Hiren Doshi

Hiren R. Doshi, Scrum.org professional Scrum trainer and coach, is a Scrum enthusiast and an agent for organizational change. Hiren has a distinguished 22-years career in leading the full life cycle software development, and has been practicing Agile for over 12 years.

Author of “Scrum Insights for Practitioners, The Scrum Guide Companion” that helps the practitioners master the Scrum framework by gaining in-depth practical insights and addresses myths, mysteries, and misconceptions of Scrum

Hiren is one of the Scrum.org 160+ Professional Scrum Trainers spread globally around the world and one of the two trainers in India. He has trained over three thousand students and more than thirty organizations in the use of Scrum. He is certified to offers PSF, PSM, PSPO, PSD and SPS premium certification courses from Scrum.org.

Hiren founded Practice Agile Solutions in 2010. He has served as an Agile transformation leader for many organizations, including Sabre Travels (GDS), Bank of America (BFSI), BookMyShow (eTicketing), Tesco (retail), DELL EMC (Data storage), Morpho, Oracle, Continuum Managed Solutions, LULU, Germin8, and Aveksa.

Hiren received his bachelor’s degree in computer engineering from the University of Pune and his master’s degree in computer science from the University of Massachusetts. He is also an Avid blogger, and a sought after guest speaker at various Agile conferences.

Hiren lives in Mumbai (India) with his wife, Swati, and two daughters, Aditi and Ashwini.

Reviews & Recommendations

In his book Scrum Insights for Practitioners, Hiren has extended the core rules of The Scrum Guide with practices he has found useful. Hiren answers questions regarding Scrum that potentially remain unanswered even after one reads The Scrum Guide. Hiren dismantles common misconceptions about Scrum, regardless of the source of such misconceptions. Hiren elaborates on basic information provided in The Scrum Guide, as well as on the principles underlying Scrum—Gunther Verheyen, Author of “Scrum — A Pocket Guide, a Smart Travel Companion”

It was such an informative and creative training session. Apart from the usual training sessions, you made us learn and get in to scrum without we even realizing it—Aneesa Nizar

Thanks a lot for giving us such wonderful insights to Scrum! I am raring to go and implement what we have been introduced to. It was the best training that I have ever attended in Oracle, very interactive and I like your approach to instill in us the concepts—Stella Jose

He provided expert training and coaching, energizing the teams as they ventured into new territory. His enthusiasm, coupled with out-of-the-box thinking, helped launch these teams and made them realize immediate successes—Rob Frohman

Hiren has a thorough understanding of Agile principles and practices and has proved a passionate trainer and coach. He is dedicated and professional, leading to strong long lasting engagements with customers who see the benefits he brings to their team and leadership—Colin Bird

Take advantage of Hiren’s vast experience and avoid making the common errors people make as they begin their journey. This book contains a wealth of practical information that will be useful to readers as they work to implement the basic theory found in The Scrum Guide—Steve Porter, team member, Scrum.org