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What is the role of an agile coach in finance industry?

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The concept of agile methodology was born in 2001, in the US state of Utah, as a result of the publication of the "Agile Manifesto". This document has been prepared by a group of 17 promoters and proposes a set of practices aimed at obtaining high performance in a short period, from a different perspective than traditional management. In recent years, the agile training methodology in the financial area has gained evidence, benefiting the work of the CFO and his collaborators. The 12th Annual State of Agile Report indicates that 24% of the technological areas of companies adopt the method in their routines, followed by the finance areas with 17%. The same report lists the main reasons to adopt the agile training : - 75% – Faster deliveries - 64% – Manage priority changes - 55% – Increase productivity - 49% – Greater alignment between business and IT - 46% – The increased quality of deliveries In this post, we will talk about the role of agile methodology in f
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What is agility and the role of the Agile Coach:

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The complexity of our world, the VUCA world itself, and the amount of low-quality information further complicate the understanding of agility. Just like in the world of professional Agile coaching where there is a lot of intrusion and smoke, our business transformation world is full of bad practices that often lead to failure and a misunderstanding of what agility is. Our intention with these words is just to start giving some brushstrokes to shed a little more light. What is agility? The first thing to clarify is that agility is not a methodology, although the term "agile methodologies" is widely used. Agility is a "mindset", that is, a way of thinking that leads to a different way of working. CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) simplifies human behavior for us: Thoughts lead to feelings and feelings lead to behaviors and consequently to results.  Therefore, we can say that "agility" is the way of working differently in teams or organizations, a con
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