Professional Agile Leadership™(PAL) Essentials Certification

PAL I is among the most recognized credentials for Agile leaders. On completing the PAL-E workshop, you will learn to:

• Apply agility to improve your organization's performance 
• Influence the culture and values of your organization and its ability to reap the benefits of agility 
  
• Lead behavioural changes 
  
• Improve value delivery 
  
• Solve the core problems in product development 
  
• Establish Agile techniques 
  
• Lead an Agile transformation 
  
• Guide and coach agile teams, and to help them remove impediments 
  
• Measure the benefits and impacts of agility in your organization 
  
• Change the way you organize and manage work 
  

The PAL I certification helps you:  

• Become an Agile leader par excellence 
  
• Validate your commitment to continued excellence and Agile  
  
• Demonstrate your ability to cope with a volatile and complex business world  
  
• Land lucrative roles in top companies globally 
  
• Expand your skillset through rigorous training and coursework 
  
• Enhance your reputation as an Agile leader of the future 
  

This course is best suited for:  

• Scrum Masters 
  
• Product Owners 
  
• Agile Managers  
  
• Leaders responsible for Agile transformation of a division/organization 
  

• There are no set prerequisites to attend the course. 
• A solid understanding of Scrum and Agile fundamentals is recommended.
  

Once you complete your PAL-E training, you can aim for the Professional Agile Leadership™ - Evidence-Based Management™ (PAL-EBM) credential. This advanced level credential will help you to validate your expertise as a leader and give you an advanced level of understanding of how an empirical approach helps organizations to continuously improve. 

PDUs are Professional Development Units issued by the Project Management Institute®. They can be earned by completing educational training or learning opportunities, which serve to validate your participation and continued proficiency in the principles and practices of project management.

PDUs are the measuring unit used to quantify your project management professional development as part of the PMI’s Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) program. 1 PDU = 1 hour of learning/activity.  

You can earn PDUs by attending training programs offered by PMI R.E.P.s or by organizations or universities. Whenever you attend a PMI congress, webinar, conference or any other event or indulge in self-directed learning, you can earn PDUs.

You earn 14 PMI PDUs by participating in KnowledgeHut’s PAL-E training program.

The PAL-E certificate is valid for a lifetime and does not require any additional payments or accumulation of PDUs or SEUs.

For further information about PDUs, please reach us at support@knowledgehut.com.

The PAL-E certification is offered by the Scrum.org, a world-renowned body dedicated to helping professionals, leaders, and organizations embrace agile by understanding its principles, processes, and values.

Although taking the course is not mandatory, it is highly recommended. Scrum.org believes that true learning requires in-person/online training and hands-on experience with PSTs or recognized trainers.

STEP 1: Attend a face-to-face course taught by Professional Scrum Trainer (PSTs) or receive private coaching 

OR  

Attend 16 hours of live online training with your PST 

STEP 2: Upon successful completion of the course, you will receive the Exam link with Assessment key from Scrum.org. 

STEP 3: Click on the Scrum.org Exam link and take the 60-minute online exam consisting of 36 questions. 

STEP 4: As soon as you complete the online exam and get a minimum score of 85%, you can download the PAL-E certification if you have passed the exam. 

Note: If the student takes the exam within 14 days (of receiving this email with the password), and scores less than 85%, they are entitled to the 2nd attempt at no cost. 

Yes, you will receive a course completion certificate on completing the course.

If you pass the PAL I assessment you will receive the industry-recognized "PAL I" certification, along with a PAL I logo that you can use to identify your achievement. In addition, your name will be listed on Scrum.org.

No, your certificate will not mention the course was held online. It will look the same as the in-person certificates.

No, the Professional Agile Leadership I™ Certification is valid for a lifelong time period and thus does not require you to renew the same.

The PAL-E workshop at KnowledgeHut is delivered through an immersive learning experience platform, via live and interactive instructor-led training sessions.

Listen, learn, ask questions, and get all your doubts clarified from your instructor, who is an experienced practitioner.

The instructors of the PAL-E Course by KnowledgeHut are industry experts and professionals scrum trainers who themselves have Agile leadership Certification and are a part of Scrum.org.

Our PAL-E course focuses on engaging interaction. Most class time is dedicated to fun exercises, lively discussions, and team collaboration - all facilitated by the PST. The focus is on practical solutions to real-world challenges drawn from decades of experience as Agile coaches, Product Owners and leaders in Agile environments.

Yes, your course material will be provided in advance. You will receive an email with a link to set your password a few days in advance of the scheduled course. You will have access to the study plan and all the course material.

The course material comprises of the course schedule or study plan, workbooks and all relevant assignments, assessments, or case studies.

 The sessions would be auto recorded on our LMS, subject to permission by Scrum.org and the instructor. Based on the permissions, you would have lifetime access to the video recordings of the sessions as well. 

No, you will not yet be able to join the training through phone or tab. Please be prepared to join the training on your laptop or desktop.

If you get disconnected during the training, you will have the option to re-join within about half an hour subject to accreditation body guidelines and the instructor’s preference.

Our workshops are currently held online. Anyone with a stable internet connectivity, from any desired place across the world, can benefit from the workshop and get certified as a Professional Agile Leader. You can check out the schedules here.

You will receive a registration link from us to your e-mail id. You can set your password, log in and start your immersive learning journey.

If you miss a class, you can access the recordings of the sessions, provided Scrum.org and the instructor have permitted recordings. At the beginning of every session, there will also be a 10-12-minute recapitulation of the previous class.

You will get the benefit of both since this is a blended learning workshop.

We currently use the Zoom platform for video conferencing and will soon be adding more integrations with Webex and Microsoft Teams. However, all the sessions and the recordings will be available right from within our learning platform. Learners will not need to wait for any notifications or links or install any additional software.

Yes, there will be other participants who will actively participate in the class remotely. They can attend online training from office, home, or any other suitable place.

In case of any queries, our support team is available to you 24/7 via the Help and Support section. You can also reach out to your workshop manager on your workshop group messenger.

Should you have any more questions, please email us on support@knowledgehut.com and we will be happy to get back to you.

You can cancel your enrolment and receive refunds in line with our Cancellations and Refunds Policy.

Yes, the PAL-E certification fee is included in KnowledgeHut’s training fee.

Yes, you may switch your start date with prior notice of at least 24 hrs and subject to availability in the desired batch.

Yes, we have a 100% money-back guarantee in line with our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee policy.

Yes, scholarships are available for students and veterans with grants that can vary up to 50% of the course fees.

To avail scholarships, please get in touch with us at support@knowledgehut.com. The team shall send across the forms and instructions to you. Based upon the responses and answers that we receive, our panel of experts take a decision on the Grant. The entire process could take about 7 to 15 days.  

Yes, group discounts are available and apply to groups as small as three (3) participants. The more participants that attend a training course, the greater the discount. By registering in groups, you can typically save up 20% to 30% on the course fee. For more details, please check out upcoming schedules.

Yes, instalment options are available for payment of course fees. To avail the instalment option, please get in touch with us at support@knowledgehut.com. The team will explain how the instalments work and provide timelines for your case. Typically, the number of instalments varies from 2 to 3, but the full amount must be paid before you complete the course.