Hiring and paying for an Agile Coach can be expensive. A lot of companies feel like they have the talent and knowledge in-house to perform their agile transformation and I have to say, I agree with them to some extent. Agile knowledge is quite prevalent in today's software development environment. This slide deck actually is part of a presentation where I explain how you can avoid hiring a Agile Coach or Coaches especially for long periods of time, but ONLY if you are willing to address some of the most common mistakes people make when they try to do their Agile transformation or any business process redesign without a dedicated, professional trainer or coach. There is a big difference between having a person in your organization that has extensive experience (i.e. agile training, agile coaching, scrum coaching, agile project management training, project management coaching, and change management) versus a person who has the experience and can do it full time for the duration of the business transformation. Most organizations' first mistake is thinking that a transformation is just a part-time endeavor and/or that a committee that meets from time-to-time can direct and react as needed during a transformation. If you get through this slide deck and still feel you can do your transformation without an Agile Coach, you have my Best Wishes, just keep our name and number handy if you want a coach that will check-in from time to time and let you know you are on the right track. If you think you need a full time Agile coach, you can also connect with us at TechExpressoConsulting.com.