Agile Coach Journal

Agile software development is a big change for many organizations. The most typical pattern is to start with one or two small projects and then build on success with more projects. In time, a wider change in organizational process and culture is underway. If your company is about to take this journey into unfamiliar territory or if they have gone part way and are feeling a little uncertain about their current location in the Agile landscape, you should consider hiring an experienced guide. In the Agile world, this guide is called an Agile Coach. Here are some advantages of hiring a Coach to help you find the way. Read more…

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More often than desired, clients ask for guidance in doing a project in a way that is “sort of agile”. I do my best to be reasonable, relating to this caution. One of my favorite pastimes in youth was exploring the hills of my native Southern California for new swimming holes. (Yes, there are actually quite a few.) And yet, no matter how hot the day and how inviting the water, I was always slow about getting wet. Somehow it did not suit my nature to just jump in, averse to the shocking temperature difference. For someone new to Agile, the pool can look both inviting and threatening. Even more so if the water is murky.

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