Planning for Your Agile Training

Do You Need Agile Training? 

If you are trying to adopt or use agile, they yes you need training. Some people question the value of Agile Training or try to cut corners on training when adopting Agile and Scrum. Don’t do it! Surveys on Agile failures frequently cite the lack of agile expertise as a common cause. 

If your teams lack expertise or have inconsistent experience, training is a necessity. People need to speak a common language and avoid thrashing. Read more about the value of Agile Training and what happens when you don’t train people in Yes You Do Need Agile Training. 

What Agile Training do You Need? 

Need help thinking through the details of training for more than one team or as part of an agile transformation? See How to Develop Your Agile Training Plan for details on who, how, what and when for Agile and Scrum Training for your organization. 

Most people find that a mix of general Scrum and agile training and targeted role-based training is most effective. For example, Vitality Chicago provides Agile Training that is targeted to new Agile Teams, Managers and Leaders, and Stakeholders that are impacted by agile teams. 

Do You Need Certification in Agile or Scrum? 

Agile and Scrum Certification Training is big business and there are a dizzying array of offerings for certification. Discover the differences in the introductory agile certifications with our concise guide to certification – Agile Training, Guide to the Best Agile Certification. 

Start with Scrum Master Certification Training

For organizations new to Agile and Scrum, we strongly recommend that the Scrum Masters be Scrum certified. Agile and Scrum Certification can demonstrate competency, boost confidence, or help you to get a promotion or better job. Vitality Chicago offers both Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Training and Certified Scrum Master (CSM) Training. 

In addition to Scrum Master certification, we also provide Scrum certification for Product Owners including the Professional Scrum Product Owner Training (PSPO) and the Certified Scrum Product Owner Training (CSPO). 

We also provide the Certified Agile Leader (CAL1) Training from the Scrum Alliance. Finally, for the marketing team, we provide Certified Agile Marketing Specialist (CAMS) Training. 

Speaking of Agile Certification Training, are you interested in getting an agile certification quickly and painlessly? Maybe it’s possible! Determine what it would take in our guide – Get Your PMI-ACP Agile Certification Without Hardly Trying.

Advanced Agile Training Options 

For people looking to dive deeper into specific topics or broaden their agile expertise, we offer advanced Agile Training Courses through our partnership with Northwestern University. This includes our  flagship course Agile for Practitioners which leads to the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Certification.

We also offer Agile Estimating and Planning, Leading and Coaching Agile Teams, and Supporting an Agile Transformations. See the links below for more details.

For a lighthearted look at training, consider our guide to informative AND entertaining agile training – What Makes Agile and Scrum Training Effective.