Coaching to Identify Obstacles

In both the plan­ning phase and exper­i­men­ta­tion phas­es of improve­ment kata, the coach is respon­si­ble for ensur­ing that learn­ers dis­cov­er mean­ing­ful obsta­cles. Coach­ing to iden­ti­fy obsta­cles helps learn­ers progress toward their tar­get con­di­tion while devel­op­ing their skills. Learn the ques­tions coach­es ask to ver­i­fy that the learn­ers iden­ti­fy obsta­cles that are mean­ing­ful and described well.