ICAgile Certified Professional class

The purpose of the ICAgile accredited course is to help the learner understand that Agile is a mindset based on values and principles, not a single methodology. It offers vocabulary and understanding so that learners can discuss issues, common pitfalls, and potential benefits with other Agile practitioners. This class offers learners an introduction to all stages of Agile approach, from project chartering and release planning to work breakdown and developing shared understanding (using Scrum as framework for illustration).

Who should attend?

Whether you’re an executive, project manager, programmer, tester, analyst, product manager or someone interested in working on or with Agile team, this course is suited for you. No specific requirements to attendees assumed, however attendees are expected to have experience in software development and be aware about Agile philosophy and methods.

What you’ll get?

You will leave with solid knowledge of how and why Agile methods works in one project and in the enterprise, through practical, hands-on exercises and small-group discussion you will be prepared to start with your Agile team immediately after this class.

Main areas of knowledge & skill to be learned

• History & Mindset - understand agile mindset and how the approaches arose.

• Individuals & Interactions - understand the concepts, the theory, the purpose and the importance of people as individuals providing value through working in teams.

• Value-Driven Development - understand why agile development so heavily focuses on working products.

• Consumer & User Involvement - understand the theory, the value, the concepts and some approaches for working with stakeholders, users and buyers to get the best result.

• Planning & Adapting - understand the theory, the value, the concepts and some applications for learning and adapting at all levels and on all topics (the team, the organization, the process, the product).

Training is designed having a number of practical sessions, group discussions and simulations to insure participants understand and can adopt all the theoretical knowledge.

Benefits for attendees:

• Wider Agile mindset gives you an opportunity to adopt various methodologies to your project needs instead of copying simple Scrum to every project it may suit or not. ICAgile gives a complex image on all Agile methodologies and its mixes instead of just giving basic practices and template actions.

• You’ll have a deep understanding of every potential role in a project: Agile developer, QA, Business Analyst, Product Owner, Scrum Master etc. and an opportunity to professionally operate in any role within Scrum or other methodology.

• Upon completion of this course the attendee will be certified by the International Consortium of Agile (ICAgile) and awarded the ICAgile Professional designation.

• Additionally, the certified attendees will be listed on the ICAgile website, indicating their Professional designation and that they have completed all the learning objectives associated with the Fundamentals of Agile track.

• This training takes three days giving much more knowledge and practice within one training.

• ICAgile training has two professional accredited trainers, so each of you is getting individual attention and approach. All of trainers you deal with attending ICAgile course are making Agile injections to companies worldwide within their everyday job functions and have a strong practical background, not just theoretical knowledge or trainer functions with no recent practical experience.

• You’ll be eligible for 21 PDUs from PMI.

About the ICAgile

The International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile) is an independent accrediting agency, similar to PMI, IIBA, and Scrum Alliance, that issues a number of Agile certifications to qualifying participants. Alistair Cockburn, one of the most well–known and influential Agile practitioners, helped create ICAgile as an organization to offer a complete Agile certification portfolio, non–specific to one Agile flavor. ICAgile is developing the definitive learning roadmap for agile development in collaboration with the best experts drawn from around the world. The consortium builds learning roadmaps, accredits courses and trainers, makes those lists available to students, and offers certification and recognition to students as they progress. ICAgile does not evaluate, rate or prioritize the courses against each other, nor does ICAgile offer courses itself.

Why Ciklum Consulting?

Ciklum Consulting is an excellence center for Agile Methods in Ciklum.

• Ciklum Consulting is the first officially accredited ICAgile training organization in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)

• Have access to 200+ Teams, 75% of which are practicing Scrum and other Agile Methods

• Done a set of successful records in Scrum training & implementation

• Observed a number of case stories in transition from ad-hoc or Waterfall methods to Agile

• Holding an amount of ongoing Agile/Scrum coaching programs

• Our Agile coaches are public speakers and acknowledged Agile gurus within IT community in Ukraine, Belarus and abroad

Who are the trainers?

Timofey Yevgrashyn (Kiev)

Timofey is Ciklum Agile coach, approved ICAgile trainer, Certified Scrum Master, experienced Agile project manager. Timofey has more than 16 years in software development and for over 12 years is creating and managing productive teams. During last five years Timofey has been teaching and implementing Agile approaches in different teams, consulting on Agile-development and optimize projects.

Timofey conducts trainings based on his personal experience. He has spent more than 2000 hours of trainings and public presentations. His trainings are more a workshop with basic theoretical framework.

Price

• Ciklum Consulting trainings in Ukraine are having a special* price of $950* for 3-day training per person, including certificate. Corporate and individual payments are accepted.
• Corporate discount of 5% applies for groups of 3+ participants

*Usual price for ICAgile Certification training varies from $950 to $1200 worldwide.

Training information

This is 3 full days training running 10AM-6PM. Coffee breaks and snacks are included.

Training is running in Russian language making sure you deeply understand all the aspects, all the terminology is also given in English ensuring you may successfully operate in international environment.

Cancellation and Refund policy

If the training is cancelled for any reason a complete refund must be issued to all purchasers.

In case of Participant`s cancellation or no-show – organizers withholds a fixed commission rate and the amount of payment system fee when returning the translation («chargeback») to the participant accordingly:

1. Barclays bank transfer 20 £ (fixed fee payment) + 6%

2. PayPal 10 £ (fixed fee payment) +6%

3. WireCard - 10% of accepted payment +6%

Refund is possible only for one ticket purchases and is not applicable for group purchases.