A shift in how I think about Agile
Hi everyone…glad to be here.
I’ve spent the past decade working as an Agile Coach and Scrum Master, and over time one thing has become really clear to me.Most of the challenges we face aren’t about frameworks, they’re about people.
– How we think through decisions
– How we handle competing priorities
– How we build (or lose) trust under pressureLately, I’ve been focusing more on that layer of the work. Helping leaders and practitioners slow down their thinking, get clearer on what they’re navigating, and move forward without creating unnecessary pressure for themselves or their teams.
I’m also exploring how a lot of what we call “Agile” already shows up naturally in communities, especially where there’s trust and shared purpose, even without formal structure.
Curious to learn from others here:
What’s something you’ve noticed about how teams or groups actually work well that isn’t written in any Agile framework?
Looking forward to learning and contributing here.
Kerain Shah4 Comments
I’ve also seen that consistency in small actions builds more trust than any ceremony ever could.
Agile works best when it becomes a mindset, not a checklist.1
@tojewunmi Thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts, Tolu. I’ll add patience to consistency, because there are so many Agile practitioners who are still working toward their first experience witnessing Agile at its best.
Something that I noticed when with a team is empowerment. When you empower your team to make decisions responsibly they’re motivated and will do much better
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@kerainshah I feel such hope when I see a team reach a state of being trusted and empowered to not only deliver, but to guide their own growth and improvements. Anything that I can do to help bring that about is worth the effort. Thanks for sharing!
