What Do Agile Coaches Need to be Successful?
Previously I have written posts about the most Important Agile Coach Traits and What Makes an Agile Coach effective. The point of my writing was to put some guide rails…
Should You Centralize Your Agile Coaching?
A few months back, I wrote an article for Tom Cagley's blog titled, Why an Agile Center of Excellence is a Really Bad Idea. Though well received, it seems like my…
How to Succeed as an Agile Coach
Curious about what it takes to succeed as an Agile Coach? Do you aspire to become an Agile Coach or grow as a Scrum Master? Welcome! We've created this detailed…
Facilitating Participatory Decision-Making Part 1
I have to admit, I always thought I understood exactly what Participatory Decision-Making (PDM) meant. I also prided myself on my facilitation skills - on dot voting, silent writing, fist of…
Help Your Agile Team Overcome Learned Helplessness
Learned HelplessnessThere is a well-established process for domesticating young elephants that demonstrates the process of learned helplessness everywhere including organizations and agile teams. When elephants are young they are secured…
12 Productivity Hacks for Scrum Masters & Agile Coaches
Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches need to stay on top of their game. Your job is about helping others to succeed. Use these 12 productivity hacks to keep yourself grounded and…
How to Spot a Bad Agile Coach
I've written about agile coaching before including how to succeed as an agile coach, what makes an agile coach effective and the top 10 traits of an agile coach. This…
Don’t Ignore Your Agile Coach
Have you hired an Agile Coach and then ignored their coaching or let them hang out to dry? This post is about the value of an Agile Coach to support…
Challenges with Agile – Organizations that Don’t Want to Change
Challenges with Agile and Scrum Do You feel like you are coaching uphill? Do you feel like the challenges with agile adoption are overwhelming you, and that you are alone…
What NOT to do as an Agile Coach
Earlier this year I provided some good agile coach tips in my post, What makes an Agile Coach Effective. I talked about how agile coaches won't succeed if people aren't…
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