Agile, SCRUM, and Kanban Foundations

Name: Agile, SCRUM, and Kanban Foundations
Rating: 4.7 (1138 reviews)

Take advantage of Agile, Scrum, and Kanban to work efficiently in a professional team

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Created byKaroly Nyisztor • Professional Software Architect

Last updated 5/2026

English

What you'll learn

Increase your productivity by understanding the core values behind Agile practices
Understand the basics of the Scrum and Kanban methodologies
Apply Agile techniques to your own projects
Improve your project management skills and increase your productivity
Gain a better understanding of how they fit into the overall project workflow
Avoid common mistakes made when trying to adopt Agile principles
The course is filled with examples and tips that will help you avoid common mistakes and apply the methods correctly

Course content

4 sections • 28 lectures • 1h 37m total length

Introduction2:06
Here's an overview of what you'll learn in our Agile, SCRUM, and Kanban foundations course.
Download Your Free eBook0:15
Here's the companion eBook as a special gift!
Prerequisites1:11
Find out what you need to know before taking this course. Hint: almost no prior experience is required.
Join the Official Student Group0:32
Instructions on how to join our private, exclusive student group.

What is Agile?4:11
In this lecture, we’ll discuss why adopting an Agile mindset is important for success, what it takes to do this, and how it can help your development team respond better to changing business needs.
The Traditional Way of Developing Software3:53
Let's find out how software was typically developed in the past, before the rise of Agile practices.
Dealing with Uncertainty in Software Development3:04
How can Agile help when requirements are likely to change and time constraints or project complexity make it difficult to plan every stage in advance?
Agile Origins: The Agile Manifesto4:21
The Agile Manifesto may sound like a piece of revolutionary philosophy, but in reality, it’s a short set of principles that define what Agile is all about. Let's delve into it.
What Does it Take to Become Agile?4:15
So, you want to adopt agile principles in your organization and become more productive? While the benefits of improved workflow, communication, and collaboration sound tempting, becoming truly agile takes more than just setting up a few processes and hoping for the best.
Put Your Agile Knowledge to the Test

The Basics of Scrum4:16
In this video, I'll provide you with an overview of Scrum, the most popular Agile framework.
The Product Owner3:42
The Product Owner is an independent and self-managing position, and it's also one of the most difficult on a scrum team. Let's take a look at what their responsibilities are, how the role is executed, and why Product Owners need to be highly aware of the business side of things.
Common Myths about the Product Owner Role3:27
In this lecture, I'll debunk the most common myths surrounding the Agile Product Owner role.
The Scrum Master3:03
The term “Scrum Master” is used to describe a role within the Scrum framework and has nothing to do with mastery of anything but rather on guiding and coaching people to improve their own performance. Let’s dive in!
The Development Team4:38
In this video, we'll talk about what makes the scrum development team different.
Sprint Planning3:20
Sprint planning is one of the decisive events in the Scrum process. In this video, you'll learn what this event is, and I'll share useful tips and tricks to maximize its effectiveness.
Planning Poker and the Psychology of Estimating5:32
Scrum Planning Poker is a fun method for estimating work during sprint planning. I'll walk you through the basic steps of the process and explain how it works. I'll also share tips to help you avoid common pitfalls when planning and estimating work.
The Daily Standup3:29
Daily stand-up meetings are an essential part of the scrum process, as they help to keep the development team on track and focused on their work. Let me share my tips for getting the most out of these meetings.
The Sprint Review2:09
Reviewing the progress of the past sprint, presenting the results, and getting feedback from stakeholders--in a nutshell, that's the purpose of the sprint review. Now let's see how it's done.
How to Improve Your Sprint Review Meetings5:21
In this video, I'll share a few tips that will help you make your sprint review meetings more effective and engaging.
The Sprint Retrospective4:40
Reflecting on past sprints can help us improve future sprints. That's the aim of the sprint retrospective. But how do we make the most of this important meeting? This video will explore some battle-proven strategies for effective sprint retrospectives.
Documentation in Scrum: Misconceptions and Best Practices5:09
"Working software over comprehensive documentation"--one of the most misunderstood of the four principles behind the Agile Manifesto. This core tenet has led to a great deal of confusion and even hostility towards the Scrum framework.
Let's look at the common misconceptions surrounding this principle and explore some best practices for documenting your work in a Scrum-based environment.
Test Your Scrum Knowledge
Practicing a Daily Standup Meeting

Introducing Kanban5:48
Kanban is not even an English word. What does it have to do with managing software projects?
You'll find out in this video.
Setting up a Kanban Board in Asana3:35
Follow along as I'll show you how to set up a Kanban board in Asana, one of the market's most popular web-based project management tools.
The Importance of Limiting Work In Progress3:18
Kanban promotes the practice of limiting work in progress. We'll delve into the reasons behind this practice and discuss strategies for using it effectively in your team.
Creating a Cumulative Flow Diagram in Excel3:48
We talked about the importance of limiting work in progress. Now, let's see how we can better understand the current state of our team's workload by using a cumulative flow diagram.
I'll also walk you through the steps of creating a cumulative flow diagram in Excel.
How to Interpret a CFD?5:52
In this lecture, we'll take a closer look at our cumulative flow diagram to determine what it tells us about our team's performance.
Test your Kanban knowledge!
Goodbye!0:55
Congrats on completing this course!
Bonus Lecture: Learn More from Karoly + Useful Links1:37
This lecture contains promo codes for my other courses and links to free resources you might find helpful.

Requirements

No specific requirements are necessary to take this course, though having some experience in the technology industry and basic knowledge of project management concepts will be beneficial.

Description

In just under two hours, this course will provide you with valuable, actionable information on Agile, Scrum, and Kanban practices. As a bonus, you'll also get access to our exclusive companion eBook, as well as practice exams and quizzes to help you measure your progress and knowledge.

Plus, the instructor's 25+ years of experience come to life through engaging stories and anecdotes that will help you retain the material.

Planning complex software projects, organizing the work, and tracking the progress aren’t straightforward tasks. There are many moving parts, and to make matters worse, the team setup and the original goals may change over time.

How do we deal with this complexity and unpredictability?

Over the years, with the increasing need for software systems, this question popped up more and more frequently.

Software developers started to explore various practices, and gradually it became apparent what was working and what wasn’t. The results were distilled into a set of principles and values that stand at the core of the Agile approach to software development.

Now, while Agile is a perfect fit for projects that can’t be planned upfront—that is, in the vast majority of cases—successfully implementing it can be tricky.

It requires us to think differently when it comes to organizing our work. Taking on just some of its elements—for example, working in shorter timeframes—won’t make us Agile.

To increase our productivity, we first need to understand the core values behind Agile practices.

In this course, you’ll learn how to apply proven methods and techniques to your own projects, such as planning and tracking work, creating estimates, designing user stories, organizing the work and teams, setting up Scrum, running standup meetings, and so much more.

Throughout this course, instructor Karoly Nyisztor shares practical examples to solidify the presented concepts and techniques.

By the end, you’ll know how to organize your work and deliver complex projects successfully while responding to changing business needs.

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Who this course is for:

Anyone in the technology industry interested in learning about Agile principles and techniques for project management
Software developers who want to learn how to apply the Agile principles in their work
Project managers looking to understand and implement Scrum and Kanban methodologies
Developers who want to improve productivity and efficiency in their projects
Agile development team members who want to understand the overall project workflow and how they fit into it
Developers looking to become Agile certified and enhance their skill set
This course is ideal for anyone in the technology industry who wants to improve their project management abilities

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