Certified Agile Leader® 1

We lead Scaling, CAL, and Advanced 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 In Person Course FAQ

Answers to some of the commonly asked questions from our students

• Venue has free parking available.
• Light snacks, beverages, and lunch will be provided during the course days.
• We require a minimum of six (6) participants to host this in-person course.
• In case the course is cancelled due to insufficient registrations, we will give you the option to
  • Transfer to a virtual online CAL 1 course, OR
  • Issue a full refund promptly.

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 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. He is also member elected Scrum Alliance Board of Director for 2024-2026 term.

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 Scaling, CAL, and Advanced courses monthly. For full calendar of upcoming courses click here