AFH 053: Catching up with Zach Bonaker and Amitai Schleier [PODCAST]

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Zach Bonaker (@ZachBonaker) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined me (@RyanRipley) to discuss the monitization of agile, Agile Coach Camp 2016, and what does it actually mean to be an agile coach.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Agile Coach Camp 2016 – St. Louis, Missouri[/featured-image]

Zach is a self-described “benevolent trouble-maker” and seeks to foster servant leadership that cultivates growth, learning, and discovery. He is a systems thinker who shares his thoughts on his blog – Agile Out Loud. Zach is great at pushing agile thinking forward and has authored many popular posts on next generation agile theories and practices.

Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub.

In this episode you’ll discover:

• What went down at Agile Coach Camp 2016
• Does an agile coach need a technical background?
• How to improve your Openspace events

Links from the show:

• Use the code “HUMANS” to get up to $200 off at Techwell’s STAREAST Conference
• Deloitte’s Agile Map Blog Post
• Agile Coach Camp 2017 – New York, New York (Hosted by Spotify)

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[reminder]Do you need technical skills to be an agile coach? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder]

Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish.

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This podcast is brought to you by Techwell’s STAREAST Conference. 

Techwell’s STAREAST conference is one of the longest-running and most respected events on software testing and quality assurance. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code “HUMANS” to receive up to $200 off their conference registration fees.

They have a variety of agile tutorials at the event, including Agile Testing: Team Tactics that Deliver the Goods, Agile Test Team Leadership: from Concept to Product, and Test Automation Strategies for the Agile World to name a few.

Explore the entire program at https://well.tc/stareasthumans.

I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Orlando, Florida – May 7–12 for this great event. Enjoy!