In my years of taking on a coaching role the most common request I’ve gotten was “can we get a […]
Author: JM Roxas
I am an agilist at heart and an author by accident.
I've held many titles over the past years from software developer, chapter lead and scrum master. Most recent is agile coach. My view on agility is one that comes from having held different roles and responsibilities. My experiences as a team member, a team level facilitator, a manager and a coach all come together into my own perspective on agile and agility.
My views on agility are further explained at my book The Agilist Field Guide. https://leanpub.com/theagilistfieldguide
Update #1: Building an agile foundations workshop
Hey everyone, I thought it might be fun to share the progress of me wanting to build a foundations workshop […]
What do agile coaches really do?
Agile coaches hold a somewhat lofty and sometimes even mystical position in most organizations. Oftentimes the work coaches do sounds […]
Three Rules to Make Hybrid Work Suck Less
Maybe I’m being a little bit provocative here but let me make my position clear. I think hybrid ways of […]
I’m an agile coach who took a change management course, here’s what I have to say about it.
I’m an agile coach who took a change management course, here’s what I have to say about it. In the past […]
We have to start asking better questions
Disclaimer: This is something that came about after a discussion with a good friend of mine about how agile communities […]
The thing you don’t want to hear about psychological safety
Ever since Google came out with their report about high performing teams “psychological safety” has been a buzzword that everyone […]
2020 Retro: My personal journey as an agile coach
In this week’s agile Philippines meet up we had a topic about doing a retro on your 2020. It struck […]
Reframing the agile cargo cult
Agile cargo cult is one way of describing an organization that has adapted agile but only in name. It refers […]
How to get started as a scrum master
Congratulations you’re now a scrum master! You probably just got your certificate or you have been transitioned into that role […]