Agile Certification Options Primer. Tuesday, January 8 th, 2013 Presented by David Mantica and Tom McGraw

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1 Agile Certification Options Primer Tuesday, January 8 th, 2013 Presented by David Mantica and Tom McGraw

2 Presentation Agenda What is Agile High Level Look High level Model for Agile and the flavors that drive implementations Certification versus Certificate programs Elements of a quality certification program Authorizing body creditability Application requirements Exam depth and breath Recertification requirements ISO standards What employers look for from certifications What employees look for from certifications Currently available Agile Certifications Scrum: including Scrum Alliance and Scrum.org Agile: including PMI ACP, IC Agile Lean: including Six sigma certifications Accredited Kanban Training: Lean Kanban University Questions

3 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 next slide Highly extendable very similar to open source Scrum is to Agile, as Red Hat is to Linux

4 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

5 Agile Flavors

6 Certificate Certificate vs. Certification Accredited Over a period of time Role specific Focus on the training Certification May or may not be ISO compliant Tied to product, role or process Focus on experience and knowledge Usually sizable supply chain

7 Examples Certificates St. Louis University Executive Certificate in Agile Development Villanova s Master Certificate in IS/IT Project Management George Washington s Master s Certificate in Project Management Certifications Certified Scrum Master PMI ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) PMP (Project Management Professionals) CCNA (Certified Cisco Network Associate) VMWare, Microsoft, Net App, other vendor certifications

8 Elements of a High Quality Certification Respect of authorizing body and the thought leader impact on the certification objectives Pre certification requirements Training Experience Previous certifications Exam Third party hosted and managed Security/ integrity of questions Recertification Continuing education requirement Re certification requirement

9 Employers value of Certifications First filter in hiring Can reduce hiring process time Reduces risk of failed hire Employee compensation Great non cash benefit Also used as part of individual development plans Increase rate potential for consultants Certificates increase billable hours for staff Meeting regulatory requirements

10 Employees value of Certifications Recognition / resume builder Quantifies skills and experience Compensation increase Most likely comes with next employer not current Prestige within industry Increase awareness at industry events Very helpful if going independent

11 Agile Certification Universe

12 Certification Tree Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) Certified Scrum Trainer (CST) Structure of the Certification Body of Knowledge Pros and cons Future Scrum Alliance

13 Certification Tree Professional Scrum Master I (PSMI), Professional Scrum Master II (PSMII), Professional Scrum Product Owner I (PSPOI), Professional Scrum Product Owner II (PSPOII), Professional Scrum Developer I (PSDI) Structure of Certification Body of knowledge Pros and cons Future Scrum.org

14 Certification Tree Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Structure of the certification Body of Knowledge PMI Who the certification covers Pros and cons Costs Future

15 International Consortium for Agile Certification Tree Certified IC Agile Professional (ICAgile CIP), IC Agile Topic Certification (i.e., ICAgile Test Automation Certification), IC Agile Expert Track Certification (i.e., ICAgile Expert: Testing), Master Agilest Structure of the Certification Body of knowledge Certification road map (IC-Agile) Demographic for the certification Pros and cons Future

16 Others DSDM Consortium Lean Kanban University IASSC Six Sigma

17 Questions? If we run short on time, we will provide a written response to the remaining questions and post them on the ASPE-SDLC blog:

18 PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Workshop Take this agile project management training course to prepare for your Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI ACP) certification while learning to lead Agile software projects that adapt to change, drive innovation and deliver on time business value. sdlc.com/courses/agile project management certification/ The Executive Certificate in Agile Development from Saint Louis University ASPE has partnered with Saint Louis Universityʹs AACSB accredited John Cook School of Business to provide continuing education Executive Certificate programs on the most critical SDLC job roles. sdlc.com/certificates/agile development.php

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20 How to Claim Your PDU Go to aspe sdlc.com/pdu/ for instructions on submitting your PDU. You can submit your PDU by mail or electronically. The Activity code for today s presentation is WS and ASPE s REP number is The seminars are Category A for one PDU