Leadership · CAL1
Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL-1)
Understand what agile leadership actually means in daily behaviour — well beyond the buzzwords — and how your own leadership behaviour shapes whether the agile teams around you succeed or quietly stall. You'll learn to shift from managing tasks and resources to enabling people and systems, create the conditions where teams can genuinely self-organise, and recognise when your own leadership habits are undermining the agility you're trying to build. Built for leaders, managers and executives sponsoring or working alongside agile teams, CAL-1 is the Scrum Alliance's baseline certification in agile leadership.
- Level
- Practitioner
- Duration
- 2 days · 4 x ½ days
- Certification
- CAL1
- Languages
- English
Certified by Scrum Alliance Ways to join
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Berlin, Germany
🎁 Early Bird Price. Price jumps to €1,950 after 24th Oct.
No upfront payment needed. A VAT invoice (Rechnung) will be sent via email and you can pay by bank transfer or with card.
See full training schedule →Who is this course for?
- Leaders and managers new to agile who want to understand what it genuinely means for their role
- Senior stakeholders working alongside agile teams who want to support rather than hinder delivery
- Executives sponsoring agile transformations who need a grounded understanding of what they are sponsoring
- People managers in organisations undergoing significant agile or operational change
- Leaders who want the Scrum Alliance's baseline certification in agile leadership
- Anyone responsible for creating the conditions in which agile teams can actually succeed
What you'll learn
- What agile leadership actually means in practice — beyond the buzzwords and into daily behaviour
- How organisational culture and leadership behaviour shapes the success or failure of agile teams
- How to shift from managing tasks and resources to enabling people, teams, and systems
- How to create an environment where teams can genuinely self-organise and continuously improve
- The specific changes leaders need to make in how they communicate, decide, and intervene
- The CAL-1 credential requirements and how it fits into the Scrum Alliance leadership pathway
- How to measure whether your leadership behaviour is actually enabling agility or quietly undermining it
- How to have difficult conversations with teams and other leaders about pace, quality, and priorities
How to take this course
Choose the format that fits you
In-Person
A full cohort, in one room, hands-on and trainer-led. Choose this if you want live feedback and the energy of a structured group session.
Included
Live Online
The same course, delivered live over video calls and a shared virtual whiteboard. Choose this if you want that same live, trainer-led format without travelling.
Included
Not sure which fits best? Get in touch and we'll help you decide.