Certified Agile Leader® 1

Training Environment

This is a live in-person course.

Certification Requirement & Schedule:

As part of the tuition, you will receive the CAL-E & CAL-O certification from the Scrum Alliance.

As there is no test, the only requirement for certification is your full participation in the class. This means that you will need to schedule any travel so it does not conflict with scheduled class time. Late arrivals and early departures are not advised as it will interfere with creating a safe learning environment for others and will make certification discretionary.

SEUs/PDUs: This training provides 14 SEUs in support of the Certified Scrum Practitioner (CSP) and 14 PDUs in support of certifications offered by the Project Management Institute, including the PMI­ACP as well as the PMP certification.

Logistics

Prerequisites: You are expected to have a basic knowledge of Agile. This may have come to you through industry experience, reading, meetups, or formal training. This course is designed for anyone seeking to foster a more “agile” high-performance organization. It is accessible and essential for leaders in innovation, lean, human resources, etc. – not just Agile.

Course Pre-learning: Participants are expected to complete 2-3 hours of videos and readings in advance of the training. Then there is more time to focus on discussion and exploration. The reading guide will be shared with participants after registration.

FAQ

Q: WHAT IS CAL-E, CAL-T, & CAL-O?

A: Scrum Alliance is replacing our Certified Agile Leadership I (CAL I) program and will now be: CAL-Essentials (CAL-E), CAL-Teams (CAL-T), and CAL for Organizations (CAL-O). More information can be found on the Scrum Alliance website: https://www.scrumalliance.org/get-certified

The Sahota CAL1, will continue to be offered as: CAL-E + CAL-O: “Certified Agile Leadership Essentials for Organization Leaders”

Q: What is the difference between SAFe and CAL1?

A: On the surface, the goals of SAFe and CAL1 are similar: An Agile Organization.

SAFe has an excellent focus on Tactical elements of Agile such as the process, roles, multi-team releases. It is a wonderful way to adopt Agile practices in a large organization. One might say the focus is on Doing Agile. The focus here is on what may we do to improve things with as little organizational change as possible.

Based on the book Leading Beyond Change, the focus of our CAL is about how to make the shift from a Traditional to an Evolutionary approach. How we lead. How we approach change. How we think about people and results. It's how to integrate Agile Doing and Being into the larger picture of organizational evolution. Get ready for the SELF Framework for how to scale excellence with people.

Q: What is the requirement for CAL1/CAL-E & CAL-O certification?

A: Attending the full class is sufficient. There is no exam.

Q: Do all CAL1/CAL-E & CAL-O training cover the same content?

A: No. And there is a good reason for this.

All CAL-E/O training covers the same set of high-level learning objectives.

Our CAL is the only one based on our unique IP: Leading Beyond Change book and the SELF Framework. 

More FAQs can be found at our website: https://shift314.com/certified-agile-leadership-training-cal-1/

What You Will Learn:

Michael K Sahota Will Help You Excel In Your Career By Teaching You How To:

• What To Do Tomorrow: Practical daily changes you can easily make that lead to a radical shift in your level of influence that impact your organizational performance.

• Evolutionary Leadership: How you can move beyond traditional leadership models to reclaim your ability to create rapid change.

• Culture Tools: How to diagnose culture and create a local culture shift without authority, power or budget.

• Beyond Agile: Understand how to integrate Agile into traditional cultures to overcome 90% of the challenges with transformation.

• Eliminate Resistance: Learn how to eliminate hidden causes of resistance.

• Transformation: Change patterns to increase awareness, desire and motivation for change. Practical roadmaps to scale with your people.

• Unlocking Metrics: Identify common traps to focus on the KPIs that really matter. Learn the Sahota Innovation of how metrics are measured. Unlock the truth of the how your organization is performing.

This is a live interactive course. It is designed and set up just like in-person training.

What to Expect:

• Live polls (using PollEverywhere)

• Small virtual room breakouts for discussion

• Live drawings

• Q&A

We will guide participants through a process of letting go of the existing habits that impede their ability to lead effectively. A playbook will be provided to guide the next steps on their journey to creating high-performance organizations. Through our program, participants become aware of the root causes of their challenges and can find lasting solutions.

We go Beyond Agile - it's about how to create a Cultural and Leadership environment where Agile, Digital, DevOps, and other new ways of working can thrive.

This course creates a shared dialogue between all levels 

There are two main audiences that are addressed by this training: e and organizational coaches. The principles and practices of organizational culture and leadership are the same regardless of your role.

• Organizational leaders include executives, vice presidents, directors, managers and program leads.
• Organizational coaches include Agile coaches, HR professionals, management consultants, internal change leaders and Scrum Masters.

This training is the only Certified Agile Leadership Training based on the SHIFT314 Evolutionary Leadership Framework (SELF) and our books, Leading Beyond Change and An Agile Adoption and Transformation Survival Guide.

What People are saying about this Training:

Executives and Managers

• “Training was Packed.  I learned that the changing culture does not involve techniques and processes, but by asking questions, listening and providing leadership is what they want.” - D. Kociok, Director of Process & Development

• “You want agile? Do this first.” - A. Graham, CIO, Metrolinx

• “This class has changed how I look at leading.  My willingness to take down my guard and face my edges was powerful.” - M. Suman, VP & CTO

• “This “experience” is not what you think it is.  It is so much more than agile.  Agile is the bait, the big catch is a deeper understanding that everything is possible if one invests efforts in leading cultural change.” - S. Vietz, Senior Manager, Scotiabank

• “A very unique take on what it means to create and lead an Agile organization.  If you’re prepared to be challenged, this course comes highly recommended.” – S. Jablonska Bond, Director/Project Manager, Barclays Investment Bank

• “As if the curtain was pulled back and the truth of my organization was revealed.”  – A. Mercer, Head of EU Development Management, Riot Games

Agile Coaches, Change Agents, and Scrum Masters

• “This should be a mandatory training for all the leaders in any organisation. It goes beyond Agile, it inspires you to be a better leader.”- O. Vaticone

• “Amazing course.  Take a dive into the psychology and spiritual elements of leadership.  This is not something you will have experienced before. It’s beyond Agile.  I feel enlightened.” - M. Huynh, Scrum Master and Agile Coach

• “Thank you Michael, for the enlightening CAL 1 experience.  You created a unique and energizing experience that has revived my brain in a good way.  Now it is my job to make the changes stick!” - K. Joyce, Senior Manager, Release Train Engineer, Capital One

• “Work that all leaders should do - will change you for the better!” - M. Weyek

• “The CAL1 training with Michael and Audree was not only informative but very powerful. It challenges your current beliefs on how to foster a high performance direction for your organization but also shows you a path forward to a new way of thinking and being as a leader. With the current pandemic there was some concern about the virtual setting however it was not limiting at all, in fact It may have added to feelings of safety for the group allowing us all to share our thoughts openly.” - L. Hill