Mind Maps
From Agile Coaches Gathering
Some people suggested that I should put these mind-maps up. I was experimenting with form, so didn't go for colour this time. I'm particularly pleased with the way the tadpole and weeds turned out.
-- Liz Keogh
In the session on "well-formed outcomes", we looked at criteria for a well-formed outcome, discussed some examples and looked at some ways of working towards a well-formed outcome. I found "chunking up", or asking, "What will that get you?" very powerful.
In "Smaller and more often", we looked at whether there were any limits on smallness of size, scope or iteration, and what factors played into that limit, if any. A number of people seem quite excited about Pomodoro timers at the moment; I was fortunate enough to pick one up after the conference - thanks Rachel!
"Dilbert considered harmful" looked at social objects, ways in which workers alienate themselves from managers and express that alienation, ways in which coaches can also unwittingly play into that and how we might help to fix it.
In "Coaching what you're learning" we found that we don't need to be experts in a subject in order to coach it. Some of us have become coaches simply because we've experienced the mess of "non-Agile" ourselves and want to help others avoid it. It's useful to let our coachees come up with the answers anyway.
