Agile Organization, Scrum Team and Agile practitioner accreditations

Accreditations of Progress

Accreditations of progress are either Team-based or Organization-based public acknowledgments of growth and improvement. 

Accreditation of Progress for
Agile Organizations

Requirements:

  • Having worked with an ACA Agile Organizations Accreditor for at least 100 hours.
  • <Recomended> Having at least 5 people holding a valid Agile credential (examples are: Certified ScrumMaster CSM® Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO® or Certified Agile Leadership CAL by the Scrum Alliance, Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM II / PSM III), Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO II / PSPO III) by Scrum.org).
  • Being designated by an ACA Agile Organizations Accreditor. 
View Accedited Organizations

Accreditation of Progress for
Scrum Teams

Requirements:

  • Having worked with ACA Scrum Teams Accreditor for at least 25 hours.
  • <Recommended> Having at least 1 Scrum Master holding a valid SM credential (for example Certified ScrumMaster CSM® by the Scrum Alliance or Professional Scrum Master™ (PSM II) by Scrum.org) and a Scrum Product Owner  holding a valid PO credential (for example Certified Scrum Product Owner CSPO® by the Scrum Alliance or Professional Scrum Product Owner™ (PSPO II) by Scrum.org).
  • Being designated by a ACA Scrum Teams Accreditor
View accredited Teams

Accreditations of Practice

Accreditations of practice corroborate practical experience of agile professionals, that is verified during an evidence-based evaluation interview performed by an ACA-Accredited Coach.

Accreditation of Practice for
Agile Leaders

Requirements to receive a AOP-AL:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call during a 1 hour interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to: 

  • Demonstrate at least 2 years of experience as a leader and/or change agent in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 2 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 cultural shift in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 org. structure change (formal or informal) that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 process implementation in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 team or area improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 individual improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Showcase 1 case study of transforming an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
  • Share your self improvement goals as a Leader.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditation of Practice for
Scrum Masters

Requirements to receive a AOP-SM:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call in a 1 hour interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to: 

  • Demonstrate at least 2 years of experience as a Scrum Master based on evidence (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 2 questions related to general Scrum knowledge (according to Scrum guide).
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 training activity and its outcomes
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 mentoring exercise, 
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 event facilitation (single team or multi-team) and its outcomes, 
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 team or individual improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Showcase 1 case study description of serving Devs, serving a PO or serving the Organization.
  • Share your self improvement goals as a Scrum Master.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditation of Practice for
Product Owners

Requirements to receive a AOP-PO:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call in a 1 hour interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to: 

  • Demonstrate at least 2 years of experience as a Product Owner based on evidence (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 2 questions related to performing the role of the Product Owner.
  • Provide evidence on sustaining 2 real life product goals.
  • Provide evidence on product Strategy for 2 real products.
  • Provide evidence of a facilitation activity on empathizing with Customers and Users.
  • Provide one case study of Product hypothesis validation.
  • Provide one case study on working with a Product Backlog demonstrating prioritization methods, refinement, and collaboration with the team .
  • Share your self improvement goals as a Product Owner.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditation of Practice for
Agile Developers

Requirements:

  • Upcoming …

Accreditation of Practice for
Agile Advisors

Requirements to receive a AOP-AA:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call during a 1 hour 30 min interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to:
  • Demonstrate at least 2 years of experience as an Advisor, Consultant and/or Coach in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 2 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you provided new information related to Agile to a client in a top management workshop.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 customer engagements where you helped solve a client’s problem enabling/supporting agility.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you made an documented diagnosis that led to a redefinition of the original problem.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved making recommendations based on a documented diagnosis.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you assisted with the implementation of recommended solutions.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 facilitated conversation at a customer to build a consensus, make decisions and/or create commitment around a corrective action
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved facilitating client learning in a multi-day training or workshop format—that is, teaching clients how to resolve similar problems in the future.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement where you co-created with your customer a plan and/or process to ensure the customer to permanently improve organizational effectiveness without your future participation.
    Showcase 1 case study of a customer engagement involving advising an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
  • Share your Agile toolbox and your self improvement goals as an Agile Advisor.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. 

Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditations of Excellence

Accreditations of excellence corroborate outstanding proficiency and practical experience of agile professionals, that is verified during a comprehensive and challenging evidence-based evaluation interview performed by an ACA-Accredited Coach.

Accreditation of Excellence for
Agile Leaders

Requirements to receive a AOE-AL:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call during a 1 hour 30 min interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to: 

  • Demonstrate at least 5 years of experience as a leader and/or change agent in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 3 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 cultural shift in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 org. structure change (formal or informal) that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
  • Provide evidence of at least 4 process implementation in an organization that enables/supports agility influenced by him/her.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 team or area improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Provide evidence of at least 4 individual improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Showcase 2 case studies of transforming an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
  • Share your self improvement goals as a Leader.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditation of Excellence for
Scrum Masters

Requirements to receive a AOE-SM:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call in a 1 hour 30 min interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to: 

  • Demonstrate at least 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master based on evidence (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 3 questions related to general Scrum knowledge (according to Scrum guide).
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 training activities and its outcomes.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 mentoring exercises. 
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 single-team event facilitation activities and its outcomes. 
  • Provide evidence of at least 2  multi-team event facilitation activities and its outcomes. 
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 team improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 individual improvement process and its outcomes.
  • Showcase 1 case study description of serving Devs.
  • Showcase 1 case study description of serving a PO.
  • Showcase 1 case study description of serving an Organization.
  • Share your self improvement goals as a Scrum Master.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditation of Excellence for
Product Owners

Requirements to receive a AOE-PO:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call in a 1 hour 30 min interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to: 

  • Demonstrate at least 5 years of experience as a Product Owner based on evidence (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 3 questions related to performing the role of the Product Owner.
  • Provide evidence on sustaining 4 real life product goals.
  • Provide evidence on product Strategy for 4 real products.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 facilitation activities on empathizing with Customers and Users.
  • Provide 2 case studies of Product hypothesis validation.
  • Provide 2 case studies on working with a Product Backlog demonstrating prioritization methods, refinement, and collaboration with the team .
  • Share your self improvement goals as a Product Owner.

Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Accreditation of Excellence for
Agile Developers

Requirements:

  • Upcoming …

Accreditation of Excellence for
Agile Advisors

Requirements to receive a AOE-AA:

In a one-on-one or small group accreditation call during a 2 hour interview (per person) your Accreditor will require you to:
  • Demonstrate at least 5 years of experience as an Advisor, Consultant and/or Coach in an organization (contract, pictures, written recommendations ..).
  • Answer 4 questions related to Business Agility and the candidate answered in a way that demonstrated proficiency and deep knowledge.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements were you provided new information related to Agile to a client in a top management workshop.
  • Provide evidence of at least 4 different customer engagements where you helped solving a client’s problem enabling/supporting agility.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements where you made an documented diagnosis that led to a redefinition of the original problem.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements that involved making recommendations based on a documented diagnosis.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagements where you assisted with the implementation of recommended solutions.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 facilitated conversations at different customers to build a consensus, make decisions and/or create commitment around a corrective action
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved facilitating client learning in a multi-day training—that is, teaching clients how to resolve similar problems in the future.
  • Provide evidence of at least 1 customer engagement that involved facilitating client learning in a workshop format—that is, teaching clients how to resolve similar problems in the future.
  • Provide evidence of at least 2 different customer engagement where you co-created with your customer a plan and/or process to ensure the customer to permanently improving organizational effectiveness without your future participation.
  • Showcase 2 case studies of different customer engagements involving advising an Organization or Area into enhanced Agility.
  • Share your Agile toolbox and your self improvement goals as an Agile Advisor.
Your accreditor will evaluate your candidacy, provide feedback and decide on your Accreditation of Practice based on his/her observations. Participating in an Accreditation interview does NOT guarantee the candidate to be accredited.

Benefits of being Accredited

Talent

Attract talent that wants to work in an Agile environment and participate in a working environment with qualified Agile practitioners.

Results

Demonstrate to your shareholders, employers and investors the impact of agility, effectiveness, and continuous improvement.

Standards

Show your suppliers, employers and peers that you are experienced on implementing Agile.

Skills

Show your stakeholders and employers that you are capable of implementing Scrum and Agile.

Language

Ensure that you speak the same language as your peers, your employer and your customer.

Innovation

Show the rest of your organization and your partners that you have taken a step forward towards agility.