New Agile Practitioner Onboarding Coaching
Coaching for people newly placed into an agile role - Scrum Master, Product Owner, or similar - who are expected to run ceremonies and lead teams starting week one, with no ramp-up plan and no one checking whether the training actually translated.
Who This Is For
Anyone newly placed into an agile role who's certified on paper but hasn't yet run a real ceremony with a real team.
Signs You Need This
- You just got hired or moved into a Scrum Master or PO role, and you're expected to run ceremonies immediately, with no onboarding plan.
- You're certified, but you've never facilitated a live retro or planning session with a real team, let alone a dysfunctional one.
- You inherited a team mid-flight and don't know how to gain credibility without stepping on toes in your first weeks.
- Your manager or HR has flagged that you're technically trained but not yet effective in the role.
- You're overwhelmed trying to figure out where the textbook version of agile ends and how this specific organization actually works begins.
How This Works
Weeks 1-2 — Observation
We work through what you're seeing in your 1:1s and stand-ups before you try to change anything.
Weeks 3-6 — Active facilitation
You start running ceremonies, and we debrief right after, usually the same day, while it's fresh.
Weeks 6-12 — Ownership
You start removing impediments and driving process improvements on your own, with me checking your judgment, not making the calls for you.
Session rhythm
Weekly 30-45 minute sessions for the first 4-6 weeks, tapering to biweekly through the 90-day mark.
What Changes
- You can run stand-up, planning, review, and retro on your own and read the room, not just follow a script.
- You've built real trust with your team in the first month, not just attended their meetings.
- You have a working habit of surfacing and removing impediments instead of freezing when conflict shows up.
- You know exactly where your training and this organization's actual practice diverge, and you're not thrown by it anymore.
Questions
I already got certified — why do I need more coaching?
Certification teaches you the concepts. It doesn't teach you how to read a specific team's dynamics in a live retro, or what to do when planning goes sideways in front of a skeptical manager. That judgment only comes from doing it with someone watching your back.
Will this make it look like I don't know what I'm doing?
No one but you sees these sessions. They're private, low-stakes debriefs meant to help you look more competent, faster — not a performance review. The goal is that your team and manager see the confidence sooner, without seeing the work it took to get there.