Free Agile Coaching Self-Assessment

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Choose the option that most honestly reflects how you work today, not how you wish you worked. There are no right answers and nothing is stored. When you have answered all eight questions, select "See my result" to view your readiness band and a suggested pathway.

1. How do you respond when a team brings you a problem? I give them the answer or tell them what to do so we can move on quickly. I usually suggest a solution but invite them to adjust it. I ask a few questions first, then guide them toward an option. I use open questions to help the team reach and own their own solution.

2. How confident are you facilitating a session where the group is in conflict? I avoid it or hand it to someone else. I can run a calm meeting but struggle when tension rises. I have techniques to surface disagreement and keep the group productive. I design for healthy conflict and stay neutral while the group works through it.

3. How well do you understand the difference between mentoring, teaching, facilitating, and professional coaching? I treat them as roughly the same thing. I know they differ but tend to default to giving advice. I can name the differences and switch stance most of the time. I consciously choose the right stance for the moment and the person.

4. How do you approach an agile mindset and lean thinking in your work? I focus mainly on following the ceremonies and the framework rules. I understand the practices but rarely connect them to underlying principles. I can explain why a practice exists and adapt it to context. I coach values and principles first, and let practices serve the outcome.

5. How do you help a team grow its own capability over time? I solve the impediments for them so delivery keeps flowing. I point out what they could improve and follow up on progress. I create space for the team to reflect and choose its own experiments. I deliberately work to make myself less needed as the team matures.

6. How comfortable are you coaching beyond the team, with managers and leaders? My focus is the team only, leadership is out of my scope. I can raise issues with managers but find the conversations hard. I coach individual leaders on specific behaviours and blockers. I work across the system, coaching structures, leaders, and culture together.

7. How do you use your own emotional awareness while coaching? I rarely notice my own reactions during a session. I notice strong reactions afterward but not in the moment. I usually catch my reactions in the moment and manage them. I use my own presence and reactions as live data to serve the team.

8. How are you currently building your coaching practice? I learn on the job and have had no formal coaching training. I have read books and attended a few short workshops. I have completed certified training and practise regularly. I have structured training, supervision or peer practice, and ongoing reflection.

What the four dimensions mean

The questions map to the four pillars of the ICAgile agile coaching competency model. Each pillar represents a distinct capability you draw on at different moments, and strong coaches develop range across all four rather than depth in just one.

Agile mindset and lean thinking

Coaching values and principles, not just ceremonies. The ability to explain why a practice exists and adapt it to the context in front of you.

Facilitation and teaching

Designing and holding space so a group can think, decide, and learn together, including the harder moments of conflict and disagreement.

Professional coaching

Using a coaching stance, open questions, presence, and self-awareness to help people and teams reach and own their own solutions.

Team and system development

Growing team capability over time, working across the wider system with leaders and structures, and making yourself progressively less needed.

How the scoring bands work

Each question is worth zero to three points, so your total falls between 0 and 24. The bands below translate that total into a readiness level and a suggested next step. The result is a guide for reflection, not a formal evaluation or certification.

Score	Readiness band	What it suggests
0 to 9	Foundation	You are building core agile understanding. Start with fundamentals and facilitation before moving into a dedicated coaching track.
10 to 17	Developing	You have a working coaching stance and want to deepen professional coaching and mentoring skills.
18 to 24	Advanced	You coach with range and are ready to lead transitions or coach at the enterprise level.

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Recommended pathways by band

Whichever band you land in, the goal is the same: a deliberate sequence that builds mindset, facilitation, and professional coaching in the right order. Your result above links the most relevant courses, and the full catalogue with dates and pricing is on the Public Academy.

ICP Agile Fundamentals Agile Team Facilitation Agile Coaching Coaching Agile Transitions Enterprise Agile Coaching Public Academy (all dates and prices)

Pricing is shown in your local currency on each course page. If you want to add modern, AI-assisted coaching skills on top of any track, the AI upskilling micro-credentials pair well with the Agile Coaching and Coaching Agile Transitions programmes. For team leads moving into delivery roles, the ICP Product Management and Agile Coaching for Leadership tracks extend the same competency model.

Frequently asked questions

What does the self-assessment measure?

The assessment scores your agile coaching readiness across four areas drawn from the ICAgile coaching competency model: agile mindset and lean thinking, facilitation and teaching, professional coaching and mentoring, and team and technical development. Each question maps to one of these areas, and your total score places you in a readiness band with a recommended learning pathway. It is a reflective tool for self-awareness, not a certification or formal evaluation.

Is the assessment free?

Yes. The self-assessment is completely free and requires no login, email, or payment. It runs entirely in your browser, your answers are not stored or sent anywhere, and you receive your result and a recommended pathway instantly. Agile Visa courses themselves are paid programmes, but the assessment carries no cost.

Which course should I take after the assessment?

Your result suggests a starting point. Foundation-level scores point to the ICP Agile Fundamentals course followed by Agile Team Facilitation. A developing score points to Agile Coaching, which builds professional coaching and mentoring skills. An advanced score points to Coaching Agile Transitions or Enterprise Agile Coaching. Whatever your band, the Public Academy lists every certification with dates and pricing so you can plan a full pathway.

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