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THE POWER OF AGILITY

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THE POWER OF AGILITY

On Your Journey to Agile

WE HAVE YOUR ROADMAP

Agile Aces is a premiere training and consulting company specializing in customized in-person and virtual Agile training, coaching, and consulting for any sized organization.  Our training is customized to meet the environment and needs of our clients, and based on experiential learning to enable our learners to retain and practically apply the training in their roles and organizations.  We are passionate about effective product and project delivery using Agile. Agile Aces is not just another consulting, certification or training company. We are change enablers - changing the way people become agile by helping them embrace agile and ace agile.

Since our inception, Agile Aces’ purpose has been to help both people and organizations achieve sustainable agility by focusing on the transformation of people instead of processes. We do this by providing clients and learners with a solid roadmap to use on their journey to agility. This in turn empowers them with the knowledge and tools they need to complete that journey by giving them essential knowledge based on practical industry experience of our own journeys to agility.

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On Your Journey to Agile

WE HAVE YOUR ROADMAP

Agile Aces is a premiere training and consulting company specializing in customized in-person and virtual Agile training, coaching, and consulting for any sized organization.  Our training is customized to meet the environment and needs of our clients, and based on experiential learning to enable our learners to retain and practically apply the training in their roles and organizations.  We are passionate about effective product and project delivery using Agile. Agile Aces is not just another consulting, certification or training company. We are change enablers - changing the way people become agile by helping them embrace agile and ace agile.

Since our inception, Agile Aces’ purpose has been to help both people and organizations achieve sustainable agility by focusing on the transformation of people instead of processes. We do this by providing clients and learners with a solid roadmap to use on their journey to agility. This in turn empowers them with the knowledge and tools they need to complete that journey by giving them essential knowledge based on practical industry experience of our own journeys to agility.

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The Agility Mindset

EMPOWERING PEOPLE

We believe that truly becoming agile is a mindset that expects and proactively prepares for uncertainty, adapts to challenges, empowers individuals, and views failures as learning opportunities. Adopting an agile mindset unleashes the power of people and teams, which enables rapid change and faster innovation. This is the mindset we have adopted and teach to our clients and students.

Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)

The Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) Certification is one of the most popular Scrum Master certifications offered today.

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Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM)

The Scaled Agile Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) is for those who want to perform the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe environment.

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Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA) (Leading SAFe)

With this Leading SAFe course, attendees gain the knowledge necessary to lead a Lean-Agile enterprise by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe®) and its underlying principles.

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Certified SAFe® Product Owner/Product Mgr (POPM)

The Scaled Agile Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) is for those SAFe professionals who work with customers and development organizations to identify and prioritize requirements.

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Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) implementation.

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Certified SAFe® Agile Product Manager (APM)

The Agile Product Management course harnesses the power of Design Thinking to develop innovative solutions with proven SAFe capabilities to execute on those visions.

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Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM)

The Scrum Alliance Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM) Certification is the first, most trusted, and respected certification in the Agile Community.

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Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM)

The Scaled Agile Certified SAFe® Scrum Master (SSM) is for those who want to perform the role of Scrum Master in a SAFe environment.

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Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA)

The Scaled Agile Certified SAFe® Agilist (SA) is for those enterprise leadership professionals who are part of a Lean-Agile transformation.

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Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM)

The Scaled Agile Certified SAFe® Product Owner / Product Manager (POPM) is for those SAFe professionals who work with customers and development organizations to identify and prioritize requirements.

Learn More >

Certified SAFe® Advanced Scrum Master (SASM)

This two-day course prepares current Scrum Masters for their leadership role in facilitating Agile team, program, and enterprise success in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®) implementation.

Learn More >

Certified SAFe® Agile Product Manager (APM)

The Agile Product Management course harnesses the power of Design Thinking to develop innovative solutions with proven SAFe capabilities to execute on those visions.

Learn More >

Featured Blog Post

DelValAgile Joint Meetup with North Highland on August 27, 2020

By Shane Finkel | September 7, 2020 |

Delaware Valley Agile had a fantastic joint virtual meetup with North Highland on August 27, 2020!  At least 60 people attended the meetup on Zoom. Here is the agenda from the meetup: Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 7:00 PM EDT – 8:30 PM EDT Agenda: 7:00 PM Welcome and Introduction by Shane Finkel and Jennifer…

Giving Yourself A Competitive Edge To Land That Perfect Job Presentation

By Shane Finkel | January 30, 2018 |

This morning, I gave a presentation titled “Giving Yourself A Competitive Edge To Land That Perfect Job” to the Philadelphia Area Great Careers Group Meetup that provided help to attendees who are looking for career advice, a new job or are who in transition on the following: How to improve skills while in transition or looking for…

The Why and the How of Cross-Functional Teams in Scrum

By Shane Finkel | November 20, 2017 |

No methodology, let alone a framework of that methodology, or any of the processes defined by that methodology, can be followed without having an effective team to follow that methodology and implement those processes.  One of the four core values of agile software development as stated by the Agile Manifesto states the importance of individuals…

Agile Is NOT Just For IT Projects!

By Shane Finkel | November 16, 2017 |

Today, I participated in the 8th Global Peter Drucker Forum (https://www.druckerforum.org/2017/the-event/program/).  The CEO of the Scrum Alliance, Lisa Hershman, gave an inspiring presentation about how Agile was used to transform a struggling high school in Phoenix, AZ. Hope High School in Phoenix, AZ serves “at-risk” students who have been thrown out of their public school…

Don’t Be a Turkey

By Shane Finkel | November 15, 2017 |

We, as Delaware Valley Agile (“DelValAgile”) are holding our next Meetup tomorrow evening in Wayne, PA. The name of the event is “Don’t Be a Turkey”. It brings back memories to when I was studying piano at a younger age. My music teacher would fondly call me a “turkey”. We wanted to give back even…

November Non-CSM Workshop

By Shane Finkel | November 8, 2017 |

We had another great 2 day Non-CSM workshop in Media over the past two days.  Most of the attendees were in a career transition.  A majority did not have an IT background or a background in project management, but all wanted to learn more about Agile and Scrum, which was really encouraging to see.  Our…

Del Val Agile’s End of Summer Social

By Shane Finkel | September 22, 2017 |

Our Delaware Valley Agile Meetup had our End of Summer social yesterday evening.  It immediately followed the first day of one of our free two-day Non-Certified ScrumMaster workshops.  We had a solid turnout – over twenty people showed up.  I gave a presentation with the topic “Empower Your Agile Journey.”  My presentation explained how inspecting…

Our Last Free Workshop and Del Val Agile’s End of Summer Social

By Shane Finkel | September 21, 2017 |

Well we had over twenty enthusiastic Meet up members attend the Social last night. I won the raffle for the photography shoot and Wanda the photographer from MadCris Images won the CSM. She said she wanted to start another career. I told her I need to get the dog’s photos done for our Christmas card.…

Speaker at Philly Application Lifecycle Management User Group

By Shane Finkel | September 12, 2017 |

On the evening of the second day of one of our free two-day Non-Certified ScrumMaster workshops, I gave a presentation for the Philly Application Lifecycle Management User Group. My presentation topic was “Overcoming Challenges of the Transition to the Agile Methodology.” A question that I have been asked often during our workshops is “how do…

How To Write Good Requirements / User Stories In Scrum

By Shane Finkel | September 4, 2017 |

Consider that 70% of software projects fail due to poor requirements. The estimated rework associated with these failures exceeds 45 billion USD annually. The question is – why is this happening? The answer is twofold. First, business requirements tend to lose focus on the customer; and second, the requirements lack a holistic frame of reference…

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Our staff have benefited tremendously [from the workshop] and it has allowed us to advance how we manage projects within our company. 

Neil Harner

Owner, Inverse Paradox

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Shane explained everything in a very clear way, taking an approach where someone who doesn't have a background in project management very quickly grasps why Agile might be a strong methodology to use. 

Katie Virtue

Office Manager

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I believe what [Agile Aces] offers that's different from many courses is they tie the importance of the Agile framework into the processes and help you understand the tools. 

Dana Leverette

IT Executive

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The one thing I really like is how there are practical exercises in class, so we can put Scrum techniques to work and see how it all comes together.

Nicole Monte

Line Producer and Content Producer

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I’ve sat through a lot of project management courses... what makes this two-day workshop so special is that Shane answers questions in-depth and uses that experiential piece of learning, which I think is so important for adult learners.

Kena Sears

Director, Continuing Professional Education, Drexel University

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I found [the course] really helpful for me in terms of taking any project and breaking it down into manageable components. Shane is amusing, a good storyteller, and I look forward to attending other courses he may be offering in the future.

Michael FitzPatrick

Entrepreneur

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I learned a lot in the course, especially because of Shane’s hands-on exercises and real-world experiences that he shared with the group.

Deac Allen

Supply Chain and Operations Leader

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Having done a lot of project management myself, it was good to see a framework and methodology actually outlined, so that I can use this tool to help manage future projects – especially digital projects!

Jeanne FitzPatrick

Operations Manager and Project Manager

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Shane did an awesome job breaking [Agile] down, giving us the history of it, and showing us the value of being able to use Agile versus Waterfall.

Val Harris

Project Manager

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