What AxisAgile does

AxisAgile is an Australian Agile training and consulting company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Southport, Queensland, with operational presence in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The company delivers Scrum Alliance-authorized certification courses, primarily Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), alongside a broader curriculum that includes Agile Team Fundamentals, Agile Test Automation, Agile Business Analyst, Business Agility, and Agile for Executives. Training is delivered in-person at hotels and venues in major Australian cities and through Live Online courses for remote participants. The consulting arm offers the Agile Ignition Program, a structured 9-week onsite coaching engagement with a tapered coaching cadence (3 days/week down to 1 day/week), and the Agile Health Check assessment service for baselining Agile readiness.

The company operates on a professional services revenue model combining public course fees, customized private corporate workshops, and consulting engagements, with a billing currency of Australian dollars and a recently introduced 4-instalment payment option. Co-founder Ilan Goldstein is a Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) and author of the best-selling book 'Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners' published in the Mike Cohn Signature Series, alongside trainers Colin Tan and Richard Kaupins. The customer base is distributed across enterprise and mid-market organizations, with named clients including American Express, Atlassian, eBay, Coles, Telstra, IAG, AMP, Herbert Smith Freehills, the Australian Government Department of Education and Training, and the Bureau of Meteorology, spanning financial services, telecommunications, retail, government, legal, and technology verticals.

Through its wholly-owned subsidiary AxisAgile Apps, the company has extended into software products with the Agile Backlog Tools for Jira plugin listed on Atlassian's marketplace, addressing workflow gaps between Jira tooling and taught Agile practices. Marketing is driven by an extensive blog, email newsletter, SEO-optimized content, and word-of-mouth referrals, while distribution occurs via direct website enrollment, corporate sales, virtual online delivery, and venue-based training. The company is privately held, founder-owned, with no disclosed institutional funding, and operates with 1-10 employees.

Name

AxisAgile

Legal name

AxisAgile

Website

https://axisagile.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AxisAgile is an Australian founder-owned Agile training and consulting firm delivering Scrum Alliance-certified CSM and CSPO courses, private corporate workshops, and Agile coaching engagements to enterprise and mid-market clients across Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Training and Agile Consulting

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Scaled Agile & Enterprise Product Delivery (SAFe/LeSS/Nexus) (EDABAHAJ)

Keywords

• Agile scrum training
• Scrum master certification
• Agile transformation consulting
• Agile coaching services
• Professional scrum courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Maroubra

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Training Courses: Public certification courses including Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and other Agile training programs. Revenue generated from course fees paid by individuals and organizations.
2. Private Corporate Training: Customised Agile Private Workshops delivered to corporate groups with tailored content and pricing.
3. Agile Consulting Services: Agile Ignition Program - a 9-week tapered coaching engagement with onsite coaching and consulting days conducted by experienced Agile coaches.
4. Agile Health Check: Consulting service to objectively baseline team's current Agile readiness for new Scrum implementations.
5. Agile Apps: Revenue from Agile Backlog Tools for Jira plugin available at axisagileapps.com.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AxisAgile is a Scrum Alliance-authorized training provider that delivers Agile and Scrum certification courses (Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner, plus specialized Agile courses) via in-person and Live Online formats to individuals and corporate groups across Australia. Its consulting practice offers the 9-week tapered Agile Ignition Program coaching engagement and the Agile Health Check assessment for new Scrum implementations. The company also sells the published book 'Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners' and operates a Jira plugin (Agile Backlog Tools for Jira) under subsidiary AxisAgile Apps.

Product overview

AxisAgile is an Australian Agile education and consulting company offering a portfolio of training courses and consulting services. Their core offerings include Scrum Alliance-certified training programs (Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Product Owner) and specialized courses (Agile Team Fundamentals, Agile Test Automation, Agile Business Analyst, Business Agility, Agile for Executives). Consulting services include the Agile Ignition Program (a structured 9-week coaching engagement) and Agile Health Check assessments. AxisAgile also publishes the book 'Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners' by co-founder Ilan Goldstein, and has expanded into software products with 'Agile Backlog Tools for Jira' - a plugin for the Jira platform. The company provides training through both in-person (Australia locations including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Canberra, Adelaide) and Live Online delivery formats. Blog content covers extensive Agile methodology topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Certified Scrum Master Training (CSM) A two-day Scrum Alliance certification course covering Scrum Master roles, responsibilities, and practices, preparing attendees for the CSM certification exam. Available via Live Online and in-person across Australia for individuals and corporate groups.
• Certified Scrum Product Owner Training (CSPO) A two-day Scrum Alliance certification course covering Product Owner responsibilities and practices, leading to CSPO certification. Available via Live Online and in-person for individuals and corporate groups.
• Agile Team Fundamentals A foundational training course covering core Agile team practices and principles for teams new to Agile ways of working.
• Agile Test Automation A training course focused on test automation practices within Agile environments for QA and development practitioners.
• Agile Business Analyst A training course covering Business Analysis practices adapted for Agile project environments, aimed at business analysts working in Agile teams.
• Agile for Executives An executive-level training course covering Agile adoption and leadership strategies for organizational transformation, targeted at senior leaders sponsoring Agile rollouts.
• Business Agility A training program focused on building organizational agility beyond individual team practices, aimed at broader enterprise transformation.
• Customised Agile Private Workshops Private, customized Agile training delivered on-site for corporate groups, with content tailored to the organization's specific context and pricing adjusted for group bookings and corporate relationships.
• Live Online Courses Live, virtual instructor-led Agile and Scrum training delivered in real-time, allowing remote participants across Australia to attend AxisAgile's course catalog.
• Agile Ignition Program A 9-week onsite coaching and consulting engagement for new Scrum teams, structured as a tapered series of coaching days conducted by an experienced Agile coach (3 days/week for the first 3 weeks, 2 days/week for the next 3 weeks, 1 day/week for the final 3 weeks).
• Agile Health Check A consulting assessment service that objectively baselines a team's current Agile readiness in preparation for a new Scrum implementation.
• Agile Backlog Tools for Jira A Jira app/plugin developed by AxisAgile's wholly-owned subsidiary AxisAgile Apps that extends Jira functionality to better align with Agile practices taught in AxisAgile training programs; built using Scrum methodology.

Quantifiable outcome

• Practical Agile shortcuts from routes actually travelled by experienced practitioners
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Scrum AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAxisAgile is an authorized training provider for Scrum Alliance certifications including Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), and Certified Scrum Professional (CSP). Trainers are Certified Scrum Trainers (CST) authorized by Scrum Alliance.
• Mike Cohn Signature SeriescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIlan Goldstein's book 'Scrum Shortcuts Without Cutting Corners' is published in the Mike Cohn Signature Series, an acclaimed series from a co-founder of the Scrum Alliance and Agile Alliance.
• Atlassian (Jira)supportingTechnology or IntegrationAxisAgile developed Agile Backlog Tools for Jira to bridge the gap between Jira tooling and taught Agile practices. While not officially endorsing Jira, they leverage its plugin marketplace to extend functionality.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mountain Goat Software: Founded by Mike Cohn (AxisAgile's book series partner and Scrum Alliance co-founder) to deliver Scrum training and Agile consulting. Directly comparable as a founder-led Scrum training and consulting firm with similar certification courses, content-marketing-led growth, and a published-author model.
• LeadingAgile: Enterprise Agile transformation consultancy offering training, coaching, and large-scale transformation services. Directly comparable to AxisAgile's combination of certification courses and Agile consulting/coaching engagements.
• agile42: Agile/Scrum training and consulting firm offering Scrum Master and Product Owner certification courses alongside enterprise coaching — directly comparable to AxisAgile's CSM/CSPO training plus Agile Ignition-style coaching model.
• Roman Pichler: Renowned individual Agile expert offering Scrum/Agile product management training, workshops, and consulting. Comparable as a thought-leader-led training/consulting practice with content-driven thought leadership and certification-adjacent offerings.
• Scrum.org: Founded by Ken Schwaber (co-creator of Scrum), Scrum.org delivers Professional Scrum certifications and training that directly compete with AxisAgile's Scrum Alliance-issued CSM/CSPO offerings for the same enterprise and individual buyer personas.
• Source Allies: US-based Agile, Scrum and DevOps training/consulting firm offering certification courses and enterprise coaching. Comparable as a focused Agile training provider combining public training, private workshops, and consulting engagements.

Regional players

• Crisp: Swedish-based Agile training and consulting firm offering Scrum/Kanban certification courses and enterprise coaching. Regionally comparable peer with parallel delivery model, but operating primarily in Northern Europe rather than Australia.

Broad incumbents

• ThoughtWorks: Global technology consultancy with deep Agile DNA and Agile coaching/transformational services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Agile transformation consulting that frequently competes for the same enterprise Agile engagement wallet.
• Scaled Agile: Creator and primary certifier of the SAFe scaled Agile framework. Broader incumbent in the Agile certification space whose curriculum overlaps AxisAgile's Scrum training market, especially as enterprises adopt scaled frameworks.
• ICAgile: Independent Agile/DevOps certification body accrediting training providers globally. Comparable as a credentialing authority whose certified partner network competes with AxisAgile's Scrum Alliance-anchored certification offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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