EXIN Agile Coach Assessment case studies
EXIN Agile Coach Assessment · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The EXIN Agile Coach certification is an Expert-level credential that, in EXIN's own framing, independently confirms a candidate's professional maturity in Agile coaching competencies. It is aimed at practising Agile coaches who want their competencies formally recognised, giving them professional recognition in the Agile community and documented proof of what they can do. Unusually for a certification, the emphasis is on assessed competence rather than recall: candidates are evaluated on how they coach Agile practices while guiding an organisation through its transition towards Agile ways of working, using a rigorous assessment process run by trained assessors under strict guidelines. The assessment covers four subject areas: Agnostic Agile – Know the Basics; Deep Dive into Agile – Agile Practices; Facilitating the Change – How to Guide; and Coaching Techniques – How to Help. The EXIN Agile Coach Assessment case studies are 5 cases and about 3,037 words.
1Standardizing without dogma in a regulated product group
Northwind Devices has six product teams: three use Scrum, two use Kanban for interrupt-driven support work, and one uses an XP-style approach with pair programming and test-driven development. The product group is regulated under ISO 13485, and audits require traceability from requirement to verification evidence.
633 words, about 3 min2Carryover and work-in-progress in a payments squad
A payments squad of eight people runs two-week sprints. Average velocity is 42 story points, but 35% of committed points carry over each sprint.
610 words, about 3 min3Mandated transformation in a claims organization
Meridian Claims has launched a CIO-mandated Agile transformation across 12 teams. Four months in, daily stand-up attendance is around 70%, but stage-gate governance, annual budgeting, and individual performance bonuses remain unchanged.
586 words, about 3 min4The dominant tech lead in a quiet team
An engineering manager asks you to “fix” a tech lead on a seven-person team. In daily stand-ups, which regularly run 25 minutes, the tech lead answers nearly every question, corrects others’ estimates, and assigns follow-up tasks.
599 words, about 3 min5Coaching a Scrum Master who also manages the team
Priya is Scrum Master for a six-person platform team and also line manager for three of its members. She conducts their appraisals, approves leave, and handles performance concerns.
609 words, about 3 min