One of my biggest questions starting my own consulting company was around certifications.
I knew that being a consultant you could benefit from having certificates, proving your knowledge to potential customers. I also knew that within Agile, certificates are very common and used, but maybe inflated?
Asking my friends and former colleagues around the globe – well be-wandered within Agile and the world of certifications, I however got different responses. Many thought that I wouldn’t need any certifications, that my experience was considered much more valuable than any certification. Some however said I could definitely benefit by one or two more general Agile certificates.
I was looking for a course that could bring some theory to my practical experience within Agile Mindset, Agile Financial Planning and Forecasting and Agile Finance teams, and I finally found ICAgile – Agility in Finance.
Eager to increase my knowledge, this week the course kicked off!
After three days with discussing Finance in the Agile context with several skilled and nice people I can say that the time was worth it!
Here is a short summary:
- A bunch of interesting history, models and notions around Agile
- Capex vs Opex handing of development work seems to be a big issue out there
- Digital transformation and Agile transformation goes hand in hand
- A Finance transformation is like any other transformation, you can decide to do a radical transformation, a radical improvement or an incremental improvement.
- Beyond Budgeting with its 12 principles and their new Viable Map workbook
- The question HOW to change, what exactly to do, tools and practices, doesn’t have a standard, you need to use your brain!
So, I’m glad I do have a brain and with my experience I do have some tools and practices to bring out and support any organisation or finance department that are looking to become more Agile!
