Disciplined Agile Certification
Individuals earn certifications in order to:
- Demonstrate to potential employers that they have made an investment in learning how to apply agile in non-trivial enterprise situations
- Showcase their knowledge by sharing empirically proven, context appropriate practices when mentoring others in the organization
- Stand out from their peers by being able to think outside their experience from exposure to ideas and approaches outside their comfort zone - which is an ingredient for leadership
Organizations benefit from certified professionals because:
- Certifications are a measurable indicator of your staff’s progression
- Knowledgeable staff are more productive, produce better quality, have greater morale, and can transfer knowledge to new team members in a relevant manner
- Earned Certifications are a clear indication of skill and experience in potential new hires
- Certified Disciplined Agile teams have proven to be more effective than teams that did not certify
You, and your executive team, benefit from becoming certified so you:
- Understand what true business agility means and how to achieve it
- Understand what is needed to adapt your IT to become agile enablers for your teams rather than perceived impediments
- Deliver improved throughput and quality of value delivery across the entire organization
- Increase engagement and morale, increasing productivity and reducing attrition
- Make better hiring decisions
The following principles drove the development of the Disciplined Agile certification program:
1. Certifications must provide value. First and foremost, a certification must provide value to the person being certified. This value comes from learning new and valuable strategies during the process of earning the certification as well as greater employability resulting from the certification. Of course there are always limits to the value of any certification.
2. Certifications must be earned. The effort required to earn the certification must be commensurate with the value provided.
3. Certifications must be respectable. We believe that the Disciplined Agile certifications are respectable for several reasons. First, the fact that you have to do some work to earn them is a welcome difference from other agile certifications.
4. Certifications must be focused. The focus of this programme is on Disciplined Agile approaches to IT solution delivery. Disciplined Agile certifications are an indication of knowledge and experience in the Disciplined Agile framework.
5. Certification is part of your learning process. Disciplined professionals view certification as part of their learning process. Learning is not an event but instead an ongoing effort. The implication is that once you have earned your certification you must continue working to keep your skills up to date.
6. Certified professionals have a responsibility to share knowledge. Not only have we adopted the concept from martial arts, we have also adopted the mindset that people have a responsibility to help teach and nurture people to learn new skills and knowledge. The act of teaching and sharing information often leads one to a greater understanding and appreciation of the topic, and thus helps the teacher as well as the student to learn.
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