BeyondAgile September 28 Event!

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Inna Balutina

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Sep 14, 2011, 2:56:00 PM9/14/11
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BeyondAgile September 28 Event!

BeyondAgile, a group for Puget Sound-area people who are making

software that works, presents our September program:

"Coaching Great Agile Teams: The Being and Doing Work of an Agile Coach"

with Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd

Wednesday, 28 September 2011

6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Read on for program and location information, or visit us at BeyondAgile.org.

The Blurb

Would you like to help your team transition into the "joyful pursuit of acting as a high performance team?" Do you want to understand what you should be "doing" as an Agile coach, but also how to "be" a coach? More and more frequently, Scrum Masters and project managers are being asked to coach agile teams. This challenging role requires new skills - as well as a subtle understanding of when to step in and when to step back. Migrating from "command and control" to agile coaching requires a whole new mind-set. This leaves many wondering, "What is my role in a self-organized team? How do I help the team yet stay hands-off?" "Is this a leadership role, or not?" It is easy to go too far to either extreme - some take too much control, while others leave the team too much alone to "self-organize". In this session, Lyssa Adkins and Michael K. Spayd explore the world of Agile Coaching and the related discipline of professional coaching, providing a framework for thinking about our new discipline, the new competencies it requires, and the new way of being that makes it all work.

Come join us to listen to Lyssa and Michael talk about Coaching Great Agile Teams.

Our Speakers

Lyssa’s new book, Coaching Agile Teams, has set a new high water mark for the practice of Agile Coaching. Michael’s Agile Enterprise model has shifted the discussion to the broader organizational world of culture, change and leadership. Both trained in the world of professional coaching, Lyssa and Michael have combined to help take the world of Agile Coaching to a new level of potential and professional rigor.

Event Agenda

6:30 - Networking and food

7:00 - Meeting begins

7:00 - Announcements:

Jobs sought/offered

General announcements

Sponsor acknowledgements

7:10 - "Coaching Great Agile Teams"

8:20 - Drawing for Valuable Giveaways

8:25 - Meeting retrospective

8:30 - Meeting ends, we clean up, socialize

Event Location:

Vertafore, Inc.

11724 NE 195th Street

Bothell, WA

Enter on the 195th Street side, and look for the blue BeyondAgile logo.

Questions? Contact us at Beyon...@taoproductions.com, or visit our Google Group (BeyondAgile), or take a peek at our Google Site at beyondagile.org
- What's BeyondAgile?

It's the Puget Sound-area group for meeting and learning from others who are building software using Agile, Lean, and other

innovative approaches.

- When Do We Meet?

We generally meet on the *4th* Wednesday of the month, unless we have a chance to grab a fantastic presenter on another date.

- Where Do BeyondAgile Events Happen?

In a valiant attempt to be as reachable for as many in the Puget Sound tech community as possible, we're trying out meeting north of Seattle in Bothell, thanks to the hospitality of Vertafore.

Let us know how that works for you.

- What is BeyondAgile like?
Come to our events, join one of our rotating program teams, or just watch what we do on our online sites--you decide what works for you!

visionary1usa

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Sep 30, 2011, 10:13:50 AM9/30/11
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So I am anxious to get the next two BeyondAgile events on my
calendar.... It sounded Wednesday like the speakers, dates, and blurbs
have been captured - but not online.

Jeff

On Sep 14, 11:56 am, Inna Balutina <inna.balut...@gmail.com> wrote:
> BeyondAgile September 28 Event!
>
> BeyondAgile, a group for Puget Sound-area people who are making
>
> software that works, presents our September program:
>
> *"**Coaching Great Agile Teams: The Being and Doing Work of an Agile Coach"
> *
>
> *with Lyssa Adkins and Michael Spayd *
>
> *Wednesday, 28 September 2011 *
>
> *6:30 to 8:30 p.m. *
>
> Read on for program and location information, or visit us at BeyondAgile.org<http://beyondagile.org/>.
>
> *The Blurb*
>
> Would you like to help your team transition into the "joyful pursuit of
> acting as a high performance team?" Do you want to understand what you
> should be "doing" as an Agile coach, but also how to "be" a coach? More and
> more frequently, Scrum Masters and project managers are being asked to coach
> agile teams. This challenging role requires new skills - as well as a subtle
> understanding of when to step in and when to step back. Migrating from
> "command and control" to agile coaching requires a whole new mind-set. This
> leaves many wondering, "What is my role in a self-organized team? How do I
> help the team yet stay hands-off?" "Is this a leadership role, or not?" It
> is easy to go too far to either extreme - some take too much control, while
> others leave the team too much alone to "self-organize". In this session,
> Lyssa Adkins and Michael K. Spayd explore the world of Agile Coaching and
> the related discipline of professional coaching, providing a framework for
> thinking about our new discipline, the new competencies it requires, and the
> new way of being that makes it all work.
>
> Come join us to listen to Lyssa and Michael talk about Coaching Great Agile
> Teams.
>
> *Our Speakers *
>
> Lyssa’s new book, Coaching Agile Teams, has set a new high water mark for
> the practice of Agile Coaching. Michael’s Agile Enterprise model has shifted
> the discussion to the broader organizational world of culture, change and
> leadership. Both trained in the world of professional coaching, Lyssa and
> Michael have combined to help take the world of Agile Coaching to a new
> level of potential and professional rigor.
>
> *Event Agenda *
>
> 6:30 - Networking and food
>
> 7:00 - Meeting begins
>
> 7:00 - Announcements:
>
> Jobs sought/offered
>
> General announcements
>
> Sponsor acknowledgements
>
> 7:10 - "Coaching Great Agile Teams"
>
> 8:20 - Drawing for Valuable Giveaways
>
> 8:25 - Meeting retrospective
>
> 8:30 - Meeting ends, we clean up, socialize
> **
> *Event Location:*
>
> Vertafore, Inc.
>
> 11724 NE 195th Street
>
> Bothell, WA
>
> Enter on the 195th Street side, and look for the blue BeyondAgile logo.
>  Questions? Contact us at Beyon...@taoproductions.com, or visit our Google
> Group (BeyondAgile), or take a peek at our Google Site at beyondagile.org
> - *What's BeyondAgile?*
>
> It's the Puget Sound-area group for meeting and learning from others who are
> building software using Agile, Lean, and other
>
> innovative approaches.
>
> *- When Do We Meet?*
>
> We generally meet on the *4th* Wednesday of the month, unless we have a
> chance to grab a fantastic presenter on another date.
>
> - *Where Do BeyondAgile Events Happen?*
>
> In a valiant attempt to be as reachable for as many in the Puget Sound tech
> community as possible, we're trying out meeting north of Seattle in Bothell,
> thanks to the hospitality of Vertafore.
>
> Let us know how that works for you.
> *- What is BeyondAgile like?*
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