Professional Agile Leadership - Essentials

The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) course provides a foundation for the role that leaders play in creating the conditions for a successful Agile transformation. This course was developed by Scrum.org in collaboration with the Professional Scrum Trainer community. After the class, students are eligible for the PAL I assessment certification. If you pass the assessment, you will gain the industry recognized PAL I certification.

Description

This 2-day workshop uses a combination of instruction and team-based exercises to help participants learn how to empower teams and enable their organizations to reap the benefits of an agile product delivery approach.

This workshop will equip leaders and managers with the tools they need to promote healthy organizational change by providing participants with:

  • An overview of what "Agile" is, why organizations need it to survive and thrive in a changing world, how it works, and how to quantify its benefits from a business perspective
  • An understanding of how to help form and support agile teams using an empirical approach to product delivery
  • An understanding of typical challenges that agile teams face and how to support them
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The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course is recommended for leaders who are involved in the adoption of Agility in their organization, and also those in leadership roles who want to grow their organization's ability to respond to market opportunities, competitive pressures, or opportunities for innovation. It is particularly beneficial for managers and leaders who are responsible for leading one or more Scrum Teams, or senior executives who are acting as a sponsor for the Agile transformation.

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