Mark is a great person to have on the team, very knowledgeable on Agile /.Net, always happy to discuss best practices and make excellent recommendations. His ability to get down in the low level details added great value for our team. I highly recommend Mark as an Agile Coach.

Roger Fortner, CEO, Secure Software Solutions Inc
Mark is very knowledgable regarding Agile approach, methodologies and engineering practices. His strong technical skillset and background provide him with a good mix for coaching and/or implementing Agile in an organization.

Don Miller, Project Manager, Export Development Canada
I was lucky enough to work with Mark in building our Agile Unit Testing, TDD, and refactoring community. It grew in size to over 400. Not only does Mark have keen technical skills, a gift for explaining topics, Agile in his DNA, but what sets him apart is his ability to grasp and drive towards the right strategic direction. He was so key to our Agile/TDD group Some folks with Mark's insight and intelligence are hard to communicate with. Not so in his case. He's great to get along with, and speaks well. The good thing about working for a large company for 25 years is you meet a lot of smart people. That gives me the perspective to know that Mark was one of the best. I'm sure anyone who gets to connect with him will be benefit right away.

Bill Krebs, Senior Agile Software Consultant, IBM
Mark is a powerhouse when it comes to coaching and instructing agile teams. He continuously seeks out tips, recommendations, do’s and don’ts and combines those with his own practical experiences to help teams to reach their potential. There have been numerous times that Mark has forwarded an article, comment from a forum thread, video or personal experience that he knew would perfectly address challenges being experienced by IBM’s agile community. Mark is passionate, knowledgeable, hardworking and a true change agent.

Elizabeth Woodward, Senior Software Engineer; Transformation Consultant, IBM
Mark coached me and my team on scrum/agile. He also facilitated retrospectives for us. He's very knowledgeable and he comes very well prepared when facilitating. He's constantly trying to improve the statu quo. I recommend Mark as an Agile Coach.

Guillaume Senneville, Software Development Manager, IBM
I always look forward to reading Mark's newsletter emails on software development techniques since they are always filled with valuable and practical information. In particular, a recent note titled "Qualities of Good Unit Tests" was of particular value to me since it came at an opportune time. We are working our way though test-driven development (TDD) training so I’m thinking about unit tests more than usual. This technical note really helped me understand not only how it’s recommended to write test code, but why doing it that way is valuable. With his help, TDD is really changing the way that I write code. And, it sure feels good to learn something new!!

Steven Chad Broshar, Senior Software Engineer, IBM
I recommend this course [CSM Training] to anyone interested in Agile and Scrum. Mark is an interesting, well spoken instructor with the expertise to teach Agile so students can begin using it immediately. A really excellent course and instructor.

Anne Mokros
This course [CSM Training] provides a very thorough review of Agile Project Management using Scrum, with practical experience to help implement the methodology effectively.

Jean Bastarache
This a very good introduction course [CSM Training] on Agile.

Amy Wong
Best group of people I've had in a class [CSM class] in a while. The exercises brought people together. Great idea! Very engaging instructor.

Marlene Newton
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