The document discusses the values of an agile coach, including getting to know clients, co-creating plans based on their needs and challenges, discovering appropriate frameworks, using common terminology, teaching a culture of learning, ensuring alignment, focusing on an agile mindset rather than just doing "Agile", providing just-in-time growth and training, breaking up dependencies and bottlenecks, documenting only what's necessary, and promoting continuous improvement. The role of the coach is to help clients streamline processes, eliminate bottlenecks, cross-skill employees, experiment, and build a foundation where they can safely work and occasionally fail.

1. So, you want to get hired as
an agile coach…
Sally A Sloley
Twitter @sallysloley
Email sally@sallysloley.com
Linkedin www.linkedin.com/li/sallysloley

2. Being an agile coach…
To be a great coach you need to understand what a
coach values…

3. Agile
Assessments
We value getting to know our
clients, their current way of
working, their vision and goals

4. Co-creation of
a plan
We value providing clients with
just-in-time information that’s built
with them based on what
challenges they are trying to solve

5. Discovering which
frameworks might
fit
We value making
suggestions about
frameworks that the client
might want to try based on
what we see them needing
help with

6. Common
terminology to
bring clarity
We value industry standard
roles and terminology

7. A Culture of
Learning
We value teaching the client and
teaching them how to teach each
other

8. Alignment
We value alignment of values

9. Doing “Agile”
doesn’t make
you agile
We value an agile mindset

10. Just-in-time
growth
We value helping you grow organically as you need it

11. Bottlenecks
We value breaking up dependencies and eliminating
bottlenecks

12. Necessary
documentation
We value documenting only what’s necessary and
having it be as lo-fidelity as possible

13. Just-in-time training
We value determining what frameworks you might
want to use and understanding whether you are
ready to invest in them

14. Continuous Improvement
There is no end state in agility. You should constantly be looking at ways to help
your clients streamline, break up bottlenecks, eliminate dependencies, cross-skill
their employees, and experiment.
You shouldn’t need to coach forever, but it takes a long time to build the
foundation that clients feel safe to work in, and occasionally fail in. Lead with
values and take each small win for what it is.

15. Questions???