PAL-E

Training Professional Agile Leadership™ Essentials

Learn to lead teams toward self-organization and contribute to the success of your organization's agile transformation. Dive into the fundamentals of systems thinking.

The course was great. Karel is a perfect trainer. Highly recommended!
Jakub Jurášek, Česká spořitelna
The training was great, if not the best in recent years. And trust me, I don't throw superlatives around. The trainer was awesome! Real-world examples always make a difference. Thanks Karel!
Jiří Prokeš, Technology Transformation Lead, EY
Karel's approach was very open and professional. He wasn't afraid to answer any question.
Eduard Fuzessery, 2N Telekomunikace
I was inspired by Karel's approach to teaching, the way he answered questions, and especially how elegantly he handled some of the trickier topics raised by our group. Great experience, thank you!
Nicoleta Cojocaru, CN Group
The best training I've attended in recent years, interactive, full of real-world examples. Simply TOP! Thanks Karel
Martina Kruzic Kulisiakova, Test Manager
I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a training this much. Karel rocks!
Tomáš Žďára, Česká spořitelna
A very inspiring and powerful experience with a professional coach, full of fun exercises. I recommend both the training and the trainer.
Jan Popelák, ComAp

Who is the course for

The course serves as an introduction to leading an agile organization. It primarily focuses on leading agile teams toward self-organization and is therefore suitable for line and middle management. Senior managers will also gain a lot from it.

  • Managers and leaders of agile teams
  • Managers participating in agile transformation
  • Product Owners
  • Project managers
  • Scrum Masters, agile coaches, consultants

The course is particularly sought after by organizations going through an agile transformation.

Knowledge of Scrum is not required.

What will you learn

  • An agile approach will increase your competitive advantage

  • Practical skills in leading, coaching and developing agile teams

  • Measure the impacts and benefits of agile transformation

  • Recognize, make visible and eliminate local optimization

Topics

  • Introduction to the agile approach
  • Benefits and dangers of agile transformation
  • Team and organizational agility
  • Maturity of agile teams and agile leaders
  • Delegating and developing people and teams
  • T-shaped "Multilearning"
  • How to select agile people for teams
  • Evidence-Based Management™, measuring value and organizational agility
  • Hybrid model (agile + traditional approach)
  • Research on self-organizing teams
  • Conditions for a successful self-organizing team

Self-Managing Team

For more information about the course, download the official datasheet.

Dates

There are currently no dates scheduled for this course.

Group discounts

Do you want to have a private course for your company?

You pay a fixed price, regardless of the number of participants up to 30. Invite everyone who can benefit from the course.

  • We will prepare an agenda tailored to your needs

  • In-person or online, in Czech or English

  • Certification exam for everyone included

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Need help with choosing?

Not sure which course is the best for you? Schedule a video call with me and I will help you choose.

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Your trainer Karel Smutný

Karel is a consultant for agile transformations and organizational design, Scrum trainer and programmer.

Close to 15 years he has worked with dozens of organizations, from start-ups to established technology companies to multinational corporations. In them he "left his mark" on almost a hundred teams and thus draws on very rich experience.

Karel focuses on "descaling" (simplifying) organizations, building team responsibility and technical excellence.

As a long-time developer, he emphasizes sustainable architecture, readable code and automation.

What is ScrumDōjō

Our mission is to create conditions for meaningful work on meaningful products. Agility is the means. It helps improve customer value and the ability of product organizations to create it.

We believe that continuous contact between product teams and customers, a culture of experimentation, and high transparency are the most important ingredients for building successful products.

We develop and educate agile product organizations

  • Agile product management and Product Ownership

  • Technical excellence of development teams

  • Agile organizational design around customer products

We are the only provider of certification courses from Scrum.org, ProKanban.org and LeSS in the Czech market.

Globally recognized Scrum.org certification

You will get a solid foundation and a lot of tips and materials to prepare for the certification assessment.

PAL-I

Professional Agile Leadership I

Globally recognized PAL-I certification exam proves your understanding of how an agile approach contributes to business success and how you can contribute to agile transformation success.

  • 36 questions / 60 minutes
  • Minimum passing score: 85%
  • Lifetime validity

Second attempt for free

If you attempt the assessment within 14 days after the course and fail to pass, you will get another attempt for free.

How to prepare for the certification assessment PAL-I
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