Martin Hinshelwood
(he/him/his)
naked Agility with Martin Hinshelwood
Languages
- English
United Kingdom
Reviews
What students say about Martin
Jul 17, 2024
It was a very interactive session and…
It was a very interactive session and valuable insights were gained during the session where theory meets practice. Fun and valuable assignments were done to gain in depth understanding of everyone's points of view as it is a very open front where all ideas are accepted.
Jul 10, 2024
Excellent people skills
Training was excellent with interactions and great communication along with practical understanding.
Jan 9, 2024
very productive
very productive
Nov 30, 2023
The format of the sessions was very interactive and relevant to my role.
The format of the sessions was excellent. A different topic each week within the overall scope of Product Ownership, with constant interactivity and questions focused around that week's topic. Everything that was discussed was put into context relative to the company I work for, to help with understanding and how to implement changes into my own daily work.
Sep 12, 2023
PAL-EBM with Martin Hinshelwood
The class size was great, it was well organized, quite interactive with a friendly environment and collaborative exercises. We all shared our own challenges and experiences in our sessions as well to get a broader understanding of EBM value in an organisation. Great Trainer!
Aug 29, 2023
Great class
I learned a lot from Martin. The class was a good mixture of theory, class discussions and activities that kept us engaged from beginning to end.
Aug 29, 2023
Knowledgeable with good examples
Martin has solid experience at Microsoft and consulting which offers examples which are referenced across his class. The curriculum was solid and my peers and I are interested in apply the techniques in our organization. The only reason why this is 4 stars, at times the class slowed down and could have been a bit more efficient. The smaller group working sessions were critical and powerful.
Aug 29, 2023
Great class by Martin
Martin is probably one of the best trainers i have had when it comes to scrum and agile. defi a high quality learning experience with lots of great knowledge , insight and real life examples. highly recommended
Aug 29, 2023
I love how Martin teaches
I love how Martin teaches, he keeps the spirit up and provides a lot of interesting and valuable knowledge!
Aug 25, 2023
A must!
It is a great class full of material and real-life examples to deepen your understanding. Also, so fun! I always finish Martin's training classes with ideas to implement in my organization.
May 19, 2023
The Quality of the Course
The course was very nicely delivered by Martin Hinshelwood. He is successfully in engaging the whole class at every point of time.
The course is highly recommended for every team who want to make their path to success easily.
Mar 10, 2023
The course was great
The course was great. Very interactive and engaging. Thanks Joanna :)
Jan 30, 2023
Great interactive online training
Interactive online training where the content was presented in a lot of different formats (which can be greatly used in the context of Scrum).
Jan 30, 2023
This class is really good for…
This class is really good for practitioners and experienced professionals !!
Jan 27, 2023
Excellent Class by Martin which not…
Excellent Class by Martin which not only focused on concept building but also demonstrated activity-based learning. I would recommend the class to my fellow colleagues.
Jan 27, 2023
Highly recommended
Highly recommended. Trainer, materials and class experiences were superb.
Jan 20, 2023
Great APS Training
Great APS Training
Jan 20, 2023
A wonderful experience with Martin
A wonderful experience with Martin as Martin is pragmatic and open to share his opinion drawing from his experience in professional services industry.
Jan 19, 2023
Woah! Scrum!
It was definitely a great experience. Learning from Martin is always easy and practical.
Jan 19, 2023
Best Professional Scrum Training
The Applying Professional Scrum Training conducted by Martin is one of the best professional upskilling training program to understand and validate the knowledge of Scrum framework and Agile principles I have attended. Martin is by far the most Pragmatic instructor I have seen in my professional Carrer. I really liked the way the sessions were planned and organized and the focus was on providing VALUE rather than just covering the content.
Jan 13, 2023
Nice experience
The class was very interactive with lot of practical examples.
Jan 12, 2023
A great session of PSK by Martin
The training on professional Scrum with Kanban, led by Martin, was a distinctive learning experience. He imparted valuable knowledge on utilizing Kanban in conjunction with Scrum to enhance team efficiency. The utilization of Kanban metrics gave valuable insights which could be utilized to improve team productivity in the future.
Nov 11, 2022
Great Class
Class was informative
Sep 22, 2022
Very well run virtual training.
4th time in this class (over 15 years) - I like to keep abreast with the PSPO in particular. Martin runs this via a Mural which worked well, and helps facilitate great discussion. Learning rich training.
Sep 15, 2022
Super SPS training/class
Really insightful and well constructed SPS training. Martin is well prepared and facilitates the training effortlessly with great examples and contexts.
Jul 18, 2022
APS Training
Fantastic class. Exploring the Scrum Guide in a very different way by using Mural collaboration platfirm and gaming in Teams using Minnecraft. I stronly recommand that one for the new people in Agile/Scrim it clarifies a lot of concepts
Jul 7, 2022
Martin is a great and very experienced…
Martin is a great and very experienced trainer. I enjoyed this class and took away a lot from it. Great job!
Jun 27, 2022
Scrum.org keeps delivering a high value…
Scrum.org keeps delivering a high value course! "Professional Scrum with Kanban" with Martin Hinshelwood was a blast! Great material and a super teacher. PSK is a excellent source of knowledge for any agile practitioner who wants to learn how to intregrate Kanban practises with their Scrum. Martin is a great teacher - funny, knowledgeable and down to earth. It's my pleasure to give my warmest recommendation to learn from him if you're interested in learning more about Scrum and agile ways of delivering value to your customers!
Jun 23, 2022
Great session
Great session, thank you Martin.
Jun 23, 2022
SCRUM concept brought to 'life'
The PSPO training with Martin Hinshelwood has been an absolute treat. He took the seemingly dry SCRUM content and brought it to life with outstanding facilitating skills, creating a team spirit, offering relatable examples, and focusing the sessions that questions and what provided value to the team - hence, leading with an agile mindset. Looking back I can see (and appreciate) how Martin focused on instilling/inspiring SCRUM principle and values, to prepare us for whatever we might come across with - vs just sticking to content and concepts.
Jun 16, 2022
Martin is a great trainer
Martin is a great trainer. All the examples and the real life scenarios and games are making the difference from an average course and his. Loved the experience!
Jun 15, 2022
Real life Scrum learning
Excellent way of collaborating with real life example than just theory. Exercises were interesting
Jun 15, 2022
Practical and Thought Provoking
Martin is an engaging and very friendly trainer. The tasks set in the session were practical and easily put in the workplace setting. I will definitely attend more sessions again.
Jun 14, 2022
I enjoyed the PAL-EBM class with…
I enjoyed the PAL-EBM class with Martin! Great facilitation and many new insights!
Jun 10, 2022
Great class!
Martin is an excellent coach, he made us learn concepts through examples and sample classwork items. The breakout rooms were well organized. Although there were few topics that were left out, but I learnt a lot from the topics that were covered.
May 20, 2022
Very thorough class
Very thorough class, great insights and lots of experiences shared.
May 11, 2022
The course was excellent
The course was excellent - thoroughly enjoyed it. The use of the mural board was great, really interactive, the class all engaged well.
All down to Martin - what a fantastic instructor.
Apr 24, 2022
Very good! I recommend Martin as a trainer
I liked the class and the trainer, I've learned a lot and also received some key answer for me.
Mar 10, 2022
The depth of the exercises and…
The depth of the exercises and knowledge shared was excellent. Really enjoyed this as lots of practical things to use to accelerate the delivery of value for your customers.
Mar 8, 2022
every leader needs this
Nice and valuable course, Martin is very experienced, well structured.
Mar 8, 2022
I really like the content and delivery…
I really like the content and delivery style. The class had lots of exercises to work through and practice.
Mar 8, 2022
Martin class is awesome
Martin class is awesome. He used an effective combination of Mural and Liberating Structures to help attendees to learn the concepts and integrate them with the real life application.
Feb 24, 2022
Can highly recommend Martin Hinshelwood as an instructor
Great course, great instructor, great participants!
With his informal and conversational style, Martin taught a lot valuable things about being a Professional Scrum Master.
Every Scrum Master should take a Professional Scrum Master II class. If you get an opportunity, I can recommend taking one with Mr. Hinshelwood. :)
Feb 17, 2022
Amazing training and trainer !
This was one of the best training I have ever been to. Martin was engaging and knowledgeable and made the subject entertaining and fun to learn. He is passionate for Scrum and definitely passed it on to all of us. He was available to answer our questions at all times and always had time for us.
Highly recommend it ! Martin being the trainer makes all the difference!
Feb 10, 2022
Really enjoyed the pace of the learning…
Really enjoyed the pace of the learning and the exercises the class worked through together helping further our understanding. Lots of mixed additional resources available to support the learning. Thank you Martin.
Feb 10, 2022
Great class with Martin, will recommend to Agile Leaders
Great class with Martin. Thoroughly enjoyed the exercises and discussions. I look forward to be able to deliver the class as well in the nearest future.
Feb 1, 2022
Martin was very engaging and we had a…
Martin was very engaging and we had a lot of interesting methods of conveying the course material through interactive sessions.
Jan 27, 2022
The session was amazing
The session was amazing. I was hooked every second of the time we spent in class.
Jan 13, 2022
Martin was brilliant with vast…
Martin was brilliant with vast knowledge an approachable coaching style and great course content 100% recommend
Dec 30, 2021
Interesting
A very good mentorship, all the examples presented were very valuable to understand the Scrum concepts presented.
All the breakout room sessions helped to have a good dynamic.
I love how the Scrum values were explained as well as the idea of delivering a working usable and valuable product for Stakeholders
Dec 23, 2021
Great Course and Awesome Trainer
Great Course. Martin showed us their scrum experience and also their experience leading this type of training with many people involved. He is always open to analyzing our doubts and putting our minds to work to think about the benefits of scrum and the relationships within these aspects.
Dec 16, 2021
Adrian Arenal - APS
Very dynamic course, Martin was always pleased answering questions
Dec 14, 2021
Great session!
The sessions were well organized and the instructor provided excellent real-world examples that helped to solidify the concepts. He also brought humour to the training which is always appreciated!
Dec 9, 2021
Good content and better teacher
Good content and better teacher, we faced our previous scrum experience, learn about the core values and it's importance, all while doing hands-on practise all over these and more Scrum concepts and practises.
It's worth the time, thanks Martin!
Dec 2, 2021
Can highly recommend Martin Hinshelwood's Professional Scrum with Kanban class!
Can highly recommend Martin Hinshelwood as an instructor
Great course, great instructor, great participants!
With his informal and conversational style, Martin showed how to combine Scrum and Kanban to harness the value from both. :)
Everyone working in the agile space should take this class.
Dec 2, 2021
Great value!
I took the PSK training with Martin and I had an absolutely amazing experience. The way Martin presented the training curricula, the use of digital whiteboard (Mural), the practical exercises, the facilitation and training techniques were just top.
I loved how he made us feel like a team, and how he integrated our cultural diversity. Looking forward to furthering my training and I am now part of the great online community he built.
Great job Martin! Thanks for such a wonderful experience and for the knowledge sharing!
Nov 30, 2021
Worth every single minute…
Martin is one of the best mentors in my business career, his classes are excellent with lots of workshop activities, to gain knowledge needed in order to discover Scrum as it IS. Thank you!
Nov 26, 2021
Martin - Excellent as always
Martin, as always strikes a nice balance between the material and discussion, this was no different.
The flow of the course felt right, even if mural was a little unresponsive at times, Am looking forward to diving a little deeper into the topic, and adopting it within the workplace.
It was also a good call to split the class over two half days (a solid day on teams would have been too much).
Nov 23, 2021
Great course experience!
I experienced Martin's course as a great learning experience. The course was a very good mix of theory, exercises, real life examples and discussion regarding scrum and product ownership.
I was very happily surprised about the Naked Agility community around the course with many articles and sources on a daily basis.
It's safe to say I will be doing more courses at Naked Agility.
Nov 5, 2021
Well structured and enjoyable course
Well structured course that covered a lot of information, allowing people to lead through conversation and participation without losing the sense of direction and required coverage.
Very much enjoyed the course materials and joint exercise that demonstrated key elements of the course learning objectives.
Oct 26, 2021
Great course
Great course
Sep 29, 2021
Excellent course
Excellent course, very detailed and in depth. breakout sessions were helpful, and Martin pushed us right in. It was very engaging, I'm interested to see how much of this we adopt/incorporate into our current Scrum process
Jul 25, 2021
The classes with Martin
The classes with Martin, has made me ask myself why am i just getting on board with this?
Its been brilliant in understanding how people and systems engineer products.
it has changed my views about projects and the involvement of people.
i had placed so much trust in processes and equipment, not considering that these processes and equipment had actually been developed by other people in teams. so if i could trust my team, we could develop a process that other teams could rely on in projects with in my organization.
Jul 9, 2021
Thoroughly enjoyable class with some…
Thoroughly enjoyable class with some great collaboration techniques and concepts.
Jul 5, 2021
Material was well presented
Material was well presented, interactive and intuitive. Great help for the exam as well
Jul 2, 2021
Enjoyed it!
Really engaging course! Martin was 10/10, very informed and supportive.
Jul 1, 2021
Interactive, fun class
Class was super interactive and Martin was very engaging.
Jun 21, 2021
Martin was an excellent coach and…
Martin was an excellent coach and delivered this content in an easy to follow way.
Jun 16, 2021
Great Professional Scrum Master training
Great Scrum Master training with lots of real life examples. Thanks for all the relevant knowledge provided in the class. I am now comfortable understanding the functions involved in a professional Scrum master role and can take the certification.
Jun 16, 2021
Loved Product Owner course
If you are looking forward to diving into Scrum, I recommend Martin as a trainer because he brings theory and practice together.
Jun 16, 2021
Enjoyable days
I really like the class. The 2 days are packed with information, exercises and discussion. Martin is an easy-going and knowledgeable trainer that will spend his free time answering any questions you still have after the course even if they are not 100% about the course topic and would be a different course topic.
May 24, 2021
Well structured interactive
Well structured interactive and relevant - enjoyed the insight and left with some great reference material
May 18, 2021
Excellent training tailored to our business (Professional Services)
Martin is a very experienced and charismatic trainer. He made sure everyone was comfortable and could participate in the course. The pace of the sessions was just right for me and I learned a lot in quite a short period of time.
We'd worked with Martin before and he was able to adapt the sessions to our particular business problems; howver the material has relevence to anyone using Scrum for delivering software projects.
I'd highly recommend the course and Martin as a trainer.
May 7, 2021
Martin is cool and empathic trainer
Martin is cool and empathic trainer. He showed the various things and made us to learn with fun. I would like to recommend him for the classes. The way of his work is excellent for grasping the concepts easily
May 4, 2021
Good presentation with a very good…
Good presentation with a very good presenter who was approachable, knowledgeable and engaging
Apr 24, 2021
Really engaging and useful course, would recommend
The course I completed was a great refresher of the core principles of professional scrum development. The course was thoroughly enjoyable, with plenty of audience participation to keep everyone engaged, lots of different types of activities which helped break up the course and a fun development project to help demonstrate the how the learning we were doing was applied. Martin (our course trainer) was fantastic and was able to use his industry knowledge and experience to provide plenty of examples that we as participants could relate to.
Apr 7, 2021
Scrum training as anchored by Martins…
Scrum training as anchored by Martins was excellent. It is learning curve for me as it directly applies to my job role particularly in the executing of project in an incremental manner.
The adaptive approach of ensuring most valuable functionality is produced first while maintaining high interaction with the stakeholders with the definition of done is the way to go in managing a project.
Apr 3, 2021
This was an awesome class
This was an awesome class. Very interactive and easy to relate with. Martin was patient and answered questions in a relatable way.
Mar 31, 2021
Awesome experience
Awesome experience. The course was filled with so many real-life case studies and examples. I really liked the pace of the course. Martin and Russel were complementing each other which made the class very engaging and fun, which was really important if you are attending the class after a full day job.
Mar 8, 2021
It was an insightful class
It was an insightful class. The use of Mural was well demonstrated. The delivery was excellent.
Mar 1, 2021
I really enjoyed attending the…
I really enjoyed attending the Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) training with Martin Hinshelwood (naked Agility).
Martin is so knowledgeable and he made it very easy for me to understand scrum even from a practical point of view. I learnt more during the 4-day training than I had learnt in a month. I will definitely recommend Martin as an experienced trainer and coach without any reservation. Thank you so much.
Feb 28, 2021
The honest truth is that the two days…
The honest truth is that the two days Martin took us in class was what we needed; a hands-on to praticalise all we'd learned on Scrum and Agile. Listening to the recording sessions revealed indeed that it was an outstanding exercise on its own.
Thank you, Martin.
Feb 26, 2021
This class was top rate for me
This class was top rate for me, because it was very engaging, with multiple breakout collaborations.
The trainer Martin Hinshelwool was very patient with the class, knowing that we were all at varied levels of scrum experience.
Explanations were iterated and succinct.
Feb 25, 2021
I absolutely enjoyed every minute of…
I absolutely enjoyed every minute of the sessions that held for 4 hours every day.
The delivery was very concise, well organized and the use of mural was really exciting and collaborative.
Thank you Mr. Martin for an amazing session.
Feb 19, 2021
I am a Scrum Master but…
I am a Scrum Master but joined the course to better help my teams. The training was thorough, interesting and engaging with relevant activities to support the learning objectives.
Feb 12, 2021
Insightful and Engaging Agile Leadership Class
The class gives a great perspective on being an Agile Leader. It was very insightful, interesting and engaging. Martin and Russells’ vast knowledge was shared with students easily.
Feb 11, 2021
Awesome class
Really eye opening, informative and engaging.
Jan 18, 2021
Great stuff
The class was a true eye opener and quite educative. Both facilitators did a great job.
Jan 10, 2021
This is one of the most engaging
This is one of the most engaging, fun learning and enlightening class I have ever attended.
Dec 26, 2020
PSM-1 training
Amazing tutors.!!!
Dec 21, 2020
Professional Scrum Master Training
I really enjoyed the Professional Scrum Master training class. Martin and Russell were awesome teachers. They didn't just teach to the test but used real world issues they have faced in the past and were more than willing to talk through issues we face in our own organization.
Dec 21, 2020
Knowledgeable and Entertaining Instructors
The instructors were very knowledgeable about the topics of the course and did a good job of keeping things interesting by relating the topics to real-world scenarios.
Dec 7, 2020
Educative and wonderful training
The training was precise and very educative. I have come to learn a lot about scrum in general. The trainer was friendly, willing to explain, and actually explained every concept using real-world examples. This aided an easy understanding to the scrum concepts.
Dec 7, 2020
Really engaging and well put together!
Really engaging and well put together. This course not only teaches you the fundamentals of Scrum, but also delves into relevant topics of discussion and food for thought surrounding teamwork in general.
Dec 4, 2020
Great Class
I learned a lot and enjoyed the class. The instructors did a great job at keeping it interesting despite having to do it online.
Nov 17, 2020
Great class and enjoyed the…
Great class and enjoyed the conversations. The team really took to the personal situational talk and the trainers were able to not only keep us engaged but make it so much fun.
Nov 13, 2020
Great work!
After taking a bootcamp at WozU that included Agile training, I was left wanting more knowledge on Agile. Jim and Martin did a fantastic job of explaining the concepts and matching them with relevant examples from our industry. They built a confidence in their knowledge base that is super tough to be pessimistic about! The format was wonderful and built in a manner such to grab and hold the attention of students. I was terrifically impressed with the full course.
Nov 13, 2020
JIM SAMMONS & MARTIN HINSHELWOOD - The Duo
JIM SAMMONS & MARTIN HINSHELWOOD - The Duo, Great pair of coaches for PAL-E & PSPO courses I got trained, with a very interactive environment during these tough times of staying remote, keeping each and every trainee engaged & lively conversations with write amount of break out sessions, real world scenario comparisons as they explained and SCRUM Framework & Professional Scrum competencies.
Nov 9, 2020
PAL-e : a valuable class to start the agile evolution
I just experienced the power of Martin Hinshelwood & Jim Sammons during a PAL-e private training class. As a leader within an organization that is about to begin an agile evolution, I'll be honest - I was skeptical that our group would get much out of this training session; however, I was proven wrong after the first day. So much so that this class and its' content is now referenced in many of our other leadership meetings. Martin & Jim provided just the right amount of facilitation and guidance to help our group to open up and dig into topics that had been 'floating on the surface'. Our team knows we have a long road a head of us, but having the skills from the PAL-e class in our pockets makes the weight that we have to carry as leaders feel like less.
Oct 23, 2020
Easy to learn approach to understanding…
Easy to learn approach to understanding scrum.
About Martin
Contact: contact@nkdagility.com
Martin Hinshelwood is a passionate agile leader with a track record of inspiring, encouraging, and igniting momentum. Featured speaker, author, and industry thought leader, Martin has a strong track record of helping organizations build a vision and execute evolutionary and revolutionary change. His deep technical knowledge, business insight, and experience drive impactful change for organizations.
Technologist turned agilist, Martin successfully helped organisations decentralise, democratise, and evolve their way of work to build extraordinary processes and drive organizational change through culture, technology, and teamwork. Martin is a Professional Scrum Trainer. Professional Kanban Trainer and Microsoft MVP: Development Technologies.
Specialists: DevOps, Lean and Agile Methodology, Organizational Transformation
Since 2008 Martin has helped many organisations and has trained 1000+ people in 37 countries around the world. He is based in Scotland & Mexico and offers Scrum training courses with certification all over the world. He trains and coaches Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Developers and organisations in their evolution towards business agility. In the pursuit of business agility for the many organisations that Martin gets asked a lot of questions, here are his favourite answers:
How does your real world experience translate into your training style?
How is agile product development different to waterfall project management?
How does the APS course help people apply scrum effectively?
What will you learn on the professional scrum master course?
Martin can provide private virtual training for your company anywhere in the world.
Why Us?
naked Agility Limited is a professional company, registered in Scotland, that offers training, coaching, mentoring, and facilitation to help people and teams evolve, integrate, and continuously improve.
We recognise the positive impact that a happy AND motivated workforce, that has purpose, has on client experience. We help change mindsets towards a people-first culture where everyone encourages others to learn and grow. The resulting divergent thinking leads to many different ideas and opportunities for the success of the organisation.
- 1-hour Coaching Session – a 1-hour remote coaching session with your trainer to help you integrate concepts into your context (at a mutually agreeable time following the course)
- 30 Minute Assessment Review – Regardless of outcome get additional 1-on-1 help to focus your learning.
- Advocates Program – Advocates gain up to £200 for each referral towards future classes.
- Retraining Program – Favourable payment plans for those not working.
- Online Community – Membership to the naked Agility online Teams community.
- Dynamic Prices based on your part of the world!
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Our Core beliefs
Courage | Commitment | Focus | Respect | Openness
We believe that every organisation deserves usable software on a regular cadence that delivers the highest possible value. Organisations are complex systems. They evolve over time and the current ways of working are a result of this evolution. We help an entire organization focus on value delivery and agree to new norms.
By reducing bureaucracy and command and control management, we believe that everyone will take responsibility for achieving the organisation’s goals. Our tailored blend of training, coaching and mentoring, gives people the opportunity to learn and develop, making the organisation, and its clients, successful.
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What We Do
On an evolution towards agility and becoming a great organisation, it is your people that will determine your success. We help the entire organisation agree on methods, goals and cultural values that will enable you to adopt a product-first approach.
We have learned from the success and failure of different organisations and their experiences of introducing an agile mindset. We want to help you transition to a world within which you can delight your clients.
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Our Customers
- 2021 – Genus Breeding Ltd, CR2, Cognizant Microsoft Business Group (MBG), Royal Air Force
- 2020 – Jack Links, New Signature, Workday, Department of Work and Pensions (UK), Lean SA, YearUp.org, Qualco
- 2019 – Brandes Investment Partners L.P., Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd, Schlumberger
- Past – Brandes Investment Partners L.P., Capita Secure Information Solutions Ltd, Schlumberger, Hubtel Ghana, NIT A/S, Xceptor – Process and Data Automation, Alignment Healthcare, Akaditi, Ghana Police Service, Healthgrades, Slaughter and May, SuperControl, Trayport, Slicedbread, Microsoft, MacDonald Humfrey (Automation) Ltd., Kongsberg Maritime, Higher Education Statistics Agency, Graham & Brown, Freadom, Flowmaster (a Mentor Graphics Company), Emerson Process Management, DFDS, Nottingham County Council, Boxit Document Solutions, Bistech, Big Data for Humans, ALS Life Sciences, Lockhead Martin, ProgramUtvikling, Teleplan, Rabobank International, Lockheed Martin, Ericson, Deliotte, Washington Department of Transport, Sage, Milliman, Philips, Illumina, Boeing, Washington Department of Enterprise Services, New Hampshire Supreme Court
What students say about Martin
Jul 17, 2024
It was a very interactive session and…
It was a very interactive session and valuable insights were gained during the session where theory meets practice. Fun and valuable assignments were done to gain in depth understanding of everyone's points of view as it is a very open front where all ideas are accepted.
Jul 10, 2024
Excellent people skills
Training was excellent with interactions and great communication along with practical understanding.
Jan 9, 2024
very productive
very productive
Nov 30, 2023
The format of the sessions was very interactive and relevant to my role.
The format of the sessions was excellent. A different topic each week within the overall scope of Product Ownership, with constant interactivity and questions focused around that week's topic. Everything that was discussed was put into context relative to the company I work for, to help with understanding and how to implement changes into my own daily work.
Sep 12, 2023
PAL-EBM with Martin Hinshelwood
The class size was great, it was well organized, quite interactive with a friendly environment and collaborative exercises. We all shared our own challenges and experiences in our sessions as well to get a broader understanding of EBM value in an organisation. Great Trainer!
Aug 29, 2023
Great class
I learned a lot from Martin. The class was a good mixture of theory, class discussions and activities that kept us engaged from beginning to end.
Aug 29, 2023
Knowledgeable with good examples
Martin has solid experience at Microsoft and consulting which offers examples which are referenced across his class. The curriculum was solid and my peers and I are interested in apply the techniques in our organization. The only reason why this is 4 stars, at times the class slowed down and could have been a bit more efficient. The smaller group working sessions were critical and powerful.
Aug 29, 2023
Great class by Martin
Martin is probably one of the best trainers i have had when it comes to scrum and agile. defi a high quality learning experience with lots of great knowledge , insight and real life examples. highly recommended
Aug 29, 2023
I love how Martin teaches
I love how Martin teaches, he keeps the spirit up and provides a lot of interesting and valuable knowledge!
Aug 25, 2023
A must!
It is a great class full of material and real-life examples to deepen your understanding. Also, so fun! I always finish Martin's training classes with ideas to implement in my organization.
May 19, 2023
The Quality of the Course
The course was very nicely delivered by Martin Hinshelwood. He is successfully in engaging the whole class at every point of time.
The course is highly recommended for every team who want to make their path to success easily.
Mar 10, 2023
The course was great
The course was great. Very interactive and engaging. Thanks Joanna :)
Jan 30, 2023
Great interactive online training
Interactive online training where the content was presented in a lot of different formats (which can be greatly used in the context of Scrum).
Jan 30, 2023
This class is really good for…
This class is really good for practitioners and experienced professionals !!
Jan 27, 2023
Excellent Class by Martin which not…
Excellent Class by Martin which not only focused on concept building but also demonstrated activity-based learning. I would recommend the class to my fellow colleagues.
Jan 27, 2023
Highly recommended
Highly recommended. Trainer, materials and class experiences were superb.
Jan 20, 2023
Great APS Training
Great APS Training
Jan 20, 2023
A wonderful experience with Martin
A wonderful experience with Martin as Martin is pragmatic and open to share his opinion drawing from his experience in professional services industry.
Jan 19, 2023
Woah! Scrum!
It was definitely a great experience. Learning from Martin is always easy and practical.
Jan 19, 2023
Best Professional Scrum Training
The Applying Professional Scrum Training conducted by Martin is one of the best professional upskilling training program to understand and validate the knowledge of Scrum framework and Agile principles I have attended. Martin is by far the most Pragmatic instructor I have seen in my professional Carrer. I really liked the way the sessions were planned and organized and the focus was on providing VALUE rather than just covering the content.
Jan 13, 2023
Nice experience
The class was very interactive with lot of practical examples.
Jan 12, 2023
A great session of PSK by Martin
The training on professional Scrum with Kanban, led by Martin, was a distinctive learning experience. He imparted valuable knowledge on utilizing Kanban in conjunction with Scrum to enhance team efficiency. The utilization of Kanban metrics gave valuable insights which could be utilized to improve team productivity in the future.
Nov 11, 2022
Great Class
Class was informative
Sep 22, 2022
Very well run virtual training.
4th time in this class (over 15 years) - I like to keep abreast with the PSPO in particular. Martin runs this via a Mural which worked well, and helps facilitate great discussion. Learning rich training.
Sep 15, 2022
Super SPS training/class
Really insightful and well constructed SPS training. Martin is well prepared and facilitates the training effortlessly with great examples and contexts.
Jul 18, 2022
APS Training
Fantastic class. Exploring the Scrum Guide in a very different way by using Mural collaboration platfirm and gaming in Teams using Minnecraft. I stronly recommand that one for the new people in Agile/Scrim it clarifies a lot of concepts
Jul 7, 2022
Martin is a great and very experienced…
Martin is a great and very experienced trainer. I enjoyed this class and took away a lot from it. Great job!
Jun 27, 2022
Scrum.org keeps delivering a high value…
Scrum.org keeps delivering a high value course! "Professional Scrum with Kanban" with Martin Hinshelwood was a blast! Great material and a super teacher. PSK is a excellent source of knowledge for any agile practitioner who wants to learn how to intregrate Kanban practises with their Scrum. Martin is a great teacher - funny, knowledgeable and down to earth. It's my pleasure to give my warmest recommendation to learn from him if you're interested in learning more about Scrum and agile ways of delivering value to your customers!
Jun 23, 2022
Great session
Great session, thank you Martin.
Jun 23, 2022
SCRUM concept brought to 'life'
The PSPO training with Martin Hinshelwood has been an absolute treat. He took the seemingly dry SCRUM content and brought it to life with outstanding facilitating skills, creating a team spirit, offering relatable examples, and focusing the sessions that questions and what provided value to the team - hence, leading with an agile mindset. Looking back I can see (and appreciate) how Martin focused on instilling/inspiring SCRUM principle and values, to prepare us for whatever we might come across with - vs just sticking to content and concepts.
Jun 16, 2022
Martin is a great trainer
Martin is a great trainer. All the examples and the real life scenarios and games are making the difference from an average course and his. Loved the experience!
Jun 15, 2022
Real life Scrum learning
Excellent way of collaborating with real life example than just theory. Exercises were interesting
Jun 15, 2022
Practical and Thought Provoking
Martin is an engaging and very friendly trainer. The tasks set in the session were practical and easily put in the workplace setting. I will definitely attend more sessions again.
Jun 14, 2022
I enjoyed the PAL-EBM class with…
I enjoyed the PAL-EBM class with Martin! Great facilitation and many new insights!
Jun 10, 2022
Great class!
Martin is an excellent coach, he made us learn concepts through examples and sample classwork items. The breakout rooms were well organized. Although there were few topics that were left out, but I learnt a lot from the topics that were covered.
May 20, 2022
Very thorough class
Very thorough class, great insights and lots of experiences shared.
May 11, 2022
The course was excellent
The course was excellent - thoroughly enjoyed it. The use of the mural board was great, really interactive, the class all engaged well.
All down to Martin - what a fantastic instructor.
Apr 24, 2022
Very good! I recommend Martin as a trainer
I liked the class and the trainer, I've learned a lot and also received some key answer for me.
Mar 10, 2022
The depth of the exercises and…
The depth of the exercises and knowledge shared was excellent. Really enjoyed this as lots of practical things to use to accelerate the delivery of value for your customers.
Mar 8, 2022
every leader needs this
Nice and valuable course, Martin is very experienced, well structured.
Mar 8, 2022
I really like the content and delivery…
I really like the content and delivery style. The class had lots of exercises to work through and practice.
Mar 8, 2022
Martin class is awesome
Martin class is awesome. He used an effective combination of Mural and Liberating Structures to help attendees to learn the concepts and integrate them with the real life application.
Feb 24, 2022
Can highly recommend Martin Hinshelwood as an instructor
Great course, great instructor, great participants!
With his informal and conversational style, Martin taught a lot valuable things about being a Professional Scrum Master.
Every Scrum Master should take a Professional Scrum Master II class. If you get an opportunity, I can recommend taking one with Mr. Hinshelwood. :)
Feb 17, 2022
Amazing training and trainer !
This was one of the best training I have ever been to. Martin was engaging and knowledgeable and made the subject entertaining and fun to learn. He is passionate for Scrum and definitely passed it on to all of us. He was available to answer our questions at all times and always had time for us.
Highly recommend it ! Martin being the trainer makes all the difference!
Feb 10, 2022
Really enjoyed the pace of the learning…
Really enjoyed the pace of the learning and the exercises the class worked through together helping further our understanding. Lots of mixed additional resources available to support the learning. Thank you Martin.
Feb 10, 2022
Great class with Martin, will recommend to Agile Leaders
Great class with Martin. Thoroughly enjoyed the exercises and discussions. I look forward to be able to deliver the class as well in the nearest future.
Feb 1, 2022
Martin was very engaging and we had a…
Martin was very engaging and we had a lot of interesting methods of conveying the course material through interactive sessions.
Jan 27, 2022
The session was amazing
The session was amazing. I was hooked every second of the time we spent in class.
Jan 13, 2022
Martin was brilliant with vast…
Martin was brilliant with vast knowledge an approachable coaching style and great course content 100% recommend
Dec 30, 2021
Interesting
A very good mentorship, all the examples presented were very valuable to understand the Scrum concepts presented.
All the breakout room sessions helped to have a good dynamic.
I love how the Scrum values were explained as well as the idea of delivering a working usable and valuable product for Stakeholders
Dec 23, 2021
Great Course and Awesome Trainer
Great Course. Martin showed us their scrum experience and also their experience leading this type of training with many people involved. He is always open to analyzing our doubts and putting our minds to work to think about the benefits of scrum and the relationships within these aspects.
Dec 16, 2021
Adrian Arenal - APS
Very dynamic course, Martin was always pleased answering questions
Dec 14, 2021
Great session!
The sessions were well organized and the instructor provided excellent real-world examples that helped to solidify the concepts. He also brought humour to the training which is always appreciated!
Dec 9, 2021
Good content and better teacher
Good content and better teacher, we faced our previous scrum experience, learn about the core values and it's importance, all while doing hands-on practise all over these and more Scrum concepts and practises.
It's worth the time, thanks Martin!
Dec 2, 2021
Can highly recommend Martin Hinshelwood's Professional Scrum with Kanban class!
Can highly recommend Martin Hinshelwood as an instructor
Great course, great instructor, great participants!
With his informal and conversational style, Martin showed how to combine Scrum and Kanban to harness the value from both. :)
Everyone working in the agile space should take this class.
Dec 2, 2021
Great value!
I took the PSK training with Martin and I had an absolutely amazing experience. The way Martin presented the training curricula, the use of digital whiteboard (Mural), the practical exercises, the facilitation and training techniques were just top.
I loved how he made us feel like a team, and how he integrated our cultural diversity. Looking forward to furthering my training and I am now part of the great online community he built.
Great job Martin! Thanks for such a wonderful experience and for the knowledge sharing!
Nov 30, 2021
Worth every single minute…
Martin is one of the best mentors in my business career, his classes are excellent with lots of workshop activities, to gain knowledge needed in order to discover Scrum as it IS. Thank you!
Nov 26, 2021
Martin - Excellent as always
Martin, as always strikes a nice balance between the material and discussion, this was no different.
The flow of the course felt right, even if mural was a little unresponsive at times, Am looking forward to diving a little deeper into the topic, and adopting it within the workplace.
It was also a good call to split the class over two half days (a solid day on teams would have been too much).
Nov 23, 2021
Great course experience!
I experienced Martin's course as a great learning experience. The course was a very good mix of theory, exercises, real life examples and discussion regarding scrum and product ownership.
I was very happily surprised about the Naked Agility community around the course with many articles and sources on a daily basis.
It's safe to say I will be doing more courses at Naked Agility.
Nov 5, 2021
Well structured and enjoyable course
Well structured course that covered a lot of information, allowing people to lead through conversation and participation without losing the sense of direction and required coverage.
Very much enjoyed the course materials and joint exercise that demonstrated key elements of the course learning objectives.
Oct 26, 2021
Great course
Great course
Sep 29, 2021
Excellent course
Excellent course, very detailed and in depth. breakout sessions were helpful, and Martin pushed us right in. It was very engaging, I'm interested to see how much of this we adopt/incorporate into our current Scrum process
Jul 25, 2021
The classes with Martin
The classes with Martin, has made me ask myself why am i just getting on board with this?
Its been brilliant in understanding how people and systems engineer products.
it has changed my views about projects and the involvement of people.
i had placed so much trust in processes and equipment, not considering that these processes and equipment had actually been developed by other people in teams. so if i could trust my team, we could develop a process that other teams could rely on in projects with in my organization.
Jul 9, 2021
Thoroughly enjoyable class with some…
Thoroughly enjoyable class with some great collaboration techniques and concepts.
Jul 5, 2021
Material was well presented
Material was well presented, interactive and intuitive. Great help for the exam as well
Jul 2, 2021
Enjoyed it!
Really engaging course! Martin was 10/10, very informed and supportive.
Jul 1, 2021
Interactive, fun class
Class was super interactive and Martin was very engaging.
Jun 21, 2021
Martin was an excellent coach and…
Martin was an excellent coach and delivered this content in an easy to follow way.
Jun 16, 2021
Great Professional Scrum Master training
Great Scrum Master training with lots of real life examples. Thanks for all the relevant knowledge provided in the class. I am now comfortable understanding the functions involved in a professional Scrum master role and can take the certification.
Jun 16, 2021
Loved Product Owner course
If you are looking forward to diving into Scrum, I recommend Martin as a trainer because he brings theory and practice together.
Jun 16, 2021
Enjoyable days
I really like the class. The 2 days are packed with information, exercises and discussion. Martin is an easy-going and knowledgeable trainer that will spend his free time answering any questions you still have after the course even if they are not 100% about the course topic and would be a different course topic.
May 24, 2021
Well structured interactive
Well structured interactive and relevant - enjoyed the insight and left with some great reference material
May 18, 2021
Excellent training tailored to our business (Professional Services)
Martin is a very experienced and charismatic trainer. He made sure everyone was comfortable and could participate in the course. The pace of the sessions was just right for me and I learned a lot in quite a short period of time.
We'd worked with Martin before and he was able to adapt the sessions to our particular business problems; howver the material has relevence to anyone using Scrum for delivering software projects.
I'd highly recommend the course and Martin as a trainer.
May 7, 2021
Martin is cool and empathic trainer
Martin is cool and empathic trainer. He showed the various things and made us to learn with fun. I would like to recommend him for the classes. The way of his work is excellent for grasping the concepts easily
May 4, 2021
Good presentation with a very good…
Good presentation with a very good presenter who was approachable, knowledgeable and engaging
Apr 24, 2021
Really engaging and useful course, would recommend
The course I completed was a great refresher of the core principles of professional scrum development. The course was thoroughly enjoyable, with plenty of audience participation to keep everyone engaged, lots of different types of activities which helped break up the course and a fun development project to help demonstrate the how the learning we were doing was applied. Martin (our course trainer) was fantastic and was able to use his industry knowledge and experience to provide plenty of examples that we as participants could relate to.
Apr 7, 2021
Scrum training as anchored by Martins…
Scrum training as anchored by Martins was excellent. It is learning curve for me as it directly applies to my job role particularly in the executing of project in an incremental manner.
The adaptive approach of ensuring most valuable functionality is produced first while maintaining high interaction with the stakeholders with the definition of done is the way to go in managing a project.
Apr 3, 2021
This was an awesome class
This was an awesome class. Very interactive and easy to relate with. Martin was patient and answered questions in a relatable way.
Mar 31, 2021
Awesome experience
Awesome experience. The course was filled with so many real-life case studies and examples. I really liked the pace of the course. Martin and Russel were complementing each other which made the class very engaging and fun, which was really important if you are attending the class after a full day job.
Mar 8, 2021
It was an insightful class
It was an insightful class. The use of Mural was well demonstrated. The delivery was excellent.
Mar 1, 2021
I really enjoyed attending the…
I really enjoyed attending the Professional Scrum Master (PSM1) training with Martin Hinshelwood (naked Agility).
Martin is so knowledgeable and he made it very easy for me to understand scrum even from a practical point of view. I learnt more during the 4-day training than I had learnt in a month. I will definitely recommend Martin as an experienced trainer and coach without any reservation. Thank you so much.
Feb 28, 2021
The honest truth is that the two days…
The honest truth is that the two days Martin took us in class was what we needed; a hands-on to praticalise all we'd learned on Scrum and Agile. Listening to the recording sessions revealed indeed that it was an outstanding exercise on its own.
Thank you, Martin.
Feb 26, 2021
This class was top rate for me
This class was top rate for me, because it was very engaging, with multiple breakout collaborations.
The trainer Martin Hinshelwool was very patient with the class, knowing that we were all at varied levels of scrum experience.
Explanations were iterated and succinct.
Feb 25, 2021
I absolutely enjoyed every minute of…
I absolutely enjoyed every minute of the sessions that held for 4 hours every day.
The delivery was very concise, well organized and the use of mural was really exciting and collaborative.
Thank you Mr. Martin for an amazing session.
Feb 19, 2021
I am a Scrum Master but…
I am a Scrum Master but joined the course to better help my teams. The training was thorough, interesting and engaging with relevant activities to support the learning objectives.
Feb 12, 2021
Insightful and Engaging Agile Leadership Class
The class gives a great perspective on being an Agile Leader. It was very insightful, interesting and engaging. Martin and Russells’ vast knowledge was shared with students easily.
Feb 11, 2021
Awesome class
Really eye opening, informative and engaging.
Jan 18, 2021
Great stuff
The class was a true eye opener and quite educative. Both facilitators did a great job.
Jan 10, 2021
This is one of the most engaging
This is one of the most engaging, fun learning and enlightening class I have ever attended.
Dec 26, 2020
PSM-1 training
Amazing tutors.!!!
Dec 21, 2020
Professional Scrum Master Training
I really enjoyed the Professional Scrum Master training class. Martin and Russell were awesome teachers. They didn't just teach to the test but used real world issues they have faced in the past and were more than willing to talk through issues we face in our own organization.
Dec 21, 2020
Knowledgeable and Entertaining Instructors
The instructors were very knowledgeable about the topics of the course and did a good job of keeping things interesting by relating the topics to real-world scenarios.
Dec 7, 2020
Educative and wonderful training
The training was precise and very educative. I have come to learn a lot about scrum in general. The trainer was friendly, willing to explain, and actually explained every concept using real-world examples. This aided an easy understanding to the scrum concepts.
Dec 7, 2020
Really engaging and well put together!
Really engaging and well put together. This course not only teaches you the fundamentals of Scrum, but also delves into relevant topics of discussion and food for thought surrounding teamwork in general.
Dec 4, 2020
Great Class
I learned a lot and enjoyed the class. The instructors did a great job at keeping it interesting despite having to do it online.
Nov 17, 2020
Great class and enjoyed the…
Great class and enjoyed the conversations. The team really took to the personal situational talk and the trainers were able to not only keep us engaged but make it so much fun.
Nov 13, 2020
Great work!
After taking a bootcamp at WozU that included Agile training, I was left wanting more knowledge on Agile. Jim and Martin did a fantastic job of explaining the concepts and matching them with relevant examples from our industry. They built a confidence in their knowledge base that is super tough to be pessimistic about! The format was wonderful and built in a manner such to grab and hold the attention of students. I was terrifically impressed with the full course.
Nov 13, 2020
JIM SAMMONS & MARTIN HINSHELWOOD - The Duo
JIM SAMMONS & MARTIN HINSHELWOOD - The Duo, Great pair of coaches for PAL-E & PSPO courses I got trained, with a very interactive environment during these tough times of staying remote, keeping each and every trainee engaged & lively conversations with write amount of break out sessions, real world scenario comparisons as they explained and SCRUM Framework & Professional Scrum competencies.
Nov 9, 2020
PAL-e : a valuable class to start the agile evolution
I just experienced the power of Martin Hinshelwood & Jim Sammons during a PAL-e private training class. As a leader within an organization that is about to begin an agile evolution, I'll be honest - I was skeptical that our group would get much out of this training session; however, I was proven wrong after the first day. So much so that this class and its' content is now referenced in many of our other leadership meetings. Martin & Jim provided just the right amount of facilitation and guidance to help our group to open up and dig into topics that had been 'floating on the surface'. Our team knows we have a long road a head of us, but having the skills from the PAL-e class in our pockets makes the weight that we have to carry as leaders feel like less.
Oct 23, 2020
Easy to learn approach to understanding…
Easy to learn approach to understanding scrum.
Courses taught by Martin
Applying Professional Scrum
Applying Professional Scrum for Software Development
Professional Agile Leadership - Essentials
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence Based Management
Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills
Professional Scrum with Kanban
Professional Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Master - Advanced
Professional Scrum Master and Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced
Professional Scrum with User Experience
Scaled Professional Scrum
Other Services by Martin
- Coaching/Consulting
- Immersion Classes
- Private Courses
Latest Blogs by Martin
See all blogsMartin'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 II
Professional Scrum Product Owner III
Professional Scrum Developer I
Scaled Professional Scrum
Professional Agile Leadership I
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management
Professional Scrum with Kanban I
Professional Scrum with User Experience I
Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills
Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills
Classes Attended by Martin
Professional Agile Leadership - Essentials
Trainer:
Joe Krebs
Partner:
Incrementor
Date:
Jan 16-17, 2019
Professional Scrum Master - Advanced
Trainers:
Barry Overeem, Christiaan Verwijs
Date:
May 8-9, 2019
Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced
Trainers:
Luc St-Laurent, Julee Everett
Date:
Sep 9-10, 2019
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence Based Management
Trainers:
Mark Wavle, Chris Conlin
Date:
Jul 7-8, 2021
Applying Professional Scrum
Trainer:
Simon Bourk
Partner:
Bourk Software and Consulting
Date:
Jan 19-20, 2022
Professional Scrum Facilitation Skills
Trainers:
Glaudia Califano, David Spinks
Partner:
Red Tangerine
Date:
Jul 25, 2022
Professional Scrum Product Backlog Management Skills
Trainers:
Joanna Płaskonka, Ph.D., Martin Hinshelwood
Date:
Dec 14-15, 2023