Overview
The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course (PAL-E) is designed for managers and leaders of agile teams who want to gain a strong understanding of how to support, guide, and coach their teams to achieve great agility. The course helps leaders understand their role in enabling agility and includes the globally recognized Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) certification exam.
Objectives
At the end of Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course, participants will be able to
Prerequisites
- Attendees will benefit the most from this course if they have prior knowledge and exposure to the Scrum Framework.
- Familiarity with concepts like iterative development, self-organizing teams, and continuous improvement.
- A willingness to engage in discussions, case studies, and hands-on activities during the course.
- Basic knowledge of organizational structures and leadership roles within Agile environments.
Course Outline
- Understanding the role of leaders in an agile organization
- Shifting from traditional management styles to agile leadership
- Building trust and empowering teams
- Communicating effectively as an agile leader
- Recognizing and addressing organizational impediments to agility
- Creating a culture of transparency, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Establishing clear goals and aligning them with agile values
- Implementing agile practices and frameworks effectively
- Understanding the needs and challenges of agile teams
- Providing guidance and coaching to foster team performance
- Enabling self-organization and decision-making within teams
- Facilitating effective collaboration and communication
- Recognizing the need for cultural and behavioral shifts in an agile organization
- Influencing and driving change at different levels of the organization
- Promoting a growth mindset and embracing experimentation
- Nurturing a culture of learning, feedback, and adaptation
- Preparing for the PAL I certification exam
- Testing knowledge and understanding of agile leadership principles and practices
- Demonstrating proficiency in applying agile leadership concepts
- Earning the globally recognized PAL I certification upon successful completion