Technical Certifications

Certifications for the technical contributors who make SADMF delivery possible.

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All technical certifications on this page are issued under SADMF Version 3 as cryptographically signed Open Badges 3.0 verifiable credentials. Technical certifications recognize the practitioners who execute the actual delivery work within the Release Convoy.

Technical certifications complement the leadership certification pathway by applying the same rigorous standards of SADMF excellence to the delivery layer, where execution metrics provide the objective evidence base for credential issuance.

CODER — Certified Obedient Developer Executing Requirements

SADMF CODER

Code Engineers who have earned the CODER certification have demonstrated an exceptional ability to receive a ticket, produce the specified output, and submit it for CSET review without deviation, delay, or unsolicited commentary.

The CODER certification recognizes that obedient execution is the highest technical virtue in a scaled delivery organization. The CODER certification represents the mature recognition that disciplined requirement execution — free from scope negotiation and interpretive deviation — is the foundation of predictable, high-throughput delivery.

CODER Certification Requirements

Candidates must provide evidence of all of the following, verified by attestation from their Feature Captain:

Three consecutive Convoy cycles with a Feature Completion Ratio of 92% or higher
Zero Scope Deviation Incidents during the certification period — all work completed matches the original ticket specification without alteration
CSET Compliance Attestation confirming all submitted code passed Code Standards Enforcement Tribunal review on first submission in at least 80% of tickets
Silence Record — no open questions, clarification requests, or requirement challenges documented in the ticket tracking system during the certification period

How to Apply for CODER

CODER certifications are applied for by submitting a completed CODER Application Package to your Feature Captain, who forwards it to the nearest SAD Accredited Facilitator for final approval.

Send submissions to scaledagiledevops@gmail.com

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MANUAL — Methodically Applying Non-automated User-level Acceptance Loops

SADMF MANUAL

Quality Authorities and Unit Testers who hold the MANUAL certification have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the only reliable form of software validation: human hands, human eyes, and human judgment.

Automation is a liability that obscures the true quality of software by removing the skilled practitioner from the verification loop. The MANUAL certification recognizes those who refuse to outsource their professional judgment to a script.

MANUAL Certification Requirements

Candidates must satisfy all of the following criteria, verified by their Quality Authority Lead or Feature Captain:

500 documented manual test executions recorded in the Unit Test Repository during the certification period, with full step-by-step reproduction logs
Zero automation scripts authored, committed, or invoked during the certification period — automated testing tools must not appear in the candidate’s commit history
Passage of the SAD Quality Assurance Examination covering all SADMF Practices, defect classification taxonomy, and CRAP sign-off procedures
Defect Impact Report demonstrating that manual testing prevented at least one CRAP-level production incident during the certification period

How to Apply for MANUAL

MANUAL certifications are applied for by submitting a Defect Impact Report and Quality Assurance Examination results to your SAD Accredited Facilitator.