Rod Claar

“I took a course from Rod some time ago on scrum development. It was without a doubt one of the best courses I have ever taken. It combined a presentation format followed by a fantastic 2 day simulation. The simulation was very well designed and perfect for allowing me to internalize the concepts. Perhaps most importantly it demonstrated to me that the concepts really worked extremely well. Switching to agile development requires that you work in a different way and that you let go of past practices and make the leap across the chasm. This simulation allowed me to do that.

Also, other interactive activities helped us recap and review the concepts learn in a fun and engaging way.

I spent 9 years teaching college and several years doing corporate training. As such I really appreciate the challenges of course/content design and the brilliance of this course design and delivery. Rarely have I come across such a pedagogically well designed course. It was absolutely brilliance.

If you’re trying to move to agile development methodologies and particularly if you have skeptics in your organization then I would highly recommend this course from Rod. It will make believers and practitioners out of them! ” - September 25,2009

Kelly Calvert, Product Unit Manager - Visual Studio Team System (TFS) @ Microsoft

“Rod makes learning fun. I recently took the Certified Scrum Master class taught by Rod. Keeping technology professionals engaged for 3 days straight has its merits. Rod’s style made time fly by and left the students wanting more. Rod is a trainer I would seek out for future Agile-Lean Development courses.” March 17, 2009
Chris Dederer

“Rod is an agile coach that has the client’s best interests in mind at all times. He has a way to make lemonade out of lemons no matter the situation. One particular area where this is clear is in his use of unconventional tools for agile project management. Many in the agile community would say that using Visual Studio Team System as an agile project management system is impossible. For Rod it is not only possible, but he has created a complete course around it for Net Objectives! It is creativity like this which makes Rod such a practical and effective agile coach.” September 9, 2008
Bob Hartman, VP of Business Development and Marketing, Net Objectives, Inc.

“I was able to work with Rod on a number of occasions. His knowledge of Agile practices along with his technical background allow him to interact well with both teams and management. He has introduced many teams and organizations to Scrum to which he laid the foundation for them to be successful. I highly recommend him for any organization starting the transition to Agile.” July 28, 2008
Skip Angel, Senior Consultant, Net Objectives