Whether you’ve decided to adopt an Agile approach, or you’re already on your agile journey and looking for a guide I support teams to embed and level-up Agile ways of working.
Over the last 20 years, I’ve worked with dozens of teams as an Agile Coach across a broad range of organisations and team structures.
I’ve helped transition teams from chaos through embedding Agile frameworks to owning and trusting their ways of working.
I’m proud to back my experience up with Agile Coach (ICP-ACC)1 and Scrum Alliance Scrum Master2 certification.
Run a digital or creative agency? Looking to scale your project delivery? I’ve also focused specifically on Agile in agency environments.
I have two decades experience as an Agile Coach, including with teams at Jaguar Landrover (JLR), Cognitran, digital agencies and various Manchester based organisations.
Alongside Agile Coaching expertise, I bring broader experience of product delivery, running businesses, software development best practice, agency leadership and director-level roles.
Not sure where to start? Book a quick chat so you can share your situation and confirm we’re a good fit for each other. Email me ( hello@harrybailey.com ) or send me a message via Harry Bailey on LinkedIn.
Manchester Agile Coaches come with the classic people skills and empathy of Mancunians, while also being used to hard graft and challenging situations.
In my time I’ve attended many industry events related to product delivery, with ‘Agile Coach Manchester‘ emblazoned on my badge. I’ve been working with agency and product delivery teams across the North West and wider United Kingdom for decades.
A Manchester Digital member in one form or another for many years. Their championing of all digital businesses in Manchester, as well as diversity, a range of events and even training programmes is invaluable.
While Agile comes in many forms, I’ve worked with a broad range of frameworks and structures.
The increasingly popular Scrum Framework of course. I’m a certified Scrum Master and have played Scrum roles in Manchester and beyond.
SAFe for larger organisations, where I’ve strengthened teams in roles including Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Release Train Engineer (RTE) and Product Owner.
I also have experience of teams running Kanban, Lean, and XP based delivery.
In our often remote-first world, there are no longer vast differences between in-person and remote support. So whether you’re looking for an Agile Coach in Manchester or a remote Agile Coach with a great deal of experience in both agency and product organisation roles, I can help.
Agile Coaching is often about pragmatism and context specific guidance. No two teams and situations are the same, and a one size fits all approach is rarely the right solution to the needs of an Agile transformation.
Whether your focus is on improving your Net Promoter Score (NPS), your internal Net Promoter Score (eNPS), Total bugs found in production or something else, it’s probably an Agile Challenge I have experience with.
The Agile Manifesto and its principles and values can be enough for the early transformation foundations that are desirable. But frameworks are more suitable for larger, more experienced teams.
Level of experience is key. Sometimes education of the Agile methodology is desirable, while sometimes it’s more relevant to coach around existing knowledge and processes.
As ICAgile define it:
An agile team coach guides individuals and teams to reach high performance. They weave together many different skills from professional facilitation, professional coaching, mentoring, and teaching—all in service of delivering business results that matter.
Whether you’re after a Manchester Agile Coach or an experienced Agile hand based in the UK, get in touch.
Email me ( hello@harrybailey.com ) or find me on LinkedIn, and let’s confirm your situation and that we’re a good fit for each other.