Agile Coaching Certificate | Washington University

The Agile Team Coach track is designed to empower professionals with the skills required to guide individuals and teams towards high-performance excellence. Drawing from a blend of professional facilitation, coaching, mentoring, and instructional expertise, this program is dedicated to delivering tangible business results. It focuses on steering teams through their journey from inception to achieving peak performance.

The program's Learning Outcomes underscore the development of crucial attributes like self-awareness and self-management while emphasizing the role of Agile Team Coaches as role models for agile values and principles. By completing this track, participants gain the essential knowledge and mindset to excel as Agile Team Coaches, driving positive change and fostering collaboration within their organizations.

Agile Coaching Certificate Process

ICAgile Certified Professional

Step 1:

Register & complete ICAgile Certified Professional.

Agile fundamentals (ICP) is an industry-recognized credential that demonstrates an understanding of the agile mindset, values, principles, and foundational concepts. Professionals are grounded in what it means to "be agile while doing agile" and achieve organizational agility without specific focus on any single agile methodology or framework (i.e., Scrum, Kanban, XP, DSDM, SAFe, etc.)

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Agile Team Facilitation

Step 2:

Register & complete Agile Team Facilitation.

Agile Team Facilitation is designed for people who guide and support others in an agile work environment, including Scrum Masters, agile coaches and aspiring coaches, team leads, and project managers.

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Agile Coaching

Step 3:

Register & complete Agile Coaching.

Designed by key thought leaders who defined the discipline of agile coaching, the Agile Coaching certification verifies an understanding of the tools, skills, and techniques needed to coach agile teams.

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Certificate Earned

Upon completion of the required courses, your Agile Coaching Certificate will be awarded.

Agile Coaching Certificate FAQ's

What is IC Agile?

ICAgile (International Consortium for Agile) is a global certification and accreditation body focused on advancing Agile learning. It offers education and certification programs for individuals and organizations, promoting Agile skills across various disciplines. ICAgile certifications, like ICP-ACC (Agile Coaching) and ICP-ATF (Agile Team Facilitation), focus on developing practical expertise rather than just theoretical knowledge, emphasizing continuous learning and professional growth in Agile practices.

How do you become an agile coach?

Gain experience working in Agile roles (Scrum Master, Product Owner, etc.).
Earn certifications like Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or Certified Agile Coach (ICP-ACC).
Develop coaching and leadership skills to guide teams.
Get hands-on experience coaching teams in Agile practices.
Continue learning and adapting to new Agile trends and methods.

What is an ICP-ACC Certification?

The ICP-ACC (ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Coaching) certifies your ability to coach Agile teams. It focuses on key coaching skills like mentoring, facilitating collaboration, and guiding Agile transformations. This certification is ideal for those aiming to become Agile coaches.

What is the difference between a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and a Certified Agile Coach (CAC)?

The Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) certification focuses on managing and leading Scrum teams, ensuring they follow Scrum principles and practices. It is an entry-level certification ideal for those working directly with Scrum teams to facilitate the Scrum process.
The Certified Agile Coach (CAC) certification, on the other hand, is broader in scope. It equips individuals to mentor and guide teams and organizations through Agile transformations across various frameworks, not limited to Scrum. Agile coaches work at a higher level, helping teams adopt Agile methodologies and fostering collaboration and continuous improvement.