosophy

Learning Agile should not just be about achieving a certification or passing a test. It should be about the realization that there exists a better way to succeed in today’s business environment. With this awareness, you can accomplish more for your team and for your clients.

At AgileTraining.Co, we understand the importance of the “Spirit of Agile” and have designed our training programs with the aim of helping every attendee develop an Agile Mind, rather than a static mindset. Having your “mind” be “set” implies a lack of flexibility and a resistance to future adaptation, both of which are contrary to what being Agile is all about.

Our Training Approach

Our training programs are grounded in practical techniques, hands-on workshops, and best practices that add real value to an Individual, a Team, and an Organization.

The Spirit of Agile starts at the individual level. Our training programs and coaching enable every attendee to understand the core concepts behind Agile, as well as what it means to be Agile — both in action and in thought.

Our team-based training sessions empower teams to learn how to use their individual Agility while collaborating with others to achieve challenging business goals. Team members also learn how to flourish within the interconnected roles and systems of Agile and experience professional growth therein.

When it comes to organizations, our focus is on leadership training. Most organizations are run by knowledge workers; therefore, our leadership training programs teach traditional management how to become Agile Leaders who can guide the knowledge workers of today.

About Our Chief Agile Trainer

All of our training programs are designed by our Chief Agile Trainer Gourab Nanda, a highly-experienced Agile Trainer. Gourab is a senior Agile instructor, Certified Scrum Professional, Certified Agile Leader, Kanban Management Professional, and SAFe Program Consultant. He has been conducting training and coaching programs for Scrum, Agile, Lean, and SAFe throughout North America since 2012. Gourab has conducted over 300 Scrum and Agile programs and trained thousands of IT professionals, Project Managers, Consultants, Teachers, and Senior Executives from both commercial companies as well as government agencies. He has led private Agile training sessions at organizations like the Bank of America, the Department of Justice, Customers Bank, PwC, American Express, the CIA, GlaxoSmithKline, Kaiser Permanente, SAIC, USPS, Guardian Life, Honeywell, Rockwell Automation, Booz Allen, Dunn & Bradstreet, and many more.

Gourab provides training for formal certification courses and conducts executive seminars on Agile, Scrum, and Lean-Agile-related subjects. He also offers virtual support for all Agile transformation challenges. His unique training style keeps students engaged in the class. His complete command over both theoretical and practical aspects of Agile principles has helped him achieve numerous accolades from individual learners as well as from organizations.

After gaining 10 years of technology and management experience in a variety of industries, Gourab became a Technology Entrepreneur in 2006. His extreme passion for software product development motivated him to become an Agile trainer and coach. Gourab believes that Agile is the best thing that could have happened to the software industry. After successfully founding and selling his first company, Gourab is currently the founder and CEO of VendorFit.com, where he practices Agile methods. Gourab holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from the National Institute of Technology and an MBA from Brigham Young University.

QUOTES FROM OUR CHIEF AGILE TRAINER

  • Agile has nothing to do with technology, but if you are a technology professional, you’d better be an Agile person.
  • Value is always a function of time and context. What is valuable to you today may not be valuable to you tomorrow.
  • Your product is only as Agile as your Product Manager.
  • There are no Agile processes. There are only Agile people. The processes, like Scrum, that we call Agile are designed to create an environment where teams can become more Agile.
  • A finished Product is a dead Prod­uct.
  • Don’t try to be­come Ag­ile. Just stop be­ing rigid.
  • The bet­ter the train­ing, the eas­ier the coach­ing.
  • De­liv­er­ing value is, first, a per­sonal agenda.
  • Every company is Agile to some extent, but we are always working to improve our Agility. There is no such thing as 100% Agile.
  • A Scrum Certification does not make you a Scrum Master.
  • A Product is not about imposing your ideas in the form of functionalities; it’s about delivering something that users perceive as valuable in their day-to-day lives.

What companies are saying about our Agile Programs

An Agile Expert Certified Training class was recently conducted here at the USPS Wilkes-Barre Solutions Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA. The training was a three-day class con­ducted from 04-20-15 through 04-22-15. Our class consisted of 16 employees; most were developers, a few Business Systems Analysts, and two Business Project Leaders. The 16 students came to class with an array of different Agile backgrounds, some with very little Agile experience or exposure. After he discovered that the students were of varying degrees of the understanding of Agile, Gourab essentially restructured the class to ensure that each student was able to receive the maximum benefit of the three-day class. The Agile instructor Gourab Nanda did a really fine job instructing the class given the varying Agile backgrounds of the class. The students were kept quite busy during all three days. All 16 students furnished me with verbal high words of praise for Gourab. I would state that given the comments that I received from the stu­dents and Gourab that the three-day class was indeed very successful. I would personally recommend Gourab to teach Agile Certified Training to all of the USPS Solution Centers or any Corporation utilizing the Agile Expert Certified Methodologies.

John P. Vetashick
Technology Training Specialist, USPS

Gourab’s Scrum and Product Owner training was extremely valuable for our NATO teams. Due to Covid-19, we had to move our training from in-person to an online format. Gourab ensured the two-day training was engaging and interactive. The material was relevant and the practical exercises really helped our teams understand how to integrate the lessons into our daily work and processes. I highly recommend Gourab and his team!

Tami Hrivnak
Innovation Officer, NATO

I wanted to thank you for the extremely successful training sessions. Your classes have caused a lot of excitement at all levels within Farragut. The teams are already implementing good changes for the correct reasons.  The teams have a new understanding of the why and have a new sense of autonomy.

Sean Klein
Development Manager, Farragut Systems

Taking the Scrum Master training was a great experience that allowed my team and others in our organization to learn the fundamentals of the Scrum/Agile methodology. This course was very interactive and the instructor was very engaged in understanding our organization’s needs. Overall I would recommend this course to anyone that is interested in learning and applying these concepts in their daily work.

Brandon Dineff
Sr. Manager, Software Engineering Group at Philips

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Our Clients

These are just some of the excellent organizations that have trusted us to guide them in developing Agile minds and achieving greater value:

Testimonials

I wanted to thank you for the extremely successful training sessions.  Your classes have caused a lot of excitement at all levels within Farragut.  The teams are already implementing good changes for the correct reasons.  The teams have a new understanding of why and have a new sense of autonomy.

Sean Klein | Development Manager, Farragut Systems | Raleigh, NC

Taking the Scrum Master training was a great experience that allowed my team and others in our organization to learn the fundamental of the Scrum/Agile methodology. This course was very interactive and the instructor was very engaged in understanding our organization’s needs. Overall I would recommend this course to anyone that is interested in learning and applying these concepts in their daily work.

Brandon Dineff | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

I like the rate at which the class was taught. I like training material. The teacher was very knowledgeable.

Reniece Perry | SAIC | Washington, DC

Very, interactive, interesting, instructor knowledgeable.

Bolarinna Oreagba | SAIC | Reston, VA

Applying techniques learned in the course to an actual release for our team.

Matt Peoples | Farragut | Raleigh, NC

Superb, easy to understand and very clear explanations. He has a vast amount of experience. It would be awesome if we spent more time together.

Erick Ramirez | Farragut | Raleigh, NC

Interactive, used real examples, answered questions, allowed for open discussions. Ensure everyone has some foundation/experiences prior to taking the course.

Victor Bias | Bank of America | New York City, NY

This is an excellent training program to cover basic knowledge about agile/scrum project management.

Vijay Kumar | Farragut | Raleigh, NC

was very knowledgeable and open to questions. He provided good examples and ample support for the methods and techniques for the methods he was teaching.

Tyron  Alston | Farragut | Raleigh, NC

There was a lot of quality content. I feel like I learned a lot.

Taylor  Griffin | Farragut | Raleigh, NC

Liked the format. It was helpful to have discussions with the full team and have everyone so through the process. Discussion at hand was helpful.

Jennifer Zin | Farragut | Raleigh, NC

Gourab related the materials to our workplace and made things easy to understand. Great course. Good mix of interactive and lecture components.

Alana Lombardi | American Express | New York City, NY

Very Interactive. Instructor assisted us to relate Scrum to our everyday roles.

Kim Milazzo | American Express | New York City, NY

Very interactive, instructor open to discussion of new ideas and adaption to our needs. Up-front investment of instructor (before class) in specific needs of the company would have been helpful.

Heather Ressler | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

The content was very good. The material is easy to follow. The quizzes are helpful to reinforce the teachings and stimulate discussions to ensure a good understanding of concepts. Perhaps a type of course tailored to the needs of embedded systems should be considered.

Mark McDermott | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

Official training for mythology we’ve attempted to use in the past. Were able to use our project for the case study, which made the class much more applicable and relevant.

Michael Kissel | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

It was engaging! Learned that embedded agile is different than enterprise software.

Michael Niesslein | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

I liked the instructor’s expertise on the subjects and the examples.

Ivica Eftimovski | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

Very straightforward. Liked the hands-on portion, it was helpful. Maybe some more detail around planning meetings, like how to best start a project.

Ian Miller | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

It was really well put together, followed a logical, easy to follow the flow and the instructor was very good.

Fabrianne Walker | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

I liked the demo using a grocery store. Helped solidify SCRUM methodology.

Adam Caruso | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

The case study was very insightful and it helped to see Agile scrum in action.

Robert Weaver | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

The pace, sequence, quiz and the approach were all very good.

Ryan T. Kasun | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

The presenter had good presentation skills. Hands-on activity was useful. Explain how to run the activity. We wasted some time trying to determine was in the activity.

Mark Smorul | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA

Good engagement with class; liked that it was interactive and not just lecturing over slides. Liked the Q&A Scrum Board used to ensure questions get answered. The case study was good to walk through the steps of the scrum.

Scott Jackson | Philips | Pittsburgh, PA