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1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 14 Dec
Certification Fees Included
Date
Two 8-hour sessions
Thu Feb 13 - 10:00 AM (EST) to
Fri Feb 14 - 6:00 PM (EST)

CAL 1 is a Scrum Alliance certification course for anyone who wants to impact an organization's journey to resiliency and success. By leading with agile skills like collaboration, team empowerment, adaptability, and continuous improvement, you'll be prepared to mentor teams to create the best products, solve enterprise-level problems, and produce outcomes that directly affect your organization's ability to thrive.

Once you complete CAL 1, you'll earn a certification and badge to showcase your validated competency and commitment to agile leadership.

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Understanding the CAL 1

What?

The Scrum Alliance Certified Agile Leader® 1 (CAL 1) consists of what was formerly known as three separate certifications, the CAL-E, CAL-T and CAL-O. Grow-Lean’s CAL 1 workshop is perfect for leaders looking to launch or enhance agility at both the team and organizational level. It is taught by an experienced executive who has worked with companies across the private and public sectors since the genesis of the agile movement. No question will remain unanswered or given vague treatment in this class; with 20 years of real-world transformation experience we will discuss and address your real-world problems.


Why?

The CAL 1 teaches how agile leaders ought to think, focus, and behave. It covers why agile methods are necessary in today’s complex and ever-changing environment, what some of the leading methods are, how to drive change in an iterative and incremental fashion, and the leader’s role in driving agility throughout an organization.


How?

The CAL 1 covers what some of the leading methods are, how to drive change in an iterative and incremental fashion, and the leader’s role in driving agility throughout an organization. It also dives into many common anti-patterns and challenges faced in the real-world, along with proven ways to address them.

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Trainer Arlen Bankston

Arlen Bankston, a pioneering figure in the agile movement, was one of the first to integrate lean systems thinking and user experience practices with agile software development methodologies. His innovative approach has left a lasting impact on the field.

Currently, Arlen is a sought-after coach and trainer, specializing in advanced courses such as the Advanced CSPO, Certified Scrum Professional PO, Certified Scrum Professional - ScrumMaster, Certified Agile Leadership Essentials and Team, as well as custom sessions including the Grow-Lean Remote and Hybrid Work. His expertise extends beyond the realm of software, exploring Lean, Six Sigma, BPM and other process management and systems thinking approaches to provide organizations with a comprehensive perspective.

Arlen's journey in the agile world began with his early involvement in the Scrum Alliance (member number 41) and as one of the first Certified Scrum Trainers . He further expanded his knowledge by becoming a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt during his six-year tenure leading a Lean-Agile practice. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to co-found the consultancy LitheSpeed, which he successfully led for fifteen years before joining Grow-Lean.

Known for his thought leadership and dynamic, entertaining, and practical training style, Arlen has trained and mentored thousands of ScrumMasters, Product Owners, team members and executives. He designed the Agile Leadership Academy to address the leadership and structural challenges that many successful companies still face.

Arlen's client list spans across every industry and includes notable names such as RBC, Monster, Marriott, NBC Universal, CNBC, NGA, Capital One, T. Rowe Price, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the Armed Forces Benefits Association. His book “HR and the Agile Organization” provides valuable insights on how human resources departments can adapt to support organizations striving for adaptability while enhancing employee engagement and retention.

CAL 1 Learning Objectives

Understand core principles and values underlying agile methods, as well as your role in supporting and promoting them, so you can think and act different.

The Growth of Agile

Markets are increasingly volatile, unpredictable, complex, and ambiguous. Agile methods help respond to VUCA as they create short feedback loops to maximize learning, limit risk and increase return on investment.

Why Agile Leadership

Agile methods were created to deal with the need for adaptation without sacrificing quality in software development, but delivering great products and services requires end-to-end flow that extends beyond just technology silos and into other groups like marketing, sales and operations. Agile leaders help to drive better collaboration and coordination at an organizational level, which can dramatically improve product value and quality, delivery speed and employee engagement.

What Agile Leadership Entails

Agile leadership requires different approaches to planning, tracking, and managing work. Creating effective empirical feedback loops and a growth mindset are important to driving agility at scale.

Becoming an Agile Leader

The best leaders blend strong self-awareness, empathy for their employees and a nuanced understanding of the business and customer environment. This allows them to apply situational leadership where the right style depends on the context. They drive lasting change by helping teams to become properly self-organizing.

What You Get

You get more than great learning, you get a free retake, alumni benefits, two year Scrum Alliance membership and more.

Live On-Line Training
Be careful of other trainings that are largely off-line or which have significant amounts of canned material. Ours is live!
No Surprises
It may sound odd, but no surprises is a good thing. No extra fees or hoops to go through to get certified.
Certification Fees
Your certification fees are covered, there are no additional charges.
Two Year Scrum Alliance Membership
You have a two year membership to the Scrum Alliance, the world's largest, agile only, not for profit, certifying body.
Two Year Renewal
All of your other Scrum Alliance Certifications are renewed for two years. No need to pay additional fees to the Scrum Alliance and no need to collect SEUs
16 Project Management Institute PDUs
You get 16 Project Management Institute (PMI) Professional Development Units (PDUs) to help meet your PMI continuing education requirements.
One Free Class Retake (within 120 days)
Want to learn more, take the class a second virtual class within a 120 days of your session end.
Alumni Discount
Take one training of $495 or more and get 5% off, two get 10% off, three get 15%, all the way up to 25% off.

Everything You Need is Included

No last minute charges or hidden fees

Be careful of the company you pick. With Grow-Lean everything is covered, including the certification fees , and a free class retake (within 120 days). You also receive additional discounts off of your next session with us.

There are no surprise costs when you register or accept your license and we have a user friendly transfer and cancellation policy.

Why choose our training?

Live Online Workshop with an Agile Expert.

If you want to take a live online CAL 1 Workshop you have options. One thing one won't find with other providers is Arlen Bankston who:

  • Has been actively applying agile since the late 1990's.
  • Has been an agile leader much of his career.
  • Was Scrum Alliance member 41.
  • Who delivers the most engaging training experience.

By taking this session, you will:

  • Experience a blend of exercises, real-world case studies, engaging games, short videos and more.
  • Oscillate between theory and application to understand the gap between what is possible and what is most often done in business environments.
  • Leave ready to take your organization to the next level through pragmatic tips and stories from the instructor’s decades of agile experience, as well as learning from often equally experienced fellow students.

By taking this session you get:

  1. Deep discussion and learning.
  2. A 100% live collaborative session.
  3. Meaningful answers to questions.
  4. Case studies and real-life examples.

Plus, you will enjoy the session! We provide edutainment so that you have energy that drives retention.

Earning Your Certification

Become a Certified Agile Leader with the CAL 1 Certification.

Certified Agile Leader 1 Logo

This workshop will confer the CAL 1 certification, as well as make you eligible to apply for the CAL 2 certification. You will leave with the basic skills necessary to start or expand agile delivery at your organization.

  • No additional charges or fees to become certified.
  • No exam required at present.
  • Must attend a minimum of fourteen hours class time to become certified.
  • Two years Scrum Alliance Membership included.

Session Schedule

Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL1)


Certified Agile Leader 1

Mon, 2 Dec to Tue, 3 Dec
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 29 Nov
Discounts



Certified Agile Leader 1

Thu, 9 Jan to Fri, 10 Jan
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 7 Dec
Discounts



Certified Agile Leader 1

Thu, 13 Feb to Fri, 14 Feb
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 14 Dec
Discounts



Certified Agile Leader 1

Thu, 20 Mar to Fri, 21 Mar
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 14 Dec
Discounts



Certified Agile Leader 1

Mon, 7 Apr to Tue, 8 Apr
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 14 Dec
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Certified Agile Leader 1

Mon, 12 May to Tue, 13 May
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 14 Dec
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Certified Agile Leader 1

Mon, 16 Jun to Tue, 17 Jun
9:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST)
Online - 2 days
Arlen Bankston

1,395 USD 1,195 USD <br/>until 14 Dec
Discounts


Mon, 2 Dec
10:00 AM (EST)
 -  Tue, 3 Dec
6:00 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 29 Nov
Thu, 9 Jan
9:30 AM (EST)
 -  Fri, 10 Jan
5:30 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 7 Dec
Thu, 13 Feb
10:00 AM (EST)
 -  Fri, 14 Feb
6:00 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 14 Dec
Thu, 20 Mar
9:30 AM (EST)
 -  Fri, 21 Mar
5:30 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 14 Dec
Mon, 7 Apr
9:30 AM (EST)
 -  Tue, 8 Apr
5:30 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 14 Dec
Mon, 12 May
10:00 AM (EST)
 -  Tue, 13 May
6:00 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 14 Dec
Mon, 16 Jun
9:30 AM (EST)
 -  Tue, 17 Jun
5:30 PM (EST)
Arlen Bankston
Online - 2 days
1,395 USD 1,195 USD until 14 Dec