"One of the BEST ! "
Yaser Abaza, PhD, PMP, VP Operations, NteliPath Inc.:
"Kevin knows his stuff. "
Pierre-Michel Jabbour, Sr. Program Manager, Telus Health:
"Great anecdotes and examples. "
Sheldon Balaski, Project Manager, Franklin Templeton:
"One of the world's leading experts on Project Management. He's a best selling author and project management guru of gurus. "
Lisa Cummings, International Association of MBAs:
"I have had the pleasure of inviting Kevin to speak at a conference I hosted, and of having him be part of a panel that I moderated. I will certainly invite him again. He is an excellent speaker - articulate, considerate, well-prepared, with excellent content. And generally a great guy to work with."
Keith Farndale , Program Director and Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Toronto:
"I convey thanks on behalf of the entire team on the account for your amazing session on Agile Project Management. I have received tremendous feedback from the customers regarding your session and the way you clarified doubts and explained the underlying facets of Agile PM."
V.P. Jaiganesh, India:
"Your enthusiasm is contagious, and your style very lively and no-nonsense. You speak with great credibility, especially as you back what you say with colourful descriptions of your own rich project experience. Outstanding!"
J. Niggemann, President, ThoughtBlade Inc.:
"Kevin is an excellent speaker and is very knowledgeable on Project Management. His experience on using different techniques tailored to the problem at hand allows an audience to understand that there are different methodologies to leverage for application development, and which approach to apply given different scenarios. Kevin relates many of the discussion to live customer situations which heightens his credibility. Kevin can take deep dives or keep higher level, allowing him to speak to different audiences, whether it be an executive team or a technical oriented audience."
Debbie Manchur, Client Manager, IBM Canada:
"From the times we worked together or when our paths crossed, I really admired your skills, approach to decision-making, and vision. A real positive impact for which I'm thankful."
Peter Rode, Senior Project Manger, IBM:
"Your course was one of the most valuable and clearly taught courses I have ever taken. The course was heavy with useful theory and practical ideas and light on group work (which I feel is often 'filler' in other courses). In short, it was the perfect balance. But more to the point, you answered many of the lingering questions I had about how to make Agile development work in a 'real' organization. As I said in my course evaluation, you provided the missing link between Agile theory and making it work in the real world. My hope now is that my company will allow me to put this into practice on an upcoming project. But I already know that we will need guidance from an experienced Agile PM as we make that step. But I now see the real promise of the Agile methods, and have much less fear about a project running out of control."
Kevin Draper, P.Eng, PMP, Christie Digital:
"Thanks so much for your very informative presentation! A number of years ago, I attended two days of Agile training. Your presentation, although at a very high level, was far more invigorating and comprehensive than my previous exposure to Agile."
Kerstin Skold-Mohammed, PMI Greater Toronto Area Information Systems Local Interest Group (GTA-ISLIG):
"Kevin is a seasoned and professional consulting / services engagement manager and executive project manager. He is effective at managing client relationships and operates at a senior level within the IT services industry."
Alexander Mohelsky, Partner, IBM Global Business Services:
"Agile is all the buzz, and your discussion was packed with good information. Well done!"
Linda L. Morgan, PMP, IBM Certified Project Manager:
"I applaud your work and your commitment to bringing sanity to the often insane world of project management. History has shown that PMs who act as 'servant leaders' often succeed where others fail. The Agile principles and practices provide a good framework for encouraging that mindset for the PM and the team members. Keep up the good work!"
Huet Landry, PMP, CSM:
"I applaud your efforts to educate the 'traditional project manager' in Agile techniques. I hope that you are very effective in doing so."
George Dinwiddie, Software Development Consultant and Coach:
"From my perspective, when I engage Kevin, I know I'm going to get a professional contribution, clear and frequent communications, and a quality product. [...] I have found Kevin in numerous interactions to be a reliable, productive person who meets his commitments, leads by example and adds value every time we work together."
David Lurie, Business Development - Caribbean North District, IBM:
"I just wanted to thank you for an excellent session. I felt I got a lot out of the class and was able to relate to the material. I hope you enjoyed teaching the Agile PM course as much as I did, participating."
Dananthi Arnott, June 2010, University of Waterloo:
"Your class was incredibly informative. I really enjoyed the fact that you permitted the class to lead the discussions and then added the important knowledge to colour in the information. I've taken a lot of courses over my career and I would definitely rank this one as the top. I really enjoyed the fact that you introduced the topic in baby steps and then expanded the complexity but not once did it feel as though it was getting overly complicated. Before I knew it I had picked up really complicated ideas with minimal effort."
Gary Vamvakitis:
"It was a good session and I thank you for presenting to our PM community and hope you will consider doing more sessions."
Linda June, PM Knowledge Network Lead, IBM:
"I was in attendance at your seminar yesterday. It was very informative and picked up on different approaches I can use when implementing agile project management into MS Project."
Andrew Kohlee: