Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) Certification Course with exam

Being an agile organization requires senior leaders, middle managers, and agile team members to change the way that they organize their work, manage that work, and measure the results of the work. Agile teams cannot do this on their own; they need help from the entire organization. Changes in the way that people think and work are required driving improved results by having everyone's goals and ways of working aligned.

In this two day class attendees develop a deep understanding of the role that leaders play in creating the conditions for a successful agile environment. Leaders and managers are critical enablers in helping their organizations be successful, yet the role of leaders and managers in an agile organization can be quite different from what they are used to.

This workshop uses a combination of instruction and team-based exercises to help participants learn how to form and support agile teams to achieve better results, and how to lead the cultural and behavioral changes that organizations must make to reap the benefits of an agile product delivery approach.

View the different Focus Areas covered within this class and others.

During this course you will learn how to:

• Understand how agility can help you improve your organization's performance
• Learn the challenges teams face during an Agile transformation and how to remove impediments
• Discover the shift in management style that a leader must make when going from traditional to agile ways of working
• Understand the leader’s role in “self-managing” teams
• Learn how to assess and foster the team’s agile maturity
• Discover how to connect values (personal, team and Scrum values) and clear goals to develop high performing teams
• Identify how to measure the benefits and impacts of agility in your organization

• Delivery of 2-day accredited course with a Professional Scrum Trainer
• Licensed Scrum.org™ course materials
• Professional Agile Leadership Essentials™ (PAL-E) certificate of course completion
• Attempt at the globally recognized Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) certification exam
• Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) assessment free 2nd attempt
• 14 PDUs points under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third party providers” category

Anyone can take part in the training. It has no prerequisites.

Participants should read the Scrum Guide before the course. The Scrum Guide is available to download here: scrumguides.org.

Note that this course is not an introduction to the Scrum Framework or to using Scrum. Attendees will get the most from this course if they have been previously introduced to Scrum. Therefore, it’s best if the students come to the course with an understanding of the fundamentals of Scrum, ideally as demonstrated by passing the Scrum Open.

Multimedia presentations, group exercises and discussion, practical workshops, case study and online practice tests.

Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) course offered by Advised Skills is certified by Scrum.org™.

Advised Skills is a member of The Scrum.org Professional Training Network™ (PTN).

The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course is designed for managers and those in leadership roles who are responsible for the introduction and establishment of Agile methods and techniques in an organization.

Other people that might benefit from the PAL-E course include:

• Leaders sponsoring an Agile transformation or involved in the adoption of Agility in their organizations
• Managers or leaders responsible for developing people on Scrum teams
• Leaders of one or more Scrum Teams including Scrum Masters, Product Owners and other leaders on Scrum Teams

PAL-E course covers the topics from the following Focus Areas as defined in the Professional Scrum Competencies:

1. Understanding and Applying the Scrum Framework:
   • Empiricism, Scrum Values, Scrum Team, Events
2. Developing People and Teams:
   • Self-Managing Teams, Facilitation, Leadership Styles
3. Managing Products with Agility:
   • Forecasting & Release Planning, Product Value, Stakeholders & Customers
4. Developing and Delivering Products Professionally:
   • Emergent Software Development
5. Evolving the Agile Organization:
   • Organizational Design and Culture, Evidence-Based Management

We use the Scrum.org™ certified training materials:

• Sixteen (16) hours of instructor-led training
• Training slides in pdf format
• Participation in unique exercises
• Workbook
• Mural links

The training course net price per person includes the web-based exam available within the Scrum.org™ Platform. The applicable price is shown in the course calendar.

All prices are exclusive of VAT.
It is mandatory to purchase the training course including the certification exam voucher.

Students of Scrum.org courses are able to claim Project Management Institute (PMI) PDU credit: 14 PDUs after attending a two-day  Professional Scrum Product Owner - Advanced (PSPO-A) course. Please note that PMI PDUs are earned for course attendance and not for passing a Scrum.org assessment. Students can claim PDUs under PMI's "Education courses provided by other third party providers” category. You can claim your PDUs online at https://ccrs.pmi.org. Find instructions here.

All participants completing the Professional Agile Leadership – Essentials (PAL-E) course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) certification assessment. PAL-E class participants who attempt the PAL I assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost.

The Professional Agile Leadership™ (PAL I) certification validates that you are a leader who understands the value Agile can bring to a business and how to actively practice Agile. This certification demonstrates why leadership support of agile teams is essential to achieving organizational agility and what leaders can do to support their teams to help them achieve higher performance.

• Exam name: Professional Agile Leadership (PAL I)
• Exam language: English
• Format: Multiple Choice, Multiple Answer, True/False
• Exam delivery: online
• Access: Candidates can access the exam within the Scrum.org™ Platform upon completion of the course and timely performed payment
• Number of questions: 36
• Passing Score: 85%
• Duration: One hour (60 minutes)
• Free Credly digital credential included
• Open/Closed Book: Closed Book
• Practice assessments: Agile Leadership Open, Scrum Open
• Passwords have no expiration date, but are valid for one attempt only
• Lifetime certification - no annual renewal fee required

1. What is the primary goal of the Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) course?

   The main goal is to help managers and leaders understand how to best support, guide, and coach their Agile teams. It provides a foundational understanding of the leader's role in creating the cultural and organizational conditions necessary for agility to thrive.

2. Which certification is associated with the PAL-E course?

   The course includes a free password for the Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) assessment from Scrum.org™. Passing this assessment grants the globally recognized PAL I certification.

3. Who is the ideal audience for this PAL-E training?

   This workshop is specifically designed for managers and individuals in leadership roles who are responsible for the introduction, establishment, and nurturing of Agile methods within their organization, and who work directly with Agile teams.

4. What topics are covered in the PAL-E curriculum?

   Key topics include understanding Agile theory and principles, the leadership role in enabling self-managing teams, identifying how to measure the value and benefits of agility, and addressing the cultural shift required for organizational agility.

5. What is the typical duration of the PAL-E course?

   The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course is typically delivered as a two-day hands-on workshop, comprising approximately 16 hours of instructor-led training and team exercises.

6. Is a second attempt at the PAL I exam included?

   Yes, participants who attempt the PAL I assessment within 14 days of receiving their free password and do not score at least 85% will be granted a 2nd attempt at no additional cost.

We really do care about the details. Positive and efficient learning environments are key to our attendees' success in preparation to Scrum.org™ exam. We aim to create a comfortable conditions for learning that optimise the ability of attendees to learn:

• Climate of safety and open authentic conversation
• Modern online training platform, classes conducted live by qualified instructors
• Seasoned, certified and experienced instructor team
• Well-structured and compelling schemes that translate into high exam scores
• Licensed and accredited training materials and many interactive online exercises

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