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Certified Agile Leader® 1

Taught by: Patrick McConnell

Thrive with the agile leadership skills required in today's fast-paced markets and organizations. Learn how agile leaders drive better ROI, mitigate risks, and stay ahead of the competition. You will receive a two-year professional membership with Scrum Alliance upon successful completion of the course requirements.

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21 - 22 August, 2025 |

9:00 AM EDT |

8 hrs/day

$1,295

Early bird pricing

Course details

Location

Online

Discounts

Price increases to $1,495 after 07/23/2025

Max number of students: 30

Course

Training that Works

Certified Agile Leader (CAL 1)

In NextUp’s two-day Certified Agile Leader (CAL 1) course, students will complete our Scrum Alliance accredited agile leadership curriculum. This class explores the definition, utility, and application of Agile leadership, as well as the mindset, knowledge, and awareness needed to serve Agile teams as a direct leader. Students will learn the 12 conditions that underly the formation of high performing Agile teams and essential coaching skills for nurturing them. Students also explore the impact of organizational structure on business Agility, learn to conceptualize value flow, and apply an empirical approach to organizational change management. Our Certified Agile Leader training is a highly interactive experience. Participants will apply Agile leadership fundamentals, scaling, and teaming principles to the dynamics of their own organization..

Special discounts are available for this class. Reach out to [email protected] to see if you are eligible.

NextUp Solutions Experience

There's a reason NextUp Solutions is DC's go-to company for training. We do more than just teach you about Agile and Scrum; we put everything into a business context so there's a clear link between what you learn and how you can use it to improve your business. Learn more at www.nextupsolutions.com.

Teaching Style

The class is presented in a highly interactive and collaborative format with elements of lecture, classroom discussion, exercises, simulations, and video interwoven throughout the class. Students will have the opportunity to hear real-world examples of Agile application from their instructors.

Location Details

This is an online (virtual) class. Both days of training will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will end at 5:00 p.m. EST, with breaks throughout the day. After registering, students will be given the proper Zoom weblink with which to join the meeting. We recommend that students download the Zoom web-based application prior to joining class.

Details

Training that Works

What Is Included?

Two-year membership to the Scrum Alliance
High-quality digital copies of all class materials and templates
Certification fees
Dedicated customer support and scheduling flexibility
Access to NextUp's original content like blogs and webinars as well as trainer's office hours

What's In It For You?

Gain critical leadership expertise to set your resume and skillset apart from others
Access resources designed to help you succeed long after the class is done
Claim 16 Scrum Alliance Scrum Education Units (SEUs)
Claim 14 Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs)

Mentoring and coaching are helpful when adopting or expanding Agile practices. You are always free to email and call our instructors with questions after the class or engage us with continued mentoring and coaching. Learn more at www.nextupsolutions.com.

Testimonials
Thanks for a great class. I just wanted to let you know that I passed the exam and am now a Certified ScrumMaster. I am starting a new project and we have elected to run it using Scrum. I am excited to apply my new skills to this project.” – Lisa P. “I also wanted to thank you for teaching us today. The training was very helpful. I posted a picture of my Scrum Alliance profile on this email (just for fun). And the video’s we saw in class was very funny. I have already begun to look at information on the next steps for CSP. Thanks again.” – Marbella M. “I’m pleased to report that after taking the CSM exam almost immediately after today’s class I passed with an almost perfect score. I only missed two questions out of a total of 35 and after reading them I realized it was only because I rushed through them. I just want to thank you again for all of your help as I continue on the CSP path.” – Antwane S.	“Your training is still one of the best I've been to over the past few years!” – Dave K. “I was in your Blacksburg CSM class this week. I passed the CSM exam last night, so thank you for the excellent classroom preparation. One thing I forgot to add the course feedback was how innovative I thought it was for you to use Scrum to teach Scrum. Very well done!” – Josh

Testimonials

Thanks for a great class. I just wanted to let you know that I passed the exam and am now a Certified ScrumMaster. I am starting a new project and we have elected to run it using Scrum. I am excited to apply my new skills to this project.”

– Lisa P.

“I also wanted to thank you for teaching us today. The training was very helpful. I posted a picture of my Scrum Alliance profile on this email (just for fun). And the video’s we saw in class was very funny. I have already begun to look at information on the next steps for CSP. Thanks again.”

– Marbella M.

“I’m pleased to report that after taking the CSM exam almost immediately after today’s class I passed with an almost perfect score. I only missed two questions out of a total of 35 and after reading them I realized it was only because I rushed through them. I just want to thank you again for all of your help as I continue on the CSP path.”

– Antwane S.

“Your training is still one
of the best I've been to over the past few years!”

– Dave K.

“I was in your Blacksburg CSM class this week. I passed the CSM exam last night, so thank you for the excellent classroom preparation. One thing I forgot to add the course feedback was how innovative I thought it was for you to use Scrum to teach Scrum. Very well done!”

– Josh

Agenda

Training that Works

Certified Agile Leader (CAL 1)

What You'll Learn

NextUp’s Certified Agile Leader (CAL 1) training is designed by the experts in business and team Agility to help participants understand the cultural shift required to nurture high-performing teams. During class, students will use real-world examples and hands-on team exercises with like-minded professionals to understand core leadership concepts.

Why choose Agile leadership?
Becoming an Agile leader
An Agile leader’s knowledge, awareness, and mindset
Building high performing teams and growing people
Leading as a coach and with multiple teams

Impact of organization structure on Agility
Promoting value flow across an organization
Scaling vs. Agility
Capstone exercise

Who should attend

Training that Works

Who Should Attend

NextUp’s Certified Agile Leader training is ideal for leaders who directly manage Agile teams as well those with enterprise-level authority over organizations interested in increasing business Agility. This training is also great for Agile coaches that are partnering with management to improve business Agility at the enterprise scale. Leaders who are interested in being more responsive to customer needs and market demands will benefit from learning the leadership skills necessary to meet these constantly moving targets with the use of high-performing Agile organizations.

Our Students

We provide training, coaching, and mentoring to federal, commercial, and non-profit associations, including:

Department of Defense (DOD)
Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
University of Cincinnati
Department of State
United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Catalist
Toyota Research Institute
Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)
Sprightbulb

Reviews

4.86 out of 5.0 stars

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It was a great class and the instructor was fantastic and extremely knowledgeable.

Excellent class overall. I'd like to recognize Dr. Patrick McConnell for his professionalism and effectiveness as an instructor and facilitator. He organized team breakouts and resources excellently, using documents, videos, and Miro for exercises, ensuring seamless transitions between main and breakout sessions. Materials were provided ahead of class, and he used great real-life examples. He consistently checked for understanding and encouraged sharing perspectives. I learned a lot in this class, great value!

I learned a lot of skills in which I have applied in coaching my team.

This training will bring a lot of value in my department.

The training sessions were well organized and had great interactive exercises to help learn the concepts. Great content and presentation!

Training was informative and nice.

Awesome instructor.

Mack does a great job with the material although it was all very familiar since I am a CSM and CPO.

Great course, knowledgeable instructor. Love that you get certified from taking the course.

Mack was knowledgeable, engaging, and use great examples to relate to our daily work

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