I Don't Need Another Scrum Master, Get Me a Technical Coach! • Emily Bache • GOTO 2024

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2024. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph https://gotocph.com Emily Bache - Samman Technical Coach at Bache Consulting @EmilyBache-tech-coach RESOURCES https://bsky.app/profile/emilybache.com https://twitter.com/emilybache https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilybache https://bacheconsulting.com https://github.com/emilybache Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanban_board https://www.vanderbilt.edu/advanced-institute https://marianhartman.com/hartman-models https://sammancoaching.org/kata_descriptions ABSTRACT We’ve had agile coaches and scrum masters working with software teams for years, but technical coaching is different. The focus is not so much on the process and ceremonies of an agile method, but more about how the code is getting written. It’s about raising code quality, learning faster, and better handling the complexity of modern software development. Software today is built by teams. There may be brilliant individuals and genius coders but in my experience the best designs come from a process of iteration and feedback. The best software developers share what they know and help more junior people to advance. It’s always been part of a Scrum Master’s role to encourage better teamwork and collaboration. It’s not wrong, it’s just not enough. Developers spend much of their time writing code, reviewing code and improving code. If we’re going to make a difference to the way software gets written we need coaches who also know how to code. I’m technical and I coach teams of developers. I work to influence coding decisions, spread skills and help people build better habits. In this talk I’d like to explain what a technical coach actually does and how this kind of coaching could help you and your development team. [...] TIMECODES 00:00 Intro 00:40 Modern software development is complex 03:10 Collaborative software design 04:38 Feedback from the real world 08:35 Technical leadership & skill 11:00 Test-driven development 13:37 Skill acquisition model 22:49 Samman Method 28:11 Tech coach vs tech lead 35:01 Getting beyond Code Katas 39:27 Summary 41:26 Outro Download slides and read the full abstract here: https://gotocph.com/2024/sessions/3116 RECOMMENDED BOOKS Emily Bache • Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman Method • https://amzn.to/4iHarEp Emily Bache • The Coding Dojo Handbook • https://amzn.to/4bMin5c David Farley • Modern Software Engineering • https://amzn.to/3GI468M Jez Humble & Dave Farley • Continuous Delivery • https://amzn.to/3ocIHwd https://bsky.app/profile/gotocon.com https://twitter.com/GOTOcon https://www.linkedin.com/company/goto- https://www.instagram.com/goto_con https://www.facebook.com/GOTOConferences #TechnicalCoach #TechCoach #Samman #SammanTechnicalCoach #SoftwareTeams #CodeQuality #Complexity #Kata #CodeKata #CodeReview #TDD #ModernSoftwareEngineering #TodayInTech #EmilyBache CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP BONUS Join this channel to get early access to videos & other perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs_tLP3AiwYKwdUHpltJPuA/join Looking for a unique learning experience? Attend the next GOTO conference near you! Get your ticket at https://gotopia.tech Sign up for updates and specials at https://gotopia.tech/newsletter SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL - new videos posted almost daily. https://www.youtube.com/user/GotoConferences/?sub_confirmation=1