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AGILE COACHES: Come
and Share Your Skills and Stories with the Coaching community,
via the "Pecha
Kucha" 20X20
Presentation Format
The goal of the meeting is always to spread
coaching knowledge and skills in Boston.
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REGISTER
HERE
DIRECTIONS
to the EVENT (150 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140)
REGISTER
HERE
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Come and share what you know about
Agile coaching
This is a monthly gathering of Agile Coaches
in Boston. Come on down and learn and teach Agile Coaching.
If you are in an organization that is considering
bringing in a coach, you are welcome to attend.
This meeting features presentations that are
for-coaches-by-coaches, in Pecha Kucha format.
Pecha Kucha talks are very structured, very
short, very focused talks with slides....20 slides,
20 seconds
per slide.
The
total time is 6 and 2/3 minutes.
Learn more here about the format: PECHA
KUCHA format explained.
If you are an Agile Coach, this is your meeting.
Only coaches and managers involved with coaching in some way
are expected to attend. (If you are not sure you match the intent
of this
ground
rule,
simply
send
an
email
in advance of registration. Contact Us)
You DO NOT have to present something to attend.
You can just show up and that is OK
Come and share what you know about
Agile coaching and also learn from
other
coaches
in
the
region.
The
format is
simple: presenters
deliver a short, 7-minute session in the Pecha Kucha format.
This is a talk with 20 slides that are 20 seconds each. Presenters
deliver a very short, rich, focused and COMPACT presentation
on a specific, focused Agile Coaching topic.
Questions? See the Q&A below.
You can expect to learn a ton at this
monthly event. Come and grab some food,
sit down and enjoy the presentations. We are actively expecting
you to show up with YOUR expertise,
ready to deliver in this format. Deliver 1 or 2 sessions yourself,
(or not) then sit back and enjoy the show !
We provide the popcorn.
We encourage you to present your best stuff
from your Agile coaching experiences: as an in-house coach, or
as a professional external coach consulting to organizations,
or
as
a project sponsor
or authorized manager who employs coaches in and around Boston.
Talk on whatever you like. You have
Coaching experience to tell us about right?
Teach us something
cool.
Sample Coaching Topics you may want
to deliver
on includes,
but is
not limited
to:
Coaching Tools and Techniques
Resistance to Agile inside the Client
Advising Teams that are already GOOD
Coaching 200 people across 30 teams at once
Experience Reports: Tell Your Story
Coach as Facilitator
Coaching Horror Stories: Your Name Here
The Ethics of Agile Coaching: Agile Coaching......in
Service to What? In service to Whom?
Coach as Teacher and Mentor
Removing Cultural Impediments (ouch)
Dealing expertly with the Executive Team
Coach as the Belief-Change "Master of Ceremonies"
Specifications:
1. Name your presentation
2. Show up with your slides in a PDF on a
USB, bring 2 with 1 as a backup. A PC is provided. Also someone
to turn your pages every 20 seconds serves you as you present.
Be ready.
That's it. Have your PDF slides ready
.... bring them with you, and deliver.
Each presenter has about 7 minutes to deliver
20 slides, with each slide lasting just 20 seconds during the
presentation. You can submit two.
After each session we do some Q&A
Of particular interest is a dicussion focused
on service to the client, and what that actually means.
Are clients
in Boston being
served well?
Let's discuss this as we have some fun exchanging
community knowledge and skills.
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Questions and Answers FAQ:
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Q. Can I attend without presenting?
Yes. Absolutely.
Q. Can we ask questions during the sessions?
No, we plan to run through all the sessions
and then have a full-group discussion on what just happened.
Q. When do we discuss the presentations?
After they are done, we discuss the learning,
engaging in inquiry and dialogue for about 45-minutes to 1 hour
.... we may divide into small groups during this meeting, depending...
Q. Why PDF format?
This is what the PC is set up for. Bring your
session on 2 USB memory devices. (1 for backup). Someone else
serves you by turning your pages every 20 seconds as you talk.
Q. Am I strongly encouraged to present something
as a Agile coach?
Yes you are. However, showing up to dialogue
and learn is A-OK.
Q. Can I just show up and observe if I am
a Agile Coach?
Yes you can
Why not MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN by sharing
what you know. You are an
Agile
coach,
or a manager
who
has experience engaging coaches, or an in-house Agile coach,
or a Scrum Master functioning like a Coach in some respects.
Right? Then, you have a valuable story to share.
We want to hear from
you.
This is a learning
event, come and teach us something !! Share your stuff and
your stories.
Q. I might not qualify to attend. How can
I be sure I am OK?
If you are an
Agile
coach,
or a manager
who
has experience engaging coaches, or an in-house Agile coach,
or a Scrum Master functioning like a Coach in some respects,
you qualify.
This is not a general meeting of Agile Boston
however. This MONTHLY MEETING (usually the 4th Tuesday evening
of the month) is for coaches and organizations seeking coaches...
and knowledge of
coaching.
This
is a coaching-focused
meeting.
If you are unsure if you qualify for attendance,
simply send email (Contact
Us) and explain your situation.
Q. Is the meeting closed to non-coaching types?
This is a gathering of coaches to discuss
and teach coaching.
The goal of the meeting is to spread coaching
knowledge and skills in Boston.
If you are unsure and you have something to
present, Contact Us
Presenting something is a strong indication
you can serve the goal of Agile Coaching education in Boston..
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REGISTER
HERE
Seating is generally limited to Agile
Coaches, employers of Agile Coaches, both internal and external,
and
coaching-curious Scrum Masters.
DIRECTIONS
to the EVENT (150 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140)
REGISTER
HERE
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NOTE THE DATE AND LOCATION:
Date: Usually the 4th Tuesday
evening of the month, 6:30PM (see date up top)
Location: 150 Cambridgepark
Drive (NOT Waltham !!!) Cambridge MA 02140
DIRECTIONS
to the EVENT (150 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140)
MEETING AGENDA:
630PM GREETINGS and food
and beverages and INTRODUCTION. Good food is provided.
700PM MAIN EVENT: Selected
Pecha Kucha (7 minutes, 20 slides X 20 seconds) presentations
from professional Agile Coaches in the region (total time:1 hour
15 minutes, about 8 presentations are possible)
815PM RETROSPECTIVE summary
and discussion/dialogue on presentations
830PM DONE (nearest bar is
at Summer Shack and Bertucci's, walking distance)
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REGISTER
HERE
Seating
is limited to Agile Coaches, employers of Agile Coaches, both
internal and external, and coaching-curious Scrum Masters.
DIRECTIONS
to the EVENT (150 CAMBRIDGEPARK DRIVE, CAMBRIDGE MA 02140)
REGISTER
HERE
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