Agile coaches are the alchemists that help transform organisational lead into gold. They work closely with teams to cultivate high-performing, Agile organisations that unleash people’s creativity and passion.
So how do you become an Agile coach?
It is a journey, from apprenticeship through to mastery, marked by certification paths and milestones. Agile Centre are committed to growing the next generation of great Scrum Masters and Agile coaches. Our certification paths and programmes are designed to help you move through each level of apprenticeship, journeyman and mastery.
Agile Coach Training Courses
On-Demand Introduction
to Coaching
Advanced Certified Scrum Master (A-CSM)
Certified Scrum Professional Scrum Master (CSP-SM)
Agile Coach Academy
(ACA)
The Science and Art
of Coaching
Certified Agile Team Coaching
(ICP-ACC)
Leading SAFe – Certified
SAFe Agilist
Certified LeSS Practitioner
(CLP)
Training from the back of the Room Practitioner (TBR)
Agile Coach Resources
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