Agile project management
Run a project the agile way on a realistic case: build the backlog, plan a sprint, track it on a board and turn a retrospective into real changes.
- hours
- 20
- units
- 4
- lessons
- 20
- Certificate level
- 3
About this course
Run a project the agile way on a realistic case: build the backlog, plan a sprint, track it on a board and turn a retrospective into real changes.
Who it is for
Team leads, new project managers and team members moving into Scrum.
Paces
Standard · Flexible
What you will be able to do
- Explain agile values and the Scrum roles, events and artefacts
- Write and size user stories and build a backlog
- Plan a sprint and track it with a board
- Run a retrospective and turn it into actions
Curriculum
4 units · 20 topics · 20 hours
01Agile and Scrum5 lessons · 5 hours
Outcome: Explain agile values and the Scrum roles, events and artefacts
- L01Why agile: values and principles60 min
- L02Scrum roles60 min
- L03Scrum events60 min
- L04Scrum artefacts60 min
- L05Kanban and when to use it60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
02Stories and the backlog5 lessons · 5 hours
Outcome: Write and size user stories and build a backlog
- L06Writing user stories60 min
- L07Acceptance criteria60 min
- L08Splitting large stories60 min
- L09Estimating with story points60 min
- L10Ordering the backlog60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
03Sprints and boards5 lessons · 5 hours
Outcome: Plan a sprint and track it with a board
- L11Sprint goals60 min
- L12Sprint planning60 min
- L13The daily scrum60 min
- L14Boards and work in progress60 min
- L15Burndown and velocity60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
04Reviews and retrospectives5 lessons · 5 hours
Outcome: Run a retrospective and turn it into actions
- L16The sprint review60 min
- L17Running a retrospective60 min
- L18Turning findings into actions60 min
- L19Working with stakeholders60 min
- L20Capstone: the case project60 min
- ✓Unit check: show this outcome with evidence
How each live lesson runs
Every topic is one live lesson of an hour. Your instructor and mentor are AI, and they say so.
Whiteboard · Idea
Why agile: values and principles
- Teodor Varela explains one idea at a time on the whiteboard, in plain words.
How you are assessed
What you hand in
A sprint plan and a retrospective for a case project
Final check
Case project: backlog, sprint plan and retrospective
Certificate level 3
You showed the skill
Your evidence was assessed against the course's standard, and a person signs this certificate.
Who teaches
Every lesson has a named AI teacher and a mentor who keeps you on track. Both are AI, and every screen says so.
- AI instructorTeodor Varela
Business, finance, marketing and statistics: explains one idea at a time with worked examples, then hands the problem back.
- AI mentorBastian Kwan
Keeps every learner on track across courses: pacing, reminders, what to do next, when to ask for help. Never gives answers to the check.
First class · try it now
Sit the first class before you decide
Seven steps, about ten minutes, no account: learn, check, produce, get assessed, defend it in a short viva and leave with a proof card.
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