Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition
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- Author：Lyssa Adkins
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Summary
The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile Teams
As an agile coach， you can help project teams become outstanding at agile， 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。 But it's a challenging role。 It requires new skills--as well as a subtle understanding of when to step in and when to step back。 Migrating from "command and control" to agile coaching requires a whole new mind-set。 In Coaching Agile Teams， Lyssa Adkins gives agile coaches the insights they need to adopt this new mind-set and to guide teams to extraordinary performance in a re-energized work environment。 You'll gain a deep view into the role of the agile coach， discover what works and what doesn't， and learn how to adapt powerful skills from many allied disciplines， including 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 Creating an environment where self-organized， high-performance teams can emerge Coaching teams past cooperation and into full collaboration Evolving your leadership style as your team grows and changes Staying actively engaged without dominating your team and stunting its growth Recognizing failure， recovery， and success modes in your coaching 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？
As an agile coach， you can help project teams become outstanding at agile， 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。 But it's a challenging role。 It requires new skills--as well as a subtle understanding of when to step in and when to step back。 Migrating from "command and control" to agile coaching requires a whole new mind-set。 In Coaching Agile Teams， Lyssa Adkins gives agile coaches the insights they need to adopt this new mind-set and to guide teams to extraordinary performance in a re-energized work environment。 You'll gain a deep view into the role of the agile coach， discover what works and what doesn't， and learn how to adapt powerful skills from many allied disciplines， including 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 Creating an environment where self-organized， high-performance teams can emerge Coaching teams past cooperation and into full collaboration Evolving your leadership style as your team grows and changes Staying actively engaged without dominating your team and stunting its growth Recognizing failure， recovery， and success modes in your coaching 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？
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Jonatas Catarina
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Livro muito prático， me deu várias ideias e abriu a mente para coisas básicas mas que trazem resultados。
Guillaume Bailly
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A great reference about the do's and don't's of agile coaching and the role of an agile coach in the team dynamics。 A great companion to return to when embarking on the journey to agile coaching mastery。 A great reference about the do's and don't's of agile coaching and the role of an agile coach in the team dynamics。 A great companion to return to when embarking on the journey to agile coaching mastery。 。。。more
Jose Lobato
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I found this book by chance。 I searched for new ways to communicate my agile ideas， and “coaching” sounds like it。 And it was。 Agile is very easy to understand but hard to get， which is misleading。 What is easy is the frameworks。 They are very well designed and easy to grasp。 You can start a team with SCRUM in a couple of Sprints if you teach them the ceremonies and their goals and how to manage springboard and backlog。 But that is just the early beginning。 Getting rid of all the bad habits and I found this book by chance。 I searched for new ways to communicate my agile ideas， and “coaching” sounds like it。 And it was。 Agile is very easy to understand but hard to get， which is misleading。 What is easy is the frameworks。 They are very well designed and easy to grasp。 You can start a team with SCRUM in a couple of Sprints if you teach them the ceremonies and their goals and how to manage springboard and backlog。 But that is just the early beginning。 Getting rid of all the bad habits and working as an efficient Agile team is another story entirely。 It is even more complicated if your team does not “believe” in agile。 Either way， they are already convinced that it will work， or they will only be when they see it。 But， if they are unwilling to give it a try for real， prepare for a bumpy road。 The book is excellent if you are interested in understanding more about the Agile concepts and go deeper in how to go across explaining the concepts to your colleagues。 I love when the author clarifies the differences between “Cooperation” and “Collaboration”。 Most people can not differentiate both words， which is key to understanding how a teams work。Since I’m so passionate about this subject， I wondered if I should switch careers and start coaching other teams after taking the needed courses。 It is not the first time I put this question on the table。 But， even though I love it， I love even more crafting software。 So I’ll stay growing the way I’m doing now。 But if my team wants to go beyond in their Agile path， I’m now more ready to help with that。One last thing。 Even though the book explains many exciting concepts and is well written， I do not think it is a book for somebody who wants to start with agile。 The book will probably confuse you more than help you if you are new to agile。 I would say it is an advance level book。Did I say that I’m a fan of agile？ :）See it in my blog: [josealobato。com]（https://josealobato。com/lyssa-adkins-。。。） 。。。more
Drew Mayerson
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This book was great and really gave me insight into what it might be like to be an agile coach。 I also had not thought of agile coaching as she described it; being a life/professional coach with the technical knowledge of scrum and agile。 I really appreciated the charts and visuals。 This will be a constant resource and textbook that I will cite for time to come。
Nikki
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Good insights on how to be a good coach
Chris
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Rather entry level and has not aged well。
Brenda Vandenberghe
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A goog guide and overview about collaboration and improvement practices to guide （and lead） a team。 Agile practices very pragmatically explained。
TPolonio
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Must read！If you are into agile coaching， I strongly recommend this book。 It brings a very clear and complete content with important tips derived from hands on coaching experience。 It also connects theory to practice and can provide insights dor both， beginners and experienced coaches。Enjoy your reading session！
Patrik Gustafsson
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This will be a go to book， It filled with good advice。 I wish I read it earlier。
Anna Zubko
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VERY good book on agile coaching。 While reading it I had the impression that I am just having a friendly conversation with the author， who shares with me the secrets of being a good agile coach。The book is focused on practical and psychological aspects of agile coaching and doesn’t cover the theory。 Would be better to start with the book if you have at least a basic knowledge of agile。
Nadya Ichinomiya
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THE bible of Agile Coaching。 I read this back in 2018 and just finished it in audiobook。 Comprehensive， authentic， and useful。
Penney
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So much gold in this book。 I will come back to it again and again。
Cara Foley
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Practical guide for anyone working on an Agile team。 If you’re stressing on a deadline or feel overwhelmed on a project - pick up this book again to help right your ship。 Reviewing the roles and perspectives of everyone on the team will help you work better on the team no matter what your role。 Has saved my sanity a few times。
TC Gill
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This is a great book on Agile and unleashing its power through coaching and c0-creating leadership。It fits perfectly with the Coaching style that I am accredited with （CPCC） and inspired me to further improve the way in which I serve clients and the organizations I work with。Just love it。I would love to meet the author。
Jay Hyett
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My go-to reference for Agile Coaching - every time I read or listen I discover something new or a different way at looking at a problem or team。
Maura
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This book was giving to me by someone who no longer needed it， and as such， I didn't have the right expectations going in。 I thought "coaching agile teams" referred generally to the act of working with a mentoring agile teams， which it does。 But what wasn't clear to me from the outset was that Adkins considers an "agile coach" to be a specific organizational role， separate from a scrum master or a product owner。 Regardless， the tips in this book are applicable to anyone who works with agile team This book was giving to me by someone who no longer needed it， and as such， I didn't have the right expectations going in。 I thought "coaching agile teams" referred generally to the act of working with a mentoring agile teams， which it does。 But what wasn't clear to me from the outset was that Adkins considers an "agile coach" to be a specific organizational role， separate from a scrum master or a product owner。 Regardless， the tips in this book are applicable to anyone who works with agile teams， and it's easy enough to skim through the agile coaching sections that may or may not apply to you。 I will definitely be referring back to this useful manual， as Adkins provides actionable advice and suggestions for working through conflict， facilitating meetings， creating a collaborative team environment， and more。 。。。more
Mila Ley
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Это книга предназначена именно для Agile коучей и ни для кого другого。 Я как PO решила прочесть для расширения кругозора， однако это как читать длинную книгу по психологии повествующей о единой мысли «замолчи и слушай» （утрирую конечно）。 К сожалению моя профессия не подразумевает подобную модель поведения， хотя и привнесла мысль о важности спокойствия и доверия。 Подводя итог， если вы не Agile коуч， вам эта книга не пригодится， лучше почитайте Кона:）
Ivan P
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Great book， but but the main subject of the book is not Agile， it is more about personal development and coaching in productive Agile environment。 Gonna read it again， later。
Mahmoud Ghoz
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A must read book for anyone in the agile industry。
Hashem
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The book is packed with information， experience and examples that made reading it quite enjoyable as much as inspiring。 This been said， it is not a quick read， and it wont be a one time read either。 This is a book to come back to whenever you are in a new position or encounter a new （or old） challenge。 The structure of the book and its chapters serves the purpose （using it as a reference book） greatly。 Additionally， the audio version offers a bit more than hard copy or the ebook， so it is great The book is packed with information， experience and examples that made reading it quite enjoyable as much as inspiring。 This been said， it is not a quick read， and it wont be a one time read either。 This is a book to come back to whenever you are in a new position or encounter a new （or old） challenge。 The structure of the book and its chapters serves the purpose （using it as a reference book） greatly。 Additionally， the audio version offers a bit more than hard copy or the ebook， so it is great to have the audio book along with the readableCoaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters， Agile Coaches， and Project Managers in Transition medium of choice。 。。。more
Krzysztof
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This book is good and bad for the same reasons。 Depending on what is your experience and your expectations you may love it （5 stars） or hate it （1 star）。 I do both equally， so hearing it （I listened to the audiobook version） was a rollercoaster of emotions。Breadth vs DepthThis book covers an insane collection of topics， ideas， and themes。 Not only defines and describes agile coaching but goes into life coaching， mindfulness， personal development， NVC， EQ， behavioral psychology， marriage counseli This book is good and bad for the same reasons。 Depending on what is your experience and your expectations you may love it （5 stars） or hate it （1 star）。 I do both equally， so hearing it （I listened to the audiobook version） was a rollercoaster of emotions。Breadth vs DepthThis book covers an insane collection of topics， ideas， and themes。 Not only defines and describes agile coaching but goes into life coaching， mindfulness， personal development， NVC， EQ， behavioral psychology， marriage counseling， martial arts， music， and many more。 On the one hand side， it gives readers multiple references and directions to explore on their own。 On the other hand side， it doesn't go deep on any of those subjects， feeling sometimes like a number of 5-bullet points summaries of different books glued together without any original thought or insight from the author。Context vs ContentThere is a lot about "why， what， when， and who" of agile coaching， which can be interesting and be used to build a strong mindset， especially if some is new to agile。 However， "how" is rather weak。 Examples are either missing or so generic they do not provide much value （straightforward solutions devoided of any nuance）， so it is hard to get specific about the agile coaching toolset and skills。 It's kind of in line with a principle of not being very prescriptive and leaving space for own discovery， but I'd love to hear more about the specific and pragmatic experiences of the author。Personal vs SystemicThe book focuses on interpersonal issues and implementing agile on a team level。 It's very valuable， but far from being comprehensive。 There is a mention about working with multiple teams （although not recommended） or managers of team members （but only for sake of the team members）， but very little on working with the organization as a whole。 I missed this perspective a lot and found myself disengaging when the book was turning into a self-help guide。Perfect agile is the silver bulletThe author presents a very idealistic depicture of agile - a belief that if only we could do agile right then all of our problems will go away。 That the agile way is the only way to get work done and be happy， anything non-agile is most probably misguided or pathological。 There is a lot of ideas in this book that I find really great and I agree that we should strive to implement them well in our workplaces， but I'm far from being so agile-radical and disregard everything else。Technical notes1。 There are noticeable differences in audio quality and the author's narration between different parts of the audiobook。 Some parts are much harder to go through because of a narrator's flat tone or static noise in the background。2。 For an audiobook published in 2020 I was surprised that there was no comment on remote work。 I understand why the author was dismissive about remote setup （to the point of raising doubts if agile coaching over the distance can be effective at all） in 2010， but it sounds very strange in 2020 when F2F interactions are sparse or even prohibited。Overall， I didn't enjoy this book much and it felt much longer than it actually was BUT I found something fascinating in every chapter。 One sentence， question， or quote that resonated strongly and forced me to reflect or reconsider my defaults。 Not always in line with the intentions of the author ;） but still made this book valuable to me。 I'd recommend it to people who have some experience in agile but are new to agile leadership or teaching agile， especially if they come from traditionally non-agile environments。 。。。more
Phil D。
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Great book。 Dense content about coaching agile teams。 Good mix of experiences， stories and analysis。 I find it very practical and helpful to gain a deeper understanding of how agile teams work。
Chris Thar
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Chock full of additional resources， this textbook is the quintessential tome for PMs， SMs and agile coaches。 It reads like a conversation which lends to the feeling of taking a college course。 The topics wide ranging， though often the subject ends up being about you。 Bravo Lyssa， you've paved （or repaved？） a road that many of us are on and will benefit from your pioneering。 Chock full of additional resources， this textbook is the quintessential tome for PMs， SMs and agile coaches。 It reads like a conversation which lends to the feeling of taking a college course。 The topics wide ranging， though often the subject ends up being about you。 Bravo Lyssa， you've paved （or repaved？） a road that many of us are on and will benefit from your pioneering。 。。。more
Peter
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The best coaching books I have read with real life examples。 Very practical。
Florenta Mihaela
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It's a good read if you are just at the beginning of your journey to become an Agile coach。 A lot of interesting questions to ponder on so it will definitely help with your own reflection。 It's a good read if you are just at the beginning of your journey to become an Agile coach。 A lot of interesting questions to ponder on so it will definitely help with your own reflection。 。。。more
Eva Weiss
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One thing that stands out is how she went fro project manager to life coach to agile coach。
Theo Kokonas
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It's a fairly decent book， it will give you vast insights into how to better facilitate a scrum team。 I did find it dry at times but this is largely due to my attempts at reading it cover to cover - don't do that。 Where this book shines is as a reference to dip into， based on what areas you're working on。 Worth picking up for any aspiring agile coach or even scrum master。 It's a fairly decent book， it will give you vast insights into how to better facilitate a scrum team。 I did find it dry at times but this is largely due to my attempts at reading it cover to cover - don't do that。 Where this book shines is as a reference to dip into， based on what areas you're working on。 Worth picking up for any aspiring agile coach or even scrum master。 。。。more
Víctor Balbás
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Revealing at first。 Repetitive at the end。
Robert Hunsicker
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