
What is Agile methodology and how it differs from traditional models
Core Agile concepts: sprints, backlogs, MVP, Kanban
Where and how Agile is used in HR functions
Understanding HR as a product and HR’s internal customer
Role and responsibilities of an HR product owner
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Defining a clear product vision in HR
Prototyping and building MVPs for HR initiatives
Identifying HR customer needs and features
Creating a strategic HR product roadmap
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Setting up and managing Kanban boards
Using Trello and digital tools for Agile HR project tracking
Prioritizing HR backlogs effectively
Sprint planning and calculating story points
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Planning Agile releases in HR
Launching internal HR programs and initiatives
Best practices for large-scale HR rollouts
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Daily standups for HR teams
Conducting effective sprint reviews and retrospectives
Managing feedback loops and continuous improvement
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Agile in recruitment and hiring
Agile in employee training and L&D
Agile in compensation (Total Rewards)
Agile in talent and performance management
HR process automation with Agile methods
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Map twelve everyday decisions across your own responsibilities, shared decisions and Developers’ decisions.
Clarify neighbouring roles and sponsor decisions using a role map and mandate questions.
Use the behaviour check and first thirty days checklist to choose an immediate action.
Tools in this lecture: 24 entries. 1 HTML file (Role Map); 6 editable working parts: Decision map; Sponsor decisions; Neighbours; Anti-pattern check; First 30 days; Phrase bank. 17 ready-to-use slide bundles, including backlog duties, the decision tree, neighbouring-role cards, mandate questions, appointment message and first thirty days checklist. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 01 The Product Owner Role.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 01 Role Map.html.
Put the product direction into a vision sentence and a one-page vision board.
Give one Product Goal a measurable sign and connect it to the first three Sprint Goals.
Use goal checks and Planning and Review scripts to keep the purpose visible.
Tools in this lecture: 30 entries. 1 HTML file (Vision Board and Product Goal); 11 editable working parts: Vision sentence; Vision sentence checks; Vision board; Board session agenda; Product Goal calculator; Measurable sign selector; Goal or list checklist; Goal trainer; Sprint Goal chain; Sprint Goal template; Phrase bank. 18 ready-to-use slide bundles, including vision sentence, board session agenda, self-service share formula, goal checks, Sprint Goal chain and progress scripts. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 02 Vision and Product Goal.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 02 Vision Board and Product Goal.html.
Build one ordered list with an epic, feature and story hierarchy and six-field item cards.
Separate Ready, Next and Later detail; calculate ready-work coverage and inspect backlog health.
Use intake, replies and cleanup; check DEEP: Detailed appropriately, Estimated, Emergent and Prioritized, with a unique order.
Tools in this lecture: 30 entries. 1 HTML file (Product Backlog Builder); 9 editable working parts: Backlog table; Hierarchy; Backlog map; Intake questions; Intake decision; Health calculations; DEEP check; Cleanup checklist; Phrases. 20 ready-to-use slide bundles, including story map, six-field item card, Ready coverage formula, DEEP checks, intake decisions, requester replies and cleanup checklist. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 03 Building the Product Backlog.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 03 Product Backlog Builder.html.
Write role, action and benefit; apply INVEST: Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small and Testable.
Create rule-list acceptance criteria and Given-When-Then scenarios with observable results.
Apply nine splitting patterns, use the fictional story bank and place bugs and constraints correctly.
Tools in this lecture: 30 entries. 1 HTML file (User Story Workshop); 11 editable working parts: Story builder; INVEST check; Rule checklist builder; Given–When–Then builder; Splitter size calculation; Nine splitting patterns; Story bank; Bug card; Constraint placement; Conversation questions; Refinement phrase bank. 18 ready-to-use slide bundles, including user story template, INVEST questions, criteria rules, Given-When-Then template, splitting patterns, bug card and constraint rules. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 04 User Stories and Acceptance Criteria.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 04 User Story Workshop.html.
Compare value against effort and check Must-have capacity using MoSCoW: Must, Should, Could and Won’t have this time.
Calculate RICE: Reach × Impact × Confidence ÷ Effort, and WSJF: Weighted Shortest Job First, Cost of Delay ÷ Job Size.
Inspect conflicting rankings, record the final order and write a one-line reason for each move.
Tools in this lecture: 34 entries. 1 HTML file (Prioritization Board); 13 editable working parts: Score table; Value effort board; Value scale; RICE calculator; Impact and confidence selectors; WSJF calculator; Relative scale guide; MoSCoW capacity check; Compare ranks; Disagreement checklist; Reason template; Scoring session agenda; Stakeholder phrase bank. 20 ready-to-use slide bundles, including value scale, value-effort matrix, MoSCoW capacity formula, RICE scales and formula, WSJF formula, ranking reasons and session agenda. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 05 Prioritization.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 05 Prioritization Board.html.
Prepare your part in Scrum events with a Sprint calendar and a refinement agenda.
Use a team Definition of Ready checklist, a Sprint Goal template and an example Definition of Done standard.
Record product checks, respond to an at-risk goal and plan a Sprint Review; Ready is a team practice outside the Scrum Guide.
Tools in this lecture: 32 entries. 1 HTML file (Sprint Kit); 12 editable working parts: Sprint calendar; Refinement agenda; Refinement preparation; Ready check; Sprint Goal builder; Sprint Goal checks; Definition of Done; Product verification log; Goal at risk tree; Risk message builder; Sprint Review planner; Phrase bank. 19 ready-to-use slide bundles, including event map, timeboxes, refinement questions, Ready and Done checklists, Sprint Goal checks, risk message and Review invitation. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 06 Refinement and the Sprint.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 06 Sprint Kit.html.
Build a Now-Next-Later roadmap with goal cards and explicit rules for dates.
Calculate a velocity range, fixed-scope release dates and fixed-date capacity from team history.
Recalculate changed scope, read the burn-up chart and send a forecast message with assumptions and an update date.
Tools in this lecture: 27 entries. 1 HTML file (Roadmap and Release Forecast); 9 editable working parts: Now–Next–Later roadmap; Goal card; Velocity range calculator; Fixed scope forecast; Fixed date calculation; Scope change calculator; Burn-up chart; Forecast message bank; Forecast checklist. 17 ready-to-use slide bundles, including roadmap template, goal card, velocity and forecast formulas, target-status rules, burn-up reading guide and forecast reply scripts. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 07 Roadmap and Release Forecast.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 07 Roadmap and Release Forecast.html.
Place stakeholders on a power-interest map and set a contact cadence for each group.
Record new requests and use scripts for no, not now, yes if and senior pressure.
Prepare a date-slip report, a one-page status and Sprint Review questions; record one real conversation.
Tools in this lecture: 31 entries. 1 HTML file (Stakeholder Map and Phrase Bank); 11 editable working parts: Stakeholder map; Contact cadence; Intake questions; Request card; Phrase bank; Positive refusal; Slip report builder; One-page status; Sprint Review questions; Conversation trainer; My conversation log. 19 ready-to-use slide bundles, including power-interest grid, contact table, request card, refusal phrase banks, slip message, seven-line status and Review questions. Models explained are not added again.
Lecture materials: PDF — PRODUCT OWNER 08 Stakeholders.pdf; HTML — PRODUCT OWNER 08 Stakeholder Map and Phrase Bank.html.
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This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.
2,455 tools for running HR with Agile methods in one course: 1,779 ready-to-use files, templates, checklists and scripts, 40 services and apps shown on screen, plus 636 models and methods.
Open a lecture, take the tool, use it in this sprint.
Why Agile in HR stalls
Most HR teams have heard of Scrum and Kanban. Few have run a full sprint. The words are familiar, but on Monday morning there is no backlog format, no agreed definition of done, no script for the first stand-up, and the team goes back to the annual plan. Agile does not fail in HR because the ideas are wrong. It fails because nobody had the working formats ready.
What changes after this course
You have the formats. A product vision board and a roadmap for an HR initiative. A backlog with user stories that the business can read. Sprint planning, review and retrospective agendas you can run tomorrow. Decision cards that stop work from queuing at one manager. OKR and KPI formats that show whether the team is moving.
What is inside: 2,455 tools, counted file by file
You do not have to take this number on trust. Open any lecture and read its description: every tool inside is listed there by name.
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Who is teaching
I am Mike, the #1 HR instructor on Udemy, with 1,800,000+ course enrollments from 170,000 students, and the author of about 200 books on Amazon. I built the people system at Preply as it became a unicorn and worked at Wargaming, iDeals and Alfa-Bank across 20 years in HR. I hold PHRi, SHRM-CP and HCI sHRBP certifications and represent HRCI in Eastern Europe.
I have used Agile methods to organise HR requests and prioritise ideas. When applying Agile in HR teams, I put requests from managers into a backlog and discussed their priority separately. At Wargaming, we often used dot voting to choose among the many ideas generated for a product. This gave us a way to decide which ideas to take forward. These experiences inform the backlog and prioritisation tools in this course.
How to use the course
Watch the first seven sections to run your first HR sprint and take the product owner role. Then use the rest as a reference library: section and lecture titles show how many tools are inside, and each lecture description lists them by name, so you can go straight to the template or script you need.
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Where to start
Take one HR initiative that has been stuck for a quarter. Open the backlog lecture, write it as five user stories, and plan a two-week sprint with the planning agenda. HR teams that work in short cycles show results in weeks, and every month spent on a plan nobody ships is a month the business waits. Enrol now and start your first lesson today.