building coaching through a mentorship program
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COACH MENTORSHIPEXPERIENCE
Matthias Ripp
Who?
What?
How?
Why Coach Mentorship?
Year 1
Reduce reliance on external coaches.
Create internal “Coach” candidates.
Focus Areas
building the relationship
active listening
observation and debrief
problem solving
facilitation and training
Coaching Agile Teams book
Crucial Conversations book
Douglas Scortegagna
Months
Meetings/Week
Percent Allocation
Mentees
Coaches
20
9
6
3
2
1 -on-OnesDouglas Scortegagna
Year of Discovery
Douglas Scortegagna
Learning from Year 1
Keep
• 9 Months
• Study/Practice/Do
• Paired Engagement with Teams
Change
• No Promise of a Position
• Reduce “Goal-Seeking”
• Contest to Community
• Increase frequency of Evaluation
Why Coach Mentorship?
Year 2
Reduce reliance on external coaches.
Create internal “Coach” potential.
Create internal coaching skill, mindset.
Focus Areas
Similar skills
Explicit curriculum
Curriculum for individuals, pairs, the group
Half-day kick-off workshop
360 reviews
Coaching Agile Teams book (selected chapters)
Crucial Conversations book
Douglas Scortegagna
Months
Meetings/Week
Percent Allocation
Mentees
Coach Equivalents
20
9
6
3
2
1 -on-OnesDouglas Scortegagna
4
2
Year of Distraction
Douglas Scortegagna
Learning from Year 2
Keep
• Collaborating on “one-on-ones”
• Group Kickoff
Change
• Use the Entire Book
• Get Commitment
• Foster Engagement
Why Coach Mentorship?
Year 3
Reduce reliance on external coaches.
Create internal coaching skill, mindset.
(not “coaches”)
Include remote locations.
Focus Areas
Similar skills
Similar curriculum
“Participants” not “mentees”
All coaches meet with all participants
Capture artifacts for repeatability
Coaching Agile Teams book (all chapters)
Crucial Conversations book
Douglas Scortegagna
Months (3/3/3)
Meetings/Week
Percent Allocation
Participants
Coach Equivalents
20
9
4
3
2
1 -on-OnesDouglas Scortegagna
12
1.5
Year of Arrival
Douglas Scortegagna
Learning from Year 3
Keep
• Critical Mass
• Embrace Enabling Technology
• Share Responsibility
• Pair
• Prepare
• Keep an open mind
Outcomes - Tangible
• Eliminated external coaches
• Participant in internal Agile Coach position
• Participant in internal Agile strategy position
• Coach CoP – run by a participant
• Scrum Master CoP – run by a participant
Outcomes - Intangible
• Agile mindset applied in current positions
• More engagement in the external Agile community
• Agile mindset momentum
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