Agile Software Development Certification

The Agile Software Development Certification is a free intermediate-level, 20-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests how well you practise agile software development day to day — agile values and the main frameworks, backlog, user stories and estimation, the engineering practices that keep software releasable (TDD, refactoring, continuous integration, pairing) and flow metrics and continuous improvement — written to the Agile Manifesto and its principles, the Scrum Guide 2020, the Kanban Guide, Extreme Programming and DORA research for 2026. Score 70% or more on its 20 questions to earn a verifiable Agile Software Development Proficiency certificate (SOA-ASD). Every question is based on published standards and research — including The Scrum Guide (2020) (Ken Schwaber & Jeff Sutherland), The Official Kanban Guide (Kanban University), Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) learning objectives (Scrum Alliance) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Science of Apps offers a free Agile Software Development Certification, updated for 2026 and 2027. It measures agile values, principles and frameworks, backlog, user stories and estimation, agile engineering practices and flow, metrics and continuous improvement and gives instant results with a shareable certificate.

Read the four skill areas on this page, then take the 20-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a Agile Software Development Proficiency certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: The Scrum Guide (2020) (Ken Schwaber & Jeff Sutherland); The Official Kanban Guide (Kanban University); Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) learning objectives (Scrum Alliance); DORA research (DORA (Google Cloud)); Principles behind the Agile Manifesto (Agile Alliance authors); Extreme Programming Explained (2nd ed.) (Kent Beck and Cynthia Andres (2004)). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Four skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Agile Values, Principles and Frameworks (Agile Manifesto, Scrum and Kanban and XP); Backlog, User Stories and Estimation (Product backlog, User stories and acceptance criteria and Estimation and forecasting); Agile Engineering Practices (TDD and refactoring, Continuous integration and delivery and Code quality); Flow, Metrics and Continuous Improvement (Flow metrics, DORA metrics and Retrospectives). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Software developer on an agile team, Tech lead or engineering manager, Product owner, Agile coach or Scrum Master and QA engineer in a cross-functional team. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show Agile Software Development knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

Popular options include Scrum.org's Professional Scrum Developer (PSD), Scrum Alliance's Certified Scrum Developer (CSD) and ICAgile's agile engineering tracks. Employers care most that you can work in short iterations, write tested code and integrate continuously, which this test checks.

No. Agile is the set of values and principles in the Agile Manifesto; Scrum is one framework for applying them. Kanban, Extreme Programming (XP) and scaled approaches are others, and many teams blend them.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

20 questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — with a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Intermediate: assumes hands-on experience in the role. It has 20 scenario questions — 5 from each of 4 skill areas — and a 20-minute limit. You need 70% (14 of 20) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.