33. Scrum Coaching Retreat Seattle

Lean Coffee recorded in Seattle, June 24, 2015

Vic (@AgileCoffee) attended the Scrum Alliance's fourth Scrum Coaching Retreat in the USA. It was three days of examination of what it means to be a coach in a scrum environment and how we can improve our coaching methods worldwide.

In the first two days, participants had the opportunity to pitch a project they wished to focus on. Everyone then joined a project team and organized using scrum processes and roles. We had three sprints (spanning the two days) in which to iterate and increment on a delivery of our final products. The final day was devoted to an Open Space event and a closing retrospective.

One of the projects created can be found at AgileLeadershipToolkit.com. I'll make others available once I receive explicit permission and links from their creators.

Special kudos go out to Stewart Young (@Stuartliveart) of illustrationstation.co.uk for completing some amazing artwork throughout the three days.

Vic hosted a lean coffee during Open space on the third day, and he was joined by:

* Dan Fuller of SolutionsIQ

* CeeDee Doyle of Assurity in New Zealand

* Kelley Harris(@mkelleyharris) of SourceCell

* Max Lamers (@maxlamers)

* Jeff Nielsen of RMC Learning Solutions

* Dave Cornelius (@DrCorneliusInfo) of 5saturdays

Topics included:

* Overcoming team dysfunctions at the Scrum Coaching Retreat

* Alternative formats for a three-day retreat

* How to do podcasts (see below)

* PO coaching beyond the basics

* Impact Mapping

* Value proposition for coaching vs just training

For more information on retreats

Links to previous (and upcoming) Coaching Retreats in the USA:

* Boulder, CO - Dec 7-9, 2011

* Chandler, AZ - Dec 4-6, 2013 - archive of projects

* Raleigh (Chapel Hill), NC - Oct 28-30, 2014

* Seattle, WA - June 22-24, 2015

* Irvine, CA - Spring 2016

Podcasting Tools and Techniques

I produce my shows old school - by gathering participants in a room and recording with a bunch of mics.