DAC Disciplined Agile® Coach | 3 Realistic Practice Exams

Become a Disciplined Agile Coach (DAC): Empower Agile Transformations

The Disciplined Agile Coach (DAC) certification is designed for experienced agile professionals ready to elevate their skills and drive organizational agility. This senior-level certification validates your ability to guide teams and organizations towards true agility by expertly applying the Disciplined Agile (DA) framework and selecting the optimal way of working for each situation.

DAC Certification Requirements

To earn your Disciplined Agile Coach certification, you must:

• Successfully complete a virtual, instructor-led two-day DAC course offered by a PMI Authorized Training Provider (ATP).
• Submit a certification exam application.
• Possess three years of agile experience and hold the Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM) certification. This ensures a strong foundation in the DA toolkit, practices, and strategies.
• Complete a three-day training course offered by an Authorized Training Provider. Upon completion, you'll join the exclusive DAC Community of Practice, gaining access to valuable learning resources, exam preparation materials, and the DAC Case Study.

Note: Questions on the DAC exam are directly linked to the DAC Case Study, ensuring practical application of your knowledge.

Eligibility: You'll be eligible to register for the DAC exam upon successful completion of the DAC course and meeting the experience requirements.

Recording Your Agile Experience

Accurately documenting your agile experience is crucial. Here's how to record your 3 years of agile coaching experience on the application:

1. Navigate to the agile experience section of the online application.
2. Enter your experience, starting with the most recent role.
3. The application automatically calculates the total months, ensuring overlapping experience isn't counted multiple times.

Key Skills & Knowledge Gained

The Disciplined Agile Coach certification equips you with the skills to:

• Align teams with organizational strategies: Facilitate agile transformation by connecting teams to broader organizational goals.
• Drive culture change: Develop skills to foster agile principles within and across teams.
• Coach diverse teams: Effectively guide teams with varying priorities and preferred ways of working.
• Identify the best way of working: Determine the most suitable approach for teams based on their current context.
• Collaborate in transformation: Actively participate in your organization's transformation efforts.
• Master the Disciplined Agile toolkit: Accelerate process improvement by applying proven DA practices and strategies.

DAC Exam Domains

The Disciplined Agile Coach exam is structured around nine key domains:

1. Understand the Disciplined Agile Coach Concepts (8.3%)

• Define the DAC role and its place in the certification journey.
• Understand the value of DA coaching compared to traditional agile coaching.
• Apply the DA toolkit to support coaching efforts.
• Grasp different process goals.

2. Understand the Facilitate the DA way (6.7%)

• Plan and facilitate training, events, and ceremonies.
• Identify, plan, and refine the flow and techniques of the DA approach.
• Develop ground rules and foster collaboration.

3. Develop skills to Engage the Stakeholders (15%)

• Identify and involve all relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze the purpose and context of transitioning to DA.
• Identify training needs and DA gaps.
• Develop coaching agreements and build confidence.
• Define metrics for successful transitions.
• Develop roadmaps and secure sponsors for the transition.
• Conduct brainstorming sessions.
• Communicate the new vision to stakeholders.
• Explain core concepts and change management principles.

4. Overview of Communicate Continuously (10%)

• Analyze information through gap analysis.
• Construct and verify objectives aligned with the vision.
• Identify and sequence initial initiatives.
• Explain impacts to stakeholders throughout the process.
• Demonstrate support for visible change communication.
• Identify key components of a successful community of practice.

5. Overview of Mentorship and Leadership (16.7%)

• Develop mentorships at individual and team levels.
• Apply various methods to find DA solutions.
• Utilize team-building skills and emotional intelligence.
• Model continuous improvement of communication skills.
• Apply psychological safety principles.
• Apply negotiation, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrate active listening.
• Model and encourage collaboration.

6. Overview of Guided Transition and Continuous Improvement (11.7%)

• Apply methods to address specific situations.
• Construct, introduce, facilitate, and review actions/experiments using systems thinking.
• Identify initiatives for visible continuous improvement.
• Define success