Get Certified in Agile Foundations (ICP)

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  • Self-paced, start now
  • Digital workbook
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  • Bonus: Kanban course
  • Bonus: 20+ tools & templates
  • 16 PDUs & SEUs

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What is the Agile Foundations (ICP) course?

🧩 Core Agile Mindset & Principles — understand what makes Agile actually work.
⚙️ Scrum, Kanban & DevOps Made Simple — core frameworks explained with clarity and humor.
🎨 Visualize and Improve Workflow — apply Kanban boards, WIP limits, and flow metrics.
🎯 Plan, Deliver & Continuously Improve — use iteration planning, stand‑ups, retrospectives, and metrics.
🙌 Team Collaboration Tools That Work — no theory, just practices you can use tomorrow.
🚀 Build Momentum Fast — learn how small experiments lead to big breakthroughs.

Who: Technology Professionals

Who: Technology Professionals

Perfect for aspiring Project Managers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, Business Analysts, and professionals new to Agile.

Duration: 8-16 Hours

Duration: 8-16 Hours

Although the course is self-paced, most learners complete Agile Foundations (ICP) in 8-16 hours.

Format: Self-Paced

Format: Self-Paced

This course is delivered on-demand. That means you can sign up today and start learning at your pace.

WHAT'S COVERED

Agile Foundations is jam-packed with dozens of video based micro-lessons covering everything you need to quickly see results.

Succeeding with agility requires a firm grasp of the “why”. These lessons dive into the history and mindset in a no-nonsense way that helps you understand the context around agility, how it can help, and when to apply it.

Scrum is a proven framework for applying agility to small teams. We go deep on the 3 accountabilities, 5 events and 3 artifacts of Scrum.

Scrum is not always the best choice for every situation. Work that is more interrupt-driven may benefit from a flow-based approach known as Kanban. 

In Agile Foundations we provide an overview of Lean and Kanban, but go much deeper on the topics in Kanban Essentials, which you’ll also get access to with Agile Foundations. 

In these lessons we explore how to plan multiple sprints worth of work in a way that connects to your Product Vision and Roadmap. We also explore how empirical measures like Velocity influence release planning.

These lessons explore the working dynamics of agile team members and how to create an environment that fosters collaboration, trust and ultimately creates an environment for high-performance.

These lessons explore the concept of relative sizing using Story Points and the practice of Planning Poker. We dive deep into the concept of velocity and how you can use it to responsibly forecast.

Continuously delivering value to customers and stakeholders requires more than a management approach. It calls for an entirely new set of technical practices. These lessons provide an overview of DevOps and the critical technical practices that are needed to support it. 

REAL CUSTOMERS, REAL REVIEWS

Hillary E

Consultant

I appreciated this comprehensive course ... To have a coherent, cohesive summary has been really insightful. I enjoyed the pace and the relevant anecdotes, and I will definitely be revisiting the templates and handy checklists for my next client engagements. Worth the $

Francisco D

Application Developer

This course is truly next level on content engagement and the way information is presented. Mike is a truly great teacher! If you are unsure about this course don't be!

Dmitrii A

Founder

This course is practical, actionable, comfortable, and easygoing. Strongly recommend!!!!

Scott J.

Sales Manager

Very engaging facilitator with great context and examples to ensure learning is real world practical Highly recommend!

Rob T.

Project Manager

The format of the course allows you to continue working and when a quiet moment arises you can do a short stint in the course.

Melissa G.

System Analyst

Mike was great and presented the material in a fun way that made it easy and enjoyable to learn. I liked how I could easily pick up right where I left off with my busy schedule and had no issues working through in the go on my phone. 5 stars!

Kelly K.

Engineer

This course is the perfect length, at the correct level of detail, and in a well-organized format. The video lessons are engaging, and the knowledge checks at the end of each section quickly ensure understanding of the material.

Jennifer A.

Instructional Designer

This course was just what I needed to get started working in an Agile environment. The variety of presentation methods and activities helped keep me engaged.

Jamie S.

Business Analyst

I have never been in a more fun and engaging course than this one. Every single style of learning is covered and the knowledge checks really help cement the material. Bravo!

Lindsey P.

Projects Coordinator

I am a Certified ScrumMaster, but I truly believe this course has set me up for broader organizational success. This self-paced course is the perfect fit for developing more Agilists in our organization.

Galina S.

Program Manager

The course included the "what" and laid out well the "how", so I am walking away with actionable ideas for how better to run my own projects and run a team.

Rachel N.

Consultant

I'm so happy that this course was offered! It's fully comprehensive for beginning a path toward more advanced training and certificates.

Daphne P.

Consultant

Highly recommend for the bite sized well designed course, that includes relevant easy to apply activities, and a great instructor who speaks to you, not at you. Very well done and would take more courses designed like this.

Ryan D

Web Developer

I loved this course! Mike was thorough and fun throughout the course. He was easy to follow, and the pace of the course was just right.

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Meet Your Instructor

In 2006 I read the Agile Manifesto for the first time and it changed my career. Before Agile was even “a thing”, I saw how working in small batches, fast feedback, and shipping often was key.

From that point on, I became dedicated to helping teams and organizations become faster, nimbler and more adaptive. Across my 30 year career I’ve worked with startups, non-profits, state and local governments and fortune 100 enterprises to get real results with agile.

But it hasn't all been rainbows and lollipops.

I’ve made plenty of mistakes and seen agile fail miserably. Today I look back on these blunders with gratitude, because they gave me the wisdom needed to move beyond the theory of agile and really get results.

And I've distilled what I've learned into the fastest most effective way to earn the ICP certification.
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If you didn't feel like this course was worth every penny, we'll happily refund you - no questions asked.

Frequently Asked Questions

FOREVER! With your registration you'll get lifetime access to the full course content in Agile Foundations, including new lesson, tools and other course enhancements.

Once you've registered you'll get instant access to all of the lessons online via any computer or mobile device.

You can access Agile Foundations and Kanban Essentials through the My Dashboard link in the header. 

You can reach out to [email protected]. 

We are pretty quick to respond. 

Once you've purchased Agile Foundations Ultimate, you'll instantly get access to all the premier assets in Toolkit+. 

Simply click the Toolkit link in the header. 

Yes, your registration includes everything required to earn the ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP).

For Agile Foundations,  learners can claim 16 PDUs. Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a KaiRise final assessment. 

Students can claim PDUs under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third party providers” category. 

Students of KaiRise courses are able to claim SEUs after completing all of the lessons in the program. For the Agile Foundations, ICAgile Certified Professional (ICP), learners can claim 16 (sixteen) SEUs. Students can claim SEUs under the Scrum Alliances's "Learning" category. SEUs can be claimed online at https://www.scrumalliance.org/get-certified/scrum-education-units

Agile Foundations concludes with a 20 question, multiple choice quiz. The quiz is embedded in the course itself, you will not need to go anywhere else to take it. There are no time restrictions for completing the quiz. You can attempt the quiz as many times as you like. Questions are drawn from quizzes in preceding lessons. Your passing score must be 80% or higher to receive the certification. Learners may attempt the exam multiple times to achieve a passing score.

That's the beauty of a self-paced course, you can move through it at whatever speed works best for you. We've seen determined learners finish the course in a day. But most learners prefer to spread the course out over 3-5 days, working a few hours each day. 

Yes! Agile Foundations goes deep on Scrum. But we don't stop there. We also cover other practices that you wont get in a run-of-the-mill Scrum course.

The CSM is provided through Scrum Alliance and focuses exclusively on Scrum.

The ICAgile Certified Professional is provided by ICAgile and covers a broader range of topics, beyond Scrum. 

In addition to Scrum, in Agile Foundations Ultimate, you'll learn about:

  • Lean
  • Kanban
  • DevOps
  • Engineering Practices
  • Facilitation Techniques

And much more!

The problem with instructor-led courses is that you're not in control. You have to learn at the instructor's pace and you have no ability to go back and refresh yourself on the material after the class ended. 

With our course, you can complete the lessons when it's most relevant to your work and go back and review whenever you need to. 

By integrating the learning into your flow of work, it becomes far more relevant, timely and effective.