Testimonials

@CPPIB

“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, CPP Investment Board

“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, CPP Investment Board

@Infobright

“It was an opportunity for me to work under Michael’s supervision. He introduced agile, better communication (design sessions, status updates) process among developers between our distributed branches. Besides managing the teams, he contributed in many ways to improve the quality of our product. I wish him success.” – Mohammad Rahman, Software developer, Infobright

“Michael is a charismatic detail-oriented software development manager, who combines natural talent for people and process management with broad technical expertise. He implemented agile development process, improved global team communication, and showed leadership under pressure. I enjoyed working with Michael.” – Alex Esterkin, Chief Architect, Infobright

“Working with Michael was a great opportunity to see how professional work. He improved communication inside teams which increased efficiency at work significantly. I always admired his management skills – that he was thinking about a success of product in connection with developers job satisfaction and their needs.” – Sebastian Stawicki, Software Developer, Infobright

“Michael is a strong developer and leader who implemented many valuable software processes at Infobright. His experience with Scrum and other methodologies helped his team and the company tremendously.” - Geoffrey T Falk, Implementation Services, Infobright Corporation

“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, Infobright

“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, Infobright Inc.

@Destinator Technologies

“In a very short time Michael established focus and aligned the whole team on delivering working software. Michael is true software professional. He brought his vast experience with agile development and implemented those principles. Michael was always happy to share his knowledge, making everyone around him better their jobs. I very much enjoyed working with Michael – highly recommended” – Yehoram Shenhar, Software Team Lead, 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, Destinator Technologies Inc.

“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, Destinator Technologies

“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, Destinator Technologies

@BEA Systems

“I was fortunate to work with Mike on a longer-term assignment at BEA. During this time I learned a great deal from him. He has strong leadership and management skills with a clear vision and impressive execution abilities. Mike is also a great mentor and has very good communication skills. It would be my pleasure to work with him again.”- Reza Shafii, Principal Consultant, BEA Systems

“Michael’s focus on software development process and effective team work structure made him an interesting source of ideas.” – Alex Rykov, Principal Consultant, BEA