In this hands-on workshop, you will design, test, and leave with a fully customized agile framework tailored to your team and organization.
Live Online / Virtual
Don Patti
CST | Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) | SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC6) | Registered Scrum@Scale Trainer | BSP | PMI-PMP | LSSBB
★★★★★ Testimonials
Live Online / Virtual
Don Patti
CST | Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) | SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC6) | Registered Scrum@Scale Trainer | BSP | PMI-PMP | LSSBB
★★★★★ Testimonials
Live Online / Virtual
Don Patti
CST | Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) | SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC6) | Registered Scrum@Scale Trainer | BSP | PMI-PMP | LSSBB
★★★★★ Testimonials
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Combines With: Everything
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Combines With: Early Bird, Hardship, Out of Pocket, Student, Veteran
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For each Grow-Lean session* you take with us, at a rate of $225 or above, you accumulate another 5% off of a future training, up to 20% off*.
* We have a small number of partner events where the alumni discount does not apply.
Combines With: Early Bird, Alumni
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Combines With: Early Bird
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If you’re experienced: Gain a repeatable way to design and explain custom frameworks so teams and leaders actually buy in.
If you’re newer to frameworks: Learn how to understand, assemble, and evolve lightweight frameworks using proven patterns.
Who need agile approaches that work within organizational constraints — not despite them — and want a structured way to get there.
Who want delivery processes aligned with business outcomes and teams working in ways that produce measurable results.
Who are moving beyond off-the-shelf Scrum to accelerate team performance.
"Great way to think about building frameworks. Workshop was a lot of fun!"
December 20, 2025
"An excellent trainer with strong expertise in Agile objectively, particularly within the context of the RFB course, and is an outstanding facilitator."
December 19, 2025
"Loved the workshop!"
December 30, 2025
Note: The agenda may be adjusted based on participant backgrounds and organizational context. All four topics are experience-driven. Exercises, not lectures, move the session forward.
In order to participate in the "Build-A-Framework" Workshop's AI-enabled activities, students must set up an account with one of the following Generative AI tools:
PLEASE set up an account. An unpaid account is acceptable. However, if you do NOT set up an account, you may find your AI use restricted/throttled by the AI tool.
Construct a framework that matches how you and your team work, maximizing flexibility and speed of delivery.
Draw from a library of agile patterns to target your team's specific challenges, then keep evolving your approach as your context changes.
Use Generative AI to identify patterns and build your framework faster and better!
Build a fluid agile framework that continuously improves your team and unlocks higher team performance.
Most agile courses teach you what a framework is. This workshop teaches you how to build one. Instead of explaining Scrum or summarizing Kanban, you spend the day discovering how patterns work, mapping your context with a Hive Map, and assembling a framework through live rounds of the Framework Builder simulator.
You leave with something concrete: a draft framework tailored to your team, a set of patterns ready to use immediately, and a repeatable process for evolving your approach as your team grows.
This is the only workshop built specifically around the skill of designing agile frameworks, not just following them.
CST | Accredited Kanban Trainer (AKT) | SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC6) | Registered Scrum@Scale Trainer | BSP | PMI-PMP | LSSBB
A co-creator of the “Build-A-Framework” Workshop and related framework-building techniques, Donald Patti is a seasoned agile trainer, coach, and consultant, renowned for his robust business acumen and software development expertise. He has successfully implemented agile techniques across a diverse range of industries, teams, and organizations. As an entrepreneur, Don has founded and grown three businesses and provided consultation to numerous well-respected organizations. His deep understanding of lean principles, the foundation of agile, enables him to impart the intrinsic meaning of his teachings.
With a long-standing career in education, including many years as an adjunct professor and agile trainer delivering online training, Don's background in lean, agile, education, and online delivery equips him to convey information in an easily comprehensible manner.
Don devotes much of his time to coaching teams applying agile at scale and providing targeted coaching to clients. His vast real-world experience enriches his classroom instruction, where he delivers practical, reality-based agile training.
What you gain from the Build-A-Framework Workshop
By the end of this workshop, you will have a customized framework designed for your specific context, along with the skills to evolve it over time. You will understand how to balance structure with flexibility and create sustainable practices that your team will actually use.
Our Build-A-Framework trainers bring years of hands-on experience designing and implementing custom agile approaches across diverse industries and organizational contexts. They've seen what works in practice, not just in theory, and will guide you through the process of creating something that truly fits your needs.
If your current agile approach feels like a constraint rather than a tool, this workshop gives you the skills and confidence to change that.
VJ
The amount of material covered in two days of class exceeded my expectations. Very happy with the delivery of the material and prep emails received. Wonderful job Don & David! Best, VJ
Dale Martin
Nice job! Well organized, good tempo, good reinforcement of content tied into real-life experiences. Donald also made the class fun with his sense of humor. I definitely would recommend this class and Donald.
Chelseay
Don was kind, funny, informative, and attentive. I could tell he is a SME in this subject, and he offered strong, constructive feedback throughout the course. The course was interactive and had a solid mix of instructor-led delivery, breakout sessions, and interactive quizzing to prepare for the exam.
Marcy Kravit
I wanted to express my sincere appreciation for Donald Patti and his expertise in teaching the Scrum class this past weekend. I passed the exam today and was very confident thanks to him! His “hands on approach,” detailed course materials and interactive learning style made it a lot of fun! Thanks again Donald! Marcy Kravit
Sílvia Baptista
The course was interactive and had a solid mix of instructor-led delivery, breakout sessions, and interactive quizzing that helped with the exam preparation. The trainer, Donald Patti, was kind, funny, informative, and attentive, and with the learning from this course, I easily passed my exam. Thank you!
Nasirah K.
This was a wonderfully interactive, informative and overall great course. Don Patti was a great instructor, he made everything easy to understand and fun. I would definitely take another class with him and Grow-Lean. So happy I took this certification!!
Ramiro
Don was a great instructor. He knew the material exceptionally well and he could teach it in a very clear and enjoyable manner. I will probably look for other classes he offers that I can take.
Kyle Burns
Amazing introduction to scrum and agile frameworks. As a part of a start-up, we needed solutions that could scale and provide the same agility we needed to innovate. DP at Grow lean kept the class engaged, wasn't afraid to provide feedback and correction in a humorous and meaningful way, and inspired students to pursue and agile mindset.
Nichelle
The information and exercises were clear and concise. It was presented in a way that made it easy to understand and apply. All of your questions are answered and you feel confident taking the exam. Don was a great teacher!
Pete - Vote for Pedro
Don Patti is an excellent coach/mentor/trainer/and overall GURU he truly cares about his students and makes learning ALOT of FUN! I look forward to taking another boot camp with him. I would highly recommend and suggest everyone enroll through Grow-Learn…and select Don Patti you will not regret it!
Destiny
DP was a great teacher! He is extremely knowledgeable and really made me feel comfortable to ask questions. He thoroughly explained the subjects and I walked away with a better understanding of Scrum and other frameworks as well. I would definitely take this class again! He even gives out gifts - thanks for the play-doh DP!
Feroza
I really loved the class structure and how engaging the teacher, Don Patti was. He did a great job of incorporating activities with Miro and quizzes with Kahoot an it really enhanced my learning.
Dennis Parent
Don did a great job explaining the basics of Agile in an engaging way. I followed the guidance he gave and got 100 on the exam. The test itself was not too difficult and the skipping #1 trick worked just fine. Thank You for all the help.
Jackie
Don was an excellent trainer who kept all the students engaged. I enjoyed the interactions and games we played on Miro as teams. That to me helped me better understand the topic at hand. He had good jokes that made us laugh to lighten the mood/day. I would definitely refer a friend to his class because he made sure to address the topics, we wanted to learn more about at length.
Lisa
Don Patti was an amazing instructor. He immersed us into our learning through practice scrum situations. When we were not sure about something, he never made us feel "dumb". He was patient and re-directed his lesson until we understood. I really enjoyed his class!