Everything You Need to Know and Do to Coach Your Agile Project Team to Success! As an agile
coach you can help project teams become outstanding at agile development creating products
that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver
both innovation and excellence. More and more frequently ScrumMasters and project managers are
being asked to coach agile teams. However the role of coach is a challenging one that often
doesn't exist in traditional application development. Migrating from command and control to
agile coaching requires new skills and a whole new mindset. In Coaching Agile Teams leading
agile coach Lyssa Adkins helps you master both so you can guide your agile teams to
extraordinary performance. This practical book is packed with ideas best practices and
checklists you can start using immediately. All of it reflects Adkins's own hard-won experience
transitioning to agile coaching from traditional large-scale project management including the
remarkable lessons she's learned from the teams she's worked with. You'll gain deep insight
into the role of the agile coach discover what works and what doesn't and learn how to adapt
powerful skills from the fields of professional coaching and mentoring. Coverage includes
Understanding what it takes to be a great agile coach Mastering all of the agile coach's roles:
teacher mentor problem solver conflict navigator and performance coach Moving from agile
team member or project leader to coach Creating an environment where self-organized
high-performance teams can emerge Coordinating collaboration Evolving your leadership style as
your team grows and changes Staying actively engaged without dominating your team and stunting
its growth Operating in failure recovery and success modes Getting the most out of your own
personal agile coaching journey Whether you're an agile coach leader trainer mentor
facilitator ScrumMaster project manager product owner or team member this book will help
you become skilled at helping others become truly great. What could possibly be more rewarding?
