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Ratings for Jim Highsmith

CSM Course Ratings

Past students were asked to rate this trainer based on the nine criteria. Below are the results of those ratings along with additional comments.


Strongly Disagree


Strongly Agree
The instructor presented course concepts clearly. - - 11% 33% 56%
The instructor was knowledgeable about Agile principles and practices. - - - 22% 78%
The course topics are well chosen and addressed my needs. - 11% 11% 45% 33%
The instructor was organized in managing the classroom setting. - 11% - 33% 56%
The instructor helped me learn. - - 11% 22% 67%
The instructor managed questions from participants appropriately. - - 11% 11% 78%
The instructor's teaching methods (lecture, small groups, pairs, etc) were suitable for the workshop. - 11% - 44% 45%
I am confident that I can apply this training in my role within my company. - - 12% 38% 50%
The course materials are clear and concise. - - 11% 44% 45%
Comments:
  • Timely and valuable since my organization is currently trying to figure out how to manage projects in an agile way using scrum
  • This class was a great experience. Jim understood the audience well. He assumed a certain degree of understanding of basic concepts (which was good) and moved to practical PM tools. I particularly liked the Vision Box exercise. I'm looking to incorporate several things presented into my PM work.
  • Jim obviously has a very high level of knowledge and experience in the Agile world; however, his presentation/platform style was not very conducive for my learning. The instructional messaging and design of the course were not effective - if even followed. I would still attend another of Jim's presentations with the associated materials though.