Agile Development Institute

Agile Development Institute — practical AI and agile training

ADI Micro-Credentials · Self-paced

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Short courses in plain language that end in a credential anyone can check. Start with Microsoft Copilot for Administrative Professionals — self-paced, one payment of $299.

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Agile Development Institute · Durham, North Carolina

Lead the change. Master the tools that drive it.

Accredited agile certification for the people who lead teams and transformations — and practical AI skills for everyone who does the work. Taught live or on your schedule by a practitioner, in plain language, with proof you can share.

Find your starting point

Where are you today?

Pick the one that sounds most like you. We’ll point you to the right place.

Agile certification

Certification training, taught by a practitioner.

Scaled Agile Framework® courses led by a certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant — with real stories from real programs, not a slide deck read aloud. Public classes, live online and in the classroom, or privately for your organization.

ADI is also an ICAgile member organization, building ICAgile-accredited courses in team facilitation and agile coaching.

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  • SAFe®Scaled Agile FrameworkLeading SAFe, SAFe Scrum Master, Product Owner/Product Manager and more — the certifications large organizations ask for by name.
  • ICPICAgileHands-on courses in facilitation and coaching, assessed on what you can actually do. Coming as accreditation completes.
  • TeamsPrivate classes for your organizationYour people, your dates, your examples — in person or live online.
Practical AI skills

And for the tools changing everyday work.

Short ADI micro-credentials in Copilot and Claude for working professionals, and a friendly in-person workshop for adults 50+. Plain language, hands on, safety built in.

Self-paced onlineCopilot & Claude micro-credentialsSee micro-credentials →In person · 50+AI Made Simple workshopSee dates →
Proof you can share

Every course ends in something you can show.

Industry certificationProves a recognized standardIssued by Scaled Agile or ICAgile after a live, instructor-led course. The credential employers and hiring managers look for.
ValidADI micro-credentialProves a practical skillEarned by showing you can do the work, with its own ID and a public page anyone can check in seconds. Verify a credential
Learn the way that fits your life

Three ways to learn. One standard.

Self-paced onlineStart tonightShort lessons, saved progress, no schedule to keep. Ideal when your calendar is already full.
Live onlineLearn together, from anywhereReal-time classes with an instructor and classmates — questions answered as they come up.
In personIn the room, with real helpA relaxed pace, an instructor in the room, and time for every question. For people who learn best face to face.
Elbert C. Alexander, founder of the Agile Development Institute
Who’s teaching

Taught by a practitioner, not a presenter.

“Change can feel like standing at the edge of something unknown. My hope is that every person who learns with us leaves a little braver than they came.”

Elbert C. Alexander, founder, is a certified SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant who has spent his career leading programs and teams through change — and holds five ICAgile and three Scrum Alliance certifications.

  • SAFe® 6 Practice Consultant
  • 5 ICAgile certifications
  • 3 Scrum Alliance certifications
  • Wharton & MIT Sloan executive education
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