Certified Agile Leader® 1 (CAL-1)

Many organizations invest in Agile, yet decision-making remains fragmented and progress slows in subtle ways.

Teams may improve locally—but the system they operate within does not always adapt at the same pace.

This course focuses on how leadership decisions shape system behavior—not just how teams work.

What This Work Addresses

This course is designed for leaders navigating that gap.

Not just how teams work—but how leadership decisions, structures, and interactions shape outcomes across the organization.

You will explore how:

• priorities are set and shifted
• work moves (or stalls) across teams
• leadership behaviors influence system performance
• culture emerges from repeated decisions

What Participants Gain

This course moves beyond applying Agile practices.

It is an opportunity to examine how your organization behaves as a system—and how your role as a leader influences that behavior.

Participants leave with the ability to:

• recognize patterns that slow or fragment progress
• engage more effectively with complexity and uncertainty
• navigate conversations across teams, functions, and leadership layers
• design changes that reflect how the system actually works

Systems Thinking

Systems thinking is used throughout the workshop as a way to make sense of real challenges participants bring.

The goal is not to apply a tool—but to see more clearly.

For teams or groups joining together

Leaders often experience these challenges in isolation.

This workshop creates a shared space to examine them collectively—across industries, roles, and contexts.

When leadership teams attend together, the work extends beyond the workshop into how decisions are made day-to-day.

What We Will Work Through

• examining where work slows, fragments, or creates unintended consequences
• exploring how leadership decisions influence system behavior
• working through real organizational challenges participants bring
• understanding how culture forms through repeated interactions
• designing changes that reflect how the system actually operates
• navigating coordination across teams in complex environments

How Sessions are Scheduled (Waitlist)

Individual registration opens as a cohort begins to form with sufficient participant interest.

If registration is not currently available—or if these dates do not align—you can join the waitlist and will be contacted when a suitable session becomes available.

If you are joining as a group (3+ participants), sessions can be scheduled directly based on your availability.

Certification

This course is aligned with the Certified Agile Leader® 1 (CAL 1) certification.

Certification is included upon completion, with the primary focus on developing leadership capability in real organizational contexts.

The Online experience FAQ

Answers to some of the commonly asked questions from our students

• We host our virtual training on Zoom
• For online collaboration, we use Mural. Participants are provided with a free guest account for the course days. 
• We take breaks almost hourly, with a longer lunch break
• Certification fees are included
• A color pdf of the workbook will be provided

Course Instructor

Dhaval Panchal is an organizational design consultant who works with leaders navigating complex transformation environments.

His work focuses on how leadership decisions shape system behavior across governance, product development, and delivery.

He brings real-world context from engagements in Oil & Gas, Banking, Insurance, and emerging technology domains.

What participants say?

Registration Policies

• Transfers: One time transfer to a different course date is free.
• Refunds:
  • Cancellations more than 2 weeks before course date receive full refund.
  • Cancellations withing 2 weeks of the course date receive a 70% refund
• No Show Policy: Your fees will forfeit in case of no-show.
• Intellectual Property Policy:
  • All course materials, including but not limited to lectures, interactive boards, presentations, handouts, and assessments are the intellectual property of Evolve Agility Inc and are protected by copyright law.
  • Participants are granted a non-exclusive license to use course materials for their own personal learning and may not reproduce or distribute them in any form without express written consent of Evolve Agility.
  • Any unautorized use or distribution of course materials will be considered a violation of copyright law and may result in legal action.