The Next Iteration of the Coaching Dashboard

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Sometime after I developed my first coaching dashboard, I went from coaching 8 teams to about 20 teams, and I found it difficult to fill in the matrix for such a large number of teams.  The dashboard no longer helped me focus on what I needed to do next because it was more time-consuming to read.  I determined that I needed to facilitate the agile assessment with all of the teams, and I started to replace the note cards with the team’s maturity level for each focus area.  I could see which teams had gone through the assessment and which remained to be done easily, and I would tag teams that had an assessment scheduled with a sticky note.  I indicated the focus areas that teams chose to improve with sticker dots.  

As the maturity cards were filled in, I could again see similarities and differences across teams at a higher level.  It became clear that the teams were relatively close in their maturities—they seemed to move together in their agile adoption.  Suddenly coaching 20 different teams didn’t seem like the goal.  The goal was to coach the organization as a whole and teach 20 Scrum Masters to coach their individual teams!

Allison Pollard

Allison Pollard helps overwhelmed technical leaders debug their management approach. She teaches them how to manage up, support people through change, and make time for strategic work. Her education in computer science, mathematics, and English from Southern Methodist University helps her connect technical work with people management. As a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Allison focuses on improving product delivery and leadership culture. Her experience includes work in energy, retail, financial, real estate, and transportation industries. Allison regularly speaks at global conferences like Scrum Gatherings and Agile Alliance's Agile20xx. She promotes women's leadership as the program director for Women in Agile's Mentorship program. When she's not working, Allison likes to drink lattes and listen to Broadway musicals. Allison is a proud glasses wearer and co-owner of Middlegame Partners.

http://www.allisonpollard.com
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