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Scrum Alliance CAL 1 Practice Status & Exam Guide

Track Scrum Alliance CAL 1 practice status, review official route details, and request an update when PM Mastery coverage becomes available.

CAL 1 is the Scrum Alliance agile leadership route for managers, executives, and leaders shaping how agile work is supported across teams. Use this page when your real target is leadership behavior and organizational enablement rather than one-team Scrum mechanics.

PM Mastery does not have dedicated CAL 1 web practice yet. Use this page to review the official scope, route fit, and the best PM Mastery alternatives before dedicated practice for this route is live.

Exam snapshot

  • Provider: Scrum Alliance
  • Official assessment: Certified Agile Leader 1 (CAL 1)
  • Code: CAL 1
  • Route context: Scrum Alliance agile leadership route for leaders shaping agile environments

Who this route is for

  • leaders and managers responsible for agile environments, culture, and constraints
  • learners comparing agile leadership against SAFe, facilitation, or Scrum Master paths
  • candidates who need a leadership-first credential instead of a delivery-role certification

What this route is really testing

  • agile leadership choices that shape culture, empowerment, and organizational conditions
  • the strongest response when leadership behavior is constraining agile delivery
  • how agile leadership differs from facilitation, Scrum Master work, or product ownership
  • whether the candidate can create conditions for agility instead of imposing agile theatrics

Use these PM Mastery pages now

If you need to practice…Best pageWhy
enterprise-agility comparisonLeading SAFeBest live route when the real need is enterprise agility and transformation structure.
Scrum Master fundamentalsCSMBest live route when your core Scrum understanding still needs work first.
facilitation comparisonCAFBest route when the real need may be facilitation rather than leadership.

How this route differs from similar options

If you are deciding between…Main distinction
CAL 1 vs CSMCAL 1 is leadership-first; CSM is Scrum Master fundamentals.
CAL 1 vs CAFCAL 1 is agile leadership; CAF is facilitation craft.
CAL 1 vs Leading SAFeCAL 1 is Scrum Alliance leadership; Leading SAFe is enterprise agility inside SAFe.

How to prepare before practice is live

  1. Review the official scope and route language first so you are practicing the right lane rather than a loosely related PM framework.
  2. Use the best-fit PM Mastery page below so you can keep studying the closest current decision pattern before dedicated CAL 1 practice is live.
  3. Turn misses into short route-specific rules so you can compare this certification family against other PMI, Scrum, PRINCE2, SAFe, or APMG routes more cleanly.
  4. Request an update if this exact exam is your target and we’ll notify you when it is ready in PM Mastery.

Current availability

  • Current availability: Not live yet
  • Available now: exam details and route comparisons
  • Web practice for this exact assessment: not yet live
  • Best use right now: use this page to confirm the agile leadership lane, then practise with Leading SAFe and CSM before dedicated CAL 1 practice is live

Official sources

What to open next

  • Need the facilitation route instead? Open CAF .
  • Need the broad enterprise-agility route? Open Leading SAFe .
  • Need the broader Scrum Alliance family map? Open Scrum Alliance .
Revised on Saturday, April 25, 2026