EPiC Coach, ICP-ACC

Our EPiC Agile Coach (ICP-ACC) certified agile training course is a 5 half-day (Virtual) / 3 day (In-Person) learning experience. The training course will challenge participants to consider the Agile Coaching approaches required, covering a broad spectrum of teaching, mentoring, problem-solving, planning, leadership, team-building, and mastery of skills and knowledge.

The content will focus on how to create relationships with individuals and teams, challenge organisational culture, and individual behaviour through thoughtful and deliberate interactions. It will also explore the coach’s role in creating measurable and sustainable team practices to focus on team and organisational business goals and objectives, whilst having empathy for the impact of organisational change.

• Understand the coach’s mindset

• Learn and apply a collection of tools, techniques and practices from a coaching, mentoring and teaching toolbox

• Identify and map team culture and maturity

• Hold effective coaching and mentoring conversations

• Help people adopt an Agile mindset

• Recognize and build high performing teams

• Identify personal growth opportunities

• Agile coaching and the set of competencies and practices associated with being a coach.

• Ethical and professional coaching standards and agreements with teams and organisations.

• Applying the various roles, skill sets and disciplines of being an Agile coach

• The philosophy behind servant leadership and practices and techniques to enable you to become a true servant leader.

• The mindset shift necessary to becoming an Agile Coach: focus on team improvement, value-driven delivery, and leveraging constraints while living in the present moment, staying curious, innovative and having fun.

• Ways to establish mutual trust allowing you to create a safe, supportive environment for teams.

• Active listening and powerful questioning techniques.

• Advanced techniques in planning and goal setting.

• Techniques in creating awareness and designing in actions and learning which will assist you in managing progress and accountability within the team.

This is an ICAgile-accredited course. Attendees will receive the ICP-ACC certification from ICAgile upon successful completion of this course.

• Student Workbook

• Free trial to AgileVideos.com

• 1hr free coaching time with an EPiC Coach

• Access to EPiC Training Alumni Facebook Community (free goodies, and future discounts)

At EPiC, we are proud that our training experience is deliberately different. Our workshops are highly interactive, delivered with minimal slides (in some cases none) and founded on real story telling and experiential learning sessions.

• We pride ourselves on supporting you to enhance your practical capabilities

• Our workshops are a combination of instruction-led and team-based exercises

• Every one of our bespoke agile courses is designed and delivered by our coaches with extensive real-world experience

• We want to co-create a deliberately different future for companies whom have a desire to change

• We lead with our core values: Empathy, Passion, Integrity and Community

• We build human connections and are curious about existing environment constraints 

• We are also committed to the wider Business Agility Community because we know if we can help you thrive, we will thrive along with you 

• View our Case Studies and Testimonials

Is this a certification course?

This is a certification course. Attendees will receive the ICP-ACC certification from IC Agile upon successful completion of this course. 

Is there an exam?

To obtain the ICP-ACC certification, attendees are required to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and mindset of an Agile Coach while attending the course. Attendees are assessed through a combination of exercises, in-class activities, and overall application of learning outcomes during the course.

Do you offer this course in-house?

Yes, this course can be delivered in-house for your teams – please contact us for more information.

Who can attend this training course? 

1. Agile Coaches or aspiring coaches with a passion for servant leadership and a desire to learn and practice facilitation, professional coaching, mentoring, and teaching in service of Agile teams.
   
2. Other relevant roles include Scrum Masters, Iteration Managers, and leaders of Agile teams.

Do I need to complete ICP-ATF prior to undertaking the ICP-ACC course? 

Although it is not a formal pre-requisite, we have found that this certification is best pursued after Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF).

Is this course facilitator-led?

Yes, this is a facilitator-led virtual workshop. You will be able to ask questions, engage with peers and put into practice your learnings during breakouts and group sessions. 

Why should I attend this course? 

Based on feedback from previous attendees, they have felt the value they received from attending the ICP-ACC was the confidence they built in their coaching ability and discovering their strengths in supporting team members and the organisation. View our case studies and testimonials here. The “ICAgile-Accredited Course” status attests to the value and quality of an agile training course’s content.

Can I claim PMI PDU’s as part of attending this course?

Attendees may be eligible to apply for PDUs toward their continuing education requirements with the Project Management Institute (PMI), please contact us training@epicagile.com.au for details.