Agile enables organizations to transform to meet the needs of today’s fast-paced, changing marketplace. However, doing Agile “well” is often not easy. Adoption of new values, principles and practices is needed and teams frequently need assistance in this transformation. As teams adopt Agile, these new practices often create pressure on other areas of the company (Product/Program Management, HR, Finance, etc.) to operate differently. Agile coaches can often assist organizations in understanding and weathering these transitions.
Kay Harper recently attended the course Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd. In April’s meeting, Kay will lead the group through a brief, example exercise coaches can use to assist teams. She will then share Michael’s recently-developed model of Agile Coaching, share information on learning tracts that can be followed, and discuss various certification processes available.