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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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Sep 25 - 26, 2025 |

1:00 PM UTC |

8 hrs/day

$1295

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Online

Discounts

Price increases to $1,495 after 08/27/2025

Max number of students: 30

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Our Approach

Sprightbulb Learning’s two-day Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL 1) course explores the definition, value, and practical application of Agile leadership—along with the mindset, knowledge, and self-awareness required to lead Agile teams effectively. Students will learn the 12 conditions that support the formation of high-performing Agile teams and gain essential coaching skills for nurturing them. This class also covers how organizational structure impacts business Agility, how to conceptualize value flow, and how to apply an empirical approach to organizational change.

Our CAL 1 training is highly interactive. Students will explore and apply Agile leadership fundamentals, scaling strategies, and teaming principles within the context of their own organization.

This course also allows students to claim 16 Scrum Alliance Scrum Education Units (SEUs) and 14 Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs), which can be applied to Project Management Professional (PMP) and PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certifications.

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

Sprightbulb Learning Experience
There's a reason Sprightbulb Learning 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.sprightbulb.com/learning.

Teaching Style

The class is presented in a highly interactive and collaborative format with elements of lecture, classroom discussion, exercises, games, 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 a live online (virtual) course, delivered via Zoom. Training runs from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), with breaks throughout the day. After registering, students will receive the Zoom weblink needed to join the class. We recommend students download the Zoom desktop application before joining class for the best experience.

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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 Sprightbulb's original content, like blogs and webinars, as well as the trainer's office hours

What happens after?

This course offers an in-depth exploration of Agile leadership principles you can start applying right away to support your teams and influence your organization. You’ll leave with practical tools and a mindset that empowers you to lead Agile transformations more effectively. We encourage you to adapt these techniques to your unique context and to reach out whenever you have questions or want to discuss challenges.

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.sprightbulb.com/learning.

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

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Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL 1)

Course Description

Sprightbulb Learning's Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL 1) training is developed by experts in the fields of business and team Agility, and will help students grasp the cultural shift needed to nurture high-performing teams. Throughout the course, students engage with real-world examples and hands-on team exercises alongside like-minded professionals to explore core leadership concepts.

The course outline is provided below.

Course Overview

Why choose Agile leadership?
Becoming an Agile leader
An Agile leader's knowledge, awareness, and growing people
Building high-performing teams and growing people

Leading as a coach with multiple teams
Impact of organization structure on Agility
Promoting value flow across an organization
Scaling vs. Agility
Capstone exercise

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Who Should Attend

Sprightbulb Learning’s Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL 1) training is ideal for leaders who directly manage Agile teams, as well as those with enterprise-level authority focused on increasing business agility. It’s also well-suited for Agile coaches partnering with management to drive enterprise-scale Agility.

Leaders aiming to be more responsive to customer needs and market demands will benefit from developing the leadership skills necessary to meet these evolving challenges through high-performing Agile organizations.

Our Students

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

Office of Personnel Management
Department of Defense (DOD)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Symantec
Census
Department of State
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA)
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB)
Promontory
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
Capital Caring
Advanced Auto Parts
Close Up Foundation

Reviews

4.81 out of 5.0 stars

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Great instructor, small group, engaging activities.

The course material was very thorough and easy to follow as we moved through the class.

The best agile course I’ve taken to date. I feel like the lessons will help tremendously.

I think it is a good overview of Agile. It does have a dim view of traditional program management methods.

Dr.Patrick McConnell timeboxed well and facilitated this training with more inclusivity for all kind of learners was an exclusive experience. Right mix of Theory , Exercises and breaks helped the learners enriched the learning experience.

I thought this was a simple course that linked basic Agile skills and leadership development into one training. The instructor was amazing with simple but practical examples.

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

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

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

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