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AGILE COACHING IS DEAD.
by Mariya Breyter, Agile Coach
LONG LIVE AGILE PRACTICING!
Hello!
I AM MARIYA BREYTER
I am here because I build
relationships
You can find me at:
@mbreyter
Poll
✘ Have you ever been part of an Agile
team?
✘ Are you currently or have you ever
been an Agile Coach?
✘ Do you consider Agile Coaching
your profession?
✘ Do you expect to stay in this
profession for 3 years or longer?
1.
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Agile Coaching is becoming a commodity…
Five years ago
✘ Agile Coaching jobs
were filled with people
who actually knew how
to coach teams
✘ There were few Agile
Coaches who mastered
the art of Agile coaching
✘ Proven success with
Agile transformation was
considered a
requirement for the role
Why would I say so?
Today
✘ Anyone who has been
on an Agile team is
eligible for Agile
Coaching positions
✘ Terms “ScrumMaster”
and “Agile Coach” are
used interchangeably
✘ Staff augmentation firms
have started their own
Agile practices and offer
coaches at $60/hr
Scrum Roles: pigs, chickens, and …
Scrum Roles: pigs, chickens, and …
What do you think a
pigeon represents?
What is an Agile Coach?
“All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t
take himself”
“Offensive linemen are the guys on the team
who are the most selfless… These are the
types of guys who make great coaches”
Bill McCartney, American Football Coach
“A coach is someone who can
give correction without causing
resentment”
John Woodall, American Basketball Coach
What about data?
2013 2015
% AGILE ADOPTION 35% 94%
LARGE COMPANY (> 20K
ppl.) 31% 45%
DISTRIBUTED TEAMS 50% 80%
Source: State of Agile Survey by VersionOne
2013 Breakdown
11%
9%
80%
IN-HOUSE AGILE COACHES
CONSULTING COACHES
NO DEDICATED COACHING
Source: State of Agile Survey by VersionOne
2. How to avoid
commodization?
How to stand out as an Agile
Coach
…in a complex distributed environment?
Coach
Agile Coach Profession Evolution
Before
Few Agile Coaches
created and defined
the market. Prestige
was high and the
specialization was
rare.
Now
Agile Coaching is
becoming a
commodity due to
increasing demand
and practical
experience.
Future
Agile Coaching will
become a specialized
skill again. Knowledge
of Agile practices is
not sufficient. Ability to
influence others
without authority,
motivate teams and
programs at scale,
working with
distributed teams, and
adding practical value
will become most
important.
What makes you a successful Agile Coach today and
in the future?
ABILITY TO
INFLUENCE
WITHOUT
AUTHORITY
PROFESSIONAL
COACHING
ABILITIES
PRACTICAL
AGILE
SKILLS
What does it mean from a skill/experience
perspective?
Practical
abilities
Agile Practitioners will
replace Agile Coaches.
Inspiration
Motivate, do not prescribe.
Global
Experience
Ability to work successfully
with highly distributed
teams and incporate
external experience.
Empathy
Put yourselft in other
people’s shoes.
Support
Be here now.
Positive
Attitude
Always assume good
intent and start from
curiousity.
Understand gravity.
Retrospective: Agile Coaching as a profession
WHAT ARE THE
OPPORTUNITIES?
WHAT IS
WORKING
GREAT?
WHAT CAN
EACH OF US DO
TO INCREASE
PRESTIGE?
It Couldn’t Be Done
Somebody said that it couldn’t be done,
But, he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that;
At least no one has done it”;
But he took off his coat and he took off his hat,
And the first thing we knew he’d begun it.
With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin,
Without any doubting or quiddit,
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it.
There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done,
There are thousands to prophesy failure;
There are thousands to point out to you one by one,
The dangers that wait to assail you.
But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin,
Just take off your coat and go to it;
Just start to sing as you tackle the thing
That “couldn’t be done,” and you’ll do it.
–- Edgar Albert Guest
Let’s re-brand Agile Coaching
LONG LIVE AGILE
PRACTICING
Thanks!
ANY PARTING THOUGHTS?
You can find me at:
@mbreyter
maria_breiter@yahoo.com
www.agilecoachingforteams.blogspot.com
Credits
✘ Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters,
Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition” by Lyssa
Atkins
✘ State of Agile Survey by VersionOne, Inc. 2013 and 2015
✘ “Agile Coaching” by Rachel Davis and Liz Sedley
✘ How to be an Agile Coach at Spotify
https://labs.spotify.com/2014/01/07/how-it-is-to-be-an-agile-
coach-intern-at-spotify/
✘ Ben Linders “What is Agile Coaching”
http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/12/agile-coaching
✘ “Is Agile Becoming a Commodity Profession?” published on
AgileDevelopment.org
http://www.agiledevelopment.org/agile-talk/is-agile-coaching-
becoming-a-commodity-profession
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✘ Photographs by Unsplash

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"Agile coaching is dead" by Mariya Breyter

  • 1. AGILE COACHING IS DEAD. by Mariya Breyter, Agile Coach LONG LIVE AGILE PRACTICING!
  • 2. Hello! I AM MARIYA BREYTER I am here because I build relationships You can find me at: @mbreyter
  • 3. Poll ✘ Have you ever been part of an Agile team? ✘ Are you currently or have you ever been an Agile Coach? ✘ Do you consider Agile Coaching your profession? ✘ Do you expect to stay in this profession for 3 years or longer?
  • 4. 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT Agile Coaching is becoming a commodity…
  • 5. Five years ago ✘ Agile Coaching jobs were filled with people who actually knew how to coach teams ✘ There were few Agile Coaches who mastered the art of Agile coaching ✘ Proven success with Agile transformation was considered a requirement for the role Why would I say so? Today ✘ Anyone who has been on an Agile team is eligible for Agile Coaching positions ✘ Terms “ScrumMaster” and “Agile Coach” are used interchangeably ✘ Staff augmentation firms have started their own Agile practices and offer coaches at $60/hr
  • 6. Scrum Roles: pigs, chickens, and …
  • 7. Scrum Roles: pigs, chickens, and … What do you think a pigeon represents?
  • 8. What is an Agile Coach? “All coaching is, is taking a player where he can’t take himself” “Offensive linemen are the guys on the team who are the most selfless… These are the types of guys who make great coaches” Bill McCartney, American Football Coach “A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment” John Woodall, American Basketball Coach
  • 9. What about data? 2013 2015 % AGILE ADOPTION 35% 94% LARGE COMPANY (> 20K ppl.) 31% 45% DISTRIBUTED TEAMS 50% 80% Source: State of Agile Survey by VersionOne
  • 10. 2013 Breakdown 11% 9% 80% IN-HOUSE AGILE COACHES CONSULTING COACHES NO DEDICATED COACHING Source: State of Agile Survey by VersionOne
  • 11. 2. How to avoid commodization? How to stand out as an Agile Coach
  • 12. …in a complex distributed environment? Coach
  • 13. Agile Coach Profession Evolution Before Few Agile Coaches created and defined the market. Prestige was high and the specialization was rare. Now Agile Coaching is becoming a commodity due to increasing demand and practical experience. Future Agile Coaching will become a specialized skill again. Knowledge of Agile practices is not sufficient. Ability to influence others without authority, motivate teams and programs at scale, working with distributed teams, and adding practical value will become most important.
  • 14. What makes you a successful Agile Coach today and in the future? ABILITY TO INFLUENCE WITHOUT AUTHORITY PROFESSIONAL COACHING ABILITIES PRACTICAL AGILE SKILLS
  • 15. What does it mean from a skill/experience perspective? Practical abilities Agile Practitioners will replace Agile Coaches. Inspiration Motivate, do not prescribe. Global Experience Ability to work successfully with highly distributed teams and incporate external experience. Empathy Put yourselft in other people’s shoes. Support Be here now. Positive Attitude Always assume good intent and start from curiousity. Understand gravity.
  • 16. Retrospective: Agile Coaching as a profession WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES? WHAT IS WORKING GREAT? WHAT CAN EACH OF US DO TO INCREASE PRESTIGE?
  • 17. It Couldn’t Be Done Somebody said that it couldn’t be done, But, he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. Somebody scoffed: “Oh, you’ll never do that; At least no one has done it”; But he took off his coat and he took off his hat, And the first thing we knew he’d begun it. With a lift of his chin and a bit of a grin, Without any doubting or quiddit, He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it. There are thousands to tell you it cannot be done, There are thousands to prophesy failure; There are thousands to point out to you one by one, The dangers that wait to assail you. But just buckle it in with a bit of a grin, Just take off your coat and go to it; Just start to sing as you tackle the thing That “couldn’t be done,” and you’ll do it. –- Edgar Albert Guest
  • 18. Let’s re-brand Agile Coaching LONG LIVE AGILE PRACTICING
  • 19. Thanks! ANY PARTING THOUGHTS? You can find me at: @mbreyter maria_breiter@yahoo.com www.agilecoachingforteams.blogspot.com
  • 20. Credits ✘ Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition” by Lyssa Atkins ✘ State of Agile Survey by VersionOne, Inc. 2013 and 2015 ✘ “Agile Coaching” by Rachel Davis and Liz Sedley ✘ How to be an Agile Coach at Spotify https://labs.spotify.com/2014/01/07/how-it-is-to-be-an-agile- coach-intern-at-spotify/ ✘ Ben Linders “What is Agile Coaching” http://www.infoq.com/news/2012/12/agile-coaching ✘ “Is Agile Becoming a Commodity Profession?” published on AgileDevelopment.org http://www.agiledevelopment.org/agile-talk/is-agile-coaching- becoming-a-commodity-profession MS Powerpoint template: ✘ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival ✘ Photographs by Unsplash