Davies (Agile expert, director of Agile Alliance) and Sedley (Agile coach and .NET developer) provide a handbook for creating and coaching Agile software development teams. Based on their experience with real teams, the authors offer tips on planning and writing software, running effective Agile meetings, and creating software in a consistent manner. Chapters also cover approaches to avoid and challenges that may come up and how to deal with them. Distributed by O'Reilly Media. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
"Agile Coaching" is all about working with people to create great teams. Readers learn how to build a team that produces great software and has fun doing it. The authors share their personal coaching stories, giving insights into what works and what to avoid.
To lead change, you need to expand your toolkit, and this book gives you the tools you need to make the transition from agile practitioner to agile coach. Agile Coaching is all about working with people to create great agile teams. You'll learn how to build a team that produces great software and has fun doing it. In the process, you'll grow a team that's self-sufficient and skillful. This book provides you with deeper knowledge of how agile practices work and how to inspire your team to improve. Discover how to coach your team through the agile lifecycle, from planning to writing software. Learn the secrets of running effective agile meetings and how to get your team following a consistent approach to creating software. You'll find chapters dedicated to introducing Test-Driven Development, designing Retrospectives, and making progress visible. Find out what works and what to avoid when introducing agile practices to your team. Throughout the book the authors share their personal coaching stories from experience with real teams, giving you insights into what works and what to avoid. Each chapter also covers hurdles that you and your team may face and what to do to clear them.