Find out more about public and private training in PA/NJ areas.

PA/NJ Metro Area Agile Training
Local Company, Local Trainers
Highest Quality

Grow-Lean offers both open enrollment public training sessions, and private (corporate) training sessions in PA/NJ metro area.

Grow-Lean is your local company and has delivered more certified agile training sessions, for a longer period of time, in the PA/NJ area, than any other organization. We have trained thousands of your friends and colleagues. Ask them about our high quality.

Lower quality competitors have entered the market with less experienced trainers, who often have little agile experience, that fly in from outside areas. These companies often cancel classes, ask you to switch to another session, and if you can't, they make it difficult for you to get your money back.

Anyone interested in high quality training may register for one of our public, open enrollment, sessions. We offer frequent training, on both weekdays and weekends, at a variety of area hotel to provide you schedule flexibility.

We also deliver private sessions and can come to your location to deliver a session customized to your needs.

David Bulkin is director of training services for the PA/NJ area. He is a life long resident of the PA/NJarea and has been delivering agile training here for 12+ years. David delivers many of the Grow-Lean public training sessions in PA/NJ. Like all Grow-Lean trainers, he delivers an educational, entertaining and transformational event. He infuses exercises discussion, games, immersions, simulations and more, throughout to keep it lively and ensure you learn via multiple methods.

To find out more, contact us.

Your Trusted Local Connection

Trust the Company that Has Delivered the Most Agile Training in the Area

As a local company we have helped grow agile in the area and have trained thousands in the region. We are a highly reputable company and the vast majority of our trainings are delivered by seasoned agilists who drive to the training venue, instead of coming in from out of town.

If you are considering an out of town vendor, ask yourself the following questions:

QuestionsBe safe with Grow-LeanChoose An Out of Town, Low Quality, Trainer
Do you value experience? All of our trainers have many years of hands on experience, not just book knowledge. Mass market companies often use inexperienced trainers who travel great distances because they can't build a local market. The trainers are often well intentioned, and you may like their class, but they can only provide book knowledge.
Do you want your class to be held? Grow-Lean rarely cancels a class for any reason other then severe weather. Mass market companies cancel often and may try to get you to go to a different session as part of a strategy to hold larger classes.
Do you want your money back if training is not held or you need to cancel? Grow-Lean will process a refund request in one business day or less in almost all cases. You may have to contact your credit card provider to get your money back when you choose an out of town mass market company.
Do you want to have fun in training? Grow-Lean sessions are immersive, fun and hands on. Training quality varies widely, hopefully you don't get death by PowerPoint.
Do you want to advance your career? With extensive real world experience and by virtue of the fact that our trainers have delivered hundreds of trainings for thousands of people we cover what is most likely to help you advance your career. Less experienced trainers are often nice people but with limited insight into what will make the difference in your career.

David A. Bulking, Agile Consultant / Trainer

Managing Director, Grow-Lean LLC
CST, CSP, CSM, CSPO, SAFe SPC, PMI-ACP

David's Career Summary

David has 30+ years experience developing and delivery systems and services, and he has been applying agile methods for 14 years. He has trained several thousand people on agile methods and is known for practical results instead of intellectual dogma.

David Bulkin is a managing director and head of training services at Grow-Lean, where he delivers Agile / Lean training and coaching to individuals, teams and organizations to help them journey from plan driven to adaptive methods, resulting in increased ROI and satisfaction.

David is respected for his practical approach and achieving tangible, practical results.

He has over 30 years experience delivering software and systems and has been applying Agile Methods for 14 years across the entire value stream from strategy and product ideation to development, support and operations.

David has trained over 15,000 individuals and through coaching and speaking, he has impacted over 20,000 individuals.

As a coach and consultant David helps organizations adopt and expand their use of Agile by working with change agents, teams, PMOs and executives. As a speaker, David regular speaks at the two major agile conferences, the Scrum Gathering and Agile 20xx. David is active in many agile communities including Extreme Programming, Lean, Kanban, SAFe and Scrum.

As a trainer, David delivers certified and non-certified courses including the worlds most popular course, the Certified Scrum Master, as well as Advanced Certified Scrum Master, Certified Product Owner, Executive Orientation, Team Workshop and others. David's training is appreciated for being fun and lively, while still ensuring an excellent learning experience.

David was an independent reviewer of the PMI-ACP body of knowledge which fed the creation of the PMI-ACP Exam. David started his Agile journey in late 2001 when his eBanking team transitioned to Extreme Programming (XP) under the tutelage of Kent Beck (Agile Manifesto author and creator of XP). The application of Agile Methods / XP turned around eBanking from a slow, difficult to work with group, into a high performing team that consistently hit delivery dates by collaborating with the business. David has been applying Agile Methods ever since.

David's Agile Certifications

David has a number of agile certifications. Several are from the Scrum Alliance, which was the worlds first agile certifying body. David is also accredited by the PMI and the Scaled Agile Academy, having two newer agile certifications.

Scrum Alliance: Certified Scrum Trainer (CST), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)
Scaled Agile Academy:  SAFe Program Consultant (SPC)
Project Management Institute: PMI Agile Certified Professional (ACP)

Testimonials About David's Training

Listed below are a subset of recommendations for David's training. These and more are available on LinkedIn so that you can confirm authenticity (www.linkedin.com/in/davidbulkin).

Classes We Offer Privately

We offer a variety of courses privately and can create customized workshops for your needs.

We offer both certified and non-certified courses as private sessions. A central certifying agency, like the Scrum Alliance, Scaled Agile International or the Project Management Institute approves the certified courses. Sessions we offer privately, include these and more.

  • Scrum Alliance: Certified Scrum Master®, Advanced Certified Scrum Master℠, Certified Product Owner® & Certified Scrum Developer®
  • Scaled Agile Academy: SAFe® for Teams, Leading SAFe®, SAFe® Scrum Master, SAFe® Advanced ScrumMaster, SAFe® Product Owner/Product Manager, SAFe® DevOps, SAFe® for Government
  • Project Management Institute: PMI ACP™ Prep Course
  • Non Certified: Agile Executive Orientation, Engineering for Leaders, Team Workshop, Requirement Workshop, Kanban, Lean Enterprise

Bring a Workshop to Your Workplace

Get transformation training for your organization, check our most popular private courses and contact us about them and other options.

Grow-Lean offers classes that lead to the most popular agile certifications, as well as non-certified classes. All classes can be tweaked for the needs of your organization, are grounded in reality, and result in an ability to improve product and project results.

Listed below are the frequently requested private classes . We have others including Kanban, Team Workshop, etc. Click on a course to find out more and feel free to reach out to us to discuss these and other private training options.

Grow your organization towards agility with transformational training, at your location, customized for your needs, and delivered by an experienced trainer.

Training Style - A Mix of Methods

We mix a variety of methods to ensure that you have fun and grow your knowledge.

We keep the training session fun and energetic to you help you retain what you learn. Depending on the session, we use diverse techniques, combining exercises, games, skits, videos, simulations, immersions, discussion, and yes, even traditional slides, resulting in a multi-sensory learning experience.

You learn more about agile by doing agile.

In some sessions, you will create skits, games and other learning aids, then use them in the classroom to teach others, applying an agile process to create these learning aids, thus learning agile by doing agile.

In all sessions you will also learn from your peers, not just the trainer. Learning from your peers, and from your trainer's real world experience is critical as every journey towards agile growth is different, but there are common patterns that repeat themselves. Hearing these common patterns will help you convert abstract concepts into practical reality.

Through feedback from thousands of participants we have found this immersive, multi-pronged approach results in the best post class outcomes for the majority of participants.

High Quality Venues and Catered Food

We use high quality venues, and catered food, for our public events to maximize your comfort and learning.

We choose venues with access to major roads, ample parking (free, or we pay for you), clean, modern, well kept, meeting rooms, and clean, well kept, restrooms.

We have professinally catered, fresh food, at all events. This includes a continental breakfast, full lunch, snacks, and coffee and tea throughout the day. The food is fresh and we accomdate you by offering vegetarian, pork free and beef free food choices.

In short we cover all of the necessary accommodations so that you spend your time focused on having fun while learning. So don't settle for a gloomy training venue, or a boxed lunch with a soggy sandwhich, and a limp pickle, go Grow-Lean.

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