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Agile & Scrum: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide
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Agile & Scrum: The Absolute Beginner’s Guide

Kickstart your PM journey with Agile & Scrum basics: roles, Sprints, burndown, velocity.
Created byHK School of Management - LSP
Last updated 8/2026
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What you'll learn

  • Explain what Agile is (and isn’t) and when it beats traditional project management.
  • Summarize the Agile Manifesto, Four Values, and Twelve Principles in plain language.
  • Describe Scrum’s purpose and benefits and where it fits within Agile.
  • Distinguish Scrum roles—Product Owner, Scrum Master, Team—and who owns what.
  • Navigate core Scrum events and artifacts to keep work visible and on track.
  • Plan and run a basic Sprint from kickoff to review and retrospective.
  • Read and discuss Agile metrics (Burndown, Velocity) to track progress and forecast.
  • Apply transparency, inspection, and adaptation to reduce risk and rework.
  • Use the Agile Iron Triangle to balance scope, time, and cost with stakeholder buy-in.
  • Practice habits of self-organizing teams and servant leadership to remove blockers.
  • Communicate value clearly in stand-ups, reviews, and interviews—day-one confidence
  • Earned 2 PDUs (Professional Development Units)

Course content

2 sections • 30 lectures • 2h 0m total length

  • Introduction2:13

    Discover how agile and scrum drive fast, adaptive projects, with the Agile Manifesto values, roles, and ceremonies, plus burndown, velocity, and the iron triangle of time, scope, and cost.

  • Why Agile Matters Today6:00

    Accelerate learning, reduce waste, and enable rapid responses through short iterations, frequent feedback, and transparent collaboration to deliver outcomes customers care about.

  • Agile vs. Traditional Project Management5:13

    Compare predictive planning for stable goals with upfront design and change control, and agile planning for evolving goals with uncertain requirements and iterations with fast feedback to steer value.

  • Message from course authors0:47

    Course authors thank you for ratings and reviews, noting they help others discover this free course and motivate more guides, tips, and tutorials to help you learn and grow.

  • Why Projects Fail and How Agile Helps6:37

    Discover how agile short cycles and continuous learning deliver early value, reduce risk, and keep stakeholders engaged through user stories, demos, and a prioritized backlog.

  • Origins of Agile and the Manifesto4:48

    Trace the origin of the Agile manifesto and its four core values: individuals and interactions over processes and tools, working software over documentation, customer collaboration, and responding to change.

  • The Four Values of Agile5:34

    Discover the four agile values and how they shape decisions: individuals and interactions over processes, working product over documentation, customer collaboration over contracts, and responding to change over planning.

  • The Twelve Principles of Agile5:19

    Translate values into daily decisions with the twelve agile principles, guiding customer focus, teamwork, adaptability, and technical excellence toward delivering value early and often.

  • What is Scrum Purpose and Benefits4:18

    Scrum enables teams to deliver value quickly through short sprints, clear goals, and transparency, guided by product owner, scrum master, and developers who manage backlogs and increments.

  • Scrum Roles Product Owner, Scrum Master, Team6:39

    The product owner, the Scrum Master, and the development team collaborate as peers to deliver value quickly, align goals, and continuously improve through backlog management, coaching, and self-organization.

  • Scrum Events and Artifacts6:02

    Learn how Scrum events and artifacts create rhythm and transparency, guiding sprint planning, product backlog, sprint backlog, daily scrums, reviews, and retrospectives to produce a steady, valuable increment.

  • Transparency, Inspection, and Adaptation4:07

    Apply empirical process control through transparency, inspection, and adaptation to reduce risk, increase value, and respond to change by using the sprint goal, definition of done, and ongoing backlog refinement.

  • Sprint Planning4:54

    Convert backlog items into a clear sprint goal and initial plan by balancing capacity and risks. Align the team around customer value and shared understanding.

  • Daily Scrum6:07

    Inspect progress toward the sprint goal in a brief 15-minute daily scrum, adapt the plan for the next 24 hours, and align the team around priorities, not a status report.

  • Sprint Review and Retrospective5:05

    Explain how sprint reviews and retrospectives close the learning loop, focus on value for stakeholders and outcomes, and guide backlog and next sprint with feedback.

  • A Sprint Walkthrough Example6:57

    walks through a two-week sprint for a study planner app, from planning to reflection, delivering usable increments while emphasizing product vision, backlog management, and stakeholder feedback.

  • The Agile Iron Triangle4:33

    Learn how the agile iron triangle centers customer value by flexing scope while stabilizing time and cost through timeboxed iterations, prioritized backlogs, and continuous feedback.

  • Delivering Early and Continuous Value6:02

    Deliver early value by shipping usable increments in short sprints that solve real user problems. Use fast feedback, clear criteria, and demos to guide decisions and build trust.

  • Agile Metrics Burndown and Velocity5:49

    Learn how burndown charts and velocity visualize remaining work, sprint progress, and scope changes to guide planning, problem solving, and transparent forecasting in agile teams.

  • Self-Organizing Teams5:31

    Empower self-organizing teams to manage their work and outcomes with disciplined autonomy, transparency, and continuous learning. They use visual boards, check-ins, WIP limits, and stakeholder feedback to deliver value faster.

  • Servant Leadership in Action5:34

    Lead with servant leadership to enable teams, remove impediments, and foster psychological safety, collaboration, and continuous improvement, delivering value through aligned goals and shared ownership in agile environments.

  • Key Takeaways6:02

    Adopt the agile mindset and use Scrum to deliver value through learning, collaboration, and transparency. Define roles, events, and artifacts to guide work, measure outcomes, and continuously improve.

Requirements

  • No experience is needed
  • The Absolute Beginner’s Guide

Description

“This course contains the use of artificial intelligence.”

Curious about Agile but not sure where to start? This friendly, zero-jargon course gives you the core ideas and language you need to feel useful on any Agile team—without overwhelm. In short, focused lessons, you’ll see why Agile matters today, how it differs from traditional project management, and how simple habits like short Sprints, daily check-ins, and frequent feedback keep work on track.

You’ll get a clear, practical tour of Scrum—the most popular Agile framework. We’ll cover what each role actually does (Product Owner, Scrum Master, Developers), how the key events work (Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Review, Retrospective), and what artifacts keep everyone aligned. We’ll make the Agile Manifesto, the Four Values, and the Twelve Principles easy to grasp with everyday examples, then tie it all together with a step-by-step Sprint walkthrough so you can picture the flow from day one to demo day.

We’ll also show you how to talk about value, not just tasks. You’ll learn the Agile Iron Triangle, why delivering early and often reduces risk, and how to read simple metrics like Burndown and Velocity without getting lost in charts. Along the way, you’ll see how self-organizing teams and servant leadership create the focus and trust that make great projects possible.

What you’ll gain

  • Clarity: Understand Agile vs. traditional PM—and when each approach fits.

  • Confidence: Know what to say and do in stand-ups, planning, and reviews.

  • Real-world skills: Read Agile metrics, spot risks early, and communicate value.

  • Team credibility: Speak your manager’s language and collaborate like a pro.

Who it’s for

  • Absolute beginners who want a quick, friendly introduction.

  • Professionals “testing the waters” before deeper study or certifications.

  • Team members who want to understand Agile meetings and metrics right away.

Format

Short, plain-English lessons with concrete examples and a complete Sprint walkthrough. Learn at your own pace and apply the ideas immediately.

Ready to get practical with Agile? Enroll now—start your first Sprint with confidence.

Who this course is for:

  • New to project work: Students, juniors, or career starters who want a friendly, zero-jargon intro to Agile & Scrum.
  • Career switchers into PM/tech: Professionals from ops, business, or IT who need the fundamentals to speak the team’s language fast.
  • Team members in Agile environments: Analysts, developers, designers, or QA who attend stand-ups and want clarity on roles, Sprints, and metrics.

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