Certified Agile Leader® 1
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Thu Jun 13 - 14, 2024
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09:00 CDT
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8 hours each day
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Live Online
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$1,250
Course details
We lead CAS-S1, CAL, CSPO and other courses monthly. For full calendar of upcoming courses click here
This one-of-a-kind learning experience instills confidence through an emphasis on skills development. You will uncover new pathways to engage with teams and executives on complex organizational challenges constructively. This includes the application of Agile and Scrum outside of software development to engineering solutions and business functions.
Systems Thinking
This is the only leadership course that integrates the Systems thinking toolset in its curriculum. Interactive activities and systems thinking techniques allow you to incorporate your organization’s challenges in the workshop. So that you can work through some of the most difficult topics, get expert-level guidance, and own your insights.
Are you adaptive?
Our range of curriculum is designed to enhance your understanding progressively. And more importantly, build your confidence to lead through uncertainty. This course explores human and systems dynamics so you can develop your agile leadership style. This workshop fosters an inclusive, safe environment where you can discover the leader within.
Learn together, grow together
We recommend leadership teams join this course together so you can explore your organization dynamics using the systems thinking techniques and strategize on the way forward.
Our curriculum will give you hands-on experience with
This is the only course that integrated Systems Thinking techniques to grow your skills in navigating organizational complexities.
- Identifying opportunities and gaps in your agile organization
- Design Agile strategies for change management at the organization level
- Develop an understanding of post-heroic levels of leadership agility
- Develop a personal plan for improvement in becoming an Agile leader
- Design holistic change initiatives for agile
- Lead groups to become high-performing teams
- Develop a deeper understanding of your organization’s culture
- Learn what you can do to change the culture.
The Online experience FAQ
Answers to some of the commonly asked questions from our students
- We host our virtual training on Zoom
- We take breaks almost hourly, with a longer lunch break
- Certification fees are included
- A color pdf of the workbook will be provided
- Invitation to private Slack group where past and current participants network
- Complimentary 1:1 personal coaching session with your instructor
Course Instructor
Dhaval Panchal is an experienced Executive, Organization Design consultant, and Scrum Alliance Certified Agile Coach and Trainer (CEC, CTC, and CST), since 2008. He has been practicing agile since 2003 and helped build multiple agile organizations from the ground up. He is one of the first to bring Systems & Complexity thinking tools and techniques for transforming teams, and organizations.
Dhaval is now the founder of Evolve Agility that provides Agile training and coaching services to enable his clients to amplify the scale and speed of Agile transformations. He has led large scale transformations at Fortune 500 companies, and mid-size Product Companies. Dhaval has first-hand experience with transformation challenges in Oil & Gas, Banking, Insurance, Gaming, and Medical domains.
What participants say?
“We went above and beyond those expectations and dove deeply into a discussion of organizational philosophy that helped to really motivate what I learned and provide me with a solid understanding to Evangelize within my company. “ - James Fort, Program Manager at Amazon Alexa
“Dhaval is a perceptive thinker with an endless supply of ideas for ways to tackle tough problems. His knowledge of lean thinking is not simple text-book recitation but is genuinely in-depth. I think of him as the "Indiana Jones" of Agile, ready to cut-and-slash his way through whatever challenges he's presented with.” - Douglas Jones, Senior Analyst at Shelter Insurance
“He personified what he was instructing the class to become. His class truly experiences the agile process first-hand.” - Mark Bondonese, Software Development Manager
We lead CAS-S1, CAL, CSPO and other courses monthly. For full calendar of upcoming courses click here
Registration policies
Transfers
You can transfer to a different date for the same course at no extra charge.
Refunds
- Cancellations more than 2 weeks before the course date receive a full refund.
- Cancellations within 2 weeks of the course, date receive a 70% refund.
No show policy
Your fees will forfeit in case of a no-show.
Learn how agile leaders think, focus, and behave to apply the practices and principles of agility in Enterprises. Understand the impact of organizational culture on transformation efforts and business strategy. Learn how to lead teams and the practices you need to create high-performing teams.
- Forces of change: Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity (VUCA)
- Agility: Unfair strategic advantage
- Systems thinking for learning organizations
- Leadership styles and personal assessment
- Real teams & Self-Managing team canvas
- Multi-team collaborations in scaled settings
- Creating a culture of safety and learning
- Typology of organization culture: Organizational culture assessment
- Leadership agility
Pre-Work Assignments
You are expected to complete pre-workshop assignments that require you to reflect on your personal leadership style and motivation. The assignments take approximately 2-3 hours and prepare you to make the most out of your participation in the class.
For leaders who value ongoing personal growth. Participant leaders will develop Agile leadership competency, and increase effectiveness to lead in complex and rapidly changing business environments.
Leadership is required at all levels within the organization. This workshop is designed for managers, and people who want to guide team and organizational development towards becoming learning systems. Participants come from diverse backgrounds in industry, and life experiences. Typically,
- Executives, Directors, and Senior management
- Product, Technical, and Functional managers
- Team leader, Agile Coach, and Scrum Master
- Practice leaders
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