Acclaim digital badges provisioned until date - These includes Technical and Agile badges

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SRIVATHSAN RANGARAJAN
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SRIVATHSAN RANGARAJAN
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PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)®
Issued by: Project Management Institute
Issued on: 16 May 2019
Expires on: 16 May 2022
Earners of the globally-recognized PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) have
demonstrated their knowledge and skills in agile practices, tools and techniques that
are applicable across virtually any industry and methodology. Earners have
demonstrated their knowledge and experience with agile principles and mindset,
value-driven delivery, stakeholder engagement, team performance, adaptive
planning, problem detection and resolution, and continuous improvement.
Skills
Adaptive Planning, Agile, Agile Mindset, Continuous Improvements, Kanban, Lean,
PMI-ACP, Problem Detection And Resolution, Scrum, Servant Leadership, Stakeholder
Engagement, Team Performance
Criteria
• Must have at least 8 months of experience working on agile teams plus 1 year of
general project experience regardless of methodology
• Earner must have minimum of 21 hours of formal education in agile practices
• Successfully complete the 120 multiple-choice question, 3 hour PMI-ACP®
certification exam
• Earn 30 professional development units (PDUs) every three years to maintain the
PMI-ACP certification. Education PDUs earned focus on the areas of the PMI Talent
Triangle – technical agile practices, leadership, and business and strategic
management.
Standards
ISO 9001
Offering Manager - Define, Build & Deliver
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 08 May 2019
This badge earner understands the four phases of the Offering Management Wheel –
“Market Opportunity & Approach”, “Define & Prove”, “Build & Deliver” and “Sense &
Respond”. Offering Managers are able to articulate IBM's new Offering
Launch/Delivery (OD) discipline for delivering an offering to market.
Skills
Build & Deliver, Define & Prove, Go-Live Planning, Go-to-Market, Market Opportunity

2. & Approach, Offering Delivery, Offering Management, Sense & Respond
Criteria
• Must be an IBM employee.
• Successfully completed the Essentials of Offering Management E-Learning Course
and passed the assessment with a minimum score of 80%.
• Successfully completed the Offering Delivery/Launch E-Learning Course and passed
the assessment with a minimum score of 80%.
• The Additional Details link is accessible by IBM employees only.
IBM New Collar Professional Skills
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 01 May 2019
This badge earner has an understanding of key skills for professional success as well
as core soft skills needed in the IT workforce. This knowledge of skills and behaviors
includes: creating & delivering presentations; using the agile approach for working
professionally to deliver quality work & experiences to clients; effectively collaborating
with teams; effective impactful communications; dealing with challenges in a
controlled & focused manner; and problem solving & solution implementation.
Skills
Agile, Business Acumen, Collaborate, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, IBM New
Collar, Interpersonal Communication, Leadership, Presentation, Problem Solving,
Professional Communication, Professional Workplace Skills, Soft Skills, Success Skills
Criteria
• Completion the following five Professional Skills courses and assessment through
the IBM Skills Gateway.
• Successful completion of Collaborate Effectively course.
• Successful completion of Presenting with Purpose course.
• Successful completion of Interpersonal Skills course.
• Successful completion of Delivering Quality Work with Agility course.
• Successful completion of Solving Problems with Critical and Creative Thinking
course.
• Assessment : Completion of the end-of-course quiz and received a score of 80% or
higher. Assessment is accessible after all courses are completed.
Security Solutions for the Distribution Market
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 04 April 2019
The badge holder demonstrates knowledge of the global distribution market through
direct consumer product clients, retail clients, and travel transportation clients. The
badge earner has proven a dedication to Security solutions and can have
conversations with clients about their Security challenges and gaps, and can identify
Security Solutions to solve complex distribution market issues.
Skills
Consumer Products, Distribution Sector, Retail, Security Solutions, Transportation,
Travel

3. Criteria
• Must be an IBM employee.
• Complete the defined learning plan for Distribution Sector Sellers.
• Successfully pass assessment with score of 75% or higher.
IBM CLM® for SAFe® - Level 1
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 03 April 2019
Expires on: 03 April 2021
This badge earner is able to articulate the value of the support provided by IBM
Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM®) solution for Scale Agile Framework
(SAFe®). The individual has an understanding of the need for a framework like SAFe®
to scale Agile and Lean to the Enterprise.
Skills
Collaborative Lifecycle Management, Connected Products, Continuous Engineering,
SAFe®
Criteria
• Successful completion of the IBM CLM® for SAFe® Level 1 course.
• Completion of the final quiz (which is available only after completion of the
individual courses) with a passing grade of 80% or higher.
• This badge is only available to IBM employees and IBM Business Partner employees.
AgileTA Explorer
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 27 March 2019
AgileTA is a framework for applying agile practices and principles to talent acquisition.
In AgileTA, talent acquisition teams work with agility within dedicated scrum teams.
The values of AgileTA are commitment, focus, empowerment, collaboration and
innovation. The AgileTA Explorer has an understanding of fundamental AgileTA values,
principles, and practices and it's application within talent acquisition.
Skills
Agile, Agile Recruitment, AgileTA, HR, Hiring, Human Resources, Recruitment, TA,
Talent Acquisition
Criteria
• Earner is an employee of IBM
• Completion of the AgileTA Entry and Foundational courses on the IBM Talent
Acquisition Academy. Successful completion of the end of learning assessment with
85% pass rate.
• Apply for this badge

4. IBM Z Digital Transformation
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 21 March 2019
The badge holder has acquired in depth knowledge of IBM Z Digital Transformation.
The individual has shown understanding of how to help clients accelerate their digital
transformation journey. They are able to explain and describe the various personas,
capabilities and business benefits associated with IBM Z Digital Transformation.
Skills
API Economy, Application Development, Application Modernization, Client Success,
DevOps, Digital Transformation, Enterprise Architect, IBM Z, LOB, Mainframe,
Operations
Criteria
• Must be an IBM employee.
• Completion of the IBM Z Digital Transformation training material.
• A passing grade of 80% or higher is required on the final quiz.
• The Additional Details link is accessible by IBM employees only
IoT - Intro to IBM IoT Connected Vehicle Insights
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 17 January 2019
This badge earner has demonstrated basic knowledge of Introduction to IBM IoT
Connected Vehicle Insights, with a focus on fleet management, and is able to describe
its value to customers, articulate unique capabilities, and describe basic use cases.
Skills
Client Discussions, IBM IoT Safer Workplace, Sales, Use Cases
Criteria
• Successful completion of the course: Introduction to IBM IoT Connected Vehicle
Insights - A focus on fleet management.
• Completion of the end-of-course test and receive a score of 80% or higher.
• Note: This badge is now retired and no longer available.
IoT - Intro to IBM IoT Worker Insights
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 17 January 2019
This badge earner has demonstrated basic knowledge of IBM IoT Worker Insights, and
is able to describe its value to customers, articulate unique capabilities, and describe
basic use cases.
Skills
Client Discussions, IBM IoT Safer Workplace, Sales, Use Cases
Criteria
• Successful completion of the course: Introduction to IBM IoT Worker Insights.

5. • Completion of the end-of-course test and receive a score of 80% or higher.
IBM Cloud Private Installation and Configuration
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 19 February 2019
This badge earner demonstrates knowledge on how to install and configure IBM
Cloud Private. The badge earner also has demonstrated the ability to deploy
applications to IBM Cloud Private and understands how to configure IBM Cloud
Private to support high availability. The earner also understands how use the services
available from the service catalog as part of an IBM Cloud Private solution.
Skills
Administrator, Architect, Cloud, Cloud Native, Developer, Helm, IBM Cloud Private,
Kubernetes, Linux
Criteria
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Installation and Configuration: Installation and
configuration course
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Installation and Configuration: Cloud native
scenarios course.
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Installation and Configuration: IBM Cloud Private
Services course
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Installation and Configuration: High availability
course
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Installation and Configuration Badge Quiz with a
passing score of 80% or higher
IBM Cloud Private - Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
Pipelines
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 26 January 2019
This badge earner demonstrates knowledge of continuous integration and continuous
deployment (CI/CD) strategies on IBM Cloud Private. The badge earner has
demonstrated the ability to describe the relationships between Kubernetes, Helm,
Jenkins, and UrbanCode in a CI/CD strategy. The earner also has demonstrated an
understanding of how CI/CD is part of an overall DevOps strategy.
Skills
Administrator, Architect, CI/CD, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integration,
DevOps, Developer, Helm, IBM Cloud Private, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Linux, UrbanCode
Criteria
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Continuing Education Series: Continuous
Integration / Continuous Delivery Pipelines course
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private - Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery
Pipelines Badge Quiz with a passing score of 80% or higher

6. IBM Automation Practitioner
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 12 January 2019
IBM Automation helps our clients embrace automation technology to deliver better,
faster, more securely and with higher quality. We enable clients to create superior
customer experiences, control costs, and pursue new revenue models by leveraging
intelligent, enterprise-wide automation.
Skills
Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Automation Foundation, Automation Knowledge,
Automation Practitioner, Cognitive, Digital Workforce, IBM Automation, IBM
Automation Offerings, IBM Automation Offerings And Solutions, IBM Automation
Solutions, IBM Automation With Watson, Robotic Process Automation, Robotics
Criteria
• Earner is an employee of IBM
• This badge earner possesses a foundational understanding of Automation solutions
and offerings. This level of understanding enables the badge earner to identify
automation opportunities.
• Completion the IBM Automation foundation education curriculum, and earned a
minimum score of 80% in the quiz.
• Earner is a member of the IBM Automation Community Wiki
• Apply for this badge
• If you have questions about this badge, please post them to the Forum (click here).
Alternatively, please reach out to aces@us.ibm.com
IBM Garage Method for Cloud Advocate
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 03 September 2018
The IBM Garage Method for Cloud Advocate has demonstrated the ability to
implement the IBM Garage Method for Cloud through hands-on experience using the
tools that will allow them to implement the methodology with their team. The badge
earner understands how to track and manage a project using a ranked backlog and a
kanban board, use a toolchain and delivery pipeline to enable continuous integration
and delivery, manage their deployed application, and analyze the usage of their
application.
Skills
Agile, Continuous Delivery, Delivery Pipeline, DevOps, Garage Method For Cloud
Criteria
• Complete the course: "Become a IBM Garage Method for Cloud advocate".
• Successfully complete the Course Exams.
• Note: This badge has been renamed twice to reflect IBM's re-branding to IBM Garage
Method for Cloud. It was formerly known as IBM Cloud Garage Method Advocate and
IBM Cloud Innovate method Advocate. The content has remained the same.

7. IBM Garage Method for Cloud Explorer
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 01 September 2018
The IBM Garage Method for Cloud Explorer has demonstrated an understanding of
the IBM Garage Method for Cloud practices. The individual has learned the phases in
the method and the key practices in each phase, including the IBM Design Thinking,
Agile, DevOps, and Analytics practices needed to help their team evolve their process
and continuously delivery innovative solutions.
Skills
Agile, Design Thinking, DevOps, Garage Method For Cloud, Lean
Criteria
• Complete the course: "Explore the IBM Garage Method for Cloud".
• Successfully complete the Course Exams.
• Note: This badge has been renamed twice to reflect IBM's rebranding to IBM Garage
Method for Cloud. It was formerly known as IBM Cloud Garage Method Explorer and
IBM Cloud Innovate Method Explorer. The content has remained the same.
IBM Cloud Private Infrastructure and Architecture
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 16 August 2018
This badge earner demonstrates knowledge on IBM Cloud Private. The earner
understands the architecture and infrastructure requirements for deploying
microservices-based cloud native applications on IBM Cloud Private. The earner also
understands the Cloud Professional Services available from IBM.
Skills
Architect, Cloud, Developer, Helm, IBM Cloud Private, Kubernetes, Linux,
Microservices
Criteria
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Infrastructure and Architecture Series: Adopting
Cloud Technologies course.
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Infrastructure and Architecture Series: Introduction
to concepts, infrastructure and architecture course.
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Infrastructure and Architecture Series: IBM Cloud
Professional Services course.
• Complete the IBM Cloud Private Infrastructure and Architecture Badge Quiz with a
passing score of 80% or higher.
Cloud Service Management and Operations - Foundations
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 13 August 2018
The badge earner has demonstrated foundation level skills by completing the Cloud
Service Management and Operations (CSMO) Foundations training. This individual has
proven a keen dedication to Cloud Service Management and Operations by
understanding and learning new cloud native practices and principles. The badge

8. holder now understands what makes up CSMO and what it takes to make systems
management in the cloud successful
Skills
CSMO, Cloud, ITIL, ITSM, SRE
Criteria
• Completion of the "Cloud Service Management and Operations - Foundations"
course and quiz.
• This badge is now retired.
Earning Advocacy Practitioner
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 19 July 2018
The Earning Advocacy Practitioner has a foundational understanding of the values,
principles and key practices around earning customer advocacy, including Net
Promoter Score (NPS) and the importance of requesting, understanding and taking
prompt action on customer feedback. The badge earner has demonstrated
proficiency in applying this knowledge.
Skills
Advocacy, Client Focus, Customer Advocacy, Feedback, NPS
Criteria
• Be an employee of IBM
• Complete the Earning Advocacy Learning Plan and pass the assessment with a score
of 80% or higher. Complete activity to calculate NPS based on scenario provided.
• Apply the knowledge acquired by:
• Request, review and act on client feedback at least twice. Use the “likelihood to
recommend” question (the basis for establishing a Net Promoter Score).
• Assist/mentor co-workers with addressing customer feedback at least three times.
• Submit a brief story on earning advocacy to the Client Advocacy@IBM Ideation Blog
(be sure to join the community to contribute).
• Hold a knowledge sharing session with your team, describing insights gained from
the learning and how you applied the learning to address customer feedback.
• Apply for this badge - follow this link to submit your Earning Advocacy Practitioner
badge application
IBM Mentor
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 13 June 2018
This badge holder is recognized by IBM for developing and cultivating a mentoring
relationship with others. Mentoring is an important career development opportunity
to enhance skills and achieve long-term career aspirations. The guidance given to the
protégé has subsequently enabled the protégé to gain skills and expertise to support
their career development, expertise in the job, and/or social skills. The value of the
mentoring benefits and impact was validated by the protégé
Skills

9. Career Guidance, Coach, Communications, Giveback, Mentor, Share Expertise, Show
Personal Interest
Criteria
• Must be an IBM employee
• Mentored a protégé over a period of at least three months
• Successfully performed mentoring activities from which the protégé gained benefits
to support career development
• Value received through mentoring was confirmed by the protégé
• The Additional Information link below is accessible by IBM employees only
IBM Agile Achiever
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 31 August 2017
The Agile Achiever is recognized for their Agile knowledge and experience. They
mentor their teams in agile practices, act as Iteration Managers or Product Owners,
and they are sophisticated in their use of Agile practices. They pull from one funnel of
work and are flexible from iteration to iteration.
Skills
Agile, Collaboration, Conference Speaker, Continuous Learning, Facilitation, IBM
Design Thinking, Kanban, Release Planning, Scrum, Team, Technical Author, Wall Of
Work
Criteria
• Successfully completed the education listed under the IBM Agile Advocate badge
• Successfully completed the online training "Agile Leadership & Strategy" (available to
IBM employees only)
• Successfully completed the online training "Agile Product Ownership" (available to
IBM employees only)
• Achieved a total of 2,000 engagement hours in an Agile team (Agile Team member,
Iteration Manager, Agile PM, or Product Owner) OR completed the engagement
requisite from the IBM Agile Advocate badge, plus another 1,000 hours
• Achieved a total of 100 hours of giveback participation in an Agile community activity
OR completed the giveback requisite from the IBM Agile Advocate badge, plus
another 50 hours
• The Additional Information link below is accessible by IBM employees only
IBM Agile Advocate
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 31 August 2017
The Agile Advocate has the capability to discuss Agile values and principles and has
begun applying the Agile practices to their daily activities. They hold stand-ups,
conduct retrospectives, and can visualize their wall of work. They know the different
Agile roles and understand how they interact together to bring continual value to their
customers.
Skills
Agile, Collaboration, Continuous Learning, Facilitation, Flexible, Iteration Planning,
Iterations, Kanban, Scrum, Sprint, Team, Trainer

10. Criteria
• Successfully completed the education listed under the IBM Agile Explorer badge
• Successfully completed the online training "Agile Product, Iteration, Change
Management" (available for IBM employees only)
• Achieved 1,000 engagement hours in an Agile team (Agile Team member, Iteration
Manager, Agile PM, or Product Owner)
• Achieved a total of 50 hours of giveback participation in an Agile community activity
OR completed the giveback requisite from the IBM Agile Explorer badge, plus another
40 hours
• The Additional Information link below is accessible by IBM employees only
Hadoop Administration - Level 1
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 28 August 2017
This badge earner has demonstrated the ability to move data into Hadoop using
Sqoop and Flume.
Skills
Big Data, Flume, Hadoop, Oozie, Sqoop, Zookeeper
Criteria
• Satisfactory Course Completion: Moving Data into Hadoop
IBM Blockchain Essentials
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 18 August 2017
This badge earner has developed an understanding of Blockchain principles and
practices and how they can be applied within a business environment. They have an
understanding of Blockchain and distributed ledger systems, the important concepts
and key use cases of Blockchain and how assets can be transferred in a Blockchain
network.
Skills
Blockchain, DLT, Distributed Ledger Technology, Hyperledger, Ledger, Open Source
Criteria
• Course: Successful completion of the Blockchain Essentials course
• Demonstration: Successful completion of the associated practical lab demonstrating
the ability to create a working chaincode and deploy it to a blockchain network
• Assessment : Completion of the end-of-course test and received a score of 80% or
higher

11. IBM Cloud Essentials
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 14 August 2017
This badge holder has a understanding of the essentials of IBM Cloud. Through an
online course they have learned about the IBM Cloud platform and gained hands-on
experience using the Cloud Foundry command-line interface and the IBM Eclipse
tools for IBM Cloud. The badge earner has used these tools to deploy and modify
basic applications using a managed service in IBM Cloud.
Skills
Cloud Foundry, IBM Cloud
Criteria
• Completion of the course "IBM Cloud Essentials" including passing in-course
assessments with a score of 80% or higher.
• Note: This badge was originally named Bluemix Essentials and has been renamed to
reflect IBM's re-branding to IBM Cloud.
Cognitive Practitioner
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 12 August 2017
The Cognitive Practitioner badge earner has a foundational understanding of
Cognitive solutions and offerings that allows them to initiate a Cognitive conversation
with co-workers and colleagues.
Skills
AI Fundamentals, Cognitive Fundamentals, Cognitive Market, Cognitive Technologies,
IBM Watson Conversation Service Foundation, Machine Learning Fundamentals,
Watson
Criteria
• Completion of GBS Cognitive 101 education course and passing the assessment.
• EARN; Currently this badge is only available for IBM Employees. Follow this link to
earn this badge.
Data Science Foundations - Level 1
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 28 July 2017
This badge earner has an understanding of the possibilities and opportunities that
data science, analytics and big data bring to new applications in any industry.
Skills
Data Science, Data Scientist Workbench, Dswb, Python, R, R Programming, Scala,
Statistics
Criteria
• Successful completion of the Cognitive Class course "Data Science 101".

12. Hadoop Foundations - Level 1
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 24 July 2017
This badge earner has a basic understanding of Hadoop. The earner can describe
what Big Data is and the need for Hadoop to be able to process that data in a timely
manner. The individual can describe the Hadoop architecture and how to work with
the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) using IBM BigInsights.
Skills
Big Data, Hadoop
Criteria
• Satisfactory Course Completion: Hadoop 101
Big Data Foundations - Level 1
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 22 July 2017
This badge earner has a basic understanding of Big Data concepts and their
applications to gain insight for providing better service to customers. The earner
understands that Big Data should be processed in a platform that can handle the
variety, velocity, and the volume of data by using components that require integration
and data governance.
Skills
Big Data, Hadoop
Criteria
• Satisfactory course completion: Big Data 101
IBM Watson Data Platform - Sales Foundations
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 15 July 2017
The badge holder has demonstrated a clear understanding of how the IBM Watson
Data Platform solves real world challenges. These skills enable the badge holder to
provide greater business value to their clients as a trusted advisor. (This badge is only
available for IBM employees and IBM Business Partner employees.)
Skills
Analytics Platform Services, Big Data, Business Intelligence And Predictive, Cloud,
Consultative Selling, Content Services, Data Science, Data Servers, DataFirst, Hadoop,
Information Integration And Governance, Spark, Value Model
Criteria
• IBM PartnerWorld-Qualified Credential
• Completed the IBM Watson Data Platform Foundations course and passed the exam
that certifies that this badge holder has the skills to understand and address clients'
challenges with the appropriate solutions.
• Business Partners click here for course details.

13. • IBM Employees click here for course details.
• NOTE: This badge is no longer available. Check the link below for other badges
offered by this badge issuer.
Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 11 July 2017
The earner has acquired knowledge of applying Enterprise Design Thinking and its
value. As a Practitioner, the badge earner finds opportunities to try it out in their
every day work.
Skills
Design, Empathy, Experience Design, Ideation, UX, User Experience, User Research,
User-Centered Design, User-Centric
Criteria
• Able to discuss and apply basic Enterprise Design Thinking concepts.
• Able to identify opportunities to apply Enterprise Design Thinking.
• EARN: Complete the online Enterprise Design Thinking Lessons, or IBM Approved
course equivalent. You may also earn this through intimate in-person training and
assessment. Contact IBM to learn more at designthinking@us.ibm.com.
Standards
Enterprise Design Thinking
IBM Agile Explorer
Issued by: IBM
Issued on: 09 December 2016
The Agile Explorer has a foundational understanding of Agile values, principles, and
practices that allows them to initiate an Agile conversation with co-workers and
colleagues.
Skills
Agile, Collaboration, Flexible, Iterations, Sprints, Team
Criteria
• Successfully completed a range of Agile Academy learning activities to understand
Agile principles, values and behavior, which includes the following training available
for IBM employees only:
• Online or face to face training "Taste of Agile"
• Online or face to face training "Agile Operations Fundamental"
• Online or face to face training "Agile Program Fundamentals"
• Provided at least two practical examples of application of knowledge acquired from
the three required courses.
• The Additional Information link below is accessible by IBM employees only. Please
follow the link below to apply for this badge.