BIO
Stu Mitchell
Founder, Certified Scrum Trainer, Lead Trainer
Stu is one of the world’s leading Scrum Trainers and Agile Coaches. His approach to training is founded on a wealth of experience working across five continents. He is convinced that the best learning at every level is interactive, engaging, and fun. The outcomes for Stu’s training courses are extremely successful. Now based in Sydney, he has also lived and worked in the UK and Hong Kong. He has won awards, written papers and become a trusted facilitator and speaker at global Agile Events.
Qualifications
Experience
Qualifying in 2008, Stuart was one of the first CSM 's in the UK. He shares many of his own real world 'war stories' in both training and consulting. But having successfully overcome countless hurdles in his own Scrum journey, there's also a wealth of positive and inspiring experiences to drawn on to illustrate the power of Agile and Scrum to transform work, life and whole organisations. Stuart is passionate about Agile education and when not helping Scrum teams reach their goals via the classroom, he is working with local charities to adopt and apply Scrum to bring immediate benefit to the community. He is father of 3 grown up sons, a husband and a sporting Rugby Coach. Stuart is a lifelong learner who is currently enjoying life in Sydney, Australia.
The fun bits
Loves rugby, keen beach volleyball player and Guinness connoisseur