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Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management
15 students
Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Project Management
Project Management in the Agile Age: Mastering Agile, Scrum and More
Last updated 11/2026
English
What you'll learn
- Explain the Agile values and principles and how they differ from a Waterfall approach
- Assess your organisation's style and readiness before starting an Agile transition
- Win support for Agile and plan how to handle resistance from teams and managers
- Select a low-risk pilot project and build a capable pilot team around it
- Set a clear product vision that guides the team through each sprint
- Apply the Scrum framework, including its roles, events and artefacts
- Plan, run and measure a sprint so progress is visible to stakeholders
- Run sprint reviews and retrospectives that lead to real changes in how the team works
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Course content
7 sections • 15 lectures • 1h 13m total length
Requirements
- No prior Agile experience is required — the course starts from the basics
- Some awareness of how projects are run is helpful but not essential
- No software or tools needed
- Suitable for anyone currently working on, or moving away from, Waterfall projects
Description
Most teams do not struggle with Agile because of the framework. They struggle with the switch — moving people, projects and habits away from Waterfall.
This course is about that switch. It covers what changes when a team goes Agile, how to check whether the organisation is ready, and how to start with a pilot rather than a big bang.
It then walks through the Scrum framework and a full sprint cycle, from planning to retrospective.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN TO DO
By the end of this course you will be able to:
- Explain the Agile values and principles and the shift in thinking from Waterfall
- Set goals for an Agile adoption and judge how your organisational style will affect it
- Find support for the change and plan for resistance before it appears
- Select a suitable pilot project and build the pilot team
- Set a product vision the team can work towards
- Run the Scrum framework — roles, events and artefacts
- Plan, execute and measure a sprint
- Hold sprint reviews and retrospectives that lead to real improvement
HOW THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
- Short, focused lessons — the whole course takes about an hour
- Follows the order a real transition happens: assess, pilot, then run Scrum
- Written for project managers moving from Waterfall, not theory for its own sake
- No software or tools needed
WHAT IS COVERED
- Agile overview and the paradigm shift from Waterfall
- Agile goals and organisational style
- Finding Agile support and preparing for resistance
- Selecting an Agile pilot and building the pilot team
- Setting the vision
- The Scrum framework
- Sprint planning, execution and measurement
- Sprint review and retrospective
- Next steps after the pilot
40 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
Every section ends with a quiz built around realistic scenarios, so you test your understanding as you go and reinforce what you have learned. Each answer comes with a short explanation.
Enrol today and make the move from Waterfall to Agile with a clear plan.
Who this course is for:
- Project managers moving from Waterfall delivery to Agile and Scrum
- Team leaders asked to run an Agile pilot with little guidance
- Product owners and business analysts who need to work inside sprint cycles
- Developers and engineers joining an Agile team for the first time
- Managers deciding whether and how to introduce Agile in their organisation