Ralph Jocham
CHANGE AGENT AND CEO
Partners

effective agile Partners
- effective agile provides the official Professional Scrum™ from Scrum.org
- effective agile is a Professional Training Network™ member at Scrum.org
- effective agile is a certified Management 3.0 facilitator at Happy Melly
- effective agile is a Certified Change Consultant with Enterprise Agility University
- effective agile is a Evidence Based Management Engagement Management provider at Scrum.org/EBM
Marc Hofer
AGILE TEACHER
Marc is a solid Software Engineer with more than 15 Years of experience on big and small projects. As a tech lead and coach he usually tries to take on roles which involve hands-on coding with a team as well as helping the management team understand how modern software development is done in an effective way. His ability to clearly communicate and act on multiple levels allows him to bring engineering and management closer together and therefore unlock a lot of potential – and value for the customer.
An apprenticeship as software developer marked the start of Marcs career, followed by degree from university of applied science in Biel. His work experience mostly stems from large organisations, but quickly changed when he joined Zühlke in Switzerland where he was exposed to a wider range of different projects. Moving to London and joining Thoughtworks marked another big step in his career as he not only got to work in different countries (UK, Ireland, Germany, India…) but also learned first hand from some big names of our industry as well as some book authors like Barry O’Reilly, Kief Morris etc.
Back in Switzerland, Marc likes to see himself as a simple software developer who still likes to write code every day. In reality, due to his vast experience especially in agile software development, DevOps and Continuous Delivery, he usually is involved in all sorts of very senior software delivery roles which go beyond just writing code.
Testimonials
PSPO Vevey
I’m happy to share the outstanding experience I had during the Professional Scrum Product Owner course facilitated by Ralph. He’s passionate, extremely knowledgeable and also able to convey the subject matter in interesting and engaging ways.
I would highly recommend Ralph if you are seeking to gain a deeper understanding of Scrum and Product Ownership.

PSPO Zürich
What made Ralph´s PSPO training unique is the fact of his vast practical knowledge. It’ rare that you can get such quality and dedicated time from a true subject matter expert as Ralph.
After the training, it is just about thoroughly reading his book to get well-prepared for the exam. Hitting above 90% shouldn´t be an issue.
PSM Zürich
Ich fand den Kurs persönlich sehr wertvoll. Es tut sehr gut, mal bewusst aus dem Arbeitsalltag herauszutreten und auf der Meta-Ebene mit etwas Distanz zu beachten, was man eigentlich macht bzw. wie man es macht. Ich konnte auf jeden Fall einige Inputs für mein Daily Business mitnehmen.
Kompliment an dich für die didaktisch absolut top herübergebrachten Inhalte. Dass du inhaltlich zu 110% verstehst von was du sprichst, muss ich nicht erwähnen. ????
Werde den Kurs wärmstens weiterempfehlen!

PSM Utrecht
Had a wonderful Professional Scrum Master training this week by trainer Ralph Jocham who really knows how to explain things.
Showing material from the projects he himself worked on made things very clear.
Engaging, Insightful, Inspiring, Passionate, Highly Recommended!
Really enjoyed.
Thanks Ralph.
