Testimonials

Below are Coaching and Consulting testimonials. See also training testimonials.

@Rogers Communications

“Michael’s passion, dedication and focus are what make him a great coach. His ability to listen and guide the team while keeping them on task were much appreciated as well. Michael is able to see the bigger picture and at the same time direct laser focus to seeing the root cause of a problem and helping to solution it. I also admire Michael’s ability to develop training and games to help everyone learn the key concepts needed to succeed in an agile world. I look forward to working with Michael again in the future!” – Sarah Klarich, Transition Lead

“Michael shakes things up! He challenges you to look critically at what is going on and to act decisively. He brings an abundance of thinking and organizational tools to guide both vision and practical next steps. If you want seasoned agile coaching with high-octane brain power and passion … call Michael.” – Declan Whelan, Agile Coach

@CPP Investment Board

“Michael played a critical role in helping our company adopt Scrum for internal software development. He is knowledgeable, intelligent, articulate and passionate and these qualities make him a highly effective Scrum coach and agent of change. I whole-heartedly recommend Michael’s services to anyone looking to adopt and institutionalize agile or lean practices.” – Darryl Minard, Development Manager

“Michael was brought into CPPIB by Darryl Minard to introduce the concept of Agile to one of our development teams working on a key data and technology asset (kdb) at CPPIB. I was (and still am) the business sponsor and steward of kdb and also was the person who led the selection process for the tool. Michael brought in a new and fresh method of doing work and was persistant, evangelical, mindful of the stress of change, and able to obtain buy in from the team at a deep level. His approach and method has generated deep business value at CPPIB on a sunstainable basis. He ensured that team members including developers, analysts, product managers and the scrum master (agile manager) had sufficient knowledge and training to ensure that the processes and methods became self-sustainable.” – Jason Koulouras, Director Data Services

@Infobright

“The office reorganization introduced by Michael was slightly controversial at first. But now I do not know how we could work before it. The communications level increased 10x. Good job Michael! It was pleasure to work with you and quite a lot of fun.” – Janusz Borkowski, system architect, software developer

“Michael is a genuine Agile expert. He was driving large and complex project in an agile way, and archived the goal in every iterations. Michael’s background make him understand the in-depth technical challenges and manage them through. He also has very good personality. It’s a pleasure to work with him in Infobright.” – Wayne Xie, Senior Quality Analyst

@Destinator Technologies

“Michael Sahota streamlined the R&D department into a lean, agile and reliable team. He has a clear vision on how to strategically align the many engineering departments assets. His continually educating himself in software development pratices is a testament to how professional and dedicated he is. I have said it many times, Michael was the best investment the company had made.” – Chris Farrell, Team Lead – Software Engineer

“Michael’s impact was quickly felt at Destinator; his application of agile practices to our product cycle helped avoid many of the obstacles that had previously impeded us. Michael was able to unify competing interests within the product team behind our common goal of delivering quality software on time. He was also able to provide valuable technical insight. I would gladly work with Michael again.” – Graydon Armstrong, Software Developer

“Within 3 weeks of Michael joining Destinator, planning, communications and process dramatically improved. Stress levels dropped and productivity increased shortly afterwards. He was the strong leadership the R&D team had been seeking for a long time. His exceptional coaching skills improved the career skills of all whom he coached. I hope to work with Michael again in future endeavors.” – Dale Glandfield, QA Manager