Leaders and managers of Agile teams face many challenges as their organizations transition and transform. This Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) course is designed to help you explore how to create an environment that supports agility, empowers teams, and enables you organization to reap the benefits of an agile product delivery approach. This workshop is a unique mix of theory and practice, optimized for the best learning experience. Students in this PAL-E class will discover perspectives and techniques for fostering growth in people in the various Scrum roles to sustain long-term agility to benefit their organizations and customers.

This highly interactive class is delivered virtually over four half-day sessions, which our students love! Our half-day sessions allow you to balance the course with your work, while enabling high focus and deep learning during class time.

As an added benefit of attending this class from Unstuck Agile, you get a one-hour live virtual professional coaching session after the class. You can use this session for PAL I assessment preparation, coaching to apply what you have learned, or whatever else you need!

Class Pricing Options

• Best Deal Price: USD 1095 until 4 weeks before start date
• Early Bird Price: USD 1295 until 2 weeks before start date
• Regular Price: USD 1495

Class Schedule

This course material will be covered throughout four sessions build on each other:

• Monday, March 13th 9:00am to 1:00pm Eastern
• Tuesday, March 14th 9:00am to 1:00pm Eastern
• Wednesday, March 15th 9:00am to 1:00pm Eastern
• Thursday, March 16th 9:00am to 1:00pm Eastern

Why Take This Class from Mark?

• Shorter sessions across more days gives your brain space to process
• Engaging, fun exercises designed for you
• I exclusively focus on teaching leaders. I’ve been in your shoes in multiple contexts, so learn from my failures and successes
• I combine principles (why) with practices (what + how)
• 25 years of experience in a breadth of roles:
  • Software Engineer
  • Business Analyst
  • Scrum Master
  • Agile Coach
  • Professional Coach
  • Team Lead
  • Practice Manager
  • National Agile Lead for a Fortune 500 company
  • Non-Profit Director
  • Entepreneur

What Our Students Are Saying

• "I would take another class with Mark in a heartbeat."
• "Extremely useful materials I will take back to my teams."
  
• "After this class, I have many ideas now on how to work with management on how to lead in an agile setting."
  
• "Loved the exercises! They kept the learning real and applicable."
  
• "My favorite part was that the instructor could accommodate all levels of learning - novice to expert."
  
• You completely blew away my expectations and presented a phenomenal learning experience. A huge thank you for being so receptive, positive, engaging, and knowledgeable."
  
• "Fantastic instructor. Patient, kind. Relevant information. Perfectly executed explanation of information that may be difficult to digest."
• "I appreciate his approach to both teaching and coaching students through their thought processes."
  
• "The class was fantastic—Mark is a very talented and engaging instructor!"
• "Mark took time to answer questions and gave opportunities for more in-depth discussions outside of class (breaks, lunch, etc.)"
• "Thank you for your time and expertise throughout class. I got a lot out of it due to the style you used to present the material. Time well spent and a tip of the cap to you."

Course Details

Subject Areas

• Why Agile matters
• Agile challenges
• Leaders sustain agility
• Developing people
• Measuring agility

Objectives

In this course, students will:

• Identify potential opportunities, challenges, and impacts of Agile in terms of business value and why this is so important to the next generation organization
• Understand techniques to support teams to sustain long-term agility, including the role that leaders play, shifts in thinking, and the relationship between complexity and empiricism
• Discover ways to continue the development of the people to help them grow and prosper in an agile way of working
• Explore how to measure and guide agile product delivery

Who Should Attend

• Leaders who are involved in the adoption of Agility in their organizations
• Those leading one or more Scrum teams, including Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and other leaders on Scrum Teams
• Managers who are responsible for developing people in the Scrum teams
• Senior Executives, acting as a sponsor for and developing leadership for the Agile transformation

Prerequisites

Attendees will be able to make the most of the class if they:

• Have studied the Scrum Guide (required)
• Have taken the Scrum Open (free online assessment)
• Want to expand their capabilities as an Agile leader, to the benefit of their organization

Assessment & Certification

All participants completing the Professional Agile Leadership Essentials course will receive a password to attempt the Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) assessment, included in the cost of the course. In addition, if you attend this Scrum.org class and attempt the PAL I certification assessment within 14 days but do not achieve a score of at least 85%, you will be granted a 2nd attempt at no cost.

This industry-recognized PAL certification requires a minimum passing score.

What Is Included

• Soft copy of course materials
• Up to two free attempts at the PAL I assessment (does not expire) - a $150 value
  • If you attend this Scrum.org class and attempt the PAL I certification assessment within 14 days but do not achieve a score of at least 85%, you will be given a 2nd attempt at no cost
• As an added benefit of attending this class from Unstuck Agile, you get a one-hour live virtual professional coaching session after the class. You can use this session for PAL I assessment preparation, coaching to apply what you have learned, or whatever else you need!

​About The Trainer

Mark Wavle has been licensed to teach Scrum.org courses since 2016, having taken the PSM class from Ken Schwaber. Since then, he has taught thousands of students in hundreds of Scrum.org classes: Applying Professional Scrum (APS), Professional Scrum Master (PSM), Professional Scrum Master II (PSM II), Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E), and Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence-Based Management (PAL-EBM) - excellent, impactful courses that are well-maintained by the community of trainers.

He's been an employee in and consultant for Fortune 500 companies, regional organizations, and non-profits, working as a Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Trainer, course designer, Leadership Coach, Practice Manager, and National Agile Lead. The diverse industries include medical decide manufacturing, medical insurance, P&C insurance, retail, banking, PLM software, and utilities.

Additionally, Unstuck Agile is officially recognized as a member of the Scrum.org Professional Training Network. This means we align with the Scrum Values, have Scrum.org trainers who teach a qualifying number of Scrum.org Professional Scrum classes, and are committed to improving the profession of software delivery in part by providing Scrum.org training.

For More Information

If you have further questions or want to inquire about private and/or on-site classes, custom courses, coaching, or group discounts, reach out to mark@unstuckagile.com or check out our website www.unstuckagile.com for more information.