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Samman is a method for technical coaches who work with software teams. The focus is on iterative and incremental development practices. The Samman method has two main parts:
- Learning Hour
- Ensemble Working
In the learning hour the coach uses exercises and active learning techniques to teach the theory and practice of skills like Test-Driven Development and Refactoring. In the Ensemble sessions the whole team collaborates together with the coach in applying these development techniques in their usual production codebase.
The expected outcome is that teams work more effectively and consistently with iterative and incremental development techniques even after the coach has moved on. This should help the organization to build new features in their software with a shorter lead time and higher quality.
You can find full details of the Samman method in the book "Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman method" by Emily Bache. If you would like to find out more about the community of coaches and what it is like to use the Samman method, please follow @CoachingSamman on twitter, sign up for our newsletter, and/or come to one of our events.
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