Agile Coaching Services
WHAt is Agile CoachinG?
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Agile Coaching in simple words is a way how to get Agile work. Not just doing Agile, but also being Agile. Not easy.
Agile Coaching is a partnership process like Professional Coaching just that in addition to client's world there is another one - an Agile world or Agile context described and bounded by 4 Agile values and 12 Agile principles. Therefore an Agile Coach has to use more than one hat (Coaching) to help a client understand that world (educating, mentoring, etc.) before client can set goals in it and getting Agile lived and done right.​​​​​​​​​
WHAt is Agile WORLD(Context)?
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Agile world or context in simple words is an approach to work or business where number one priority is continuously uncovering better ways of increasing trust among your own people and then your customers. That's it. The original source is here (don't be scared of software, it's just where it all started).​​​​​​​​​
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If your organization shares high level of trust both internally and externally, then most likely you are already there and you do not need Agile Coaching and Agile Coach(es). However, trust like many other human traits can be stated and real. Stated is what we think, say. Real is what we do and how we behave. For example, saying 'I trust you' and then asking every day how you are doing is not a trust, it's a micromanagement. The move to Agile is decreasing the difference of stated vs real by working with both parties.
As said, above is in simple words, there's more behind and therefore Agile Coach's first job is to make sure Agile world (context) is understood by people wanting Agile & there's alignment that Agile is the thing needed and wanted.​
HAnds-on Agile Coaching services
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Proper Agile world understanding workshop(s) for leadership/management groups and teams. Topics covered:
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Deep Agile
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Management and leadership role changes in Agile world(context)
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Change management & people resistance
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Agile transformation essence
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Agile Coaching forward process & requirements explanation
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Becoming better as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master. An education and mentoring focused partnership service for individuals. Growth by overcoming your real challenges in your and Agile worlds combined. These are so called Agile Coaching sessions (similar to Coaching sessions in Professional Coaching).
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Improve your team's Agility or become an Agile Team independent of the work you do. Team sessions format. Topics covered:
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Team assessments & coaching towards more Agile state
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Team observations with feedback
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Team retrospectives from outsider
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Other (upon request)
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
Both Professional Coaching and Agile Coaching have nothing to do with leadership and management of people in organizations. This is a job of leaders and managers in respective positions. If people in leading and managerial positions decide to use Professional Coaching and/or Agile Coaching skills on their own, that is their choice and is generally a good thing to do. However, if Professional Coaches and/or Agile Coaches are hired/engaged, then these people should not become rescuers of leaders and managers in their leadership and management work by being aware when that kind of responsibility throw happens. Instead, Professional Coaches and Agile Coaches should remain partners of leaders and managers. It is a different kind of work and a different responsibility.