Alex R. Fahrion

Alex was a great teacher - he held my attention quite well despite the ease at which interest can be lost on a 2-day, 8-hour long session. We were given plenty of time to absorb the information presented as well as ask questions, and were never put on the spot to speak out loud.

Highly efficient presentation of SCRUM framework. The agile mindset persisted in all topics and class events that came up. A domain expert with a great presentation style and attitude. I would highly recommend him.

Despite having used scrum and its framework for the past 3 years, I found that I learned some new things during this course as well as things that our company was doing incorrectly. Alex explained things in a way that was easy to understand and at a pace that was easy to follow!

Alex was a great trainer. He was able to speak to the business value and spoke through real world examples - highly recommend.

Alex did a terrific job of laying the foundational knowledge of SCRUM. At the conclusion of the course, I felt entirely prepared to begin my assessment. I will definetly be pursing more training in the future.

Alex has been a great instructor, and even a friend, in walking the class through the PSM I training course. It was fun and easy to understand with his explanations and examples. I am much more confident that I am prepared for the certification exam after completing the courses with Alex.

Alex was a great instructor with a lot of excellent material. I brought my entire team to his class and everyone remained engaged and ended with an excitement to apply what we learned. Top notch!

Alex Fahrion course is more than great! The course is very professional, Alex structured the course in such a way that make it easy to understand and make very clear the deep concepts. Thanks to Alex and his course I got my certification on the first try. He is not only a great instructor but also guided us with kindness and empathy. I felt very comfortable in his class.

Very informative and structured in a palatable way.

Great class, very informative. I feel very confident in implementing Scrum at our organization and the value of Scrum.

Knowledgeable instructor

Day 1 was a little slow but I have been doing Agile since 2008 at large organizations in higher education, manufacturing, telecom, financial services and global services. Day 2 was much more interesting and covered more transformation topics for moving an organization and its leaders to think as an agile leader and work with the practitioners. This class overall was a nice refresher but far more basic than what our team needed.

Fantastic class, I truly learned a lot and felt the content was well prepared and the exercises very engaging.

Alex did a tremendous job, went above and beyond the material, broke up any amount of slide monotony with personal stories that were relevant to the material, to the world of Scrum, and to product ownership/management. Would absolutely take a course from him again

The instructor was extremely knowledgable about the material and provide real world examples. High energy and kept the team engaged.

Very knowledgeable and informative! Alex was patient and made a virtual class, fun. I was able to retain new information because he broke it down in a way that applicable to my role today!

As a trainer, Alex embodied all of the elements of a fantastic Scrum advocate and you could tell he is very passionate about the framework. He made sure to leave no stone unturned and gave me a comprehensive understanding of the product owner. I would recommend his course to anyone interested in learning more about Scrum and would want to continue to engage with him as I have more questions regarding the framework.

This is a must take course for all leaders!

Great content and review of SCRUM. Worked well with the students to address all questions and concerns. Would seek out to have another course taught by Alex.

This was a very engaging and thought provoking class. Alex is a wonderful instructor. Highly recommend him for all classes.

Best trainer I have ever had!! He was respectful and incredibly knowledgeable. The material was engaging, interactive, and his real-life experience was greatly beneficial !

Alex is a very effective trainer. This was my first exposure to scrum, (not knowing if it would fit my local government workplace at all) but Alex covered everything from the basics to the important details that help you really envision how the framework operates in practice. Training was interactive and always very relevant to my own professional context. I plan to take future trainings from Alex.

Fantastic teacher who was energetic and engaged even when not feeling 100%. Lucked out and had a 2 person class yet still received a thorough and professional classroom experience. Can't wait to take more classes.

Engaging, informative, and time well spent.

The class was an excellent review of the Agile/Scrum concepts which included great class interactions along with class exercises. I would highly recommend this class for anyone interested in learning about the Scrum framework to help you get certified.

The PSPO class was informative and presented in an engaging way while taking it remotely. I feel prepared to study and take the PSPO exam and further my knowledge to enhance the scrum world. Cheers to Scrum.org for a great outline and fun class presentation.

Alex gave us a fantastic overview of how the Scrum framework can be utilized in support of an Agile mindset. He was very responsive to everyone's questions and provided helpful, thorough answers. This was a refresher course for me but I learned quite a bit and believe it was time well spent. Thanks!

Excellent class for leaders to learn about Agile. The instructor was patient, gave a lot of useful material and tips for passing the certification as well.

I found the class very helpful and informative. The tutor was very thorough . The material covered a lot of ground. I do wish though that it was spaced out in 3 days instead of 2 as it felt a bit stressful to cram that much information in 2 days

Alex led us through a lot of material in a short time. He made sure the whole class understood the material well before moving onto the next subject. I found the class engaging and valuable. I would definitely take another course with him.

Great real world examples. Excellent at explaining the “why” to the theory with easy to grasp concepts and applications.

Very detailed and clearly explained

Alex is a seasoned trainer who knows to engage the team for 2 days with excellent training inputs. He is an excellent trainer.

Very helpful course. Alex brings an excellent perspective balancing content and experience - emphasizing the most important aspects for Scrum leaders.

Alex Fahrion at Ross Agile Consulting Group was exceptional! I organized a private online course for our team and Alex and Kassey were responsive and prompt in the days leading up to the training. They answered any questions I had, and took time to speak with me on the phone prior to the training date, so I could share some background on our team and how I felt the APS course was going to be able to help us. Alex even scheduled a follow-up call so that we could ensure the platforms worked with our OS and firewalls so we didn't have to lose time on training day. The training itself was very insightful and hands-on. Team members that aren't usually engaged, were. I had attended a private APS course in person pre-COVID, and can confidently say that the online format worked just as well. The 2 training days flew by, and no one was sitting around wishing that it would just be over. Alex took time to answer our company-specific questions throughout the two days, and offered suggestions about where Scrum might be helpful and where it would not, based on our organization's level of maturity. We could tell that Ross Agile wasn't just out for our money, they really did care about us and our development! I would recommend this course in a private setting especially, to anyone that can make it happen. The ability to relate and discuss what we were learning to our organization was the most valuable part of the training. The two days that we spent learning and discussing the materials will positively impact our organization for years to come. Thanks, scrum.org!!

I really appreciated the format of learning by doing. I was starting from scratch with absolutely NO knowledge of Scrum and Alex did an amazing job helping me understand the main roles and processes.

Virtual class give me opportunity to take this class. Earlier it was not much possible because I live in eastern Europe. I was surprised of such a high level course. I have a lot of take aways from this class. Alex is A-class teacher& I recommend it to every one

This was a great class and instructor. Could not have asked for more except more time.

I have taken a number of training courses related to Scrum, Agile, and Product Ownership and Alex's class was by far the most engaging and productive to my learning. I was able to walk away from the class with the upmost confidence in my learning/understanding and passed the exam first try! Thanks Alex!

Alex's course was informative and engaging. He cared about our understanding and retention of the material and is intentional about building a network of Scrum professionals to help each other succeed and run more effective organizations.

The instructor was very knowledgeable and he made the class fun and engaging. He also had fair expectations and taught in a way that helped us connect and relate to him well.

Great explanation, dialogue and practical insights. Thank you.

Dense material made easily understandable. Alex does a great job of providing an engaging experience throughout the course - touching upon the fundamental aspects of SCRUM, as well as more complex concepts!

I think it is difficult to keep every assistant involved during the course when this is held online. Still Alex did a great job organizing the content and the breaks to keep everyone's attention. The content of the course itself is quite basic but Alex complemented it with some additional information and shared with us very interesting personal experiences. In general I think the course was basic but good, I could have gotten more benefit from it if it had been in person. On the other hand, I think it's great to be able to attend a course like this from the comfort of your home

Alex is very knowledgeable on Agility and explained the concepts, principles, processes, etc. very well. He also included several relevant examples that helped our understanding. Logistics of the virtual class worked out well and Alex was very flexible time boxes, breaks, etc. It was overall a good experience and fully met my expectations.

Alex was very detail and helpful. Thank you for the experience !

I truly enjoyed this class and the trainer. Alex is great! His passion is evident and genuine. He has the ability to make the material very relatable for easier understanding and retention. Alex is very welcoming and always leaves the door open to ask clarifying questions.

The course was efficient, tailored to our needs, and engaging. Alex is a great instructor.

Alex is a great teacher with lots of experience. I really appreciated the context he provided and real world examples.

This class was great! Alex is very knowledgeable and so skilled in the subject matter that it forced me to think of scrum differently. He is also very passionate, which in turn, made me once again appreciate why I became a Scrum Master in the first place. I took away a lot of knowledge and tools that will be useful to my organization now and even more so in the future. Moreover, I will be recommending that other Scrum Master's in my organization take his course. This was the best money I ever spent!

I really enjoyed the class. Examples, talking through real life scenarios, really made this come to life for me. I thought Alex did a great job! I really look forward to future classes/certifications.

I had taken a previous class with Ross Consulting Agile Consulting Group conducted the by Principal Agile Coach; Alex Fahrion. Alex is an amazing talent and wealth of all things Agile. If your organization or even a owner operated business, needs to understand and develop an Agile Mindset to assist in delivering products and services. I highly recommend one of the many courses Alex is certified to train, mentor and coach in. It was a great experience, and I hope to get another opportunity in the future to engage in one of his courses/classes! Great work Alex! Mahalo!

Class was great, but more in the way of exercises or student interaction would have been helpful. Maybe something was lost when the class was moved online.

As I have come to expect from Scrum.org and Alex the content, quality, and experience was world-class. I came away from the course with fresh ideas, a list of opportunities for improvement, and confidence to drive change at an organizational level. This course was slightly different than my previous experiences with Scrum.org and Alex because it was virtual (due to the pandemic). I was pleased that the delivery, professionalism, and experience was on-par with past experiences. The virtual tooling was stable, robust, and provided a medium for collaboration and illustration. Thank you Alex and Scrum.org!

Great information, very informative. Excited to start using the information learned

Good information. Organized and presented well. Casual learning environment.

Was a good class to help understand the PO role. Could use a couple more case studies/examples for PO roles.

Alex has gained an excellent insight into the way the State of Missouri works and problems that will be encountered in adoption of Scrum. The state is tackling those problems. Alex is an excellent instructor, knows Scrum very well and is a great asset to the state.

Excellent class and material. Well delivered.

Very helpful in recognizing the need for better metrics and focusing on servant leadership. Alex - was always on topic and very knowledgeable.

I have taken Scrum training before and have a great deal of experience with Scrum, but Alex gave some new emphasis and highlights in certain areas that hit home for me. I have already implemented some changes to the way I am guiding a couple Scrum teams on their projects.

Great class. Alex gets it.

the class was very informative

Out of all the trainings I've participated in over the last 3 years, this ranked #2, just under the PSM course. As a Scrum Master, this course is exactly what I needed to assist me in coaching the Product Owner more effectively. Alex did a wonderful job of keeping us focused and on track.

It was very informative class with an OUTSTANDING trainer! The pace was just right and allowed class participation/questions throughout the class. The materials presented added to the class since I am a visual person. I did not know how to put all of the pieces of Scrum together until Alex presented it. Also, two days was the right amount of time. I would strongly recommend this class and especially this trainer!

I have take a few courses and this is one of the most informative Product Owner courses I have experienced.

Alex was very knowledgeable about the material and really helped drive the information home for me.

Great dialog. I was being explain what is scrum and not sold scrum.

Very well laid out coursework. The group interaction and exercises helped to grasp concepts since we don't actively work in a scrum environment. Handouts and additional material covered the course material.

Alex was very informative about the Scrum framework. He was an excellent communicator and had great insight and experience related to the topics we covered. I enjoyed the class.

Nice class, a lot of practical examples than can be applied on your working environment.

This was one of the best classroom experiences I've had in quite a long time. This class lit a spark in me, I will begin to look into how Scrum will become embedded in the way I conduct business. I am not a developer and I still value the thought processes centered around Scrum. I look forward to plotting my course along this journey. All thanks to Alex and his uncanny ability to teach a subject matter of this kind.

well experianced and explained topics well. and its very usefull course or on our daily BAU

Alex was a great instructor and explained the PSPO course content well. There was a lot to cover over the 2 days and the class was small so we were able to ask plenty of questions. I am excited to go back to my employer and apply the information that I have learned.

A great dive into the possibilities that scrum can provide to an organization. The presentation stayed lively & upbeat, with Alex providing additional information on every topic! Good knowledge base additions provided by an expert!

This class, specifically led by Alex was exactly what my peers and I were needing to advance the adoption rate of SCRUM in our organization.

I've been a scrum master for over a year now, and this course still had a ton to offer me. Alex has a wealth of knowledge & experience, and he presents the material in a way that is engaging and informative. I came away reinvigorated with a list of action items to work on with my team and my organization. Well worth the time and money!

Alex was a great Agile Coach, giving us a perspective that was detailed, refreshing and on-point 100% of the way! It was great to align and learn new terms and approaches to being a Product Owner. This class is awesome! I cannot recommend it enough, for new or PO's who may have been in the trenches like I have for a few years already. I came away with a fresh and better understanding of what it is, to be a Product Owner in an SCRUM environment! Well done Ross Consulting Group and Alex Fahrion!

I was expecting more emphasis on the alignment of UX activities with scrum framework. Also, LeanUX describes the UX activities as a 5 day duration. Yet the course suggested UX activities might take longer than a sprint. How to understand and reconcile these two schools of thought?

Fun and educational

As I have come to experience from Ross Agile Consulting, the experience and insight was of the highest quality. I will continue to book future trainings with Ross Agile Consulting, who provide knowledgeable trainers with real-world experience.

Very pleased with the content! Very 'eye opening' as to the real Scrum framework! Learned in a casual participatory environment instead of just being lectured. Was good to hear from others who also use Scrum.

Outstanding class given by Alex.

Alex is an excellent teacher. He clearly identified the Agile Empiricism framework and the Scrum Master roles and responsibilities. I would recommend him and the class to those wanting to learn more about Agile and Scrum.

Great class content and Alex did an amazing job with the training!

Alex was a great instructor, he took the time to explain complex concepts and clearly had deep knowledge in the domain. I will definitely work with him in the future for any Agile/Scrum training needs we have.

As a Scrum Master I wanted to understand how to better coach a Product Owner. After having such a great experience with Alex in the Professional Scrum Master training earlier this year, I made it a point to attend the PSPO course provided by Ross Agile Consulting group. Alex does a fantastic job of teaching core concepts in a way that is easy to understand. In addition, he continues to provide value after the course is over, which demonstrates his passion for educating the people that attend his course and not just providing a fly-by service. I will continue to seek out Ross Agile Consulting for all future agile training and would recommend the same to anyone interested in developing their skill set.

The instructor was very knowledgeable and included lots of examples from him real-world experience to illustrate topics. He was great about making sure all of our questions were answered and pointing out things that we should pay special attention to in preparation for the PSM assessment exam.

Great class. Good experience.

Was a small class of four, but was happy Alex refuses to cancel classes out of respect for those taking time to attend. Well delivered and held my interest for the entire two days.

It was very informative, interactive, and thought provoking.

Alex was very knowledgeable in Scrum. He helped us understand the concepts and answered all our questions in a very friendly and open manner. I would recommend him without a second thought.

Alex offers valuable insight about the Scrum framework and communicates the values clearly and with great competency. Alex ensure that attendees are welcomed, comfortable, and are realizing value for their financial and time investment. I cannot recommend him enough should you or your organization be in need of coaching. Thank you, Alex!