People Operations track · Agile PeopleOps Framework™

APF Certified People Leader™

Lead team agility and a better human experience at work.

CPL

Who it's for: People Operations (HR) managers and leaders, senior HR business partners, operations managers, change and organizational development consultants.
Format: 2 days × 6 hours · live, instructor-led, virtual
Certification: Capstone project + online exam (70% pass mark)

About the program

Learn to apply the APF™ philosophy, guide agility within People Operations teams and build a better human experience at the workplace.

A Certified People Leader acts as a team coach, taking different stances to help teams adopt agile-lean thinking, human-centered principles and design techniques, and plans and runs Scrumban cadences.

Sessions are highly interactive, with mini-assignments throughout.

Why attend

Build a constructive team culture within People Operations
Redesign HR to be future-ready
Help your organization transform work, the workplace and the workforce
Future-skill your HR team for agility and stakeholder experience
Pilot agile-lean and human-centered design practices
Start or grow People Operations communities of practice
Improve the people experience holistically and sustainably

Your journey

Three steps to certification

Attend the course
2 days × 6 hours, live and instructor-led. Attend every session and take part in the discussions and activities.
Apply your learning
Chart a transformation roadmap for a real or hypothetical People Operations team and present it.
Get certified
Submit the final version of your capstone and pass the online exam with 70% or more.

What you'll learn

Why human experience and agility matter for HR and the future of work
What the Agile PeopleOps Framework™ is and how it creates value
Agile-lean and design-thinking tools to improve HR and the workplace experience
Prioritizing PeopleOps initiatives and delivering talent solutions
People Leader competencies, and how APF™ personas and stakeholders collaborate
Visualizing PeopleOps workflows, running team cadences and building a learn-do culture

What you get

APF CPL™ certificate and digital badge
Annual membership, renewed every year
5 individual coaching and mentoring sessions with APF™ Accredited Trainers within 6 months
Invitations to Coaching Labs courses and practice sessions
Access to the global People Operations community

Upcoming dates

All sessions are live and virtual. Enrollment and payment are handled securely on Eventbrite.

New dates are published on Eventbrite. See the current schedule and enroll there.

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What participants say

“The program was very informative, interactive, and highly motivating. The most interesting part was getting me to give examples and make me understand the concepts using my examples. I will never forget these concepts in my life due to this impactful learning.”

Kalyani PantangiIndia