CERTIFIED AGILE LEADERSHIP

"As the world of work becomes increasingly complex, organizations and leaders are called upon to deliver more innovative products and services on a more frequent basis, while keeping the company’s culture dynamic and gratifying. Certified Agile Leadership is an introductory, educational course that consists of in depth leadership development learning objectives across five categories. The goal of Certified Agile Leadership is to bring awareness of agile leadership thinking, focus, and behaviors; and to start (or meet where they are) the agile leader on their learning journey. The Programme Objectives are: 1. Overview of Agile Movement 2. Leadership in Agile Context 3. Agile Organization 4. Managing change in the transition to Agility 5. Leveraging deep learning By the end of this course, you will be able to: • Describe at least three economic or market factors that have led to the rise of agile approaches • Describe at least three characteristics of a high-performing team and how these characteristics relate to agile thinking • Describe at least three key mindset shifts required to effectively lead in an agile context • Explain at least one leadership development framework that is aligned with agile thinking • Identify at least three challenges an organization might face when undertaking an agile approach beyond a single team • Describe an agile organization as a human system where change is always present and dynamic leadership is required to catalyze that change for positive growth • Reflect on at least one case study of an agile transformation and critique how it approached change in an agile way"