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Being a Certified Disciplined Agilist (CDA) indicates to colleagues and employers that you have fundamental knowledge about Disciplined Agile strategies and that you are eager to learn and increase your skills and abilities as a software professional.
How to Become a Certified Disciplined Agilist (CDA)
Step #1: Learn About Disciplined Agile
To learn about the Disciplined Agile framework sufficiently, we suggest that you do at least one of:
- Read Section 1 of Choose Your WoW!
- Attend The Disciplined Agile Experience: Certification Prep Workshop (3-day)
- Attend Introduction to Disciplined Agile: Certification Prep Workshop (2-day)
- Attend Disciplined Agile in a Nutshell (1-day) workshop and read Section 1 of Choose Your WoW!
Step #2: Take the Certification Test
The test is 25 multiple selection questions based solely on material from the workshops listed in the Learn section and book Choose Your WoW! To pass the test you will need to have read the book or attended one of the workshops. We suggest that you read How to Pass the Test before taking it.
The test fee is $200 USD, payable via PayPal or credit card.
Once you have passed the test, your CDA designation is valid for a 1 year period. In order to retain your certification, you must meet the then-current retention requirements.
If you have not previously taken a DA test, you will be required to "Register to get started".
Please use the same email as you will for your Disciplined Agile Membership.
- Once you pass the Certified Disciplined Agilist test, you will receive a PDF certificate via email indicating that you have passed - Congratulations! Your membership is paid for the first year, and you will be added by our Admin Team. Please update your information once you receive your activation notice.
- Be Proud! Add your certification to your LinkedIn profile.
- If you don't pass the CDA test, fear not. There is the opportunity to take the test again, perhaps with additional studying.
- If you have paid for the CDA test but did not pass, your membership is paid for the first year, and you will be granted your Disciplined Agilist designation, and added by our Admin Team. Please update your information once you receive your activation notice.
After You've Earned Your Certified Disciplined Agilist (CDA) Designation
Suggested Learning Activities
We encourage you to stay up-to-date with Disciplined Agile by:
- Attending/viewing our Webinars
- Subscribe to the DAD blog
- Contribute to the DAD discussion forum on LinkedIn
- Following us on twitter @disc_agile
- Following us on LinkedIn
Benefits
- Listing in Certification Membership Directory if you choose
- Disciplined Agile Consortium (DAC) Quarterly Newsletters and Professional Development emails
- Member-only access to DAC collateral such as webinars, templates, white papers
Retention
- $50 USD annual renewal fee
- 7 hours of professional development (minimum 4 Disciplined Agile hours) required each year, such as workshops or webinars