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Aug 19, 2020
PSK I course with David Spinks and Glaudia Califano
I loved the PSK I course! A great mix between theory and exercises, where the finer points of Scrum with Kanban are explained in detail. Points that I had missed while trying to learn this in self-study. All by all I had a great experience that I will recommend to everyone that wants to learn about PSK.
René Gysenbergs
May 6, 2020
Excellent trainer
Excellent trainer, clearly very knowledge but also pleasant to work with. They offer an exam prep session as well. It was a virtual class for two days. David really pulled it off - keeping the class interactive with lots of exercises and team work.
Dimitri Schildmeijer
Apr 30, 2020
Remote training worked really well
Fantastic course to re-affirm the foundations and first principals of scrum. Excellently taught given it was my first remote course. The virtual breakout rooms and choice of exercises and activities and tooling was exceptional. Highly recommended.
David Leach
Apr 30, 2020
Highly recommended
Great class, very engaging and a good mix between theory & interactive activities!
Tamara
Apr 29, 2020
Great learning experience
Great learning experience. One of the best introductory Scrum class.
Structure of class was great.
Mr Gautam
Mar 3, 2020
Highly experienced and engaging trainers in the Agile-Lean environment
I participated in the two-day PSK class in January 2020 and decided to pursue this with the Red Tangerine.
The class was interactive and well structured with plenty of group activities. The trainers (David Spinks and Glaudia Califano) were highly skilled at keeping the group engaged with real life examples, bringing to life how to apply Scrum and Kanban in a practical way.
The environment of the class was one of support, learning, play, conversation and fun. I would highly recommend both David and Glaudia for anyone that is interested in Scrum and Kanban trainings.
I passed the PSK exam within two weeks of the course and this is a testament to the reading materials, exam support, and learning shared by David and Glaudia.
Haroon Khalil
Jan 15, 2020
Subject Experts and Expert Teaching
Glaudia and David are excellent learning facilitators, experts at guiding people to the answers. This course was also excellent, helping to address long standing questions that come up time and time again whilst teaching new techniques to take work optimisation to another level. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and feel better equipped.
Helen Beal
Jan 15, 2020
Super fun and creative class which…
Super fun and creative class which covered everything in great detail. I will be using Glaudia and David again for sure!
Daniel Bowyer
Oct 24, 2019
PSK a must for any scrum master
Great two days of learning, loved very minute of the sessions and the information shared was very useful and has made me rethink my approach to applying Scrum. I would recommend this course to any who wants to take their scrum mastery to the next level.
Mark Parkes
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David's Bio
David's professional experience spans roles of; Agile Trainer, Agile Coach, Scrum Master, Kanban Service Delivery Manager, Team Leader and Software Developer in a variety of industries, including finance, eCommerce, social housing and education.
David is committed to continuous learning and development in himself and others. He is passionate about getting the best out of teams and seeing people reach their full potential. He is a Professional Scrum Trainer (PST), an Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) and an ICAgile Authorized Instructor.
David is active in the global Agile community, including blogging, and speaking at conferences and meetups around the world.
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Aug 19, 2020
PSK I course with David Spinks and Glaudia Califano
I loved the PSK I course! A great mix between theory and exercises, where the finer points of Scrum with Kanban are explained in detail. Points that I had missed while trying to learn this in self-study. All by all I had a great experience that I will recommend to everyone that wants to learn about PSK.
René Gysenbergs
May 6, 2020
Excellent trainer
Excellent trainer, clearly very knowledge but also pleasant to work with. They offer an exam prep session as well. It was a virtual class for two days. David really pulled it off - keeping the class interactive with lots of exercises and team work.
Dimitri Schildmeijer
Apr 30, 2020
Remote training worked really well
Fantastic course to re-affirm the foundations and first principals of scrum. Excellently taught given it was my first remote course. The virtual breakout rooms and choice of exercises and activities and tooling was exceptional. Highly recommended.
David Leach
Apr 30, 2020
Highly recommended
Great class, very engaging and a good mix between theory & interactive activities!
Tamara
Apr 29, 2020
Great learning experience
Great learning experience. One of the best introductory Scrum class.
Structure of class was great.
Mr Gautam
Mar 3, 2020
Highly experienced and engaging trainers in the Agile-Lean environment
I participated in the two-day PSK class in January 2020 and decided to pursue this with the Red Tangerine.
The class was interactive and well structured with plenty of group activities. The trainers (David Spinks and Glaudia Califano) were highly skilled at keeping the group engaged with real life examples, bringing to life how to apply Scrum and Kanban in a practical way.
The environment of the class was one of support, learning, play, conversation and fun. I would highly recommend both David and Glaudia for anyone that is interested in Scrum and Kanban trainings.
I passed the PSK exam within two weeks of the course and this is a testament to the reading materials, exam support, and learning shared by David and Glaudia.
Haroon Khalil
Jan 15, 2020
Subject Experts and Expert Teaching
Glaudia and David are excellent learning facilitators, experts at guiding people to the answers. This course was also excellent, helping to address long standing questions that come up time and time again whilst teaching new techniques to take work optimisation to another level. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience and feel better equipped.
Helen Beal
Jan 15, 2020
Super fun and creative class which…
Super fun and creative class which covered everything in great detail. I will be using Glaudia and David again for sure!
Daniel Bowyer
Oct 24, 2019
PSK a must for any scrum master
Great two days of learning, loved very minute of the sessions and the information shared was very useful and has made me rethink my approach to applying Scrum. I would recommend this course to any who wants to take their scrum mastery to the next level.
Mark Parkes
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David Spinks
The 2017 version of the Scrum Guide states, "The Product Owner is responsible for maximizing the value of the product resulting from work of the Development Team." But what does value mean anyway?
Oct 9, 2020
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David Spinks
A typical Kanban board shows a series of steps or activities that work passes through. Does this mean that Kanban is only suitable for "linear" processes? Scrum is a proven strategy for addressing complex adaptive problems, so if Kanban is linear, is it an unsuitable complimentary practice to add to Scrum?
Jul 14, 2020
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David Spinks
“Our problem is that we can’t plan Sprints accurately with velocity,” he said. “Some Sprints, our velocity is really high, in others, we barely achieve anything.”
May 20, 2020
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David Spinks
At a recent training class one of the delegates spoke about their present company, about how it was the most “Agile” place he had ever worked.
Sep 17, 2019
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