What Makes a Successful Agile Coach?
People often ask me “how does Agile tell you to do <this and that>” and having recently presented the fundamentals of Agile to a large mix of people, the textbook answer is “well, it depends”....
View ArticleA Week in the Life of a Agile Coach – Monday Morning
I thought it would be interesting to share a day-by-day rundown of what a typical week looks like for me. The names have been changed to protect the innocent (or guilty!) but the events and activities...
View ArticleA Week in the Life of an Agile Coach – Tuesday
9:15am - I arrive at the office, check my email and the general Agile support box. Our stand-up is happening soon so I login to our tool and check out the burndown and see what tasks are in progress....
View ArticleA Week in the Life of an Agile Coach – Wednesday
9:30am - Oops, overslept a bit, but yesterday was pretty busy so I’m glad I got some rest. I head over to the A/V room, grab a projector, stop at the cafeteria to grab some wake-up juice and then...
View ArticleAgile Just Don’t Go ’round Here
One of my favourite scenes from Tombstone is when Ike Clanton says to Wyatt Earp, “Listen, Mr. Kansas Law Dog. Law don’t go around here. Savvy?” After Wyatt replies that he’s retired, Ike reiterates...
View ArticleThe Agile Coach Manifesto
The Agile Manifesto is the heart of soul of what it means to be Agile and I often refer back to when talking to colleagues and especially with those that are new to Agile. This post was sparked after...
View ArticlePosition Paper for Agile Coach Camp 2010
Agile Coach Camp 2010 is coming the weekend of March 19, 2010 in North Carolina. I’ve heard great things about Coach Camp and this is my first opportunity to attend. You can check out their site...
View ArticleThere’s More Than Meets the Eye to Agile Coaching
This year at AYE Jerry Weinberg hosted a session titled “Coaching the Coaches“. Jerry split the group up into people who self-identified as Coaches (coaches or managers who do coaching stuff), people...
View ArticleDeveloping an Internal Agile Coaching Program
Working myself out of a job has always been a goal of mine once I started consulting. I don’t expect my clients to be complete experts by the time I leave but as long as they know what they’re in store...
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