There’s no doubt that 2020 was a tumultuous year for everyone and it’s widely acknowledged that government assistance has been a big part of keeping people safe and supporting businesses and individuals financially. At Pragmateam, we’re super proud to have been part of several support initiatives provided by the NSW Government.

We were recently discussing ways to show how we have a successful offshore model with Brazil and I thought there was no better way than the actual people involved talking about their experience: I happen to be originally from Brazil, where I started working for Pragmateam through the partnership with DB and that's where this story 'from the trenches' begins.

There is a common trend for teams to push ahead with partially completed work, irrespective if it no longer aligns to our goals. It feels counter intuitive to halt this work, but if done in a conscious and informed manner, I encourage teams to have the brave and open conversation about whether they are still aligned to their goals.

Too often teams feel disconnected from their leaders and the company's strategy and vision.

We need to put a focus back on connecting the dancefloor with the balcony.

In part 1 of this blog post, we explained that coaching is a 4-stage process which reflects the team's agile maturity. The stages are Educate, Show, Mentor and Support. Let's now focus on why delivery-oriented coaching is more valuable than coaching teams from the sidelines. Delivery-orientated coaching means showing things rather than talking about them.

Recently workshopping with one of our clients, we were asked to take the attendees back to basics, "what does Agile look like"? As you can imagine, this is a pretty broad sweeping question with many possible answers. Below are the lo-fi props we used to conduct the workshop.