Barry Overeem
The Liberators
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What students say about BarryMay 27, 2024
Inspiring, insightful and fun!
It was inspiring and wonderfully facilitated. It was great and insightful to exchange experiences with the other Scrum master from various countries and also learn from the trainer and his view and knowledge!
Sina
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May 17, 2024
Valuable and practical training
A training without a boring presentation, but interactive exercise, that you can put into practice yourself.
Edwin Hattink
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Oct 12, 2023
Great trainer en colleagues as…
Great trainer en colleagues as participants.
Ruben van Dam
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Oct 7, 2023
Well balanced
Good trainer and well balanced between theory and practicing with powerful methods.
Misha Stroomer
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Oct 2, 2023
Very interactive
Very interactive, very knowledgable.
All workforms are usable by scrum masters.
Maarten van Egmond
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Sep 29, 2023
Great course
Clear explanation with sufficient examples and various exercises that provided guidance on how to use the exercises and how they could be plotted on the various discussion boards to explain the purpose of scrum.
Long days didn't feel like that at all.
Jac Janssen
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Sep 29, 2023
Very interactive sessions!
Very interactive sessions and clear examples. Great to run exercises of 'liberating structures' that could be used by participants in their own scrum teams.
Sander Blokhorst
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Jun 21, 2023
Most engaging training I had in a long time
Barry delivered the training in a engaging way. It was very refreshing to have a training WITHOUT any powerpoint slides.
Maarten Kwetters
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May 24, 2023
Scrum & Liberating Structures go together like PB&J
Barry and Christian have been wonderful hosts. From the energy, to the content and even the logistics, everything was spot on.
Watching the liberating structures come together throughout the session has been really inspiring, and I cannot wait to put them to practice with the teams.
I have enjoyed every second, and I highly recommend it to all the Scrum Masters.
Gabriel Musteata
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May 19, 2023
Great interactive training!
Great interactive training!
The training given by Barry and Chris was amazing. The program was filled with interactive topics, based on formats from liberating structures, which is a great added bonus on the interactivity and translation to daily practice. The trainers are knowledgeable and put together a great training.
Koen
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May 18, 2023
It was a very interesting powerpoint free session
It was a very interesting and activity based session from Barry. It was a powerpoint free session and so it was very interesting and thought provoking session. I can highly recommend for the people who are interested in Scrum and Servant Leadership.
Arun
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May 18, 2023
An immersive event using liberating…
An immersive event using liberating structures techniques to create an impactful learning experience. Great group interaction, creating a safe environment to share knowledge and insight.
Jags
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May 18, 2023
Interactive, Engaging, Enriching
It was a truly interactive session with emphasise on Scrum values and principles.
Amarjit Biswas
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Jan 26, 2023
Even if you don't Scrum; great experience
It was a very interactive, and self-reflective session. It was facilitated in a very good way, great expectation management and good deliverance to the group.
Dennis Vliex
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Dec 19, 2022
Great experience
Barry is the best trainer I have ever met!!
The training is full of valuable information but the way he managed to connect with the trainees id the most important. He exceeds my expectations and what I found it extraordinary is the psychological safety he inspires to you so you can freely express your ideas and enjoy the others experience. Then, like the cherry on the top of the cake, Barry comes and furbishes what we've already learned from each others having him guiding us all the time:D
It was the best experience EVER!
Bianca Cristina Bărbuşiu
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Dec 16, 2022
Awesome class, Awesome trainer
Great trainer. Very energetic, easy adaptable and full of knowledge . A gem for our line of business, i would say.
Everything was very well prepared, the physical material was very nice and explicit. One of the best live classes i had.
Andrei Boldorea
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Dec 16, 2022
Excellent to bring together pieces of a long-running puzzle
The PSM II class with Barry Overeem was excellent. There was a lot of learning through well-designed exercises coupled with necessary and not overbearing extra explanations from the trainer. I also loved the pace of the training, the attention to time boxing, the attention to our energy and understanding.
I also loved that all the exercises we did are reproducible inside our teams and organizations.
The class invites to reflection, honesty and critical self-assessment.
Karina Herman
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Dec 16, 2022
Barry and the Scrum Zombies…
Barry is very handsome and the skill and experience he
brings makes the whole workshop worthwhile
Max Lange
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Dec 16, 2022
Barry is a wonderful trainer who really…
Barry is a wonderful trainer who really knows how to handle group dynamics. During the two days that the course lasted I never felt like I needed a break or that I was getting bored with the content.
I feel like I have come out of this training with several new ideas that I would like to implement with my teams and a new desire to experiment and grow.
The contents of the training seem obvious, but the way they are presented and discussed helped me understand the underlying concepts much better and make connections between them that I hadn't really thought of before.
Diego Espejo
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Dec 1, 2022
Really great class!
Really great class, very interactive and very informative. Barry is a great coach and teacher.
Stephan van Amelsfoort
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Nov 4, 2022
New insights and creative thinking
Barry is a good trainer in my opinion.
He does what he says, this course is not about the facts and details of scrum: This course is more about the purpose of Scrum and the importance of the roles PO, SM and developper. The stakeholders and management, what is the relation with the scrum team and why is this relation so important.
RPA Kranenburg
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Oct 4, 2022
Started like a Scrum Master, left like a Zombie ;)
The training Barry Overeem gave was really good and insightful. I liked the way the training was built up with posters, all the practical assignments and also the material we got to organise the workshops with our own teams. Even though I have quite some years of working experience with Scrum I learned a lot from this training. Luckily we received the cure for Zombie Scrum after completing the training :).
Klant
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Sep 29, 2022
Barry is a very inspiring trainer
Barry is a very inspiring trainer. Training is very interactive and has a lot of useful training exercises.
Chris
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Sep 17, 2022
Amazing days with refreshing our Agile Scrum mindset
We had a two-day in company Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) training given by Barry. It were amazing days with refreshing our Agile Scrum mindset and a lot of new insights and a toolbox full to facilitate amazing workshops with our colleagues. And I also really appreciated the dry sense of humour of Barry.
Can't wait to see what positive impact we can have with what we have learnt these two days.
Rosalie
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Sep 16, 2022
Fun, Full, inFormative and Fast
Very inspiring and active days with a huge amount of new tools and insights. Pace was just a bit too high for me to let the (new) information sink in better.
Suzanne van der Veer
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May 25, 2022
Excellent training with engaging…
Excellent training with engaging workshops!
Mark van Kesteren
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May 20, 2022
Great class
Great class ! Great content ! Great format !
The use of liberating structures and the absence of slides is very much appreciated.
Habitant Puteaux
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May 19, 2022
Excellent class with very skills…
Excellent class with very skills trainers who take the time to explained And refer to real life cases.
Kevin D
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May 19, 2022
The only real source…
The only real source for information and training related to the Scrum framework.
Peter Lommers
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May 19, 2022
Amazing how much content and energy…
Amazing how much content and energy they squeeze into a two day training.
Anton Van Puyenbroeck
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May 19, 2022
I really liked the use of the…
I really liked the use of the Liberating structures for facilitation. Learned about the content (PSM) and possible facilitation techniques.
Mark van Doorn
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May 19, 2022
Not just simple listening
Not just simple listening, but actual activities that make you think about the framework and how you are operating in it.
Also, no judging or whatever. Everyone is there to learn, so the environment was very nice, safe and open to any input people had.
Great experience overall!
Violet Kampers
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Dec 29, 2021
I really enjoyed this training
I really enjoyed this training. Barry and Christian created a perfect atmosphere for learning and thinking about professional Scrum. The training is highly interactive and fun. Highly recommended!
Mark van Leeuwen
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Nov 3, 2021
Strongly recommend due to 100%…
Strongly recommend due to 100% practical exercise and still covering most aspects of the life of a Scrum Master and his/her interaction with the team AND the rest of the organisation.
Gabriel Petrovay
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Nov 1, 2021
Was great.
Was great.
The engagement was there and the group felt safe to share and in the process learn from each others. I came out with new ideas and the energy to implement them .. so not much more you could wish for.
João Gouveia
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Oct 26, 2021
excellent class
excellent class! powerpoint free, plenty excercises and great energy
Klant
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Oct 25, 2021
Worth every second of your time!
I especially liked how interactive the class was. We were able to share our knowledge and our experiences with each other. So it was never boring and I learned a lot. Thanks!
Jonathan Pichel
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Sep 27, 2021
Awesome training with many Liberating…
Awesome training with many Liberating Structures that increased the conversations between participants. Recomended!
Richard Acosta
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Sep 27, 2021
Very interactive class
Very interactive class, where Barry and Christiaan share their comprehensive
knowledge and broad experience. For me I wanted to gain a better understanding of the scrum mater role and after this course I summarize it as follows: "A good scrum master knows how to walk the fine line between serving the team and leading the team".
Hertogs
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Jun 28, 2021
Christiaan and Barry did a great job!
Christiaan and Barry did a great job at designing and delivering this training. Love how we worked a lot with Liberating Structures and that (almost?) every one of those exercises can be done with a scrum team. A wealth of knowledge and practical application thereof.
Pascal Clarkson
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Jun 25, 2021
It was just amazing
It was just amazing. So much knowledge and room for own questions and interrpretations. Setting was great, happy to have done a F2F course again :) Thanks guys!
Sarah Janssen
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Sep 17, 2020
Learning by doing
Really nice how many liberating structures are embedded in all the blocks of theory. Excellent teachers and facilitators, kudos to Barry and Chris. Thanks!
Ronnie Klanderman
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Jul 17, 2020
Very inspiring
Very inspiring, energetic and interactive course.
E.J.
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Jun 25, 2020
Excellent training by the Liberators
Excellent training by the Liberators. I recommend it.
Guino Henostroza
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Mar 9, 2020
Excellent!
Barry and Christiaan made this training an tangible and extremely worthwhile learning experience. I took a lot out of it, not just content-wise but also in how a brilliant training can be structured. Thank you for all the good memories and Aha! moments.
Elke Bethke
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Jan 27, 2020
Training was amazing, but assessment sucks!
Training was amazing. I wish I could tell the same about PSMII assessment, but it was confusing, frustrating and make me angry, as big part of questions have nothing to do with topic and don't giving any hints in advance (budgeting questions, scaling questions, etc.).
If you want to test me on Scrum - go ahead. If you want to test me on practical implementation of theories in reality - your questions vague and suggest that for all organizations answer should be the same.
Yury Zaryaninov
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Dec 19, 2019
A golden combination
The combination of Daniel Vacanti and The Liberators is golden. They give a great mix of theory and exercises. This class is a must for everyone working in a scrum environment.
Sven de Koning
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Dec 14, 2019
The Class was excellent!
The Class was excellent!
Barry and Chris master the framework and are able to add experience and the Liberating Structures to the content. The result are two very interactive days that are filled with theory and practical exercizes.
And because the ‘students’ were very eager to learn and share, the Class got even more immersion.
The location in the Volkshotel in Amsterdam was very okay as well, with a good vibe and also good vegetarian lunch and sustainable snacks.
I got a lot new (and forgotten...) insights and take-aways.
Very well done and thank you very much.
Harold Schuringa
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Dec 13, 2019
Awesome and practical
Awesome. I go back home with many ideas and useful tools. Definitely helpful to be a better Professional Scrum Master!
Olivier Ledru
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Oct 21, 2019
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Markus Broder
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Sep 23, 2019
Energetic and thought-provoking PSMII class
I took part in the PSMII course with Barry & Christiaan. It was a thought-provoking and energetic class that really helps you to improve and consider your own Scrum experiences.
I would highly recommend the class.
Miss Lauren Holden
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Sep 21, 2019
Awesome!
Awesome! It was great to learn from Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs. I enjoyed the interactive class a lot! Lots of learnings and sharing with other great Scrum Masters! Thanks all!
Peter
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Aug 3, 2019
Perfect format for collaborative learning
Interactive with lots of opportunities to learn from the wisdom of the group. Teachers are open to questions and remarks. The class itself is kind of an awesome changing Framework for transferring scrum knowledge to be filled by the group.
Bela Jugel
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Jul 26, 2019
Cool!
Cool! I really like how it was facilitated.
Rosa
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Jul 26, 2019
Truely inspiring
Truely inspiring course, not a PowerPoint in sight!
Wonderful use of Liberating Structures to string the course material together effortlessly. This made the learnings fun and so interactive.
Thank you Agility Path and The Liberators for putting this together.🙏
Jeremy Hoo
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Jul 3, 2019
These guys are very dedicated.
These guys are very dedicated. (Barry Overeem and Christaan Verwijs)
I love the interactive way of providing the training. My first "No Powerpoint" experience, however they used all these flipovers this was very helpful and inspiring.
The training generated a lot of ideas I have to exercise with my own clients.
"Job well done guys"
Dennis Olsthoorn
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Jul 3, 2019
Great Training with awesome Trainers…
Great Training with awesome Trainers and Participants.
Florian Goldmann
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Jul 3, 2019
I really liked the in dept topics
I really liked the in dept topics. The practical use of liberating structures and the energie from Barry and Christiaan.
Jochen
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Jul 3, 2019
Great energy and fun
Great energy and fun. Nice new insights and always good to have conversations with other people and share views, perspectives, best practices and experiences.
This training provided a lot of opportunities to combine everything and learn (how) to improve.
Gerrit
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Jun 29, 2019
Very insightful and interactive
Very insightful and interactive, it was full of real cases which really helped me get even better understanding, the kanban simulation game on day one was an awesome experience
Rasheed Raya
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May 27, 2019
This was a good class!
This was a good class!
Ruben Greve
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May 23, 2019
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Michiel Lops
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May 10, 2019
PSM II Class was wonderful
PSM II Class was wonderful - Thank you! The 4 instructors had a wonderful dynamic and energy between them that kept participants engaged and contributing throughout the sessions. They incorporated the participants knowledge and experience into the framework of their teaching and provided unique ideas and guidance for handling difficult situations.
Dorothea Horton
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May 10, 2019
Fantastic class created as an…
Fantastic class created as an innovative and interactive experiance. No slides, all interactive and based on liberating structures.
Martin Hinshelwood
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Apr 22, 2019
Very good course
Very good course, just 5 stars.
Andreas Gräfe
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Apr 12, 2019
very interesting
thank you, it was a very interesting training on (not only) scrum master skills & views
Martin Schmid
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Apr 7, 2019
Take it to the next level
The PSM 2 training gave me a deeper understanding of Scrum. I would recommend it to anyone, who wants to take Scrum Mastery ;) to the next level.
Spezial thanks to Barry & Christiaan!
Seb
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Mar 25, 2019
Energising
Thank you Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs for providing this energising two-day class! Looking forward for bringing all the learnings into practice.
Remon van den Eijnden
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Mar 23, 2019
Very insightful
Very insightful, fun and inspiring. Very actionable.
Remco
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Mar 1, 2019
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by…
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by Barry and Christian (The Liberators) and would highly recommend the class to other scrum masters wanting to go get a higher level of understanding of scrum and its values.
Mark
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Feb 27, 2019
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days…
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days class really well. They added lots of fun games to small groups, and motivate us to have lots of reflection together after each game to think about how to put into use in the workplace. You will NEVER be bored with a professional group. Highly recommended.
SHU ZHOU
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Feb 27, 2019
Practical Scrum by the book
Scrum by the book, yet entirely practical. The Scrum.org training takes participants on a journey through the real value of Scrum and Agile. The trainers provide profound insights and plenty of practical experience. Without resorting to theoretical ideology and dogma, they illustrate vividly the traps of zombie Scrum and ineffective pseudo-Agile thinking.
Stijn Decneut
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Feb 22, 2019
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg…
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg interactief was, zorgde voor twee hele nuttige en leerzame dagen.
T de Mol
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About Barry
As the co-founder of The Liberators, I liberate individuals, teams, and organisations from outdated modes of working. Bringing in fresh energy and creativity, I create space for everyone to be involved in shaping the future and make a positive impact on their organisation.
As a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org I share my insights and knowledge by providing Scrum training, facilitating workshops, speaking at conferences and writing blog posts.
What students say about Barry
May 27, 2024
Inspiring, insightful and fun!
It was inspiring and wonderfully facilitated. It was great and insightful to exchange experiences with the other Scrum master from various countries and also learn from the trainer and his view and knowledge!
Sina
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May 17, 2024
Valuable and practical training
A training without a boring presentation, but interactive exercise, that you can put into practice yourself.
Edwin Hattink
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Oct 12, 2023
Great trainer en colleagues as…
Great trainer en colleagues as participants.
Ruben van Dam
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Oct 7, 2023
Well balanced
Good trainer and well balanced between theory and practicing with powerful methods.
Misha Stroomer
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Oct 2, 2023
Very interactive
Very interactive, very knowledgable.
All workforms are usable by scrum masters.
Maarten van Egmond
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Sep 29, 2023
Great course
Clear explanation with sufficient examples and various exercises that provided guidance on how to use the exercises and how they could be plotted on the various discussion boards to explain the purpose of scrum.
Long days didn't feel like that at all.
Jac Janssen
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Sep 29, 2023
Very interactive sessions!
Very interactive sessions and clear examples. Great to run exercises of 'liberating structures' that could be used by participants in their own scrum teams.
Sander Blokhorst
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Jun 21, 2023
Most engaging training I had in a long time
Barry delivered the training in a engaging way. It was very refreshing to have a training WITHOUT any powerpoint slides.
Maarten Kwetters
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May 24, 2023
Scrum & Liberating Structures go together like PB&J
Barry and Christian have been wonderful hosts. From the energy, to the content and even the logistics, everything was spot on.
Watching the liberating structures come together throughout the session has been really inspiring, and I cannot wait to put them to practice with the teams.
I have enjoyed every second, and I highly recommend it to all the Scrum Masters.
Gabriel Musteata
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May 19, 2023
Great interactive training!
Great interactive training!
The training given by Barry and Chris was amazing. The program was filled with interactive topics, based on formats from liberating structures, which is a great added bonus on the interactivity and translation to daily practice. The trainers are knowledgeable and put together a great training.
Koen
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May 18, 2023
It was a very interesting powerpoint free session
It was a very interesting and activity based session from Barry. It was a powerpoint free session and so it was very interesting and thought provoking session. I can highly recommend for the people who are interested in Scrum and Servant Leadership.
Arun
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May 18, 2023
An immersive event using liberating…
An immersive event using liberating structures techniques to create an impactful learning experience. Great group interaction, creating a safe environment to share knowledge and insight.
Jags
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May 18, 2023
Interactive, Engaging, Enriching
It was a truly interactive session with emphasise on Scrum values and principles.
Amarjit Biswas
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Jan 26, 2023
Even if you don't Scrum; great experience
It was a very interactive, and self-reflective session. It was facilitated in a very good way, great expectation management and good deliverance to the group.
Dennis Vliex
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Dec 19, 2022
Great experience
Barry is the best trainer I have ever met!!
The training is full of valuable information but the way he managed to connect with the trainees id the most important. He exceeds my expectations and what I found it extraordinary is the psychological safety he inspires to you so you can freely express your ideas and enjoy the others experience. Then, like the cherry on the top of the cake, Barry comes and furbishes what we've already learned from each others having him guiding us all the time:D
It was the best experience EVER!
Bianca Cristina Bărbuşiu
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Dec 16, 2022
Awesome class, Awesome trainer
Great trainer. Very energetic, easy adaptable and full of knowledge . A gem for our line of business, i would say.
Everything was very well prepared, the physical material was very nice and explicit. One of the best live classes i had.
Andrei Boldorea
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Dec 16, 2022
Excellent to bring together pieces of a long-running puzzle
The PSM II class with Barry Overeem was excellent. There was a lot of learning through well-designed exercises coupled with necessary and not overbearing extra explanations from the trainer. I also loved the pace of the training, the attention to time boxing, the attention to our energy and understanding.
I also loved that all the exercises we did are reproducible inside our teams and organizations.
The class invites to reflection, honesty and critical self-assessment.
Karina Herman
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Dec 16, 2022
Barry and the Scrum Zombies…
Barry is very handsome and the skill and experience he
brings makes the whole workshop worthwhile
Max Lange
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Dec 16, 2022
Barry is a wonderful trainer who really…
Barry is a wonderful trainer who really knows how to handle group dynamics. During the two days that the course lasted I never felt like I needed a break or that I was getting bored with the content.
I feel like I have come out of this training with several new ideas that I would like to implement with my teams and a new desire to experiment and grow.
The contents of the training seem obvious, but the way they are presented and discussed helped me understand the underlying concepts much better and make connections between them that I hadn't really thought of before.
Diego Espejo
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Dec 1, 2022
Really great class!
Really great class, very interactive and very informative. Barry is a great coach and teacher.
Stephan van Amelsfoort
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Nov 4, 2022
New insights and creative thinking
Barry is a good trainer in my opinion.
He does what he says, this course is not about the facts and details of scrum: This course is more about the purpose of Scrum and the importance of the roles PO, SM and developper. The stakeholders and management, what is the relation with the scrum team and why is this relation so important.
RPA Kranenburg
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Oct 4, 2022
Started like a Scrum Master, left like a Zombie ;)
The training Barry Overeem gave was really good and insightful. I liked the way the training was built up with posters, all the practical assignments and also the material we got to organise the workshops with our own teams. Even though I have quite some years of working experience with Scrum I learned a lot from this training. Luckily we received the cure for Zombie Scrum after completing the training :).
Klant
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Sep 29, 2022
Barry is a very inspiring trainer
Barry is a very inspiring trainer. Training is very interactive and has a lot of useful training exercises.
Chris
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Sep 17, 2022
Amazing days with refreshing our Agile Scrum mindset
We had a two-day in company Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II) training given by Barry. It were amazing days with refreshing our Agile Scrum mindset and a lot of new insights and a toolbox full to facilitate amazing workshops with our colleagues. And I also really appreciated the dry sense of humour of Barry.
Can't wait to see what positive impact we can have with what we have learnt these two days.
Rosalie
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Sep 16, 2022
Fun, Full, inFormative and Fast
Very inspiring and active days with a huge amount of new tools and insights. Pace was just a bit too high for me to let the (new) information sink in better.
Suzanne van der Veer
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May 25, 2022
Excellent training with engaging…
Excellent training with engaging workshops!
Mark van Kesteren
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May 20, 2022
Great class
Great class ! Great content ! Great format !
The use of liberating structures and the absence of slides is very much appreciated.
Habitant Puteaux
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May 19, 2022
Excellent class with very skills…
Excellent class with very skills trainers who take the time to explained And refer to real life cases.
Kevin D
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May 19, 2022
The only real source…
The only real source for information and training related to the Scrum framework.
Peter Lommers
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May 19, 2022
Amazing how much content and energy…
Amazing how much content and energy they squeeze into a two day training.
Anton Van Puyenbroeck
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May 19, 2022
I really liked the use of the…
I really liked the use of the Liberating structures for facilitation. Learned about the content (PSM) and possible facilitation techniques.
Mark van Doorn
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May 19, 2022
Not just simple listening
Not just simple listening, but actual activities that make you think about the framework and how you are operating in it.
Also, no judging or whatever. Everyone is there to learn, so the environment was very nice, safe and open to any input people had.
Great experience overall!
Violet Kampers
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Dec 29, 2021
I really enjoyed this training
I really enjoyed this training. Barry and Christian created a perfect atmosphere for learning and thinking about professional Scrum. The training is highly interactive and fun. Highly recommended!
Mark van Leeuwen
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Nov 3, 2021
Strongly recommend due to 100%…
Strongly recommend due to 100% practical exercise and still covering most aspects of the life of a Scrum Master and his/her interaction with the team AND the rest of the organisation.
Gabriel Petrovay
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Nov 1, 2021
Was great.
Was great.
The engagement was there and the group felt safe to share and in the process learn from each others. I came out with new ideas and the energy to implement them .. so not much more you could wish for.
João Gouveia
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Oct 26, 2021
excellent class
excellent class! powerpoint free, plenty excercises and great energy
Klant
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Oct 25, 2021
Worth every second of your time!
I especially liked how interactive the class was. We were able to share our knowledge and our experiences with each other. So it was never boring and I learned a lot. Thanks!
Jonathan Pichel
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Sep 27, 2021
Awesome training with many Liberating…
Awesome training with many Liberating Structures that increased the conversations between participants. Recomended!
Richard Acosta
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Sep 27, 2021
Very interactive class
Very interactive class, where Barry and Christiaan share their comprehensive
knowledge and broad experience. For me I wanted to gain a better understanding of the scrum mater role and after this course I summarize it as follows: "A good scrum master knows how to walk the fine line between serving the team and leading the team".
Hertogs
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Jun 28, 2021
Christiaan and Barry did a great job!
Christiaan and Barry did a great job at designing and delivering this training. Love how we worked a lot with Liberating Structures and that (almost?) every one of those exercises can be done with a scrum team. A wealth of knowledge and practical application thereof.
Pascal Clarkson
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Jun 25, 2021
It was just amazing
It was just amazing. So much knowledge and room for own questions and interrpretations. Setting was great, happy to have done a F2F course again :) Thanks guys!
Sarah Janssen
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Sep 17, 2020
Learning by doing
Really nice how many liberating structures are embedded in all the blocks of theory. Excellent teachers and facilitators, kudos to Barry and Chris. Thanks!
Ronnie Klanderman
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Jul 17, 2020
Very inspiring
Very inspiring, energetic and interactive course.
E.J.
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Jun 25, 2020
Excellent training by the Liberators
Excellent training by the Liberators. I recommend it.
Guino Henostroza
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Mar 9, 2020
Excellent!
Barry and Christiaan made this training an tangible and extremely worthwhile learning experience. I took a lot out of it, not just content-wise but also in how a brilliant training can be structured. Thank you for all the good memories and Aha! moments.
Elke Bethke
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Jan 27, 2020
Training was amazing, but assessment sucks!
Training was amazing. I wish I could tell the same about PSMII assessment, but it was confusing, frustrating and make me angry, as big part of questions have nothing to do with topic and don't giving any hints in advance (budgeting questions, scaling questions, etc.).
If you want to test me on Scrum - go ahead. If you want to test me on practical implementation of theories in reality - your questions vague and suggest that for all organizations answer should be the same.
Yury Zaryaninov
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Dec 19, 2019
A golden combination
The combination of Daniel Vacanti and The Liberators is golden. They give a great mix of theory and exercises. This class is a must for everyone working in a scrum environment.
Sven de Koning
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Dec 14, 2019
The Class was excellent!
The Class was excellent!
Barry and Chris master the framework and are able to add experience and the Liberating Structures to the content. The result are two very interactive days that are filled with theory and practical exercizes.
And because the ‘students’ were very eager to learn and share, the Class got even more immersion.
The location in the Volkshotel in Amsterdam was very okay as well, with a good vibe and also good vegetarian lunch and sustainable snacks.
I got a lot new (and forgotten...) insights and take-aways.
Very well done and thank you very much.
Harold Schuringa
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Dec 13, 2019
Awesome and practical
Awesome. I go back home with many ideas and useful tools. Definitely helpful to be a better Professional Scrum Master!
Olivier Ledru
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Oct 21, 2019
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Markus Broder
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Sep 23, 2019
Energetic and thought-provoking PSMII class
I took part in the PSMII course with Barry & Christiaan. It was a thought-provoking and energetic class that really helps you to improve and consider your own Scrum experiences.
I would highly recommend the class.
Miss Lauren Holden
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Sep 21, 2019
Awesome!
Awesome! It was great to learn from Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs. I enjoyed the interactive class a lot! Lots of learnings and sharing with other great Scrum Masters! Thanks all!
Peter
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Aug 3, 2019
Perfect format for collaborative learning
Interactive with lots of opportunities to learn from the wisdom of the group. Teachers are open to questions and remarks. The class itself is kind of an awesome changing Framework for transferring scrum knowledge to be filled by the group.
Bela Jugel
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Jul 26, 2019
Cool!
Cool! I really like how it was facilitated.
Rosa
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Jul 26, 2019
Truely inspiring
Truely inspiring course, not a PowerPoint in sight!
Wonderful use of Liberating Structures to string the course material together effortlessly. This made the learnings fun and so interactive.
Thank you Agility Path and The Liberators for putting this together.🙏
Jeremy Hoo
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Jul 3, 2019
These guys are very dedicated.
These guys are very dedicated. (Barry Overeem and Christaan Verwijs)
I love the interactive way of providing the training. My first "No Powerpoint" experience, however they used all these flipovers this was very helpful and inspiring.
The training generated a lot of ideas I have to exercise with my own clients.
"Job well done guys"
Dennis Olsthoorn
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Jul 3, 2019
Great Training with awesome Trainers…
Great Training with awesome Trainers and Participants.
Florian Goldmann
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Jul 3, 2019
I really liked the in dept topics
I really liked the in dept topics. The practical use of liberating structures and the energie from Barry and Christiaan.
Jochen
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Jul 3, 2019
Great energy and fun
Great energy and fun. Nice new insights and always good to have conversations with other people and share views, perspectives, best practices and experiences.
This training provided a lot of opportunities to combine everything and learn (how) to improve.
Gerrit
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Jun 29, 2019
Very insightful and interactive
Very insightful and interactive, it was full of real cases which really helped me get even better understanding, the kanban simulation game on day one was an awesome experience
Rasheed Raya
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May 27, 2019
This was a good class!
This was a good class!
Ruben Greve
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May 23, 2019
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Michiel Lops
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May 10, 2019
PSM II Class was wonderful
PSM II Class was wonderful - Thank you! The 4 instructors had a wonderful dynamic and energy between them that kept participants engaged and contributing throughout the sessions. They incorporated the participants knowledge and experience into the framework of their teaching and provided unique ideas and guidance for handling difficult situations.
Dorothea Horton
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May 10, 2019
Fantastic class created as an…
Fantastic class created as an innovative and interactive experiance. No slides, all interactive and based on liberating structures.
Martin Hinshelwood
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Apr 22, 2019
Very good course
Very good course, just 5 stars.
Andreas Gräfe
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Apr 12, 2019
very interesting
thank you, it was a very interesting training on (not only) scrum master skills & views
Martin Schmid
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Apr 7, 2019
Take it to the next level
The PSM 2 training gave me a deeper understanding of Scrum. I would recommend it to anyone, who wants to take Scrum Mastery ;) to the next level.
Spezial thanks to Barry & Christiaan!
Seb
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Mar 25, 2019
Energising
Thank you Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs for providing this energising two-day class! Looking forward for bringing all the learnings into practice.
Remon van den Eijnden
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Mar 23, 2019
Very insightful
Very insightful, fun and inspiring. Very actionable.
Remco
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Mar 1, 2019
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by…
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by Barry and Christian (The Liberators) and would highly recommend the class to other scrum masters wanting to go get a higher level of understanding of scrum and its values.
Mark
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Feb 27, 2019
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days…
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days class really well. They added lots of fun games to small groups, and motivate us to have lots of reflection together after each game to think about how to put into use in the workplace. You will NEVER be bored with a professional group. Highly recommended.
SHU ZHOU
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Feb 27, 2019
Practical Scrum by the book
Scrum by the book, yet entirely practical. The Scrum.org training takes participants on a journey through the real value of Scrum and Agile. The trainers provide profound insights and plenty of practical experience. Without resorting to theoretical ideology and dogma, they illustrate vividly the traps of zombie Scrum and ineffective pseudo-Agile thinking.
Stijn Decneut
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Feb 22, 2019
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg…
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg interactief was, zorgde voor twee hele nuttige en leerzame dagen.
T de Mol
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Barry's Certifications and Licenses
Professional Scrum Trainer
Professional Scrum Master I
Professional Scrum Master II
Professional Scrum Master III
Professional Scrum Product Owner I
Professional Scrum Product Owner III
Classes Attended by Barry
Professional Agile Leadership - Essentials
Trainers:
Ron Eringa, Laurens Bonnema
Partner:
Xebia
Date:
Feb 4-5, 2019
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