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The BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile enables professionals to be able to identify and manage change effectively and know when Agile is applicable in an organisation. The certificate has a comprehensive skills development pathway to support Agile working practices throughout organisations. In addition, it will provide organisations with a standard setting Agile certification that confidently covers all foundational knowledge required to understand Agile.
This foundation certificate is concerned with the use of Agile practices in projects, product and software development. The syllabus is designed to ensure the candidate has suitable knowledge of the core concepts of Agile practices, values and principles.
This three-day tutor-led course includes lectures, exercises and practical work. At the end of day three delegates prepare and take the examination. It is fully-accredited by BCS Professional Certifications and they have rated it as SFIAplus level 3.
Who is it for?
Business and IT professionals who are interested in Agile practices such as; Software Developers, Project Managers, Business Analysts, Software Testers, Product Managers, etc.
In addition, anyone requiring an understanding of Agile, organisational leaders and managers who want to understand the value of Agile, or those who work in an Agile environment.
This course enables those taking the exam to become either an informed customer or to use the qualification as a steppingstone on their career-ladder.
There are no specific pre-requisites for entry to the examination; however, it is recommended that candidates have a working knowledge of IT.
Exam
To qualify as the holder of a BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile, delegates must successfully pass the exam administered by the BCS;
The exam has 40 multiple choice questions.
It will be a ‘closed book’ examination i.e. no notes or books will be allowed into the examination room.
It is held over 60 minutes (+ 25% additional time for candidates taking examinations that are not in their native language).
The pass mark is 65% (26 out of 40).
Exam is included in the price
Course Objectives
The course:
Enables candidates to be aware of how an Agile mindset can be adopted in their workplace.
Introduces candidates to know when Agile is applicable in their organisation.
Encourages candidates to make better decisions about how Agile transformation impacts every aspect of their organisation and identify and manage change effectively.
Gain a certification based on original Agile creators’ knowledge.
Provides candidates with a stepping-stone to further learning.
Successful candidates will have access to several member-only benefits, including networking, career development prospects and mentoring opportunities.
Syllabus – Key points
Candidates should be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding, application and analysis of Agile practices and techniques in the following areas:
Why Agile? (7.5%)
Describe a linear development approach, such as Waterfall and V-model
Explain why linear development approaches are not suitable in a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) environment
Explain the origins of Agile
Recognise the Agile Manifesto and its principles
Explain how the Pillars of Scrum underpin Agile thinking
Individuals and their Interactions over Processes and Tools (7.5%)
Describe ways that the processes and tools can undermine Agile team performance
Explain the connection between team motivation and self-organising autonomous team
Recall how Agile teams interact
Working Software over Comprehensive Documentation (7.5%):
Describe how working software means more than just code
Explain that Agile can be applied to non-software products
Explain how the Seven Wastes of Lean (Software Development) relates to comprehensive documentation (As defined in: Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit and widely referenced elsewhere)
Customer Collaboration over Contract Negotiation (7.5%)
Describe the Agile team’s relationship with its customers
Describe how Agile teams use time boxes and iterations to decide what work to commit to
Describe the Product Owner role and their responsibilities
Responding to Change over following a plan (10%):
Explain how regular feedback helps Agile teams respond to change
Describe how Agile teams recognise when change is underway
Describe the different levels of planning that Agile teams use
Explain the risks of detailed upfront planning
The Agile Mindset (25%):
Explain Servant Leadership
Explain how Agile teams are cross-functional and self-organising
Explain how the Pillars of Scrum enable continuous improvement
Describe how Agile teams demonstrate transparency
Explain the importance of maximising the amount of work not done
Describe how Agile teams maintain sustainable pace
Recall that autonomy, mastery and purpose are critical factors in creating motivated teams
Explain the importance of Psychological Safety for high performing teams
Explain incremental and iterative delivery
Roles in Agile Teams (5%):
Describe the three Scrum roles
Identify and describe commonly used non-Scrum Agile roles
Common Agile Practices (20%):
Team Leadership and Organisation
Iterations and Timeboxing
Daily stand-up meetings
Agile board
Iteration planning
Iteration review
Retrospective
Agile coaching
Backlog refinement
Limiting work in progress (WIP)
Requirements
Product roadmaps
Backlog
User stories
Three C’s (Card, Conversation, Confirmation)
Definitions of Done and Ready
Estimation
3.1 Relative sizing
3.2 The Agile Estimation Game, e.g. Planning PokerTM (1)
1 review for BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile: 2020 Syllabus
Rated 5 out of 5
Phil Hollebone| V&V Engineer|Sperry Marine –
First course I have had to do on-line, so some of the exercises weren’t possible as involved working collaboratively. That aside, the course content was good, well explained and enabled me to pass the exam with a very respectable score.
First course I have had to do on-line, so some of the exercises weren't possible as involved working collaboratively. That aside, the course content was good, well explained and enabled me to pass the exam with a very respectable score.
★★★★★
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The BCS Foundation Certificate in Agile enables professionals to be able to identify and manage change effectively and know when Agile is applicable in an organisation. The certificate has a comprehensive skills development pathway to support Agile working practices throughout organisations. In addition, it will provide organisations with a standard setting Agile certification that confidently covers all foundational knowledge required to understand Agile. 
Phil Hollebone| V&V Engineer|Sperry Marine –
First course I have had to do on-line, so some of the exercises weren’t possible as involved working collaboratively. That aside, the course content was good, well explained and enabled me to pass the exam with a very respectable score.