AGILE RESOURCES
FOR COACHES
Articles, websites and books
on Agile methods abound.
However, most of them are
geared toward software
development professionals.
The resources below will help
coaches without a technical
background learn more about
the methodology.
Agile Explained
Agile Alliance
Agile Methodology Offers
an Efficient Way of
Completing Projects
Customer
value-driven
Early
detection &
removal of
obstacles
Agile Coaching
“Why You May Need an ‘Agile
Coach’ (Whatever One Is),” by
Matthew Heusser
Agile Training
Agile for Coaches
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Coaching World
Agile Coaching Institute
Incremental,
feture-based
delivery
Co-located,
self-managed
teams
Agile Methodology
Coaching
Agile Teams: A
Companion for
ScrumMasters,
Agile Coaches,
and Project
Managers in
Transition, by Lyssa Adkins
(Addison-Wesley Signature
Series, 2010)
Iterative,
time-boxed
development
by taking on the role of scrum
master. This real-world experience
can lay the foundation for a team
coaching process based on the
Agile framework.
Although Agile originally was
designed to simplify software
development projects,
organizations are finding that
they need more than technically
trained scrum masters. They need
practitioners who understand
how to empower a team to
collaboratively move to highperformance while adapting to
Agile methodology. This represents
a significant opportunity for
experienced team coaches
interested in Agile training.
Although organizations in the
technology sector still comprise
the majority of Agile users, the
methodology is taking hold outside
the tech world. For professional
coaches with Agile training, any
organization that uses project
teams to get work done is a
potential customer.
Services a professional coach
with Agile training can deliver to
organizations include:
• Developing Agile
implementation plans
• Training and coaching
scrum masters
• Coaching Agile teams
• Developing and managing
organizational coaching
programs in service of building
an Agile-friendly coaching culture
• Using Agile techniques and
team coaching to coach
leadership teams
Agile adds a proven methodology
to the team coach’s toolbox that
will lend a competitive advantage
in the marketplace.