A few years ago, I ran an Agile Coaching Circle for a couple of years. It was a loose Lean Coffee format where agile folks of all experience levels could come, share challenges, get/give coaching advice, collaborate, and have fun.

At the beginning of COVID-19, I thought it might be fun to restart the Circles to collaborate with like-mind colleagues. But I changed the name to Agile Moose Herd. This was around mid-2020.

As of today, June 2023, the Herd continues to run, grow, and provide a safe space for agile conversations, collaboration, and learning. Consider joining us…

Schedule

January 2022, until…

Beginning March 28th, the Herd will be meeting every—

  • Wednesday @10am ET (New York)

  • Friday @1pm ET (New York)

The herd will meet for ~60 minutes depending on topics, # of attendees, interests, etc.

As of January 5, 2022, the Herd leadership will change slightly. I will be stepping back into a supporting role to allow other Mooses to facilitate & lead the discussions in the Herd. The group that will be supporting our Mooses includes:

And yes, I (Bob Galen, aka, Agile Moose) will visit as often as possible. I’m excited to see what emerges from this group!!!

SLACK

To become a member of the Herd, you’ll need to join our Slack workspace, so please do that here. I’ll be using Slack for meeting dynamics updates, such as cancellations, schedule updates, and Zoom link information.

It will also provide a place for ongoing Herd collaboration. Which I hope becomes quite active with lots of Mooses.

Format & FAQ

  • As I said, it will be a loose Lean Coffee’ ish format.

  • If we have many attendees, we may break into rooms for special interest discussions.

  • No need to RSVP. Come & go as you please.

  • I will not be recording them.

  • Initially, I will facilitate. Then others as they wish.

WE CAN EXPLORE THE FOLLOWING:

  • Share stories of success, of failure, of whatever

  • Pose questions

  • Run-thru challenging scenarios

  • Coaching dojo/practice sessions

  • Job find/search topics

  • Education topics / deeper dives

  • Virtually anything of interest to agilistas

Ground rules for the Herd

Please adhere to the ground rules when joining the Herd. If you do not, you will be warned once, put on timeout, and expelled…

  • All voices are welcome

  • Be respectful of the Herd’s diversity and, in general

  • Stay open-minded

  • Listen first to understand

  • Assume positive intent

  • Talk less, Listen more (for me, really hard)

  • What happens in Vegas - a safe place

So, mark your calendars and feel free to join the Agile Moose Herd for collaboration, learning, venting, and fun. Hope to see you there…

The Herd