Agile Competency Assessment

Agile Competency Assessment is a way to check how well we use agile ways of working. Agile ways of working help us deliver value to our customers faster and better. 

Some of the benefits of agile competency assessment are:

• Shows us if we really understand and follow the agile principles and values, or if we are just doing some agile practices without knowing why and helps us be more agile and not just do agile.

• Lets us compare our current state with a standard agile framework and see what we are doing well and what we need to change. Beneficial to identify our strengths and gaps and plan for improvement.

• Measures the results of our work, such as how happy our customers are, how much value we create, and how good our quality is. To check if we are meeting our customers’ needs and business goals.

• Measures how efficiently we deliver value to our customers, such as how fast, how often, and how smoothly we do it and see if we are optimizing our flow and reducing waste.

• Measures how good we are at the skills that support agile ways of working, such as teamwork, communication, collaboration, learning, and problem-solving. Assessment helps us see if we are developing our competencies and growing as agile professionals.

• Uses data and facts to make better decisions and plan for improvement while we avoid guesswork and bias and focus on what matters most.

• Keeps us learning and growing as agile teams and organizations. With a vision to become adaptive and responsive to changes and opportunities.

Basis of assessment is Agile Coaching Growth Wheel, which is a tool for agile coaches and others to improve their skills in helping and growing agile teams and organizations. It has 9 parts that show the skills that agile coaches need, such as Self Mastery, Agile/Lean Practitioner, Serving, Coaching, Facilitating, Guide Learning, Advising, Leading and Transforming Click here to learn more. It also has a tool for agile coaches to think about what they are good at and what they can improve. It has four steps: reflect, assess, plan, and act. The wheel helps agile coaches and others to become more effective in their agile journey.