This document discusses coaching agile teams. It begins by introducing Dương Trọng Tấn and his background in agile training and coaching. It then discusses that agile is about continuous learning and cultivation. It notes a common scenario where teams undergo training but then face new problems and lose direction when implementing agile. The document advocates for learning-by-doing and continuous improvement over short training courses. It promotes coaching teams through different phases to help them continuously improve. It also discusses using Kolb's learning cycle and turning the scrum process into a learning cycle.

1. COACHING
AGILE TEAMS
Dương Trọng Tấn
FPT University & HanoiScrum

2. About
• Full name: Dương Trọng Tấn
• Join AgileTour since 2011
• HanoiScrum/AgileVietnam/FPT University
• Interests: agile training/coaching, agile
education, agile mindset for life.

3. Principles #2
Amplify learning
“Agile Culture is about Collaboration and
Cultivation
>> Agile is about Learning
”

4. A common scenario
Problems
Searching for
new ways
Go for ‘Agile’
training course
Start ‘using‘
Agile
New problems
Loose the
direction
Rollback or
modify to
create Fr-Agile

5. Can
you
learn
ALL
in
1 WEEK?
Scrum
User stories
TDD ATDD BDD
Simple design
Agile modeling
Pair-programming
Continuous
Integration
• JIRA/TFS/Trello…
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6. Can you master just 1
simple thing in 1 WEEK?
SCRUM

7. Common sense ...
Because competency is constructed, the best
way to learn is learning-by-doing (aka. ‘onjob-learning’) and continuous improvement.

8. Training is not enough
• A continuous learning
and competency
development should be
implemented
• Individuals and team
should be coached to
reach next step of the
agile journey

9. How learning works in
constructive way?
Kolb Learning Cycle
http://www.ldu.leeds.ac.uk/ldu/sddu_multimedia/kolb/static_version.php

10. IDEA: turn Scrum process
into a learning cycle

11. Coaching phases
Early
• Training
• Instructing
Middle
• Helping
• Mentoring
• Advising
End
• Retrospectiv
es

12. On-going shaping-fixing
Photo: Anh Tuan

13. Coaching strategy
SHU
Follow the rule
HA
Reflect on the rule
Break the rule
>> Think: 10.000 hours deliberate practices”
RI
Be the rule

14. “Solving the problem is not what
matters most; developing the
problem-solving skills in people
is what really matters.”

15. FEED
Your Team
EVERYDAY

16. You may need a good
COOKBOOK

17. SHARE YOUR THOUGHT

18. Stay Tuned..
Monthly Gathering:
• www.hanoiscrum.net
• www.agilevietnam.org
Online Discussion (En &Vi):
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/hanoiscrum
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/agilevietnam
Dương Trọng Tấn
• duongtrongtan@gmail.com
• https://www.facebook.com/duongtrongtan
• http://vn.linkedin.com/in/tandt