Competency Name: Agile Way of Working

Broad Definition: This competency refers to the ability of the associate to understand and apply Agile values, principles, frameworks and practices in their
projects.
Competency Life Span: 3 Years
Criteria E0 E1 E2 E3 E4
I Criteria for defining
proficiency vis-à-vis
knowledge & skills
1. Precondition Not applicable Should have acquired E0 Should have acquired E1 Should have acquired E2 Should have acquired E3
[Expressed as a proficiency proficiency proficiency proficiency
prerequisite - in terms of Note : This level could
academic qualification AND be mapped to anyone Note : This level maps to Note : This level maps to Note : This level maps to Note : This level maps to
/ OR industry experience in TCS Agile Practitioners Scrum Master, Product Agile Coach Agile Expert or Agile
(whichever is applicable) Owner Transformation Consultant
AND / OR relevant
knowledge in any other
competency]
2. Knowledge Should be aware of Should have the Should have the knowledge Should have the knowledge Should have the knowledge to be
the following: experience of working in to be Scrum Master or to coach and train teams. an Agile Consultant
[Expressed as Area of
knowledge and not skill, 1. Agile Manifesto Agile projects Product Owner
includes knowledge of 2. Agile philosophy
process, methodologies, and different Agile
concepts and tools] frameworks
3.Scrum - Roles,
Events, Artifacts
4. Scrum Enhancers
5. Devops
6. Design thinking
7. Lean
8. Anti Patterns
9. Agile for non-
software
10. TCS Agile Vision
and TCS Agile
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3. Experience
[Expressed as duration in
months / years wrt
exposure, including
breadth & the depth of
assignments; also beyond
project experience]

3.1 Type of relevant

experience [Type of
assignments/ areas
/outcomes the professional Experience of working in Experience of working in Experience of working in Experience of working in
NA
has worked on; total time to agile projects agile projects agile projects agile projects
be spent on each function]

3.2 Beyond project

development experience
[Includes
[1) Relevant Should be active in the Agile Should be active in the
interdepartmental activities N/A N/A N/A
community Agile Coach Community
2) Involvement in corporate
initiatives]

4. Asset Creation
[Expressed as any
reusable and deployable
assets created in the
knowledge management
system of the organization]

4.1 Process frameworks

defined
[Articulated as the process
improvement designed OR Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
a new process framework
designed]

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4.2 Tool creation
[Expressed as a system or
function tool designed OR
created towards improving Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
business delivery /
learning]

4.3 Reusable & Should have created / Should have

deployable assets published at least 1 asset created/published at least 3
created based on best practice from assets based on best
[Expressed as reusable account / project related to practice from
and deployable assets agile execution or account/project related to Should have externally
created (like those in Not applicable Not applicable transformation agile execution or published whitepaper(s) /
Mighty & Knowmax] OR transformation books
Should have published at OR
least 1 article/blog on Agile Should have published at
topic least 3 articles/blogs on
Agile topic
AND/ OR
No. of training material
created
[Expressed as the number
of relevant training material
Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
created towards
development of a particular
body of knowledge or skill]

5. Industry contribution
[Expressed as the
contributions made to the
industry. This criteria
should be measured by
mechanisms for e.g.: TCS
GEMS]

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5.1 Recognized by Peers
[Expressed as the
recognition given by the
peer community and Should be active in Agile
Should be active in Agile
should be measured by N/A N/A N/A community
Coach Community
appropriate mechanism
such as TCS GEMS]

AND/ OR
Recognized by a Parent Should be recognized by
Body the external Agile
[Expressed as the community through various
contribution recognized by activities. Activities such as
a renowned and publishing articles,
recognized parent body] N/A N/A N/A N/A whitepapers, external
blogging, speaking in
external forums and
contributing in external
conferences

AND/ OR
5.1 Invited as Speakers
[Expressed as recognition
from an external body
when it extends an
invitation to the speaker to N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
address a recognized
forum]

II Assessment /
Evaluation Methodology
vis-à-vis Proficiency
Level
1. Certification
[Expressed as
achievement of external
Should have
programs - certifying a part Should have acquired
completed
of the proficiency level, None minimum one of the TCS None None
Agile for Beginners
Achievement of internal approved Agile Certifications
course
programs - internal
trainings attended]
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2. Evaluation Test Should have Should have completed Should have completed a Should have completed a Should have completed a
[Expressed as the completed a Self a Self Assessment, Self Assessment and Self assessment followed by Self assessment followed
assessment mechanism Assessment, followed followed by a Learning uploaded External a Learning object by SME assessment
used to assess the by a Learning Object Object Assessment (E1 certification details assessment (E3 Quiz),
individual for having Assessment (E0 assessment) followed by an SME
achieved the said Quiz) assessment
proficiency level. (for
eg.,Type of tests for each
proficiency should be
defined-like for E0 level it
can be only self
assessment, for E1 it can
be panel review etc)]
Version History
Project Details: SDLC
Unit: Delivery Excellence Group
Parent Project- Delivery Excellence Group1-Parent
Project Owner/GL- Name & employee No : K Subramanian (30104)
Amendment History:
Approved By - Role &
Version Defined By Facilitated By Date Remarks
Group
Version 1 Durba Biswas (191335) K Subramanian (30104) Krishnaiah Kolluru (153009) - None
Delivery Excellence Head - Delivery Excellence Corp L&D
Group

Version 2 Arif Kazi (128758) K Subramanian (30104) Krishnaiah Kolluru (153009) - None
Delivery Excellence Head - Delivery Excellence Corp L&D
Group
Version 3 Arif Kazi (128758) K Subramanian (30104) Krishnaiah Kolluru (153009) - None
Delivery Excellence Head - Delivery Excellence Corp L&D
Group
Version 4 Durba Biswas (191335) Musthafa S (129412) Kumaresan, S 13-Apr-18 None
Gayathri E (148043) Head - TCS Agile Initiatives (243823)
Delivery Excellence iEvolve Talent Development
Group

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