Scrum Coach Competency Wheel

There are 5 core competencies to become a Scrum Alliance Certified Team Coach (CTC)® . or Scrum Alliance Certified Entperise Coach (CEC)® .
They are  described in the CEC® & CEC® Applications as:

Coaching Competency 1: Assess - Discovery & Direction

Scrum Coaches act as a mirror to the organization, surfacing the underlying systems which influence it for awareness, reflection and direction of increased agility and improved performance. They can see below the surface, expose challenging symptoms and isolate root causes.

Coaching Competency 2: Balance - Coaching & Consulting

Scrum Coaches balance their own agile expertise with their client’s goals and intent. They understand and respect the nature of a client-consulting relationship, whether as an employee or consultant. They ask powerful questions, lead by example, share their expertise, and guide client self-discovery.

Coaching Competency 3: Catalyze - Leadership & Organizations

Scrum Coaches are a change agent for their client organizations. They engage with the whole organizational system and the leaders who guide them. They enhance the client’s existing skills and capabilities. They connect interdependencies and impact organizational reflection, learning and growth.

Coaching Competency 4: Facilitate - Focus & Alignment

Scrum Coaches facilitate client agile adoption, implementation, and alignment. They engage stakeholders in focused pivotal conversations and alignment-building activities. They maintain non-biased views and leverage collaboration and resolution strategies in identifying creative outcomes.

Coaching Competency 5: Educate - Awareness & Understanding

Scrum Coaches guide the client’s agile learning through application and discovery. They focus on stabilizing principles and varying practices to situationally align the client’s maturity with effective application of agility. They are a mentor and leader in developing client understanding and awareness of agility.

For those looking to develop their skills as an Agile/Scrum Coach, assessing yourself in these areas is very important. The Scrum Coach Competency Wheel is a tool to help Mentor Agile Coaches and Certified Scrum Coach aspirants to help assess where they are and where they want to go next in developing their proficiency in these areas.

UPDATE 12/31/2015 to New Chart to reflect CTC and CEC certifications.

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