Partners in Agile Education

STERLING, Va., Oct. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Coming together for the first time this fall are three "Partners in Agile Education," the International Consortium for Agile, Berkana Enterprise Consulting, and the Raymond A. Mason School of Business at The College of William and Mary. The three organizations are all devoted to corporate learning and now advance their common cause - organizational agility. As a partnership, this trio will co-sponsor the InnoVAte Virginia conference October 24, 2014 http://innovatevirginia.com/ and co-present a November course in Agile Project Management which offers certification. http://mason.wm.edu/programs/cce/openenrollment/agile_certification/index.php

The Agile way of working has become increasingly relevant as industry experts in professional development continuously explore new skills and tools professionals need to reach their goals in the market place. As Mac Felsing of Berkana puts it, "Business and IT environments need to deliver more frequently, respond to feedback and pivot almost at a moments notice. Those businesses that succeed in mastering change and shortening delivery to their market will survive. Project Managers need to understand how the role may be changing in this environment and how Agile methods can benefit the organization."

William and Mary's Center for Corporate Education (CCE) at the Mason School of Business recognized that Agile offers a transformational change in the way project management is executed. Alumnus Adam Beck reached out to the CCE for dialogue, and the CCE decided that his company, Berkana Enterprise Consulting (BEC), was an excellent choice for teaching Agile curriculum because of their industry expertise in Agile and their experience in curriculum facilitation. BEC is an accredited Member Training Organization with the International Consortium for Agile (ICAgile), an independent accrediting agency dedicated to advancing the state of Agile learning worldwide.

ICAgile's Director and Co-Founder, Dr. Ahmed Sidky, will kick off the InnoVAte conference by introducing the keynote speaker and explaining how conference attendees can claim Learning Credits towards certification. He will also speak on the subject of Value Teams.

About ICAgile - ICAgile assists individuals on the path to Agile mastery with an array of competency-based expert certifications based on the ICAgile Learning Roadmap, which contains over 400 learning objectives across various Agile disciplines. Training providers like BEC as well as academic institutions like the Mason School of Business CCE, corporations and government entities can offer knowledge-based Agile certifications regardless of which methodology or framework they are using or teaching. See www.icagile.com

About Berkana Enterprise Consulting (BEC) - Formerly known as Bodhia Group, BEC is a management and technology consulting company that provides services to organizations from Fortune 500 companies to individual proprietorships. Clients rely on its consulting services to improve current systems and processes. With more than 45 years of experience, BEC offers services to increase the productivity of companies. See http://becteam.com/

About the Center for Corporate Education - The Center for Corporate Education (CCE) at Mary's Raymond A. Mason School of Business, offers non-degree executive education to business professionals in both the public and private sectors. The CCE is committed to partnering with clients and working professionals to build sustainable business solutions that equip professionals for their present and future business needs. Its top-ranked faculty has been ranked consistently in the top five among faculty by Princeton Review, and bring more than 50 years of combined experience and education to each custom program.

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