Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))

Daniel Doiron's new book Seeing Money Clearly challenges Agile Centers of Excellence to view decision-making through the lens of Throughput Accounting.

Throughput Accounting is a lot of things:

  • An accounting system,
  • A financial application,
  • A process of ongoing improvement (POOGI), and
  • First and foremost, the decision-making arm of the Theory of Constraints.

Daniel’s Bio

“I am the only CPA in the world - negative assurance provided - to give a one-day Throughput Accounting class to a CPA chapter (Québec) within the scope of their mandatory Professional Development Program. A few CPA chapters in the world give diluted Throughput Accounting classes in a recorded format and ignore the Five Focusing Steps, thereby disqualifying them from the spirit of Throughput Accounting”, states Doiron.

“For Agile CoEs (Center of Excellence), I wrote the only Throughput Accounting book dealing exclusively with Knowledge Work. It has received rave reviews from the top minds in Throughput Accounting as I have brought numerous novelties never thought of before.”

In short, Seeing Money Clearly:

  • Teaches CPAs how to make more money now and in the future.
  • Teaches Agile CoEs how to mint money.

Download Seeing Money Clearly at www.agileagonist.com and reach out at daniel_doiron@hotmail.com and on Twitter @AgileAgonist

Re-read Saturday News

This week, Chapter 1 of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins (SPaMCAST Amazon affiliate line https://amzn.to/38G0ZD3 - buy a copy). The chapter tackles more than just the question embedded in the title exploring why a coach is needed, the path to becoming a coach, and both the mindsets and skills a coach needs.

Read all of Week 1’s entry https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe and next week we will cover Part 1, Chapter 1: Will I Be A Good Coach.

Remember to buy a copy of Coaching Agile Teams by Lyssa Adkins and read along.

Previous Installments

Week 1: Logistics and Introduction - https://bit.ly/3A1aNTe

Week 2: Will I Be A Good Coach - https://bit.ly/3nzDAHg

Next SPaMCAST

We will map the attributes of flow explored in SPaMCAST 708 to a basic palette of flow metrics. This will complete the circle defining flow, establishing basic attributes, and then identifying how to measure flow through its attributes.

We will also have a visit from Jon M. Quigley who brings his Alpha and Omega of Product Development to the cast!