Ralph Jocham
Ralph is a German citizen who spent the last 20 years collecting professional software and product development experience in France, the UK, the USA and now Switzerland. He became an agile evangelist in 2000, and perfected his approach at ThoughtWorks.
Ralph also is Europe’s first trainer with Scrum.org as well as a Management 3.0 facilitator and taught thousands of professionals around the globe. When not busy running his company Effective Agile or helping all kinds of enterprises in Europe, he enjoys teaching at universities. He worked or consulted at Oracle, Siemens, Google, Life Technologies, Swisscom, PostFinance and Roche, to name a few.
He co-wrote a book with Don Mc Greal “The Professional Product Owner: Leveraging Scrum as a Competitive Advantage“.
Ralph nevertheless finds time to spend quality time with his family on a regular basis, treating them to home-cooked international fine cuisine, and going on long walks with the family dog.
Upcoming courses
Master Agile leadership and boost your Scrum Team’s and organization’s performance with our PAL-E training.
Learn all the skills you need to become a Professional Scrum Master. Get your Scrum.org PSM 1 certificate now!
Maximize your impact with our Professional Scrum Master 2 (PSM 2) training. Gain expert scrum master skills and unlock your potential.
Enhance your Scrum skills and become a better Scrum facilitator in this interactive one-day course.
Learn how to approach the critical parts of discovery and validation in the product development process with our Professional Product Discovery and Validation (PPDV) training.
Boost your impact by mastering how to clearly communicate technical ideas in business terms and influence stakeholders like a CTO – all in just one day.
Agentic AI introduces a new generation of systems that can plan, reason, and take actions. In this hands-on course, developers will learn how to build AI agents using modern tooling and Google Cloud Platform, exploring concepts like tool use, planning, and multi-step reasoning.
Lead AI adoption with clarity and confidence. In three days, you’ll gain the strategic insight, governance foundations, and practical tools to guide responsible AI implementation, align leadership, and turn AI ambition into measurable business impact.
AI is no longer optional—it’s becoming an essential skill for today’s Product Owners. From discovery to delivery, Artificial Intelligence is reshaping how we define value, validate ideas, and build the right products faster.
Delve into the world of Large Language Models (LLMs) and state-of-the-art generative AI.
Get a non-technical introduction to the field of Generative AI and learn best practices when using Generative AI tools.
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