This course was created to help you prepare for the Agile Leadership I certification exam (PAL I) by testing your understanding of the Scrum framework as a leader, and how to apply it to maximize the value delivered with a product.
This course is intended to help you validate your knowledge and help you achieve your PAL 1 certification on your first try!
You should take this course because:
This Practice exam contains 2 x 36 Premium Questions related to the expected competencies of an Agile Leader. You do not need to answer too many questions that are unrelated to the certification exam!
This will help you attain your PAL 1 certification that will take your career to the next level! Certification is more than just passing an exam but it is a learning journey!
I am dedicated to providing support and answer inquiries related to your learning journey!
Useful Tips:
Even if the certification exam is time-restricted, do take your time and read each question carefully.
Select the best answer(s). Some questions will have more than one valid answer. Only select the best ones relative to the others.
Not only understand why a specific answer is correct but also why the others are incorrect will help you with your knowledge retention.
Be careful during True or False type of Questions, it is common to have inverted statements.
Think about how the question and answers correspond to the underlying principles, concepts, theories, and values of Scrum and agility.
A question that feels like a "trick question" or ambiguous is typically due to the level of knowledge or understanding. The more you understand the less ambiguous a question will feel.
Although explanations are provided, doing more research can help you gain a deeper understanding and mastery of the material.
What is PAL or Professional Agile Leadership?
The Professional Agile Leadership (PAL I) assessment is available to anyone who wishes to validate that you are a leader who understands that being Agile adds value to your business, and why leadership understanding, sponsorship, and support of Agile practices are essential to an organization becoming more agile. Those who pass receive the industry-recognized certification as a PAL I from Scrum. org; demonstrating a fundamental level of understanding about how agility adds value to an organization, why leadership support of agile teams is essential to achieving organizational agility, and what leaders can do to support their teams to help them achieve higher performance.
While attending a class is not a prerequisite, attending a Professional Agile Leadership Essentials (PAL-E) class is highly recommended. If you feel you already possess a high level of agile leadership skill, along with a solid understanding of Scrum, you may choose to take the PAL I assessment. This assessment will challenge your thinking; if you are not working from a servant-leadership mindset, and are not prepared to place a high level of trust in the hands of those you lead, you will likely struggle to pass the PAL I assessment. The assessment covers topics spanning 14 Focus Areas defined in the Professional Scrum Competencies A listing of the Focus Areas covered by this assessment is available on the Suggested Reading page.
The assessment is in place to ensure you understand how Scrum Teams can benefit from having a leader reinforce and support agile practices and therefore detailed in its questions and required answers. Many questions ask the test-taker to think about or interpret how they would handle scenarios and to apply their own experience along with content from the PAL-E course and the PAL subject areas.
- Scrum. org.
Note: This is only a preparation exam for Scrum. org PAL 1. The certification fee for the actual PAL1 is not included in this course.
