About Us

I help people, teams, and businesses to not only survive, but to thrive. Through training, coaching, and consulting, I ensure that you continue to succeed even when our work together is done by providing you with the knowledge and tools you need. In the words of the great McPhee:

“When you want me but no longer need me, then I have to go.”

Why Pragmatic Shift? Because I care. Business is hard, change is harder, and seldom are the two parted: But much like felling a tree is easier with an axe than with your hands, I believe both can be made easier-dare I say even enjoyable-given the right tools, and life is too short to not enjoy the ride.

How did it begin? In June 2018 I had made up my mind that to truly grow as a professional I would need to work in as many different contexts as possible, and thus Pragmatic Shift was formed. By October that same year I started my journey to explore the applicability and limitations of Lean and Agile theory in complex environments.

Since then I have worked, learned, and improved, as a professional; Including as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Transformation Coach, Enterprise Coach, Professional Trainer, and as a general tinkerer of organizational systems. As a result I have come to value some key principles that I use as a foundation for how I practice:

Professional – Pragmatic – Empirical
Do it well, keep it simple, and follow the evidence.

Oscar Styf - Director
Witcher - Head of Security

Or contact me directly at Oscar.Styf@PragmaticShift.com

Great trainer, good content and he was able to match his delivery to meet the expectations of varied scrum experienced attendees.
W E
W ERating: 5/5
Oscar successfully and empirically applied Scrum in fields we had never touched before like very high stakes R&D and new product development and deployment with very challenging stakeholders and project demands He is a gifted and pragmatic trainer and facilitator who is confident and effective in working with executives to front line. A good man to have by your side. One of the handful of senior trainers who I'd hire in a heartbeat.
Peter Schibli
Peter SchibliAgile Coach
Probably one of the best virtual instructor led training I've ever attended. Very easy to follow and highly engaging. I'd strongly recommended Dan and Oscar anytime!
Karim Jonosisworo
Karim JonosisworoRating: 5/5
Excellent trainer, training methods and provided material. I highly recommend training with Oscar Styf.
Radim S
Radim SRating: 5/5
I have just attended a 2-day scrum master course, the trainer was brilliant. I have been on many professional development courses over the years to make a comparison, both the material and facilitation as one of the best I have attended. My comments are limited to the course, I can't really comment on the wider scrum.org, but if this course is representative, I highly recommend them
Joseph Jamieson
Joseph JamiesonRating: 5/5
Oscar and Jim were brilliant facilitators, really brought the subject to life with real life applications and examples. The session was fun and interactive and I really learned a lot. Perfect of example of how the start to a scrum journey should be started!
Jason Richardson
Jason RichardsonRating: 5/5
Excellent training! Very practical and provides insights on how to tackle real-life challenges when using Scrum. Coaches have a wide range of experience from many industries and situations applying Scrum. Interactive sessions with the right balance of theory and practice.
Robert Eberwein
Robert EberweinRating: 5/5
I can wholeheartedly recommend Oscar as a knowledgeable, experienced coach and facilitator. He does not hesitate and share both in easy to understand and thoughtful way. I always felt there is no wrong topics to discuss with Oscar, and every collaboration with him yielded positive outcomes.
Bartosz Rakowski
Bartosz RakowskiProduct Manager
The training is really good, provides a lot of helpful information either if you are currently a PO or you want to learn more about the role. It was a hands on training, interactive and provided real life examples as well.
Ron Beck
Ron BeckRating: 5/5
Great course, would have preferred face to face, but having said that virtual turned out to be better than I was expecting. Oscar displayed both knowledge and experience and explained things clearly to share this knowledge
Dave F
Dave FRating: 4/5
An excellent training, with complete visual and practical teaching methods.
khancet5147
khancet5147Rating: 5/5
Excellent Delivery. Instructor has superb communication skills make attendees motivated and focused during class
Melih Buyuknohutcu
Melih BuyuknohutcuRating: 5/5
Great course, full of info and tips for being an effective Scrum Master. Level of interaction was just about right and the use of Zoom and Mural together worked really well. Oscar was an excellent facilitator!
Daniel Lloyd
Daniel LloydRating: 5/5
Expertly facilitated, very interactive and some great practices around integrating our knowledge through many, many break-out sessions and group conversation. Thank you!
Mike M
Mike MRating: 5/5
It was my first time experiencing an agile style of course delivery. Very good engagement and interaction. I love the team exercises too.
Lydia Balogun-Wilson
Lydia Balogun-WilsonRating: 5/5
Sincere delivery and sharing of knowledge & expertise.
Mo El-Kasar
Mo El-KasarRating: 5/5
A really excellent course with a good mix of theory and interactive sessions. I’d highly recommend it!
O F
O FRating: 5/5
Thorough presentation by the facilitators covering Scrum in just enough detail to be able to explain it apply confidently. The practical exercise that runs throughout really helped the content come alive.
Fabio Teixeira
Fabio TeixeiraRating: 5/5
He is, without doubt is an asset to any organisation that engages him.
Simon Burdett
Simon BurdettPrincipal Consultant

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