ICP ICP Agile Coaching Foundations & Mindset 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary stance of an Agile coach according to ICP-ACC competencies?
- Directing the team with expert advice
- Holding a coaching mindset that believes individuals have the answers within them (Correct answer)
- Managing project timelines and deliverables
- Training teams on Scrum ceremonies
Correct answer: Holding a coaching mindset that believes individuals have the answers within them
The ICP-ACC coaching stance emphasizes believing clients are naturally creative, resourceful, and whole.
Question 2: Which ICF core competency describes the coach being fully present and engaged during a session?
- Active Listening
- Direct Communication
- Presence (Correct answer)
- Establishing Trust
Correct answer: Presence
ICF's 'Presence' competency describes being fully conscious and creating a spontaneous relationship with the client.
Question 3: What distinguishes coaching from mentoring in the Agile context?
- Coaching provides answers; mentoring asks questions
- Coaching draws answers from the coachee; mentoring shares the mentor's experience (Correct answer)
- Coaching is for individuals; mentoring is for teams
- Coaching focuses on technical skills; mentoring focuses on soft skills
Correct answer: Coaching draws answers from the coachee; mentoring shares the mentor's experience
Coaching is non-directive and draws out the coachee's own insights, while mentoring shares the mentor's experience and expertise.
Question 4: The Agile Coaching Growth Wheel primarily helps coaches assess what?
- Team velocity and sprint capacity
- Their own coaching competencies across multiple domains (Correct answer)
- Organizational readiness for Agile transformation
- Individual team member performance
Correct answer: Their own coaching competencies across multiple domains
The Agile Coaching Growth Wheel is a self-assessment tool for coaches to evaluate their competency across domains like coaching, facilitation, mentoring, and teaching.
Question 5: What does 'holding the space' mean in an Agile coaching context?
- Scheduling and managing meeting rooms
- Creating a safe, non-judgmental environment for the coachee to explore (Correct answer)
- Maintaining the team's physical workspace
- Protecting the team from external interruptions
Correct answer: Creating a safe, non-judgmental environment for the coachee to explore
Holding the space means creating a psychologically safe container where the coachee feels free to explore, experiment, and be vulnerable.
Question 6: Which principle best describes the ICP-ACC coaching agreement?
- A formal contract outlining deliverables and timelines
- A mutual understanding of the coaching relationship, goals, and boundaries (Correct answer)
- A performance improvement plan for the team
- An organizational change management document
Correct answer: A mutual understanding of the coaching relationship, goals, and boundaries
The coaching agreement establishes mutual expectations, the nature of the relationship, and what success looks like for both coach and coachee.
ICP ICP Agile Coaching Foundations & Mindset 1
What is the primary stance of an Agile coach according to ICP-ACC competencies?