Agile Coaching series-Part 2| Where does Agile Coach live?

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An Agile Coach, is expected to be an expert of all Agile things like- frameworks, Agile practices, their implementations, Agile roles, soft skills, an epitome of leadership.

Based on the need of the hour and situation, he "lives in many hats" as listed inline:

                     

When an Agile coach hones a teacher’s hat, he/she teaches as listed with a servant leader mindset:

• Agile values and principles

• The Agile roles

• Frameworks or process as per the need. E.g., SAFe etc.

• Techniques like estimations, story writing etc.

When an Agile coach hones a mentor’s hat, he/she:

• Mentors teams who got used to Agile ways of working and focus on Agile practices.

• Advice Scrum masters, Product Owners, facilitators on Agile Principles.

• Mentoring teams/ individuals towards finding their solution rather than solving for themselves.

• Knows when to switch between roles or wear hats and demonstrate the skills to help team stay on track.

• Focuses for a long time duration and continuous development.

When an Agile coach hones a coaching hat, he/she:

• Help teams to detect their own development stage.

• Reinforce co-responsibility and be non-judgmental.

• Coach different roles and make them self-aware, so that they keep “continuing” the “journey” as well surface the conflicts.

When an Agile coach hones a facilitator’s hat, he/she:

• Defines clear outcome for the meeting/ session / event being facilitated.

• Provides tools and techniques that aide in the outcome of the meeting.

• Designs the activities for achieving the scope and purpose.

• Maintains neutrality and suspends self-judgement.

Action task for readers: Self reflections and post your thoughts in the comments section

1. What's your Coaching style?
2. When encountered a situation in the team's Agile planning session, what style do you LIVE in?
3. Which Atlassian product(s) do you use as a coach and why?

Source: My personal blog

[Ankita Shrivastava]

Great Article