About Francois

François Fort partners with leaders and engineers to create smoother collaboration, faster decisions and impact grounded in real evidence — not wishful thinking.
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Most organizations aren’t held back by a lack of talent — they’re held back by the natural complexity of working across teams.
The good news: work can flow much more easily than it does today.
Experience & Perspective
- Founder & Principal at Bluesequoia.org.
- 20+ years across software, hardware and hybrid systems.
- Roles spanning Developer, Team Manager, Scrum Master, Product Owner and CEO.
A pragmatic, engineering-driven approach to improving system performance across teams and leadership.
Impact
Examples of measurable improvements with clients include:
- Double-digit Lead Time reductions in hardware and hybrid product environments
- Stronger strategic alignment across distributed and siloed teams
- Accelerated Time-to-Money in cash-sensitive contexts
- Improved Return-on-Investment (ROI) in complex product-oriented organizations
Training
- Over 2500 participants trained.
- 98% satisfaction across Scrum.org classes.
Workshops that are structured, practical, and directly connected to real product development—both software and hardware.
What I stand for
I believe real performance comes from clarity, shared intent and teams who are enabled to improve the system together.
I see vulnerability as a strength that enables trust, openness and better collaboration.
If you want more practical thoughts on product, systems and leadership, I share notes here — when I have something useful to say: https://lespartagesdefrancois.substack.com
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What students say about Francois
Nov 17, 2025
Interesting and enriching training
Relevant, practical and well-explained content. Excellent overall experience.
Nov 12, 2025
The course content is very useful
The course content is very useful, the pace is well balanced, and the instructor is highly professional.
Oct 24, 2025
Très bon professeur, adapté à une formation en ligne.
Approche très pratique des concepts SCRUM, et un enseignant qui a su s'adapter pour une expérience d'enseignement individuel. J'ai passé un bon temps pendant la classe.
Jun 20, 2025
Very good and interactive training…
Very good and interactive training session !
May 22, 2025
Amazing.
Great teacher, good use cases and discussions. Very interesting mini workshop. I found what I was looking for. Thanks!
May 20, 2025
Nice experience
Expérience très enrichissante, Merci François Fort.
Apr 29, 2025
Good formation
Good formation, really useful.
Dec 10, 2024
Good content
Good content , friendly atmosphere, and a lot of honest discussions with real life cases
Sep 24, 2024
Great class
Great class with lots of experience sharing.
Now I have a deep understanding of SCRUM. Knowing why this framework is valuable, that's more than the tools.
Sep 23, 2024
Great classroom
Great classroom
Jun 16, 2024
un cours très interessant
un cours très interessant
Apr 19, 2024
Expérience très enrichissante.
Expérience très enrichissante.
Formation et formateur au top ! il est habité par la voie du Scrum !
Il a mis en pratique de façon habille tous les concepts de Scrum et de l'agilité durant les 2 jours de formation.
Je recommande !
Apr 3, 2024
Formation pour la certification PAL E
J'ai passé une formation de deux jours pour une préparation à la certification PAL E avec François. Cette formation m'a permis de prendre du recul sur certaines parties de mon travail, que je faisais d'une façon artisanale, et d'acquérir de nouvelles compétences sur d'autres parties. François est un bon pédagogue et connait bien son domaine.
Jan 30, 2024
François was very inspiring
François was very inspiring. Attention to detail. Very attentive. I felt like I evolved in 2 days. I can't wait to face reality. Thanks again.
Dec 20, 2023
Great instructor with a lot of patience
Great instructor with a lot of patience
Dec 12, 2023
Thanks François
Very intersting to explore the Scrum World with François
Dec 5, 2023
Very good training and thank's to…
Very good training and thank's to François for his usefull timer
Nov 15, 2023
Très bon rapport théorie / pratique
2 jours très riches et très denses, avec une belle dynamique portée par François et un rapport théorie / pratique adapté.
Nov 13, 2023
Excellent trainer
Excellent trainer who brings the Scrum philosophy to life.
Oct 21, 2023
It was a great experience
It was a great experience, a new way of thinking, a new way of doing things. The SCRUM PSN format is very fun and brings great interest.
Oct 9, 2023
Good group dynamic !
Good group dynamic !
Scenarios which help to understand the objective
Oct 6, 2023
Très bonne formation
Formateur très professionnel et intéressant. Ateliers et supports variés pour garder la bonne dynamique d'apprentissage.
Oct 3, 2023
Fun IS scrum
Compréhension du vocabulaire
Rôle de chacun
Enchaînement des phases
Sep 26, 2023
Good mastery of Agility
Expertise, pedagogy, availability, adaptability, empathy, humility, patience and fun: everything was there right from the first to the last minute.
This is a sure sign : at the end, none of the trainees wanted to leave the course.
Sep 26, 2023
Règle de fonctionnement définie au…
Règle de fonctionnement définie au début. dynamisme de la présentation. Interactions avec l'ensemble des participants dans le respect malgré la distance.
Sep 26, 2023
Brilliant Training
I extremely appreciated the ease of interactions and the quality of the exchanges. Thanks to the trainer and participants ! GREAT Training !
Sep 24, 2023
Pluridisciplinaire
Le formateur est clair, connait son sujet du bout des doigts et s'adapte aux différentes questions posées.
Sep 22, 2023
Great Energy
Great Energy.
Good first sprint experience.
Jul 17, 2023
The teaching was great !
The teaching was great !
Jun 23, 2023
Good Surprise
I learnt many concepts and also got clarification about Scrum guidelines. Totally different vision of Scrum before versus after this training. Really good training!
Mar 19, 2023
Great introduction, Clear and focused
Great introduction, i had no previous knowledge of Scrum and now i understand more the principles
Mar 14, 2023
Thanks to François Fort for this great experience
A very interactive session that allowed us to prepare ourselves well to start our transition to Agile
Nov 16, 2022
Top !
Quality trainer, very good knowledge and approch to subjects. Theoretical and practical mix
Nov 15, 2022
Great and inspiring trainer and course
I really enjoyed this session.
It helped me to improve to my understanding some concepts and even enlightened me on some points.
I also really appreciate the way our trainer François led this 2 days session.
A great experience !
Jul 1, 2022
Superbe formation
Superbe formation, un tas d'outils qui vont m'aider dans mon rôle de Leader, des échanges enrichissants.
Oct 3, 2021
Thanks a lot
Thanks a lot. I learned so much !
Apr 11, 2021
Clarify the understandin of the Scrum Framework
This training helped me clarify my understanding of the Scrum Framework.
Oct 5, 2020
I really enjoyed this training
I really enjoyed this training ! Very interactive and complete. It brought me a lot of new concepts and ways of thinking.
Great teacher also !
Courses taught by Francois
Applying Professional Scrum
Professional Agile Leadership - Essentials
Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence Based Management
Professional Scrum with Kanban
Professional Scrum Master
Professional Scrum Master - Advanced
Professional Scrum Master and Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Owner
Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced
Professional Scrum Product Owner - AI Essentials
Professional Scrum with User Experience
Professional Product Discovery and Validation
Other Services by Francois
- Coaching/Consulting
- Private Courses
Upcoming Classes by Francois
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Live Virtual
Date: Nov 24-25, 2025
Language: French
Class Format: Traditional
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Europe/Paris
Live Virtual
Date: Dec 1-2, 2025
Language: French
Class Format: Traditional
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Europe/Paris
Live Virtual
Date: Dec 4-5, 2025
Language: French
Class Format: Traditional
9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Europe/Paris
Latest Blogs by Francois
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Comment de simples drones viennent bouleverser des technologies militaires à plusieurs milliards d'euros ? Explorez avec moi le pouvoir transformateur de l'agilité dans l'industrie de défense, et découvrez 6 pistes concrètes pour votre propre organisation.
Découvrons Scrum, les DAO, et les nouvelles formes de coordinations humaines dans ce podcast
Lors de mes formations officielles Scrum.org et en coaching d’équipes, on me demande souvent comment faire avec la nature centralisée des organisations. Dans cet article, je partage une alternative aux structures descendantes de nos organisations traditionnelles, les DAOs. Nous découvrirons ce qu’elles sont, comment elles supportent les équipes Scrum dans l’atteinte de leurs objectifs et pourquoi ça change tout.
In my Professional Scrum Training and coaching sessions with teams, I’m often asked about how to navigate organizations’ centralized planification. In this article, I'll share an alternative to traditional organizations’ top-down structures - DAOs. We will discover what they are, how they support Scrum teams to better achieve their goals, and why this is a game changer.
En quoi les compétences d'un chef de projet sont précieuses en agilité ? Quelle est la place du chef de projet avec Scrum ? Nous y répondons précisément dans cet article.