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Business Agility Foundation (ICP-BAF)
Business Agility Foundation explores the mindset, approaches, and skills demanded in today's dynamic and fast-moving world – a world where change is constant, disruption expected, and teamwork is a...
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$1,595 USD
Duration
3 days
Course Code
ICP-BAF
Available Formats
Classroom, Virtual
Overview
Business Agility Foundation explores the mindset, approaches, and skills demanded in today's dynamic and fast-moving world – a world where change is constant, disruption expected, and teamwork is a competitive advantage. Every level and every role in today's organization must focus on customer delight and bringing innovation and continuous improvement into our work. The tools that served us well in the past do not necessarily still apply. Today’s business requires a paradigm shift from the traditional approaches to our business challenges. To be effective, the Business Agilist must adopt a new mindset and a new set of skills, often guiding teams through methods to maximize business value. To do so requires a new mindset – the Agile mindset. The course gives you the much-needed skills for value-based approaches to help you on your path to business agility. Acting in an Agile fashion challenges many of our learned organizational behaviors. Our individual behaviors must change so that our organizational behaviors can change. To become agile we must adopt new skills, abilities, and new ways of thinking. As a change agent for shifting the way the organization works, we first have to recognize our own blind spots and preconceptions. The Business Agility course goes beyond the realms of Agile software development. Although many of the Agile techniques are transferrable, the course aims at improving business agility rather than software development. This Business Agility Foundations course follows a highly experiential set of learning objectives to equip participants with new knowledge, tools, and techniques they can implement immediately. Aligned with ICAgile’s Business Agility Foundation certification, the course jumpstarts the organizational and individual transformation towards a more responsive, value-driven reality. The Business Agility Foundation course is the first step towards achieving the coveted expert level in ICAgile’s Business Agility track.
- Successfully complete an ICAgile accredited course taught by an ICAgile Authorized Instructor.
- ICAgile Authorized Instructors can withhold certifications based on lack of participation or understanding of course learning outcomes.
Skills Gained
- The Need for Business Agility
- How to Identify Value
- Techniques to Better Understand Customers
- Understand the Dynamics of Change, Systemic Problems, and Disruptive Threats
- Polarity Management
- Apply New Ways of Thinking such as Lean Systems Think and Design Thinking
- Dynamics Behind Growth Mindset, Breaking Paradigms
- Understand New Behaviors to Exhibit
- Understand Lean Startup Techniques and Philosophy
- Understand How to Leverage Kanban Values and Systems
Who Can Benefit
Anyone interested in the paradigm shifts necessary to enable organizational agility in today's innovative business climate will find the Business Agility Foundations course compelling. This includes leaders and aspiring leaders in organizations seeking more responsive, value-driven approaches will benefit from this course. The professional-level certifications targets organizational disciplines, including and beyond, technology and software development. This includes:
- Current and aspiring Business Agility Leaders
- Business Change Agents
- Business Leaders
- Business Managers
- Value Managers
- Product Owners
- Product Managers
- Anyone wanting certification in ICAgile Business Agility Foundation (ICP-BAF)
- Anyone wanting to become an ICAgile Certified Expert in Business Agility
Course Details
Course Outline
- Part 1: Welcome and Introductions
- Part 2: The Need for Business Agility
- Part 3: Compelling Vision and Clarity of Purpose
- Part 4: New Ways of Thinking
- Part 5: New and Differentiating Behaviors
- Part 6: Designing the Future
Schedule
4 options available
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May 26, 2025 - May 28, 2025 (3 days)
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Jul 28, 2025 - Jul 30, 2025 (3 days)
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Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 1, 2025 (3 days)
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Nov 19, 2025 - Nov 21, 2025 (3 days)
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FAQ
Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
What languages are used to deliver training?
Most courses are conducted in English, unless otherwise specified. Some courses will have the word "FRENCH" marked in red beside the scheduled date(s) indicating the language of instruction.
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At Ascendient Learning, we offer training that is Instructor-Led, Online, Virtual, and Self-Paced.
Does Ascendient Learning deliver group training?
Yes, we provide training for groups, individuals and private on sites. View our group training page for more information.
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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.
Is the training too basic, or will you go deep into technology?
It depends on your requirements, your role in your company, and your depth of knowledge. The good news about many of our learning paths, you can start from the fundamentals to highly specialized training.
How up-to-date are your courses and support materials?
We continuously work with our vendors to evaluate and refresh course material to reflect the latest training courses and best practices.
Are your instructors seasoned trainers who have deep knowledge of the training topic?
Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.
Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?
Lab access is dependent on the vendor and the type of training you sign up for. However, many of our top vendors will provide lab access to students to test and practice. The course description will specify lab access.
Will you customize the training for our company’s specific needs and goals?
We will work with you to identify training needs and areas of growth. We offer a variety of training methods, such as private group training, on-site of your choice, and virtually. We provide courses and certifications that are aligned with your business goals.
How do I get started with certification?
Getting started on a certification pathway depends on your goals and the vendor you choose to get certified in. Many vendors offer entry-level IT certification to advanced IT certification that can boost your career. To get access to certification vouchers and discounts, please contact info@ascendientlearning.com.
Will I get access to content after I complete a course?
You will get access to the PDF of course books and guides, but access to the recording and slides will depend on the vendor and type of training you receive.
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Reviews
Great and very intuitive. Better than the traditional hit the wrong button/lose points.
Good training materials and lecture. And hands on lab and the instructor guiding was good.
Instructor was great, course was mostly very good except for too much focus on pricing
Quick to sign-up to course, and was able to garner some information from the course.
Very good material, the instructor was clear explaining the topics, and the labs were easy to follow it.
