I get bombarded with different points of view from agile coaching firms all of the time. This one crossed my screen from Mike Cottmeyer just this morning.

http://www.leadingagile.com/2015/03/lets-acknowledge-safe-for-what-it-is-and-move-on/

and here’s a snippet from Mike’s post, just to give you some flavor:

So… I want to say this one more time for emphasis… either you create the conditions to do agile well… or you do something else. SAFe is that something else.

We can say that SAFe is a cop out… or isn’t really agile… or that it’s the second coming of RUP… but don’t underestimate the complexity, the risk, or the cost of totally refactoring an enterprise to be the kind of organization that can really do agile at any kind of scale. Some organizations simply can’t or won’t invest in this. At the end of the day small batches are better than big batches. Iterative and incremental is better than waterfall, even if it isn’t agile.

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I’ve recently been reading about and discovering some agile coaching firms who have different views towards client coaching.  To be honest, I’m struggling to understand and accept some of their perspectives. So as is often my practice, I thought I’d write something about it to clarify my thoughts and position on the matter.

But first, let me share a story from a close friend of mine in Southern California:

A Coaching Story

I’m one of the best, most experienced personal trainers on the planet. If you view my website, you’ll see testimonials about my:

• Helping transform the health of large groups by running health camps;
• Assisting incredibly famous actors and actresses increase their physical performance to get ready for challenging physical roles;
• Serving as a lead fitness consultant on The Greatest Loser show;
• There’s even a rumor that the President will be inviting me to serve on the Council for Physical Fitness.

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