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Role of an Agile Coach

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Learning Objectives
Defining Coaching
Difference Between Coaching , Mentoring
and Training
Defining Agile Coaching
Roles and Responsibility of Agile Coach

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Defining Coaching

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Coaching Definition
Coaching is partnering with clients in a thought-
provoking and creative process that inspires them to
maximize their personal and professional potential.
Source : coachfederation.org
Coaching is a form of development in which a
person called a coach supports a learner or client in
achieving a specific personal or professional goal.
Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaching

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Coaching is…
 Igniting growth by improving thinking
 Facilitate positive change by improving thinking
 Creates self awareness by showing blind spots
 Showing the mirror
 Providing structure and process to help identify goals and actions
towards them

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Coaching is About…
Problem Solution
Ask
Tell
Asking questions that lead the Coachee to the Solution!

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Coaching vs. Other Disciplines
Problem Solution
Ask
Tell
CoachingCounseling
Consulting Teaching/
Mentoring

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Agile Coaching

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Roles and Responsibilities – Coach’s Journey

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Teaching and Mentoring Responsibilities
 Teach relevant Agile framework
 Mentor role transitions in Agile
 Help set up the work environment
 Accommodate team’s geographical relationship
 Teach Conflict Management
 Identify and handle resistance from individuals

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Coaching and Facilitating Responsibilities
 Develop Self-organizing Team
 Define and identify high performance
 Coach teams in creating their culture & vision
 Coach Agile Roles
 Coach Stakeholders on Agile Mindset
 Coach team in managing their own conflict
 Identify and Capture impediments
 Ensure Leadership Engagement
 Continuously challenge the team to improve

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Agile Coaching Competencies

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Agile-Lean Practitioner
 Good knowledge of Lean and Agile Frameworks
 Good Understanding of practices which help in implementing
lean/ agile frameworks
 Skills in applying Agile Values and Principles
 Skills in applying Lean Principles

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Domain Mastery
 Technical Mastery or craftsmanship
 Business Mastery
• Practical knowledge of business strategy and management frameworks
 Transformational Mastery
• Ability to facilitate, catalyze and/or lead organizational change and
transformation efforts

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Key Mindset Shifts
Away From… Towards…
Directing people Letting team find the way
Subject Matter Expert Facilitator
Problem Focused Solution focused
Achieve scope, schedule and
budget targets
Maximize business value
delivery
Specific results Overall team improvement
Judging/evaluating people Motivating/trusting people
Focus on past or distant future Focus on present

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Quick Introduction
of
ICP-ACC (Certified Agile Coach) Program

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Facts
 It’s a Certification Program by ICAgile.com
 Most popular Knowledge based Certificate on Agile Coaching
 Requires Attending 3 Days In person classroom session
 Certification is with Life Long Validity
 No written exam

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Our Program Focus
 Coaching Mindset
 Coaching Conversations
 Coaching Agreements
 Setting up work environment
 Building Agile Teams
 Coaching Agile Teams
 Coaching Agile Roles
 Agile Transformations

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Upcoming Sessions
City Dates
Pune 11-Nov-2016 to 13-Nov-2016
Chennai 02-Dec-2016 to 04 –Dec-2016
Bangalore 16-Dec-2016 – 18-Dec-2016
13-Jan-2017 – 15-Jan-2017
Delhi 23-Dec-2016 - 25-Dec-2016
Hyderabad 17-Feb-2017 – 19 Feb 2017

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Questions?

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References
1. www.agilecoachinginstitute.com/resourc
es/competency-model/
2. www.coachfederation.org/