Gladwell Academy

"I liked the entire planning( venue, well planned coffee breaks), course pace, sync between two coaches, spread of four day planning and the support of gladwell, plus the jogging concept and the first day drinks concept

What could have improved
- room size n a/c
-lunch menu( not so great)
-sharing the planning of the session( time before hand): it could have helped few to get back to there location if we knew last day the training is only till 3pm" - 10-08-2018 00:00

"Keep/Like:
- Very interactive way the course was presented
- Energizers excercises
- Input in front of classroom, output in back of classroom

Improve:
- Create Table of contents in the course binder
- On the hot days like we had (35 degrees outside) the Airco unit on the location did not have sufficient capacity" - 06-08-2018 00:00

"Inhoudelijk goed. De stof werd duidelijk en begrijpbaar uitgelegd in combinatie met praktijkvoorbeelden. Het niveau was dan ook prima. De trainers zijn zeer bekwaam, geduldig en behulpzaam. Ze geven je het gevoel dat je alles kan vragen, zelfs de vragen waarvan de antwoorden vanzelfsprekend zijn. Bij de training was alles tot in de puntjes geregeld, je kreeg zelfs een kladblokje van Gladwell. Ook was de lunch bij Bagels and Beans een hele fijne toevoeging op de training. Locatie is goed te bereiken met het OV." - 27-07-2018 00:00

"Liked:
- interesting en complete content, lot of interaction and exercises, good trainer
- very tight schedule to complete all the items in time. Because of that the trainer sometimes seemed in a hurry. Because of that we did not always have time to do an exercise truly good, and valuable group discussions sometimes were stopped.
If there was a bit more flexibility in the schedule and room to do an exersice really good, and more room for discussion, i would value the training higher" - 26-07-2018 00:00

"Opportunity for improvement : during the first 2 days we accumulated a bit of delay, which then led to an acceleration in the next two days, not permitting to cover the subjects with enough details, and leaving a bit "too much material" for self-study in order to effectively prepare SPC exam.

Went well : in certain situations the classroom was not completely following despite not explicit complain nor request for clarifications, and the most senior instructur was quite smart in detecting the general disconnection and proactively stopping the explanantion to let doubts emerge and clarify them" - 23-07-2018 00:00

"I loved thr exercices and the conversations around it. What could be improved is:
- a lot of material to be covered in 4 days, maybe shorten it or add a 1/2 day to absorb the leading safe training.
- to much slides reading. The first 3 days of the course were to much listening to the instructor. Maybe 75 procent teaching and 25 procent doing or practicing would be more useful for participants than sitting 6 out 8 hours." - 20-07-2018 00:00

"- Leuke trainer met een sterk begrip van het framework, die dit ook praktisch kan uitleggen.
- Training besteed wel heel veel tijd aan Scrum algemeen, waardoor iemand die een basis scrum of agile training heeft gedaan en wat meer verdieping op de rol van de PO wilt wel erg veel herhaling krijgt.
Daadwerkelijke praktijkvoorbeelden en cases wat iemand een goede PO maakt en hoe je dat toe past mag iets meer. Het waren nu vooral veel theoretische oefeningen (die overigens wel nuttig waren)." - 19-07-2018 00:00

"I liked the background and experience of the teachers, the way they bring their experience, stories, to reinforce the theory.
I liked less the location, the first 2 days didnt meet my expectations, the last two were OK.
4 Days are shorts for so much infos, maybe spend more time on the PI Planning (with pre- and post-?) simulation, and take 1/2 day for that, and had an extra optional 1/2 day to take the practice exam ?" - 13-07-2018 00:00

"The trainers were very good. Quiet in explaining the substance. Tip: use more flipcharts and draw what you mean.

The planning and accommodation were excellent. The parking, facility, eating with each other (both internally and externally), the drinks at Wednesday, etc. was outstanding!!!" - 13-07-2018 00:00

"The trainers made a lively presentation, sharing practical examples from their experience of SW development in the Industry. Time has been well managed and practical exercises were done with details and good level of explanation and guidance.
Having more social moments at coffee break and lunch with the trainers could have provided more out-of the classroom interactions." - 12-07-2018 00:00

"It was an interesting training, quite different than the "legacy" ones I had, more as some external trainings on personal development I had... and it was great. The interacting practices were great... may be a bit short.
The trainers were good but their feedback were mainly on pure SW development whereas we should also cover HW development and post SW delivery (with very large customized deployments) and on-site Customer issues coverage..." - 10-07-2018 00:00

"Both trainers (Marijt day 1, Niels day 2) lead us through the training material well. Niels put the material more in the bigger picture (esp. as we had to recap the day 1 material because of the 2week gap between day 1 and day 2. Location of day 2 was much better than day 1 (day 2 was in Agile workspace, this was inspiring and close to the heart of the course and the setting of the room was better, inspired more to be interactive rather than classroom style at Boschdijk)." - 07-07-2018 00:00

"top: clear about the artifacts, events, roles and responsibilities
tip: how to apply this to ASML. We have identified many gaps, but we dont have clear approach how to close these gaps" - 06-07-2018 00:00

"The training was quite comprehensive, going over the entire framework.
The practice/role play was useful
The sharing of real life example by the trainer was good
I would have like to have more time to spend on the portfolio level of the framework and to have more of the discussions and experience sharing" - 06-07-2018 00:00

"I liked the dynamics of the training - group and individual exercises, Business simulations, videos, visualizations,interactive discussions with the trainers. The organization of location, room en catering was excellent. The timing can be improved so that every 1h-1h 30 min there are short breaks. May be it is good to consider having the training in 5 Days.
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"I have learned many disturbing things and I just loved it. This course is a mind opener, given with mastery by 2 great trainers who created long lasting synergies in the audience." - 23-06-2018 00:00

"It was a great experience. It was great to receive the trainings from Joe and Odile. Both trainers were really good. The location, arrangements and the food were really good. With that intense training, it is always good to have nice arrangements." - 22-06-2018 00:00

"The size of the group (5 plus instructor) was helpful for learning and discussions
The backgrounds of the participants together with the contents allowed for a good mix of new Knowledge and experience form practice
The instructor was new to this course, but he was well-prepared, open and very knowledgable.
Finally the location was inspiring and helpful. only room temperature was a Little high, due to the warm weather
" - 15-06-2018 00:00

"I understand now that a company at our size will face lots of challenges while pursuing to implement SAFe. It will take several months if not years. The participants of the training are working for ExxonMobil for long time and the I expect that the content of the training was different what they are used to. Many of them were told that we will change our work environment and were forced to take the session, so some of us were really in defense mode. They were critical with both the trainer and the content of the course.

My opinion is that Abram could understand well the participants and their way of thinking and tailored the covered material whenever it was possible. He highlighted the parts where we were interested and mixed well the textbook with the real life examples. For me the real added value of this session was the experience of Abram." - 14-06-2018 00:00

"I liked the content and the area of discussion that was covered. Perhaps I missed the part of RTE role in regards to the funding en budgetting.
Maybe planning of the days should be improved, so that it is not falling into a national holliday in DK :-) (May the 5th was a holliday in DK)." - 12-06-2018 00:00