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Hariprakash Agrawal
hariprakash@opcord.com
October 03, 2015
http://testoptimizer.com
Behavioral Aspects of
Coaching

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ServicesExperience
About Me
Serving as CEO at OpCord and RideAlly
Software Development, Test Automation, Agile
Consulting, Products (RideAlly, TestOptimizer)
Agile / Kanban Coach & Trainer (CSM)
Agile Transformations
Email: hariprakash@opcord.com
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Enterprise Agile Coaching & Transformation
Building Agile Culture and values
Training Scrum, Kanban, XP
Implementing SAFe Framework
Tools expert: Rally
An Entrepreneur and Enterprise Agile Coach
http://testoptimizer.com

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Individuals and
Interactions
over Processes and Tools
Working Product over
Comprehensive
Documentation
Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation
Responding to change over Following a plan
Agile Manifesto – Behavioral Aspects
That is, while there is value in the items onthe
right, we value the items on the left more.
3Courtesy: www.agilemanifesto.org

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Scrum Values
Courtesy: http://guntherverheyen.com/2013/05/03/theres-value-in-the-scrum-values/ 4

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People over Process
Courtesy: https://sopinion8ed.wordpress.com/2012/11/20/enterprise-social-media-or-enterprise-social-networks/ 5

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Mentors over Managers
Courtesy: https://lowres.cartoonstock.com/education-teaching-mentoring-mentors-questionnaire-
training-exams-forn2180_low.jpg
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Collaboration over Competition
Courtesy: http://www.focusservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/competition-people1.jpg 7

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Courtesy: http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-photo-team-spirit-business-
debate-image23840765
Team Spirit over Individual Excellence
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Not everyone is sold to Agile
Courtesy: http://theglasshammer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/office-politics-
e1428506195741.jpg
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Courtesy: http://compforce.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451df4569e2015435f02282970c-pi
Force fit of SM and PO role
Trained but behavioral
aspects not considered
while assigning roles
One SM or PO for many
teams
Managers are assigned SM
or PO role without
adequate hand-holding
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Courtesy: http://www.implementingscrum.com/images/070604-scrumtoon.jpg
PO does not detail-out stories
Not a detail oriented person or a quite senior person or have
multiple responsibilities or cannot see the forest for the trees
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12.
Courtesy: http://www.ifunny.com/pictures/boss-vs-leader/
Scrum Master is not Servant Leader
Not able to lead the team
Can get swayed by
management or anyone
Is not assertive
Defensive nature
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Lack of Discipline, Punctuality
13Courtesy: http://dilbert.com
Do not come on
time in standups
Leaving work to
last minute
Meetings go in
tangent
Speaking loud
on Phones..

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Developers think that Testing is not their
responsibility
Courtesy: http://www.a2zmenu.com/FunAtWork/Miscellaneous/Developer-Vs-Tester.aspx 14

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Courtesy: http://mootee.typepad.com/innovation_playground/2007/05/are_you_afraid_.html
People do not speak-up
Juniors are shy
in front of
Seniors
Unnecessary
fear of getting
punished
They just don’t
care
Its just not in
their nature to
speak-up
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Courtesy: http://www.hascode.com/2011/05/oh-jbehave-baby-behaviour-driven-development-using-jbehave/
Members
are not
attentive to
details
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Commit without thorough thinking
Do not spend enough time on planning
We assume a lot of things
Not enough focus on risks and uncertainties
17Courtesy: http://dilbert.com

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Saying ‘Yes’ when actually wish to say ‘No’
Courtesy: http://tribefitness.com.au/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/JustSayNo-300x289.jpg 18

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