Disciplined Agile® Leadership (DAL) Certification Training

  Drive Enterprise Agility and Value Delivery

The **Disciplined Agile® Leadership (DAL)** course by the **Project Management Institute (PMI)** is designed for leaders, transformation professionals, and delivery experts who want to build enterprise agility and enable sustainable business value.

This advanced course builds on the **Disciplined Agile (DA)® toolkit** and helps professionals understand how to connect strategy with execution, improve organizational flow, empower teams, and create a culture of continuous improvement.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment, organizations need more than agile frameworks — they need adaptable leadership, effective decision-making, and flexible ways of working. DAL equips leaders with practical strategies to scale agility across departments, products, and value streams.

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Why Choose Disciplined Agile® Leadership?

Enterprise agility enables organizations to respond faster, improve customer outcomes, and adapt to changing market demands.

The DAL course helps you:

* Build a culture of agility and continuous improvement
* Align organizational strategy with execution
* Improve value delivery across teams and departments
* Enable effective decision-making and governance
* Optimize workflows and eliminate delivery barriers
* Scale agile and hybrid approaches across the enterprise

Disciplined Agile Leadership focuses on creating the right environment for teams to succeed by selecting the best **Way of Working (WoW)** based on organizational needs.

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 Course Overview

**Disciplined Agile® Leadership – Value Delivery for Enterprise Agility** is designed for professionals responsible for leading agile transformation, improving organizational performance, and delivering customer value.

Through practical examples, guided discussions, and real-world scenarios, participants learn how to:

* Move from project-focused delivery to value-driven approaches
* Improve value streams and organizational flow
* Build feedback-driven delivery systems
* Support team autonomy while maintaining strategic alignment
* Create sustainable improvement practices

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What You Will Learn

  Module 1: Translate Strategy into Outcomes

Learn how to convert organizational strategy into measurable business outcomes.

Topics include:

* Defining strategic objectives
* Connecting funding and governance decisions
* Measuring value delivery

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Module 2: Align Portfolio and Product Delivery

Discover how to align products, portfolios, and delivery teams using the Disciplined Agile decision framework.

You will learn:

* Selecting fit-for-purpose ways of working
* Supporting agile decision-making
* Improving delivery alignment

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  Module 3: Map and Improve Value Streams

Understand how work flows through an organization and identify improvement opportunities.

Learn to:

* Visualize value streams
* Reduce delays and bottlenecks
* Improve team collaboration and delivery flow

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  Module 4: Build Fast Feedback Loops

Create systems that encourage continuous learning and rapid adaptation.

Topics include:

* Customer feedback practices
* Stakeholder collaboration
* Faster decision cycles

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  Module 5: Deliver Through Value Increments (VIs)

Learn how to focus on outcomes instead of activities.

You will explore:

* Value-driven planning
* Reducing delivery risks
* Creating smaller, measurable improvements

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Module 6: Establish Guardrails and Decision Frameworks

Improve organizational agility through effective governance.

Learn:

* Decision-making boundaries
* Risk thresholds
* Performance measurement practices

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  Module 7: Create an Improvement Backlog

Develop practical improvement plans focused on enterprise agility.

Topics include:

* Prioritizing improvements
* Identifying opportunities
* Increasing organizational effectiveness

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  Module 8: Continuous Improvement and Agility Evolution

Learn how to establish a continuous improvement culture using the **Value Acceleration Process (VAP)**.

You will explore:

* Inspect-and-adapt cycles
* Organizational agility assessments
* Long-term improvement strategies

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 Key Skills You Will Develop

  Enterprise-Level Agility

Learn how to apply agile and lean principles beyond individual teams and across the organization.

 Agile Leadership

Develop leadership approaches that empower teams while maintaining alignment with business goals.

 Change Leadership

Build skills to guide transformation, encourage innovation, and support organizational change.

 Lean Governance and Portfolio Management

Understand value-based funding, portfolio alignment, and governance practices.

 Strategic Decision-Making

Use the DA toolkit to make effective decisions based on context and business priorities.

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Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

* Senior Leaders and Executives
* Agile Transformation Leaders
* Program and Portfolio Managers
* PMO Leaders
* Agile Coaches
* Change Management Professionals
* Department Heads
* Functional Managers
* Project Managers
* Organizational Leaders

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Course Benefits

By completing the Disciplined Agile® Leadership course, you will:

✔ Gain the ability to lead enterprise agility initiatives
✔ Improve value stream performance
✔ Support teams in selecting effective ways of working
✔ Strengthen agile transformation strategies
✔ Enhance lean portfolio governance skills
✔ Prepare for advanced DA certifications such as Disciplined Agile Coach (DAC) and Disciplined Agile Value Stream Consultant (DAVSC)

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 Build Future-Ready Organizations with Disciplined Agile® Leadership

Develop the leadership skills needed to connect strategy, teams, and value delivery with **Disciplined Agile® Leadership (DAL)** — helping organizations become more adaptable, efficient, and customer-focused.