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Hybrid Agile Scrum

Hybrid Agile Scrum

Learn hybrid Agile Scrum project design to produce projects more successful than Waterfall and other Agile projects.
Last updated 6/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • 1. How the success rates of Waterfall and Agile projects can be improved.
  • 2. How to design a hybrid project for software development that combines the best of the Waterfall approach with the best of the Agile Scrum approach
  • 3. Why hybrid Scrum projects can outperform both Waterfall and Agile Scrum projects.
  • 4. The Scrum framework, each activity, how It is performed, and who performs it
  • 5. Selecting project team members and the role of each member
  • 6. Hybrid project management and available project management software
  • 7. Types of user stories, their criteria, and their sources
  • 8. Story Points Method for estimating the work required to develop the software for user stories
  • 9. Scaling Scrum-based projects with Nexus and available project scaling guides.
  • 10. Scrum tools and Waterfall tools that make hybrid projects more efficient and effective.
  • 11. Types of software development testing for Scrum-based projects
  • 12. Basics of the Gherkin Syntax for automated software development testing and user acceptance testing.
  • 13. Key elements of preparing a project proposal, project costing, and preparing the budget
  • 14. How to calculate the ROI for proposed projects, on-going projects, and replacement systems
  • 15. Software release planning and scheduling and why it is so sensitive to users and managers
  • 16. Risk management in Scrum-based projects
  • 17. Use of risk brainstorming to evaluate proposed solutions

Course content

19 sections • 52 lectures • 4h 46m total length
  • Introduction6:59

    This is the first of three lectures introducing Hybrid Agile Scrum. When you master the material in this lecture, you will be able to describe the strategy used in the design of the Hybrid Scrum Project.

  • Introduction Part 25:00

    When you master the material in this lecture, you will understand the organization of this course.

  • Introduction Part 32:45

    When you master the material in this lecture, you will know the source of a Scrum glossary and recognize career opportunities related to  this course

Requirements

  • The only prerequisite is a desired to learn how to develop successful Hybrid Agile Scrum projects. A person with a background in Scum or Waterfall will have an advantage in the course.

Description

This course teaches you how to develop a Hybrid Scrum course that combines the best of the Waterfall approach with the best of the Agile Scrum approach. The focal areas of the course are: project design, systems integration, and project management.

The course begins with a description of the evolution of Agile, which includes Scrum as one of the Agile frameworks. Then it describes the Scrum framework step-by-step, including what takes place in each activity, who does it, and who is responsible for it. Next, a substantial part of the course is devoted to describing how the best of Waterfall and the Best of Scrum are integrated to produce a powerful hybrid project that can be expected to outperform both Waterfall and typical Agile projects, including Scrum projects. There can be a substantial increase in the project success rate and result in delighted customers.

It covers virtually all the information in The Scrum Guide 2020, which is considered the most authoritative guide to Scrum. You will lean how to integrate the scrum processes with selected Waterfall processes to produce a successful hybrid project. You also will learn which project management tools to use to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of your project. They include tools typically used in Scrum projects as well as a selection of tools borrowed from Waterfall.

Because projects compete for funding, you will learn how to prepare a budget for your project, calculate the ROI of your project, and add risk management to your project. You will learn how to use risk brainstorming to evaluate proposed solutions and select the best one, which can impress decisionmakers and to help ensure the success of your project.

The course includes self-tests, handouts, and optional readings related to each section of the course.

This course is for anyone who wants to improve the success rate of the projects in their organization. The course can benefit beginners as well as advanced project professionals. The only prerequisite is a desire to create successful software development projects

Who this course is for:

  • This course is for anyone who wants to improve the success rate of the projects in their organization. The course can be of much benefit for both beginners as well as advanced project professionals.