Developing Your Organization’s Agile Coaching Capability

Most companies transition to Agile because they want the speed and innovation that Agile promises. However, to realize that organizations need solid Agile Coaches to help establish the deep, institutional capability required to become a truly Agile organization. Team agility is a first step, but ultimately withers without organizational agility. Most ScrumMasters and Agile Coaches inside organizations are assigned to the role by default, quite often without the requisite skill to foster team agility, much less organizational agility. Yet, this is precisely what organizations need of them. To answer the need, an internal Agile Coaching capability must be built. In her years developing Agile Coaches, Lyssa sees that creating internal Agile Coaching capability is not only possible, it is quite straightforward. In this talk, Lyssa will offer insight on how to develop ScrumMasters and Agile Coaches as their scope of influence expands from one or a few teams to a program or value stream. The skills, knowledge and self-leadership needed at each step will be revealed, as well as what an organization should (and should not) expect from them at various levels of development. This talk will help managers and transformation leads put flesh on the bones of their Agile Coaching capability development strategy. It will also serve as a guide for ScrumMasters and Agile Coaches as they develop themselves. Everyone will leave with the resources they need to take their next steps toward greater Agile Coaching skill.