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Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E)

PAL-E teaches leaders to support and coach agile teams effectively.

  • Guidance of how to measure and guide agile product delivery.
  • An overview of what “Agile” is and why organizations need it to thrive in a changing world.
  • Understand leadership behaviors needed to enable sustainable agile transformation
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About

The course provides a foundation for the role that leaders play in creating the conditions for a successful agile transformation. Leaders and managers are critical enablers in helping their organizations be successful, yet the role of leaders and managers in an agile organization can be quite different from what they are used to. This course uses a combination of instruction and team-based exercises to help participants learn how to form and support agile teams to achieve better results, and how to lead the cultural and behavioral changes that organizations must make to reap the benefits of an agile product delivery approach.

Key Features

What you will learn:
Certified Scrum.org Professional Agile Leadership (PAL-E) course.
16 hours of immersive, instructor-led learning.
Real-world leadership cases and organizational challenges.
One complimentary attempt at the PAL I certification exam.
Lifetime certification with global recognition.

Program

Each day starts at 9am and ends at 5pm, including breaks and lunch.

Day 1: What Agile is and why organizations need it
Day 1: Identify Agile opportunities, challenges, and business value impact
Day 1: Techniques to support long-term team agility
Day 1: Leader’s role, mindset shifts, complexity, and empiricism
Day 2: Develop people to grow in an agile way of working
Day 2: Measure and guide agile product delivery
Day 2: Scale agility across multiple teams toward a common vision

Professional Agile Leadership Essentials

  • Understanding Professional Agile Leadership
  • Why Agile Matters for Business Performance
  • Developing People and Teams
  • Aligning Strategy and Delivery
  • Leading Cultural and Structural Change
  • Measuring Agility and Outcomes

Prerequisites and Eligibility

No prior certification required.
Recommended for professionals with experience in management, team leadership, or organizational change who want to strengthen their Agile leadership skills.

Exam Details

Exam Format: Online, multiple-choice / multiple-answer

Number of Questions: 36–45 (varies periodically by Scrum.org updates)

Duration: 60 minutes

Passing Score: 85%

Assessment Access: Exam link provided after training or via Scrum.org (training strongly recommended before attempting)

Attempts Included: One attempt included with exam purchase or training bundle (based on provider)

Validity: Lifetime — no renewal required

Reattempt Policy: Additional attempts available for purchase directly through Scrum.org if needed

Schedules for Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E)

No upcoming schedules are available at the moment. Please check back later or contact us for more information.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND THE PAL-E COURSE

Who This Course Is For

The Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course is designed for managers and those in leadership roles who are responsible for the introduction and establishment of Agile methods and techniques in an IT organization/division.

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Professional Agile Leadership (PAL-E) FAQs

Is PAL-E a certification course? arrow
PAL-E is a training course that prepares participants for the PAL I certification assessment by Scrum.org.
Who should attend the PAL-E course? arrow
Managers, leaders, executives, and professionals responsible for enabling Agile ways of working.
Is prior Agile experience required? arrow
No formal prerequisites are required, but basic Agile knowledge is helpful.
How long is the PAL- E certification valid? arrow
The PAL -E certification is valid for life and does not require renewal.
Is the exam included in the course fee? arrow
One attempt is included when the course is taken through an authorized training provider.

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