Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) Practice Test

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Certification exam
40 Exam questions
1 hour Time Limit
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Your practice
152 Practice questions
2 hours 32 minutes Practice Time
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Exam overview and details

The Professional Agile Leadership I (PAL I) Practice Test is designed to assess and reinforce your understanding of how to lead agile organizations effectively. This exam covers four core domains: Agile Leadership Foundations, Creating an Agile Environment, Evidence-Based Management, and Growing and Sustaining Agility. It tests your ability to shift from traditional command-and-control management to a servant-leadership mindset, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and use empirical data to guide decisions. The practice test is ideal for managers, directors, executives, and team leads who are responsible for enabling agile teams and transforming their organizations. By taking this test, you will gain clarity on how to remove impediments, create psychological safety, and align agile practices with business outcomes. It also prepares you for the official Scrum.org PAL I assessment by simulating the question format and difficulty. Ultimately, this practice test helps you bridge the gap between agile theory and practical leadership, equipping you to drive meaningful change in your organization.

Sample Questions

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Creating an Agile Environment

An organization is deciding what unit should anchor its Scrum implementation. What is the best leadership response?

Agile Leadership Foundations

Which statement best reflects PAL I guidance on transparency of process and work?

Creating an Agile Environment

A leadership group asks what the organization should enable for Scrum Teams. What is the best leadership response?

Creating an Agile Environment

A leader is considering a policy that would make Scrum easier to report but would weaken openness and courage. What is the best leadership response?

Creating an Agile Environment

Which statement best reflects PAL I guidance on typical Scrum Team size?

Career Opportunities & Salary

Median salary: $102,320– Project Management Specialists

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 -- Project Management Specialists (SOC 13-1082), US national. Occupation median, not a certification salary. (2025)

Project Management Specialists

Exam insights and study advice

This practice test matters because agile transformation fails most often not due to teams, but due to leadership that does not adapt. Real-world impact includes your ability to create environments where teams thrive, reduce time-to-market, and increase product value through evidence-based decisions. Practical value lies in learning how to measure what matters, foster a culture of experimentation, and sustain agility beyond initial adoption. Leaders who master these concepts can directly improve organizational responsiveness, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction.

What this exam covers

Use the published domain weights to plan your study. Practice results do not predict your certification exam score.

01Agile Leadership Foundations

30%

02Creating an Agile Environment

30%

03Evidence-Based Management

20%

04Growing and Sustaining Agility

20%

Exam Details PAL I | $200 USD | 1 hour

Exam Code PAL I
Vendor Scrum.org
Exam Cost $200 USD
Passing Score 85
Time Limit 1 hour
Exam questions 40
Question TypesMultiple Choice, Multiple Select, True/False
Retake Policy 14-day waiting period after failed attempt. Full exam fee required for retake.
Exam Format Online self-administered (not proctored)
Exam rules Open-book, not proctored. Taken directly on scrum.org. One browser tab only recommended. No time banking — timer runs continuously. No formal expiry on certifications.
Available In
English

Frequently Asked Questions

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