Agile Coaching

Ask the Agile Coach

Share the messy version of your agile challenge—not just the polished question. Add context, ask follow-ups, and work toward practical next steps with an AI coach grounded in Mike Cohn’s approach to agile.

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Complex agile problems rarely have one-size-fits-all answers. Agile Coaching is a free, conversational AI coach that helps you think through the specific people, constraints, and tradeoffs behind your challenge. It brings practical, Mike Cohn-style guidance to your questions 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Ask about a difficult team dynamic, a Scrum practice that is not working, an estimation disagreement, a backlog that never seems ready, or a plan that keeps changing. The coach will ask questions when context matters, explain the reasoning behind its advice, and help you identify a realistic next step.

What to Ask About

  • Teams and roles: Improve collaboration, clarify responsibilities, and work through conflict.
  • Planning and estimation: Make better use of story points, velocity, forecasts, and release plans.
  • Backlogs and user stories: Refine priorities, split work, and prepare useful conversations.
  • Scrum and agile practices: Adapt practices thoughtfully without losing the principles that make them effective.
  • Organizational change: Address resistance, leadership concerns, and the realities of adopting agile across teams.

Keep the Conversation Going

Start with what is happening, who is involved, what you have already tried, and any constraints the coach should respect. Then use follow-up questions to test the advice, add missing context, or explore another option. The goal is not a generic “best practice.” It is an answer you can use to solve the problem in front of you.