A True Story of Agile Coaching in Ukrainian Armed Forces
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A former consultant joins the Ukrainian Armed Forces, leads a 150-person company, and converts business practices into wartime operations: applies the Cynefin framework to stop hour‑long plans, introduces Kanban task boards so battalion vacation scheduling scales to 3,000 people, runs twice‑daily standups, and cuts reporting from half a day to ten minutes. Builds a training base that certifies hundreds, adapts after action review retrospectives to Ukrainian units, funds drones, thermal optics and a demining machine, and shows measurable improvements in readiness.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction and background
- 6:43Agile coaching in war context
- 11:24Joining the Ukrainian Armed Forces
- 14:28Military structure as Agile teams
- 17:05Cynefin framework in chaos
- 21:50Moving from reactive to proactive
- 23:17Providing clarity to teams
- 29:46Building psychological safety
- 34:02After action reviews in military
- 40:14Motivating soldiers intrinsically
- 43:04Delegation and leadership
- 45:13Personal reflections and outcomes
- 49:28Q&A session
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