1. ICAgile Education Roadmap
Agile Education Accreditation & Certification

2. ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification
Mission & Objectives
We advance Agile education across the industry by:
Enabling the development of learning objectives in all Agile disciplines needed for the enterprise
While ensuring quality Agile education for students by:
Accrediting courses
Granting certifications
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

3. ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification
Origins
Ahmed Sidky, PhD, brought together a team of Agile visionaries
Agile Manifesto signatory, Dr. Alistair Cockburn, was co-founder
Accreditation model suggested by Ahmed’s father, also a PhD, who assists administrators throughout the Middle East in creating accredited university programs
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

4. ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification
Operations
Jennifer Stone - Managing Director
Joined ICAgile September 2012
Creates policies & procedures to:
Support student learning
Protect value of certifications
Provide market differentiation
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

5. ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification
What is Agile?
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

6. Why another certification body?
Disciplines – not roles
We help students excel in their chosen disciplines
We don’t mold individuals into specific roles
Methodology-agnostic
Most organizations don’t adopt a pure methodology
Agile values & principles applied to any environment
Comprehensive education roadmap
Supporting all disciplines within an enterprise
No other program covers a breadth of disciplines across the organization rather than limiting itself to the IT department
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

7. ICAgile Learning Philosophy
Our understanding of Learning & Education continues to evolve. We are dedicated to leading the professional training community in the recognition and adoption of effective education approaches, such as self-organized learning environments, online classes, self-directed study, experiential learning, and demonstrating competency over taking exams. We recognize that intelligence comes in many forms and that learning can be demonstrated in a variety of ways. We are committed to working with training organizations, students, the Agile community and education leaders to validate learning in ways that are fair and supportive while maintaining high standards to protect the value of ICAgile accreditation and certifications.
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

8. ICAgile Learning Model
Sarah Tanner Commits to learn Acquires knowledge Develops competency Builds proficiency & depth
, ICE
, ICM
, ICP
, ICP-TC
ICAgile
Recognizes commitment
Validates knowledge acquisition
Validates competency
Validates proficiency & depth
ICAgile Certified Expert
ICAgile Certified
Master Agilist
ICAgile Certified Professional
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10. ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification
Certification Levels
ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
ICP-Team Facilitation
ICP-Agile Coaching
ICP-Project Management
ICP-Testing Fundamentals
ICP-Business Value Analysis
ICAgile Certified Expert (ICE)
ICE-Agile Software Design & Development
ICE-Agile Software Testing & Coaching
ICE-Agile Team Facilitation
ICE-Enterprise Coaching
ICE-Agile Project Management
ICE-Value Management & Business Analysis
ICE-Executive Leadership
ICAgile Certified Master Agilist (ICM)
ICP-Advanced Project Management
ICP-Test Automation
ICP-Advanced Testing
ICP-Test Automation with TDD
ICP-Business Value Management
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

11. ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP)
Beginning-level certification
Granted to students who attend an accredited Fundamentals of Agile course
The ICP is the visible commitment students make to themselves and their colleagues to understand the Agile values and principles and pursue additional learning.
Earning the ICP signals a student’s statement of intent to act as a professional in the Agile community.
Students who adopt the ICP title and refer to themselves as Agile Professionals are more likely to behave in a way that reflects that label. As such, we grant the ICP without an accompanying evaluation.
Focuses on the Agile values & principles
Prerequisite for ICE
ICP level includes Continuing Education Certifications (CEC)
CECs are optional certifications
Require an evaluation
Extend the learner’s Professional status into a specific track of learning, eg. ICP-Team Facilitation
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12. ICAgile Certified Expert (ICE)
Earned in specific discipline
Requires passing the track Gate
Credit for all themes in the track
Significant experience
Evidence of competency
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

13. ICAgile Certified Master Agilist (ICM)
Most advanced certification a student can earn
Still being defined
Expected to require Expert certification in multiple tracks
Additional significant experience, competency and leadership in the Agile community
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14. Current & In-Progress Tracks
Agile Software Design & Development
Agile Software Testing
Agile Team Facilitation & Coaching
Enterprise Coaching
Agile Project Management
Value Management & Business Analysis
Executive Leadership
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16. Agile Education Transcript
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

17. Agile Education Transcript
ICAgile Education Roadmap| Accreditation & Certification

18. ICAgile Guidance for Track Designers | 2013
Consortium Members Member Training Organizations and Member Academic Organizations
ASPE (USA)
Santeon Group (USA and Middle East)
Agile Coaching Institute (International)
SoftEd (Australia, Asia Pacific)
BSSNexus (Canada, South America, and India)
Agile Transformation (USA)
Kaizania Academies (South Africa)
Ciklum (Europe)
ScrumTrek (Russia)
SQE (USA)
Leading Agile (USA)
Agile Dimension (Online)
Luxoft (Ukraine)
SMS Management and Technology (Australia)
Team Catapult (USA)
IT University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
Global Business Development (Denmark)
Coveros (USA)
Humans and Technology (International)
ICAgile Guidance for Track Designers | 2013