The Agile Coaches Alliance supports a diverse spectrum of coaching based accreditations for individuals and organizations. All of the accreditations are listed below. You can use the checkboxes to filter and display only those accreditations you are interested in based on the:
Type of accreditation: AA – Agile Advisor, AD – Agile Developer, AL – Agile Leader, AO – Agile Organization, AT – Agile Team, PO – Product Owner, and SM – Scrum Master
Level of accreditation: AOK – Accreditation of Practical Knowledge, AOP – Accreditation of Practice, AOE – Accreditation of Excellence, ACC – Advisor Accredited, and BCC – Adviser Business Agility Advisor
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Leader - Accreditation of Knowledge
Requirements to receive an AL-AOK
In a one-on-one or small group 1 hour (per person) accreditation interview your Accreditor will require you to:
- The candidate demonstrated at least 3 months of supervised experience as a Leader, written recommendation of a supervisor (AOE-AL or equivalent) or at least 25 hour individual or group mentoring by a ACA Accredited Coach over a minimum of 1 month.
- Answer 2 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 process implementation in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 team or area improvement process and its outcomes.
- Showcase 1 case study of transforming an area or team into enhanced Agility.
- Share your self improvement goals as a Leader.
Developer - Accreditation of Excellence
Requirements to receive a AD-AOE:
In a one-on-one or small group 1.5 hours (per person) accreditation interview your Accreditor will require you to:
- Demonstrate at least 4 years of practice (or 2 years if the candidate has been mentored by a ACA Accredited Coach) working in an agile team and a profound understanding of what it means to build a product incrementally and with quality in mind.
- Answer 2 questions related to the role of an agile developer.
Development - Provide evidence on how you approach Test First and iterative design principles.
- Provide evidence on your efforts for Continuous Integration and an overall testing strategy.
- Provide one case study on how you bring quality in as individual, and as a team.
- Answer 1 question regarding customer collaboration.
- Provide evidence on how you establish early feedback loops.
- Provide evidence on sharing knowledge within the team.
- Provide one case study on how you enabled a culture of technical excellence in your company.
- Provide two case studies on how you guided teams to learn and grow.
- Share your self improvement goals as a developer.
Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.
Developer - Accreditation of Practice
Requirements to receive a AOP-AD:
In a one-on-one or small group 1 hour (per person) accreditation interview your Accreditor will require you to:
- Demonstrate at least 2 years of practice (or 1 year if the candidate has been mentored by a ACA Accredited Coach) working in an agile team and a profound understanding of what it means to build a product incrementally and with quality in mind.
- Answer 2 questions related to the role of an agile developer.
Development - Provide evidence on how you approach Test First and iterative design principles.
- Provide evidence on your efforts for Continuous Integration and an overall testing strategy.
- Provide one case study on how you bring quality in as individual, and as a team.
- Answer 1 question regarding customer collaboration.
- Provide evidence on how you establish early feedback loops.
- Provide evidence on sharing knowledge within the team.
- Share your self improvement goals as a developer.
Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.
Developer - Accreditation of Practical Knowledge
Requirements to receive a AD-AOK:
In a one-on-one or small group 1.5 hours (per person) accreditation interview your Accreditor will require you to:
- The candidate demonstrated at least 3 months of supervised experience working in an agile team and a profound understanding of what it means to build a product incrementally and with quality in mind, based on evidence including pictures and a written recommendation of a supervisor (AOE-AD) or at least 25 hour individual or group mentoring by a ACA Accredited Coach over a minimum of 1 month.
- Answer 2 questions related to the role of an agile developer.
Development - Provide evidence on how you approach Test First and iterative design principles.
- Provide evidence on your efforts for Continuous Integration and an overall testing strategy.
- Provide one case study on how you bring quality in as individual, and as a team.
- Answer 1 question regarding customer collaboration.
- Share your self improvement goals as a developer.
Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.
Advisor - Business Agility Advisor
Requirements to receive a AA-BAA
- Demonstrate at least 5 years (or 2 years if the candidate has been mentored by a ACA Accredited Coach) of experience as an Advisor, Consultant and/or Coach in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
- Answer 4 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements were you provided new information related to Agile to a client in a top management workshop.
- Provide evidence of at least 4 different customer engagements where you helped solving a client’s problem enabling/supporting agility.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements where you made an documented diagnosis that led to a redefinition of the original problem.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements that involved making recommendations based on a documented diagnosis.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements where you assisted with the implementation of recommended solutions.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 facilitated conversations at different customers to build a consensus, make decisions and/or create commitment around a corrective action
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved facilitating client learning in a multi-day training—that is, teaching clients how to resolve similar problems in the future.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved facilitating client learning in a workshop format—that is, teaching clients how to resolve similar problems in the future.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagement where you co-created with your customer a plan and/or process to ensure the customer to permanently improving organizational effectiveness without your future participation.
- Showcase 2 case studies of different customer engagements involving advising an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
- Share your Agile toolbox and your self improvement goals as an Agile Advisor.
Advisor - Accredited
Requirements to receive a AOP-AA:
- Demonstrate at least 2 years (or 1 year if the candidate has been mentored by a ACA Accredited Coach) of experience as an Advisor, Consultant and/or Coach in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
- Answer 2 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you provided new information related to Agile to a client in a top management workshop.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 customer engagements where you helped solve a client’s problem enabling/supporting agility.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you made an documented diagnosis that led to a redefinition of the original problem.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved making recommendations based on a documented diagnosis.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you assisted with the implementation of recommended solutions.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 facilitated conversation at a customer to build a consensus, make decisions and/or create commitment around a corrective action
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved facilitating client learning in a multi-day training or workshop format—that is, teaching clients how to resolve similar problems in the future.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you co-created with your customer a plan and/or process to ensure the customer to permanently improve organizational effectiveness without your future participation.
Showcase 1 case study of a customer engagement involving advising an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility. - Share your Agile toolbox and your self improvement goals as an Agile Advisor.
Leader - Accreditation of Excellence
Requirements to receive a AOE-AL:
In a one-on-one or small group 1 hour and 30 min. (per person) accreditation interview your Accreditor will require you to:
- Demonstrate at least 5 years (or 2 years if the candidate has been mentored by a ACA Accredited Coach) of experience as a leader and/or change agent in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
- Answer 3 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 cultural shift in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 org. structure change (formal or informal) that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 4 process implementation in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 team or area improvement process and its outcomes.
- Provide evidence of at least 4 individual improvement process and its outcomes.
- Showcase 2 case studies of transforming an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
- Share your self improvement goals as a Leader.
Leader - Accreditation of Practice
Requirements to receive an AL-AOP
In a one-on-one or small group 1 hour (per person) accreditation interview your Accreditor will require you to:
- Demonstrate at least 2 years (or 1 year if the candidate has been mentored by a ACA Accredited Coach) of experience as a leader and/or change agent in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
- Answer 2 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 cultural shift in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 org. structure change (formal or informal) that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 process implementation in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
- Provide evidence of at least 1 team or area improvement process and its outcomes.
- Provide evidence of at least 2 individual improvement process and its outcomes.
- Showcase 1 case study of transforming an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
- Share your self improvement goals as a Leader.
Organization - Accreditation of Progress
Before issuing an accreditation of progress confirm that:
- You have personally worked with this organizarion for at least 100 hours.
- You personally observed relevant progress towards improved organizational agility in one or more departments or business units.
- You collected enough evidence to showcase the before and after scenarios presenting a relevant case study of organizational improvement towards Agility.
- <Recommended> You collected evidence of at least 5 people holding a valid Agile credential (examples are: Agile Coaches Alliance Accredited Scrum Master or Product Owner at any level (Accreditation of Practical Knowledge, Accreditation of Practice, or Accreditation of Excellence.
- <Alternative> Certified ScrumMaster CSM® Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO® or Certified Agile Leadership CAL by the Scrum Alliance, Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM II / PSM III), Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO II / PSPO III) by Scrum.org).
Team - Accreditation of Progress
Before issuing an accreditation of progress confirm that:
- You have personally worked with this team for at least 25 hours.
- You personally observed relevant progress towards increased agility in this team.
- You collected enough evidence to showcase the before and after scenarios presenting a relevant case study of the team’s Scrum Implementation.
- <Recommended> You collected evidence of at least 5 people holding a valid Agile credential (examples are: Agile Coaches Alliance Accredited Scrum Master or Product Owner at any level (Accreditation of Practical Knowledge, Accreditation of Practice, or Accreditation of Excellence.
- <Alternative> Certified ScrumMaster CSM® Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO® or Certified Agile Leadership CAL by the Scrum Alliance, Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM II / PSM III), Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO II / PSPO III) by Scrum.org).