Professional Agile Coach, ICP-ACC

Do you want to develop your ability to help agile teams or entire organisations to take their next step on the agile journey? 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.

Professional Agile Coach, ICP-ACC is an advanced course that provides practical tools, techniques, and approaches for professional agile coaching. The course combines short theoretical introductions with discussions and practical exercises, helping you adapt your coaching to different situations and needs. You will also develop your own coaching plan and identify the next steps in your development as an Agile Coach.

Key takeaways

After the course you will be able to:

  • Use a broad range of tools in your role as a professional Agile Coach
  • Adapt your coaching to the needs of individuals, teams, and organizations
  • Understand the different roles you can take as a coach, mentor, advisor, and teacher
  • Coach both individuals and teams
  • Support organizations in their agile development
  • Develop a personal coaching plan
  • Identify the next steps in your development as an Agile Coach

Target audience

This course is suitable for:

  • Scrum Masters
  • Agile Coaches
  • Team leaders
  • People working with agile transformation and organizational development
  • Professionals who want to develop their skills as an Agile Coach

Prerequisites

This is an advanced course. We recommend that participants have experience from being Scrum Master, agile coach, or equivalent as well as good knowledge of one or more agile frameworks.

The role of the Agile Coach

Explore what it means to work as a professional Agile Coach and how the role can be adapted to different situations, people, teams, and organizational needs.

The Agile Coach as a professional coach

Develop your coaching skills and learn how to support people in finding their own solutions, taking responsibility, and developing their capabilities.

The Agile Coach as a mentor and advisor

An Agile Coach needs to be able to move between different approaches. Learn when and how to use your own knowledge and experience as a mentor or advisor while maintaining an effective coaching relationship.

The Agile Coach as a teacher

Explore how teaching and knowledge sharing form part of the Agile Coach role and how you can help others develop their understanding of agile principles and practices.

Coaching individuals

Learn how to adapt your coaching to individual needs and support personal development within an agile environment.

Coaching teams

Explore approaches for helping teams develop, improve collaboration, and identify effective next steps in their agile journey.

Coaching organizations

Move beyond individual and team coaching to consider the organization as a whole. Learn how an Agile Coach can support organizational development and help create the conditions needed for agility.

Succeeding as an Agile Coach

Explore the organizational conditions that enable effective agile coaching. You will also work on your own coaching plan and identify areas for continued professional development.

This course includes a ICP-ACC certification from ICAgile. The certification requires full attendance during all days and a followup conversation with one of our certified trainers during which we will go through your personal coaching plan and ensure that you fulfil the learning objectives of the course. When you successfully complete your class and your post-class conversation, you'll earn a certificate that you can share with employers and your professional network. Certificates are downloadable PDFs configured for uploading and sharing on LinkedIn.

Practical information

Duration: 3 days
Price: NOK 21,900
Language: English
Format: The course is offered as an open course and can also be booked as an in-company course

FAQ

Hva er Professional Agile Coach, ICP-ACC?
Dette er et videregående kurs for deg som ønsker å utvikle kompetansen din innen profesjonell smidig coaching. Du lærer hvordan du kan coache enkeltpersoner, team og organisasjoner og tilpasse tilnærmingen etter ulike behov.

Hvem passer kurset for?
Kurset passer særlig for Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches og personer i tilsvarende roller som ønsker å utvikle coachingkompetansen sin og bidra til utvikling av team og organisasjoner.

Hvilke forkunnskaper trenger jeg?
Du bør ha erfaring som Scrum Master, Agile Coach eller i en tilsvarende rolle, samt god kjennskap til ett eller flere smidige rammeverk.

Er kurset praktisk rettet?
Ja. Kurset kombinerer korte teoretiske introduksjoner med diskusjoner og praktiske øvelser. Du får blant annet arbeide med egen coachingplan og identifisere neste steg i utviklingen din som Agile Coach.

Hva lærer jeg om de ulike rollene til en Agile Coach?
Du arbeider med Agile Coach-rollen fra flere perspektiver, blant annet som profesjonell coach, mentor, rådgiver og lærer. Du lærer også om coaching på individ-, team- og organisasjonsnivå.

Fører kurset til en sertifisering?
Ja. Kurset inkluderer ICP-ACC-sertifisering fra ICAgile. For å oppnå sertifiseringen må du delta på alle kursdagene og gjennomføre en oppfølgingssamtale med en sertifisert instruktør.

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