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2 | 1 | Read Sunil Upadhye's Driving Results and Value as an Enterprise Agile Coach. http://aha.pub/AgileCoaching | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | There are 10s of development tools and 10s of 100s of software testing tools that are just right. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | An #Agile coach's responsibility is to adapt styles to be more effective in communicating to customers. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | Do what you say and say what you do. Do your homework before giving any commitment. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | Commitment to customer obsession is an orgn'l drive to discover customer needs & respond instantly. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | Many enterprises focus on meeting customer needs but make the mistake of not doing it in real time. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | Companies are 7x more likely to close a sale when they reach out within 1 hour of customer contact. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | Customers today have a strong voice, and bad news travels fast over the Internet and through social media. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | A key aspect of committing to customer obsession is applying collaboration rather than contract negotiations http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | Developing consistent customer obsession takes reinforcement everyday. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | If a salesperson gets a good review, reward their customer obsession w/ a badge in the company directory. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | Business leaders are in a prime position to drive customer obsession from the top down. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | Customers always change behavior, direction, taste, needs, and trend based on current market need. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | Customer obsession requires empowerment all the way through the organization. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | Institutionalizing customer-obsessed behaviors & processes helps weave them through our companies. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | Build a customer-obsessed culture. Drive results and value for enterprise as an #AgileCoach. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | What would the coach of coaches expect? To potentially have somebody who's been a successful coach. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | Remember, the perspective you're taking is what other coaches need to do and be responsible for. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | If you're doing a good job in anything you do, you're always teaching your boss. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | It's enough command & control. Exhaust all issues & understand your team. That's leadership. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | Choose practical bundles of work based on priority assigned by the business. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | Team continuity is thinking of the team as the resource. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | Value customer collaboration over contract negotiation. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | Making sure you know how things are moving in the right direction is essential. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | Good, empathetic listening will result in a single synchronization between the main team & the distance team. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | Use #agile value. This is customer collaboration over contract negotiation. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | Customer obsession starts with understanding customers' goals. Think as problem solvers. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | As humans, we opt to keep doing something if we've been rewarded. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | To create a customer-obsessed culture, it must be modeled at the highest organizational levels. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | Create collaboration that produces meaningful business results in competitive & challenging environments. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | Look through client lenses. Create and sustain enterprise #agile culture. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | Think and operate as an owner in entrepreneurial spirit, and stay relevant. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 33 | Create trusted leadership. Become a true servant to your own organization. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | Unleash creativity. It must be modeled at the highest organizational levels. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 35 | Use #agile for innovation. Customer obsession starts with understanding our customers' goals. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 36 | It is the karma of the #AgileCoach to actually bring their squad to bootcamp or through training. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 37 | An #AgileCoach has to learn new tools and new technology depending on what's coming up. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 38 | Technology is always changing. Understand and learn how to manage conflicts. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 39 | Take the responsibility to educate your squads of the tools, techniques, and practices they need to learn. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 40 | It's the #AgileCoach's responsibility to share knowledge with other coaches in the coaching circle. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 41 | As an #AgileCoach, you need to be able to take over the role of anyone who may be out of work. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 42 | An #AgileCoach has to communicate - communicate-communicate the "up" and "down" in an organization. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 43 | You're going up ahead of time. Share with your coach any coaches' potential issues that may crop up. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 44 | It is the job of the #AgileCoach to address all the dysfunctions that may happen in a team. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 45 | #Agile processes/harnesses change for the customer's competitive advantage. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 46 | Continous attention to technical excellence and good design enhances agility. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | #Agile Development teams capture requirements at a high level. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 48 | #Agile Development teams capture high-level requirements in workshops. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 49 | Advantages minus reduced risk: clear visibility and 100 percent transparency . #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 50 | #Agile development relies on close cooperation and collaboration. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 51 | Test-driven development is a software development method to reduce time to work on defects #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 52 | #Agile practice requires full integration of Product Owner, testing and development. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 53 | #Agile methods are built around people, not machines. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 54 | #Agile development focuses on achieving personal, technical, and organizational success. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 55 | To be "agile", you need to put #agile values and principles into practice. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 56 | An #AgileCoach has to make sure teams are collaborating and acting right. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 57 | Leadership is having the opportunity to communicate and share knowledge with anyone else who needs it. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 58 | Do due diligence by doing deep homework around customer behavior and needs. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 59 | Think and operate as an owner. This helps make customers' outcomes more attainable. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 60 | Make customers as partners in winning goals. Create social agreement or norms. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 61 | By demonstrating that you're committed to their success, it builds a long-term relationship #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 62 | Customer obsession principles need to become part of executive conversations and business planning. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 63 | If we asking our employees to carry out a customer-focused strategy, we do the same w/ our business plan. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 64 | Reward mechanisms can play a huge role: quarterly training refreshers, e-learning resources, etc. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 65 | You have to be part of the team. Become a life long learning machine and be a student forever #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 66 | You've got the ability to communicate and share techniques and practices needed. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 67 | Shared techniques, creating job aids and practices will make your peers better at doing their job. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 68 | Know the project management tools for each of the squads you're responsible for. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 69 | The best architectures, requirements, and designs emerge from self-organizing teams. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 70 | Coding standards, collective code ownership provide joining the development work together. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 71 | One bite at a time! #Agile software development projects are delivered in bite-sized pieces. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 72 | The interative nature of #agile projects allows us to tackle high-risk areas sooner. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 73 | Deliver working software frequently, with a preference to the shorter timescale. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 74 | Working software is the primary measure of progress. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 75 | Having #Agile values is responding to change over following a plan. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 76 | Styles must engineer the entire customer interaction, including its psychological & behavioral components. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 77 | Face to face with customers leads to valuable insights into their business and personal goals. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 78 | Do your math and homework. Understand, learn, and commit with brutal honesty. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 79 | The more we do something, the more habitual it becomes. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 80 | Continuous education should be based on current market situations where customers see opps for growth. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 81 | There's a responsibility to be on a path of continuous learning. It's an #AgileCoach's responsibility. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 82 | It is an #AgileCoach's responsibility to share ideas to other coaches. Learn from each other. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 83 | What makes a successful #AgileCoach? You have to always be learning and teaching. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 84 | Have deep understanding and listen well. This makes up a good #AgileCoach. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 85 | As an #AgileCoach, you are responsible for the actual educational plan of each of role http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 86 | Sitting together leads to fast, accurate communication. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 87 | Real customer involvement helps the team understand what to build. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 88 | It's a joint activity of the team that allows everyone to contribute, challenge, and understand. #Agile http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 89 | Every piece of knowledge must have a single, unambigous, authoritative representation. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 90 | We perform small, isolated experiments when we need more information. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 91 | Communication is giving the right information to its maximum advantage. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 92 | Agile is all about contineous feedback learning appropriate lessons at every possible opportunity. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 93 | Education includes kneeling down and getting to know the heart of the matter. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 94 | People are just. It's the #AgileCoach's responsibility to educate them appropriately. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 95 | At regular intervals, the team reflects on how to become more effective. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 96 | True collaboration is deeply understanding customers' needs: technical, phone support, face to face, etc. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 97 | Styles must engineer the entire customer interaction toward meeting the customer's needs. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 98 | Always use "We" during every single customer conversation. Make that a habit. #AgileCoach http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 99 | To reinforce customer obsession of the team, put mechanisms and processes in place to reward its practices. http://aha.pub/SunilUpadhye | Share on X |