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Feb 21, 2020
Great class and instructor
Great class and instructor! Appreciated all the expertise and energy Stephanie brings to the conversation.
Ellen Fravel
Feb 20, 2020
Stephanie is a great facilitator and…
Stephanie is a great facilitator and coach. It was great to get the perspectives from others and learn from one of the best.
Ryan Newman
Nov 21, 2019
Stephanie is an incredible trainer
Stephanie is an incredible trainer. Her experience and energy do not leave anyone indifferent. Excellent content and presentation.
Levon Goncharov
Sep 30, 2019
Stephanie is an great instructor and…
Stephanie is an great instructor and coach. I was glad to view and grow from her style of teaching.
Ronnie Cooke
Sep 26, 2019
It was clear in the 1st hour that…
It was clear in the 1st hour that Stephanie and Pawel make a great team. They presented the information in a way that was fun and interactive. We all participated in drafting our class working agreement and we stood by it and inspected and adapted it along the way. I'm eager to get back to my team and start to leverage some lessons learned.
Sarah Cohen
Sep 6, 2019
Great learning
Great learning
Theory complemented with team exercises
Teacher was entertaining and managed to keep discussion and energy level alive
A bit intense but bearable!
luca strabello
Aug 2, 2019
The training with Stephanie Ockerman in Portland
The training with Stephanie Ockerman was really great and helpful. I enjoyed it from the first moment until the end. I especially liked the focussed work staying in our x-minute timeboxes for the training excercises. The training is held at a good pace and the trainer includes everyone to actively participate in the classroom. There are many element which are highly interactive group work. I would recommend that you know some fundamentals about Scrum and that you read the Scrum guide before the training. Other than that.
Lars
Lars Baumann
Aug 1, 2019
Highly recommended. Prepare to have your assumptions challenged.
Stephanie is amazing at making you really think about how Scrum should be applied in the real world. She challenges your assumptions and the way organizations are used to doing things. Highly recommended.
Stan Duffy, Jr.
Jun 27, 2019
Good class
Good class. One improvement - We were all from one company/IT group and the class could have been tailored a bit toward our community.
Jeff Kraus
May 23, 2019
I really loved the class!
I really loved the class. Such an amazing experience
Guillem Hernandez Sola
May 22, 2019
Excellent Scrum Training
An immersive training full of knowledge.
Is the way to learn a lot of Scrum and get useful insights.
Juan Ramón González Arguedas
May 5, 2019
Great instructors
Great instructors, good insights - well structured and delivered
Michael Mai
Apr 28, 2019
The PSM course taught by Stephanie Ockerman is Great!
The PSM course taught by Stephanie Ockerman was great! Stephanie was an amazing teacher of the course material. Her passion for the use of the Scrum framework to deliver complex projects and her desire to teach/coach others really showed over the two-day course. Her enthusiasm, excitement and engery kept the course upbeat, interesting and fun! I would highly recommend Stephanie if you or your organization is considering learning more about Scrum.
Adam Drzal
Feb 13, 2019
Provided numerous learnings and…
Provided numerous learnings and validation!
Heidi Oestman
Feb 12, 2019
I recommend this course
Excellent instructor. Very enlightening as to what best/worst practices are for Agile/Scrum.
Brian Laakso
Stephanie's Certifications
Stephanie's Bio
Stephanie is one of the two stewards of the PSM Courseware, helping to improve and evolve the course while maintaining the integrity of Ken Schwaber's vision. She also teaches PSM Train-the-Trainer courses, helping to evaluate and mentor new trainers.
Stephanie brings over 15 years experience as a Scrum Master, Coach, Project Manager, and Trainer. She is passionate about growing high performing teams and enabling people to more effectively deliver high value solutions. She is a results-driven person who enjoys working with creative teams that focus on quality, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Stephanie's focus is enabling more agility in the world through her work as a Professional Scrum Trainer, Coach, and Writer.
The book Mastering Professional Scrum, written by Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl, was published in 2019.
Stephanie just launched a digital platform in 2019. The vision of the platform is to enable you to deepen and integrate your learning through personal improvement practices grounded in empiricism, leadership, and curiosity. Check out the Scrum Master: Grow 6-week self-guided video course.
More online resources to come in 2020, so sign up for monthly newsletter to stay informed.
Courses taught by Stephanie
See What My Students Say
Feb 21, 2020
Great class and instructor
Great class and instructor! Appreciated all the expertise and energy Stephanie brings to the conversation.
Ellen Fravel
Feb 20, 2020
Stephanie is a great facilitator and…
Stephanie is a great facilitator and coach. It was great to get the perspectives from others and learn from one of the best.
Ryan Newman
Nov 21, 2019
Stephanie is an incredible trainer
Stephanie is an incredible trainer. Her experience and energy do not leave anyone indifferent. Excellent content and presentation.
Levon Goncharov
Sep 30, 2019
Stephanie is an great instructor and…
Stephanie is an great instructor and coach. I was glad to view and grow from her style of teaching.
Ronnie Cooke
Sep 26, 2019
It was clear in the 1st hour that…
It was clear in the 1st hour that Stephanie and Pawel make a great team. They presented the information in a way that was fun and interactive. We all participated in drafting our class working agreement and we stood by it and inspected and adapted it along the way. I'm eager to get back to my team and start to leverage some lessons learned.
Sarah Cohen
Sep 6, 2019
Great learning
Great learning
Theory complemented with team exercises
Teacher was entertaining and managed to keep discussion and energy level alive
A bit intense but bearable!
luca strabello
Aug 2, 2019
The training with Stephanie Ockerman in Portland
The training with Stephanie Ockerman was really great and helpful. I enjoyed it from the first moment until the end. I especially liked the focussed work staying in our x-minute timeboxes for the training excercises. The training is held at a good pace and the trainer includes everyone to actively participate in the classroom. There are many element which are highly interactive group work. I would recommend that you know some fundamentals about Scrum and that you read the Scrum guide before the training. Other than that.
Lars
Lars Baumann
Aug 1, 2019
Highly recommended. Prepare to have your assumptions challenged.
Stephanie is amazing at making you really think about how Scrum should be applied in the real world. She challenges your assumptions and the way organizations are used to doing things. Highly recommended.
Stan Duffy, Jr.
Jun 27, 2019
Good class
Good class. One improvement - We were all from one company/IT group and the class could have been tailored a bit toward our community.
Jeff Kraus
May 23, 2019
I really loved the class!
I really loved the class. Such an amazing experience
Guillem Hernandez Sola
May 22, 2019
Excellent Scrum Training
An immersive training full of knowledge.
Is the way to learn a lot of Scrum and get useful insights.
Juan Ramón González Arguedas
May 5, 2019
Great instructors
Great instructors, good insights - well structured and delivered
Michael Mai
Apr 28, 2019
The PSM course taught by Stephanie Ockerman is Great!
The PSM course taught by Stephanie Ockerman was great! Stephanie was an amazing teacher of the course material. Her passion for the use of the Scrum framework to deliver complex projects and her desire to teach/coach others really showed over the two-day course. Her enthusiasm, excitement and engery kept the course upbeat, interesting and fun! I would highly recommend Stephanie if you or your organization is considering learning more about Scrum.
Adam Drzal
Feb 13, 2019
Provided numerous learnings and…
Provided numerous learnings and validation!
Heidi Oestman
Feb 12, 2019
I recommend this course
Excellent instructor. Very enlightening as to what best/worst practices are for Agile/Scrum.
Brian Laakso
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Stephanie Ockerman
A question that frequently comes up in my Scrum Training courses is how to define a product.
Mar 3, 2020
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I recently read the book The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom. And I noticed strong correlations with what it takes to be an effective Scrum Master.
Jan 20, 2020
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You have a big heart and a lot of determination, and you want to create a better world. That may mean empowering and supporting your team.
Jan 1, 2020
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This is a common question in my Professional Scrum classes. It often comes up early when we are still learning the basics of the Scrum Framework. And it comes up because people are already splitting their time between multiple Scrum Teams or are being told by their organizations that they will be.
Nov 6, 2019
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Stephanie Ockerman
In my Professional Scrum classes, I always get asked about best practices. It may be about facilitating events, Product Backlog refinement, defining value, forming Scrum Teams, or creating good Sprint Goals.
Oct 15, 2019
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Stephanie Ockerman
This is a common question in my Professional Scrum classes. It often comes up early when we are still learning the basics of the Scrum framework. And it comes up because people are already wearing two hats or are being told by their organizations that they will be.
Aug 13, 2019
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Stephanie Ockerman
This is a common question in my Professional Scrum classes. The topic of combining Scrum roles often comes up early when we are still learning the basics of the Scrum framework. It comes up because people are already wearing two hats or are being told that they will be.
Jul 8, 2019
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"I am a project manager. What is my role now that we are moving to Scrum?”
Jun 10, 2019
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Stephanie Ockerman
A paradox is something that is seemlingly absurd but really true. When I experience complexity and uncertainty, I find comfort and power in paradox. It opens up creativity, possibility, and collaboration. Let's take a look at 4 paradoxes we need to navigate in the agile world and beyond.
May 6, 2019
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Stephanie Ockerman
One of the most important things we can do to help individuals and teams improve is coach them to embrace the agile mindset. The Manifesto for Agile Software Development provides values and principles to help guide teams in navigating the complexities of product delivery.
Apr 1, 2019
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