As an agile coach, you can help project teams become outstanding at agile development, creating products that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver both innovation and excellence. More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. However, the role of coach is a challenging one that often doesn't exist in traditional application development. Migrating from command and control to agile coaching requires new skills and a whole new mindset. In Coaching Agile Teams, leading agile coach Lyssa Adkins helps you master both so you can guide your agile teams to extraordinary performance. This practical book is packed with ideas, best practices, and checklists you can start using immediately. All of it reflects Adkins's own hard-won experience transitioning to agile coaching from traditional, large-scale project management, including the remarkable lessons she's learned from the teams she's worked with.

pt. 1. It starts with you -- 1. Will I be a good coach? -- 2. Expect high performance -- 3. Master yourself -- 4. Let your style change -- pt. 2. Helping the team get more for themselves -- 5. Coach as coach-mentor -- 6. Coach as facilitator -- 7. Coach as teacher -- 8. Coach as problem solver -- 9. Coach as conflict navigator -- 10. Coach as collaboration conductor -- pt. 3. Getting more for yourself -- 11. Agile coach failure, recovery, and success modes -- 12. When will I get there? -- 13. It's your journey.