About Joel
Soy Licenciado en Computación de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos con un MBA de la Universidad de ESAN. Soy un Professional Scrum Trainer de Scrum.org desde el 2011 y pionero en la adopción y difusión de Scrum. Soy consultor, expositor con experiencia como Coach Ágil en la adopción ágil con Scrum en empresas financieras, de manufactura, de software, entre otros rubros. Cuento con las certificaciones Professional Scrum Master I, Professional Scrum Master II, Professional Scrum Master III , Professional Scrum Developer , Professional Scrum Product Owner I, Professional Agile LeaderShip I, Professional Scrum Product Owner II, Professional Scrum Product Owner III, Professional Scrum with Kanban, Professional Scaled Scrum, Professional Agile Leadership, Professional Scrum with User Experience, Professional Agile LeaderShip Evidence Based Management, Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills de Scrum.org. Tambien tengo las certificaciones Mastering Business Models y Mastering Value Propositions de Strategizer.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelfrancia/
Soy fundador de la empresa DiscoveryFast, organización dedicada a brindar entrenamiento en cursos oficiales de Scrum.org y brindar consultoría a las organizaciones para adoptar Scrum y una cultura de experimentación.
https://www.discoveryfast.com/
He escrito los libros Notas sobre Scrum Profesional, El Rol del Scrum Master, El Rol del Product Owner y Antipatrones en Scrum. Pueden encontrar los libros en Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082S26DLH
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What students say about Joel
Dec 2, 2024
excelente curso
excelente curso
Nov 26, 2024
Dinamico e intuitivo
Dinamico e intuitivo
Nov 26, 2024
Recomendación del curso
Las sesiones del curso permiten entender los conceptos y aplicación de acuerdo al marco SCRUM. Punto importante, la experiencia y casos reales expuestos por el instructor brindaron un entendimiento más claro sobre las funciones y acciones que debe realizar un Scrum Master.
¡Curso muy recomendable!
Nov 19, 2024
Open your mind…
Excellent experience to open your mind and start applying it in your organization. I loved the course format—very participatory—and Joel was very attentive to all of us.
Nov 12, 2024
Very dynamic classes
Very dynamic classes
Nov 11, 2024
An effective and practical introduction to Scrum
The Scrum course exceeded my expectations by providing a practical and well-structured approach to the fundamentals and application of Scrum. Each topic was covered clearly and concisely, making it easy to understand the key concepts and how they are implemented in real work environments. Additionally, the combination of theory and hands-on exercises allowed me to internalize the principles and roles of Scrum, as well as to gain a better understanding of how to enhance team efficiency and collaboration. I would definitely recommend this course to anyone looking for a solid and applicable introduction to Scrum.
Nov 5, 2024
Gran profesor
Un profesor que dio a entender de principio a fin la clase, con una excelente formación experiencial
Oct 29, 2024
Very dynamic and full of learning…
Very dynamic and full of learning excercises.
Oct 29, 2024
It was very interactive which makes you…
It was very interactive which makes you think all the time.
Oct 10, 2024
Outstanding commitment to SCRUM values at DiscoveryFast
I am very happy to have taken this course with Professor Joel Francia and DiscoveryFast because they showed a constant concern for ensuring that the student commits to the values of SCRUM and is able to internalize them for practical application.
Oct 9, 2024
Learn to think like a PO
Learn to think like a PO. A practical expirience of the PO daily and tipical job and scope.
Sep 17, 2024
Fue muy personalizada la capacitación
Fue muy personalizada la capacitación
Sep 17, 2024
Great class
Great class
Sep 11, 2024
As good as it gets
Thorough review of Scrum. Very well taught. Good content.
Aug 30, 2024
Participación
La participación dentro del foro es importante para entender diferentes conceptos.
Aug 27, 2024
Good Explanation
The content was explained in detail. He used different useful examples for us to understand the information and used exercises where we applied the learned concepts.
Aug 16, 2024
I recently attended a PSK class led by Joel Francia Huambachano
I recently attended a PSK class led by an exceptional mentor who used practical examples that made the PSK concepts clear and relatable. The class helped me understand how to effectively apply Kanban practices within Scrum, even in the context of our service desk. This experience has been invaluable in improving our workflow and proposing other process improvements within our company. T
Jul 31, 2024
El instructor tiene bastante…
El instructor tiene bastante conocimiento sobre SCRUM, nos proporciono casos prácticos y explico los conceptos claves a través de ejemplos bastante didacticos
Jul 17, 2024
Joel did a very good and great…
Joel did a very good and great training. very interactive
Jul 16, 2024
Great course
This hands-on course provided an excellent opportunity to experience Scrum in a practical setting, enhancing my understanding through direct application. Joel was an outstanding instructor, making the learning process engaging and effective. I highly recommend taking this course with Discovery Fast.
Jul 15, 2024
Great teacher"
Joel is a great teacher with a lot of knowledge and experience. In the beginning, I thought that the course would be a standard one, but he showed that it wasn't. Great material and dynamics through the class.
Jul 8, 2024
Es un excelente espacio para entender…
Es un excelente espacio para entender la finalidad de los eventos y roles del framework scrum
Jun 12, 2024
Joel was a great teacher and coach
Joel was a great teacher and coach. He had a very different and efficient way of teaching. Also, the resources provided and exercises were very good.
May 28, 2024
Excelente experiencia
He experimentado muchas nuevas iniciativas
May 3, 2024
Clases excelentes y aprendizaje continuo
Las clases fueron excelentes, muy didácticas y de menor a mayor complejidad. Me sorprendió que pudimos abordar mucha teoría y al mismo tiempo también mucha práctica. Eso me ayudó en lo personal, ya que pude incorporar con mayor facilidad los conceptos. El aprendizaje era continuo, de una clase a la otra. ¡Estoy especialmente agradecida con mi profesor Joel porque él fue un docente excelente!
May 1, 2024
Muy buena formación.
Muy buena formación.
Apr 29, 2024
Muy interesante la clase
Muy interesante la clase, abarco todo lo necesario para tener un visión completa del PO.
Apr 7, 2024
Training course was very interactive
Training course was very interactive, great way to explain concepts & practices. Joel has deep experience as trainer & Scrum expert
Mar 19, 2024
Great lessons with a great former!
Great lessons with a great former!
Mar 12, 2024
Increíble experiencia de Scrum con Kanban
Increíble experiencia del curso Scrum con Kanban, siendo que solo tenía experiencia en Scrum; fue muy dinámica y práctica acompañado de la teoría correspondiente. Al terminar esta experiencia fue completamente tener una perspectiva muy real de cómo llevarlo a cabo y de forma correcta Scrum con Kanban, influyó de manera muy positiva en mí formación en agilidad. Recomiendo totalmente al PST Joel Francia pues su guía y acompañamiento con el afán de que puedas lograr una inmersión total en la formación de PSK.
Mar 11, 2024
all clear
all clear! everything worked fine, would recomend.
Mar 1, 2024
La experiencia de Joel es lo que más…
La experiencia de Joel es lo que más entregó un plus por los casos prácticos que nos comentó.
Feb 20, 2024
Un entrenamiento interactivo que cubrio…
Un entrenamiento interactivo que cubrio mis expectativas para aprender sobre Scrum.
Jan 30, 2024
El instructor demostró un profundo…
El instructor demostró un profundo conocimiento del tema y una habilidad excepcional para transmitir conceptos complejos de manera accesible. Además, la dinámica de las actividades prácticas enriquecieron mi comprensión lo que me permitirá aplicar en mi entorno laboral.
Jan 30, 2024
La clase fue muy didactica…
La clase fue muy didactica con muchos ejemplos enriquecedores. Realmente me amplió el sentido de lo que debe ser un Scrum Master, que no solo debe limitarse a facilitar eventos y a inculcar agilidad dentro de la organización sino que también el Scrum Master opera en otros sentidos. Se incluyeron muchos ejercicios de escenarios reales en donde se puso a prácticar cómo debe actuar un Scrum Master en esas situaciones. Excelente curso, muy recomendado para aquellos que deseen aplicar los conocimientos de un Scrum Master Profesional.
Jan 15, 2024
Great experience
Great experience
Dec 24, 2023
Joel is an excelent Coach
Joel is an excelent Coach, he has a great experience and he knows how to transmit it in class, he help us always with our doubts and questions. his assistant very kind also. I really recommend his courses. I learn a lor from him.
Dec 13, 2023
Curso completo y bastante bueno
Curso completo y bastante bueno
Dec 12, 2023
The content and explanation was very…
The content and explanation was very clear. The class was dynamic and the trainer used different and real exercises.
Nov 27, 2023
It was a fantastic teacher and group
It was a fantastic teacher and group
Oct 26, 2023
Muy práctico y enriquecedor
Recomendado. El curso pone en práctica todas las técnicas y herramientas que se cubren. Gracias al conocimiento y la facilitación de Joel las conversaciones e interacciones entre todos los participantes se vuelven muy provechosas.
Oct 24, 2023
Building a better world!!!
Learning from an excellent professional and sharing moments and knowledge with teammates made this training experience one of the best of my career!!!
Oct 24, 2023
Favorite Class so far
This has been one of my favorite classes on scrum.org so far - granted the topic was really interesting and important for me, however the teacher and mentor Joel Francia made the learning experience more fun and effective. He not only went through the scrum slides, he gave us a lot of valuable anecdotes and real-life examples, in order for us to grasp the concepts more vividly. I definitely recommend this class with Joel, for those looking to not earn only a certification but for a great learning experience.
Oct 14, 2023
Muy satisfactorio
Este curso ha resultado muy satisfactorio en la gestión del product backlog, siendo que encuentro una gran motivación y conocimiento de parte de Joel Francia.
Oct 13, 2023
Joel é um excelente facilitador
Joel é um excelente facilitador, com um grande conhecimento de Agile e sempre disposto a ajudar! Muito bom!
Oct 10, 2023
New Thinking
I was pleasantly surprised, and not only Scrum, in my opinion to carry out an extensive class and keep the attendees interested, active, is not an easy task, I have taken other classes where it was difficult to follow the speaker, this was not that way, and I am grateful for it. I hope to continue with this new learning path, Scrum has given me a new perspective on how we can manage complex projects and I would like to start as soon as possible.
Oct 3, 2023
Great professor!
Great professor!, totally honest and the classes have been very dinamic and covered all the tasks.
Oct 3, 2023
Great discussions
Great discussions
Oct 3, 2023
Great trainer and course
Examples, trainer and conversation
Sep 21, 2023
SCRUM Overview
Excellent way to see SCRUM and adapt different point of view about agile methodologies and SCRUM facilities.
Sep 16, 2023
Clase que disipa las dudas de los…
Clase que disipa las dudas de los conceptos revisados en documentación
Aug 31, 2023
Friendly
It was easy to understand
Aug 26, 2023
Fue un muy buen curso
Fue un muy buen curso, ayuda a tener claro principios claves
Aug 10, 2023
Empecemos por ejemplificar las técnicas para 5 estrellas
Al inicio no era tan interesante... pero a medida que se fueron mostrando ejemplos reales, entonces ya todos las técnicas fueron cobrando sentido.
Jul 5, 2023
Muy buen material y explicación
Muy buen material y explicación
Jun 25, 2023
scrum
Fue muy bueno el curso y claro.
Jun 6, 2023
PSPO
The only recommendation I would do is to increase the length to 2 weeks in order to put into practice all the information reviewed.
Jun 6, 2023
Clase didactica y colaborativa
la clase es muy didactica e incluye un ejercicio colaborativo para las responsabilidades del rol. Joel excelente profesor.
Jun 5, 2023
Feedback cursso
El curso es bien completo, y con ejemplos para algunas situaciones.
May 26, 2023
Recomendado
Claridad en los conceptos, buenos ejemplos
May 23, 2023
A great class
Joel got a lot of experience working with SCRUM, it's nice to talk about the framework with someone that manages the concepts that well
May 16, 2023
Learning the basics of scrum
Had the opportunity to learn the basics of Scrum with Professor Joel, he was very patient with the group, explaining everything thoroughly.
Apr 10, 2023
Cumple con lo especificado
El Curso es bueno, abarca la información indicada.
Apr 6, 2023
Joel is a great trainer that motivate…
Joel is a great trainer that motivate and share a lot of experiences with us. The course content is very interesting and complete.
Thanks a lot.
Apr 4, 2023
Great experience by changing my mind…
Great experience by changing my mind about Scrum world and Scrum Master role and accountabilities, and how it impacts on the companies!
Apr 3, 2023
A must for Scrum Masters
I selected this course because of my interest in learning about Nexus Framework but while attending I discovered that Joel is more than an expert, he is a Guru. Every Scrum Master will benefit from attending a class with him. His experience and proactive approach are what I highlight about the experience.
Mar 14, 2023
El modo de capacitar en base a ejemplos…
El modo de capacitar en base a ejemplos reales y dinamicas de grupo
Mar 12, 2023
Cultural shift
Cultural shift, empirical thinking, alignment on how to view and understand Scrum
Mar 1, 2023
Good
Buena clase, necesita mejorar la bibliografía entregada después de las clases pero en general bastante dinámica.
Feb 28, 2023
Road to Better Scrum Facilitation thru training!
Hey, folks! I recently completed the Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills class by Joel Francia from Scrum.org Partner Discovery Fast, and it was a game-changer for me. Thanks to the skills and techniques I learned in the course, I was able to pass the PSFS certification exam from Scrum.org without breaking a sweat.
The one-day class gave me the tools and know-how to become a better facilitator and improve team interactions in a Scrum environment. We learned about the facilitation principles that experienced facilitators use when things get rocky, and how the Scrum values play a role in enhancing collaboration in Scrum teams.
Throughout the class, we tackled various Scrum-related scenarios and applied a bunch of facilitation techniques to improve our agile practices. We learned how to encourage diverse perspectives and bring the team together to reach decisions effectively.
Overall, I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking to sharpen their facilitation skills and make their Scrum team shine. The collection of facilitation techniques and the knowledge of how to apply them in different situations are worth their weight in gold. Thanks to Joel and Scrum.org Partner Discovery Fast for an amazing learning experience that's helped me take my Scrum game to the next level!
Feb 21, 2023
Excelente
La falta de inexperiencia que tenia, con los temas que me explico el profesor fueron super fundamentales para concientizarme sobre todo el tema de Scrum y cual es el objetivo principal de este.
Feb 21, 2023
Great PSU Class
Great PSU Class, the trainer was really nice and gave a lot of useful examples to apply to our everyday work!
Feb 16, 2023
Joel has been phenomenal as instructor
Joel has been phenomenal as instructor, sharing knowledge and experience that brought high value to the learning process. The dynamic of the group was great too.
Feb 15, 2023
La Dinamica de la clase y el expertis…
La Dinamica de la clase y el expertis del que la brindo
Jan 31, 2023
It was an eye opener course
It was an eye opener course, I saw part of the process in my company but I didn't knew the values, great course to initiate.
Jan 31, 2023
An important step in my advanced formation like SCRUM Master
Important: It was a Spanish course.
In my case, I preferred learning in my native language, and It was an excellent choice. The teacher was too easy to understand, and the information was right to clarify my thought about the next advanced level like a Professional SCRUM Master.
I recommended it with closed eyes, be sure that you will not be disappointed at all.
Thanks to our teacher Joel, and all the classmates.
Jan 25, 2023
Joel es un gran entrenador
Joel es un gran entrenador con muy buenos ejemplos y dinámicas para entender los conceptos. Muy buenas conversaciones y aplicabilidad en el mundo laboral y personal
Jan 23, 2023
100% recommended
Joel is a great facilitator.
Nov 28, 2022
El curso de Joel es práctico e…
El curso de Joel es práctico e instructivo para entender lo que hace un Producto Owner en Scrum. Totalmente recomendable para la formación de un PO y para todo Scrum Master quien deberá colaborar con el PO en el futuro...
Nov 28, 2022
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Nov 14, 2022
It was interesting learning a new set…
It was interesting learning a new set of mind, and explore additional methods.
Nov 14, 2022
Breaking paradigms
Good experience in order to break your paradigms and get a better understanding on Scrum Master role. Joel does a solid training based on practical experience...really recommend It!
Nov 11, 2022
SCRUM
SCRUM, very useful way of doing projects, change of paradigm by learning different points of view
Oct 31, 2022
Good starting point for facilitation
Good overview of facilitation techniques and when/where to use them. Im happy witht he outcome of the training.
Oct 25, 2022
El curso me resultó muy interesante
El curso me resultó muy interesante, las clases fueron interactivas y con muchos ejemplos. Los contenidos me son de gran utilidad para mi desarrollo profesional. Joel es un gran trainer y se nota su experiencia en los temas tratados.
Oct 19, 2022
Excelente Curso
El curso abarcó las bases de scrum por medio de ejemplos prácticos muy útiles.
Oct 18, 2022
Awesome trainings
I took a Scrum training with them. The content was pragmatic, and very rewarding.
Oct 5, 2022
scrum
me gustó el curso y los ejemplos dados para cada tema.
Oct 5, 2022
Great class
Great class, love the instructor.
Sep 28, 2022
The Professional Scrum Facilitation…
The Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills training given by Joel Francia was very dynamic and learned to apply the concepts right away, Joel was very open to help answer any question and his guidance throughout this training was top notch. Great training and recommend this to anyone that wants to add facilitation skills and how to apply it.
Sep 27, 2022
Training PSFS
The Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills training given by Joel Francia was of great importance, brought the topic in a simple and objective way, with light didactics, practical examples and always open to answer questions and stimulate discussion among students. Congratulations to Joel for driving and for adding so much content on facilitation.
Sep 21, 2022
My experience was very great
My experience was very great, because I got to know with more detail the Scrum Framework and useful it.
I'am a lean and 6 sigma black belt and I have developed improvement projects for twenty years, I think lean & agile is the key to achieve projects that generate value and purpose.
Sep 14, 2022
Amazing class
Amazing class! Joel is an excellent trainer. I enjoyed a lot!
Sep 13, 2022
Excelente curso brindado por el…
Excelente curso brindado por el entrenador Joel Francia sobre la facilitación dentro del marco de trabajo Scrum.
Sep 13, 2022
Time to facilitate better!
Lots of new learnings! With new facilitation techniques applied, highly recommended
Sep 12, 2022
Enlightening class
Joel was enthusiastic in sharing the information in the course and walked us through the modules of the agenda in a very relaxed and comfortable environment. I learned a lot about the Facilitation techniques, though I would have liked to have more practical exercises to have the chance of experimenting facilitating in real context scenarios.
Sep 12, 2022
Excellent working session
Excellent working session, with great handson tips and clarity about what to do and what not to.
Sep 6, 2022
Good to learn concepts
I took the PSPO course and I feel satisfied since I learned many concepts about the role of the PO within the Scrum Framework.
Sep 3, 2022
Excellent!!
excellent experience with many practical cases
Aug 30, 2022
Recommended and very effective.
In the course one solves doubts that you live or have lived at some point in your working life, you also learn from experiences and real cases that help to solve in the best possible way.
Courses taught by Joel
Applying Professional Scrum
Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development
Professional Agile Leadership - Essentials
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence Based Management
Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills
Professional Scrum with Kanban
Professional Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Master - Advanced
Professional Scrum Master and Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced
Professional Scrum with User Experience
Scaled Professional Scrum
Professional Product Discovery and Validation
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Ser un Product Owner exitoso lleva a enfrentar muchos desafíos dentro de entornos de constante cambio. El uso de Scrum ayuda a reducir el riesgo al adoptar el empirismo.Los Product Owners tienen muchos desafíos al gestionar los productos de forma ágil. A continuación, se explican algunas ideas para mejorar sus capacidades.
Moverse de un enfoque de proyecto a uno de producto es proceso de cambio cultural complejo. Frecuentemente hay malos entendidos sobre la diferencia entrega maximizar la entrega de valor y maximizar las salidas o entrega de requisitos.
Algunas reflexiones que pueden ayudar a producir un cambio de mentalidad y que se pueden usar en el desarrollo de un producto son los siguientes:
Las empresas que buscan adoptar Scrum podrían mejorar su uso y la obtención de beneficios si evalúan primero las diferencias entre el enfoque de producto en el cual se basa Scrum junto al enfoque ágil y el enfoque de proyectos, o modelo tradicional de gestión de proyectos para aprovechar mejor los beneficios. En el siguiente post explicamos algunas diferencias que nos permita adoptar de manera apropiada el enfoque de producto con Scrum.
El liderazgo de producto es necesario para asumir una adecuada propiedad de producto enfocado en la entrega de valor. En el siguiente post mencionó algunos aspectos que se pueden considerar para lograr este tipo de liderazgo.
El Proceso de desarrollo ágil puede lograr un mejor impacto en el negocio y los clientes cuando se produce una mejora de la transparencia a través del alineamiento estratégico. Esto puede partir desde la definición del objetivo de negocio a nivel estratégico. En esta ocasión les comparto una forma de ver este viaje que puede servir de referencia al Product Owner.
Sin datos, las decisiones son básicamente buenos deseos con un alto riesgo de negocio. Una referencia de cómo llevar a cabo el descubrimiento y validación es el modelo Doble Diagrama es una referencia de como el proceso creativo sigue una divergencia y convergencia en este caso, para aprender del cliente en forma creativa.
El Product Owner tiene la responsabilidad de maximizar la entrega de valor. Esta responsabilidad puede requerir desarrollar una variedad de competencias y habilidades como son: Liderar hacia el valor, Involucrar en la visión, y evolucionar el producto con la validación a través de un enfoque incremental y empírico. En esta entrada se muestran algunas de las competencias requeridas.
Los Scrum Masters son efectivos cuando logran ayudar para maximizar la entrega de valor a través del uso de Scrum. Algunos criterios útiles para lograrlo se presentan en el presente post.
El Product Owner actua desde diferentes perspectivas para gestionar el producto de forma efectiva. En esta entrega discutimos algunos aspectos a considerar para involucrarse en esas perspectivas.
El Product Owner es un experto en la gestión de productos y su alcance incluye muchos aspectos como son la estrategia de producto, objetivos de producto y valor entre otros. En este post exploramos algunos aspectos que debe desarrollar un Product Owner efectivo.