Practice-Led Agile Coaching (ICE-AC)

A cohort programme for experienced Agile Coaches and Scrum Masters who want to deepen their coaching presence, expand their range and work more skilfully with teams and organisations.

“It builds you into the Agile Coach the industry needs, rather than the Agile Coaches it usually has.”Chris Wolff, Transformation Lead (ICE-AC alumnus)

Practise, seek feedback, then practise again. That is the core of this programme. While most agile coaching programmes teach you in the room and wave you off to practise on your own, this one focuses on repeated rounds of practice and honest, close feedback from experienced cohort and programme leads. Over seven months, we explore the four ICAgile coaching competencies through skill drills, triads and applied quests with your teams — sharing and reflecting on your experiences to improve your performance. You will leave feeling noticeably more confident, intuitive and better at understanding what your teams need. Designed specifically for the ICAgile advanced track, this programme is not repurposed from a general coaching course.

Next cohort starts September 2026

What you will walk away with

A strong coaching identity

Through reflection, practice and feedback you will develop greater self-awareness, emotional agility and the ability to show up as a deliberate and trustworthy presence in complex situations.

Mastery across disciplines

Expand your range across coaching, facilitation, mentoring and training so you can move fluidly between these disciplines and choose the most effective intervention for the moment.

Confidence with conflict and dynamics

Learn to work constructively with tension, emotion and relational dynamics so that difficult moments become opportunities for learning, alignment and growth rather than disruption.

A powerful peer cohort

Join a cohort of experienced practitioners who support, challenge and inspire each other throughout the programme, creating a learning environment that continues long after the course ends.

Programme themes

The programme develops mastery across the four core disciplines of agile coaching.

Programme format

Next cohort

Begins 7 September 2026

Standard price

£4,799

Founding cohort price

£3,499

(excluding VAT)

What participants say

“Absolutely fantastic course! It grows you into the Agile coach you never imagined you could be. It builds you into the Agile Coach the industry needs, rather than the Agile Coaches it usually has."

Chris Wolff Transformation Lead

"It’s not the easiest path, but if you want to grow as a coach (and as a person), it’s absolutely worth it."

Daniella Felser Agile Team Coach

“This programme is, I can say, a real chance to grow. An invite to think, feel and act. Sometimes exhausting, sometimes annoying, always challenging. In the end, a great experience. Just try it.”

Alina Boboc Project Manager

"I have now gained and can apply the skills essential to bridging the gap between theory and truly effective application."

Gareth Cooney Delivery Lead

"This program challenged my preconceptions to approach my role more strategically, with confidence and competence. If you want to broaden your impact, sharpen your practice and have fun along the way, go for it!"

Christophe Schnoebelen Organizational Learning & Coaching Manager

Completing the ICE-AC cohort program was truly the most challenging and rewarding education process I ever did. I literally felt like I was growing every day.

Adrian Solca Enterprise & Team Agile Coach

"A demanding program that delivers on its promise: turning you into an expert in four core Agile coaching skills. Thanks to the fantastic trainers, what could otherwise be a hardship feels enjoyable."

Francesco Bianchi Collaboration Alchemist

Meet your programme leads

Dr David Lowe

Programme designer and co-lead

David is a coach, trainer and author who works with individuals, teams and organisations to develop stronger practice, better conversations and meaningful change. Over the past two decades he has worked with organisations ranging from start-ups to global companies, including Ford, Bayer, Unilever and the UK Government Digital Service.

David is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation and has a doctorate in Coaching and Mentoring from Oxford Brookes University. His research explored the experience and meaning of humour in coaching conversations and how it can deepen trust, insight and learning.

Marnus Marx

Programme co-lead

Marnus is Director of Elanvia Consulting and an ICE-AC alumnus turned programme lead. He works with leaders, product organisations and engineering teams to strengthen how they coach, deliver and lead in complex environments. With nearly thirty years in technology and transformation, he has worked with organisations including Fujitsu, Post Office, National Commercial Bank Jamaica, Acclaro and Reed Business Information.

He holds the ICAgile Expert in Agile Coaching credential and brings a practitioner’s perspective shaped by delivery accountability in large enterprises. His work focuses on helping coaches and leaders develop grounded, observable practice in real organisational conditions, closing the gap between what we say we do and what we actually do.

He co-leads the ICE-AC cohort alongside David, contributing to feedback, triads and applied practice. As a programme alumnus, he works with candidates to meet the standard in practice, not just theory.

Join the next ICE-AC cohort

Registering interest simply lets us know you would like to hear more about the next cohort which runs September 2026 to February 2027. We will send you some additional information and invite you to arrange a short call if you would like to explore whether it is the right fit for you. No obligation to commit.