Why Facilitation

Facilitation is the act of engaging participants in creating, discovering, and applying learning insights. In contrast to presentation, which is typically characterized by a “sage on the stage” delivering content to an audience, facilitation usually involves a “guide on the side” who asks questions, moderates discussions, introduces activities, and helps participants learn, This necessary and evolving skill is particularly important for professionals who can also use it to facilitate team projects, task forces, committees, Agile projects & meetings of any type. Facilitation is one of the 23 capabilities in the ATD Talent Development Capability Model

About ICP-ATF

The ICP-ATF is one of two knowledge-based certifications on the Agile Coaching Track. It focuses primarily on the mindset and role of an agile team facilitator, while also providing group facilitation tools and techniques for effectively designing meetings and workshops that both engage the entire audience and drive towards agreed-upon outcomes. Through obtaining this certification, course participants will develop an appreciation for the art of facilitation as key to fostering collaboration and enabling self-organizing teams. In addition, participants will build their facilitator toolkits and gain experience facilitating specific agile practices most relevant to their organizational context.

Who Can Attend?

• Agile team leaders
• Aspiring team leaders
• Scrum Masters
• Agile Project Managers
• Agile Coaches
• Aspiring coaches
• Product Owners
• Business Analysts and anyone with the desire to explore the power of facilitation.
• Professionals in a leadership role for Agile project
• Scaling Agile professionals/Enterprise Agile coaches

Attendees Take Away

• A certificate titled “ICAgile Certified Professional in Agile Team Facilitation (ICP-ATF)
• No examination for this Certification.
• 21 Leadership PDUs for PMI Certificate Renewal
• 21 Category SEUs

Prerequisites

• All are welcome to attend the course, regardless of experience.