Develop the Skills to Lead High-Performing Teams
Developed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum and creator of Scrum@Scale®, the course examines agility through the lens of leadership. You’ll explore how priorities, organizational design, culture, and leadership decisions can either enable teams to move quickly or create barriers that slow them down.
Drawing on Scrum Inc.’s experience transforming organizations around the globe, you’ll learn practical ways to strengthen alignment, make better decisions, remove systemic barriers, and build an organization that can respond as business needs change.
Prerequisite: Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ credential or equivalent experience working in a Scrum@Scale environment. A comprehensive understanding of the Scrum@Scale Guide is extremely helpful.
Strengthen the System Around the Work
You’ll learn how to strengthen alignment, remove systemic barriers, and create an environment where teams can adapt and deliver effectively.
With the Registered Registered Agile Leader@Scale Credential, You’ll Be Prepared To:
Turn Leadership Decisions Into Organizational Change
The course is designed for current and emerging leaders whose decisions influence organizational priorities, structure, culture, collaboration, and how work gets done across teams.
Who is this course for?
Course Format
Apply Agile Leadership to Real Organizational Challenges
RAL@S combines interactive exercises with real-world examples to explore the challenges leaders face when scaling agility across an organization.
You’ll examine competing priorities, organizational culture, team design, decision-making, efficiency, and delivery to understand how leadership choices affect the larger system.
By the end of the course, you’ll understand what it takes to lead an Agile organization and have functional ways to put it into practice at scale.
More Than a Course
Learn From the Source
Build Capability Across Your Organization
Earn Your Credential and Keep Building
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Pairs Well With
Registered Agile Coach™ (RAC)
Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ (RS@SP)
Registered Value Stream Management™ (RVSM)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What will I learn in the Registered Agile Leader@Scale course?
You’ll learn how leadership decisions shape agility across an organization, from priorities and organizational design to culture, decision-making, efficiency, and delivery.
Through the lens of Scrum@Scale, you’ll develop practical ways to strengthen alignment, use evidence and feedback to guide decisions, and create the conditions teams need to respond effectively to change.
How does Scrum@Scale apply to leadership?
Scrum@Scale connects teams, product direction, leadership, and organizational improvement while keeping Scrum modular and adaptable.
RAL@S examines Scrum@Scale through a leadership lens, helping you understand how decisions about priorities, structure, culture, and organizational change can enable or constrain agility at scale.
Do I need to be at the executive level to attend?
No. RAL@S is designed for current and emerging leaders whose responsibilities extend beyond an individual team.
The course is relevant for executives and senior leaders, managers and Team Leads, Project and Program Managers, Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches, and change and transformation leaders working across teams or the broader organization.
Is this an advanced Agile leadership course?
Yes. RAL@S is designed for experienced practitioners and leaders and builds beyond team-level agility to focus on the leadership decisions, organizational structures, culture, and conditions that shape agility at scale.
Participants should have a Registered Scrum@Scale Practitioner™ credential or equivalent experience working in a Scrum@Scale environment.
A comprehensive understanding of the Scrum@Scale Guide is also extremely helpful.
What makes Scrum Inc.’s approach to Agile leadership different?
RAL@S was developed by Dr. Jeff Sutherland, co-creator of Scrum and creator of Scrum@Scale, and is informed by Scrum Inc.’s experience helping organizations transform across industries.
Rather than treating leadership as a purely theoretical subject, the course connects Agile leadership principles with the organizational challenges leaders encounter in practice.
How do I earn the Registered Agile Leader@Scale credential?
Complete the required live instruction and pass the credentialing exam to earn your Registered Agile Leader@Scale™ credential.
Your RAL@S credential demonstrates your understanding of leadership within Scrum@Scale and the organizational conditions that support agility at scale. Credential holders receive the Registered Agile Leader@Scale™ badge and are eligible to be listed in the International Registry of Agile Professionals™.
When does the course begin?
Start times vary by course and schedules are listed on each course registration page. Please check the specific course you are interested in attending.
Participants seeking to earn the credential cannot miss more than two hours of the course. Be sure to note the time zone and plan accordingly.
Do you offer the course for groups?
Yes. Private Training helps organizations build leadership capability while applying RAL@S principles to their own priorities, structures, culture, and barriers to agility.
Contact our training team at education@scruminc.com to learn more.
We also offer hardship discounts for individual students and job seekers.
What is your cancellation policy?
Cancel at least two weeks before the class start date to receive a full refund. After that, we can move your registration to another date or give you credit toward a future class.
Contact our training team at education@scruminc.com if you need to cancel.
What if I need to transfer to a different date?
No problem. We can move you to another class or transfer your registration to another person. Contact our training team at education@scruminc.com and we’ll help you make the change.