Agile Certification Options Presented by Tom McGraw, PMI- ACP, ICP, CSM
Presentation Agenda What is Agile High-Level Look High level Model for Agile and the flavors that drive implementations Why a need for Agile certifications? Evolution of Agile Certifying Bodies Scrum Alliance Scrum.Org PMI-ACP ICAgile SAFe Others! Questions
Agile in a Nutshell Transformational way of work Built a foundation of values and principles No 1 inch thick rule book From those values and principles come practices Like daily stand up, retrospective, story points, etc. Practices are organized into flavors Agile flavor model on upcoming slide Highly extendable similar to open source
Agile Core Values We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value: Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more. agilemanifesto.org
Agile Flavors
The Need for Agile Certification Examples of self-regulation in other industries American Bar Association American Institute of Certified Public Accountants National Electrical Manufacturers Association Employers value in certification Hiring filter Non-Cash employee benefit Regulatory requirement Increased opportunity Employees value in certification Recognition/resume Higher pay
Agile Certification Universe
Scrum Alliance Certification Tree Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM) Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certified Team Coach (CTC) Certified Enterprise Coach (CEC) Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Certified Agile Leader (CAL) Structure of the Certification Body of Knowledge? Pros and cons Future
Scrum.Org Certification Tree Professional Scrum Master I, II, III (PSMI), (PSMII), (PSMIII) Professional Scrum Product Owner I, II (PSPOI), (PSPOII) Professional Scrum Developer (PSD) Scaled Professional Scrum (SPS) Professional Scrum with Kanban (PSK I) Professional Agile Leadership (PAL I) Structure of Certification Body of knowledge? Pros and cons Future
History of PMI Certification Tree PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) launched 2011 Structure of the certification No Body of Knowledge Who the certification covers Pros and cons Costs Future
Eligibility Requirements: Education Level General Project Management Experience Agile Project Management Agile Project Management Training Examination Maintenance PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) Description: Secondary degree (high school or equivalent) or higher 2,000 hours working on project teams. These hours must be earned within the last 5 years. PMP is acceptable to fulfill these requirements. 1,500 hours working on Agile project teams or in Agile methodologies. These hours are in addition to the general project management experience requirements. These hours muyst be earned within the last two years. 21 contact hours; hours must be approved for PMI-ACP application (see PMI Talent Triangle) Tests knowledge of Agile fundamentals and ability to apply to basic projects 30 PDUs every 3 years in (compliant with PMI Talent Triangle) Note: these hours would count toward fulfilling PMP requirement if an individual holds both certifications
International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) Icagile.com
International Consortium for Agile Certification Tree (ICAgile) Fundamentals: ICP (ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Fundamentals) Specialty: ICP-APM (Agile Project Management), ICP-BVA (Business Value Analysis), ICP-ATF (Agile Team Facilitation), etc. Expert: ICE-PO (Product Ownership), ICE-AC (Agile Coaching), ICE-AT (Agile Testing), etc. Tied to Disciplines/Tracks Structure of the Certification Learning objectives Certification road map Demographic for the certification Pros and cons Future
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) scaledagileframework.com
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) Scaling agile from the team level, to the program and portfolio levels, emphasis on Scrum, Kanban and XP. Certifications SAFe Practitioner (SP) SAFe Agilist (SA) SAFe Advanced Scrum Master (SASM) SAFe Product Manager/Product Owner (PMPO) SAFe Program Consultant (SPC) SAFe Program Consultant Trainer (SPCT) SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) SAFe DevOps (SDP) Pros? Cons? Future
Others DSDM Consortium Lean Kanban University SCRUMStudy ScrumInstitute LeSS Six Sigma DevOps? More!
Questions? Today s seminar was approved by PMI to award 1 PDU (Strategic) for attendance: Go to aspetraining.com/pdus for help with your PDU submissions. You can submit your PDU by mail or electronically. The Activity code for today s presentation is WS080926 and ASPE s REP number is 2161.