About this course
ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED AGILE PRACTITIONER LOOKING TO BUILD YOUR SKILLS AND MINDSET TO BE AN EFFECTIVE AGILE COACH IN TODAY'S RAPIDLY EVOLVING BUSINESS LANDSCAPE?
In a world where change is constant and adaptability is paramount, the role of an Agile coach has never been more critical. Our Agile Coaching course provides an in-depth understanding of Agile coaching, including the skills and knowledge needed to guide teams towards high performance, deliver value to stakeholders, and promote a culture of continuous improvement. The program is deeply experiential, immersing you in hands-on exercises to reinforce coaching theory. This program will provide you with everything you need to be an effective coach and mentor and bring the best out of the individuals and teams you support and features of a product or initiative.
What you will gain
The ICAgile Certified Professional - Agile Coaching (ICP-ACC) certification is granted on the successful completion of this course. This certification is part of the ICAgile Agile Team Coaching Track along with our Agile Team Facilitation course. We offer the complete ICAgile Agile Team Coaching Track for those looking to become an ICAgile Certified Expert in Agile Coaching (ICE-AC).
This course will contribute 21 PMI® professional development units (PDUs) towards your chosen certification (10 Power Skills, 4 Business Acumen and 7 Ways of Working).
What you will learn
- The mindset and role of the Agile Coach.
- Developing Agile coaching stances such as teacher, mentor and coach.
- Professional coaching skills such as active listening, powerful questioning and feedback and integrating them into a coaching conversation.
- Supporting Agile mindset shifts and role transitions.
- The importance of creating and facilitating an Agile Coaching Agreement and Coaching Alliance.
- How to startup and grow high-performance Agile teams through effective coaching.
- Techniques to handle conflict and dysfunction.
PREREQUISITES
This is an advanced Agile course designed for experienced agile practitioners who are looking to build their coaching and mentoring skills. To get the most out of this course, you will need at least 12 months working experience in Agile approaches and have completed our Agile Team Facilitation course to cover the facilitation stance or possess equivalent experience and skills.
This course is great for
- Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, Product Owners, Project Manager, and other Agile team members interested in building their professional coaching, mentoring and teaching skills.
- Executives and leaders interested in creating an Agile culture in their organisation.
- Anyone interested in becoming an Agile coach or enhancing their Agile coaching skills.
Topics covered
Agile Coaching Defined
Coach as a Teacher
- Delivery Mechanisms
- Making Learning Stick
- Feedback and Radical Candor
Agile Coaching Mindset
- Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence
- Agile Coaching Stance
- Agile Coaching Ethics
Professional Coaching Skills
- Rapport and Presence
- Active Listening
- Powerful Questions
The Coaching Conversation
- Arc of the Coaching Conversation
Agile Mindset Shifts and Role Transitions
- Individual Change Cycle
- Coaching for Resistance
Foundational Team Coaching
- Systems View & Observation
- Clean Language
Coaching Agreements and Alliances Key Mentoring Skills
- Mentoring Conversation
Coaching Towards High Performance
- Coaching Tuckman
- Team Development
- Team Liftoff
- Team Health and Impediments
Handling Conflict and Dysfunction
