Agile Product Development Course
Master every layer of Agile product development — from sprint planning and backlog management to product vision and continuous delivery. This course gives you the frameworks, tools, and hands-on practice to lead high-performing Agile teams and ship products that deliver real business value. Whether you're stepping into a product role or leveling up your Agile practice, this is the most complete training available.
What you will learn:
You'll build a deep, practical understanding of Agile from the ground up — starting with the Agile Manifesto and core mindset, then moving on to Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and other scaled frameworks. You'll learn how to write effective user stories, manage technical debt, run every Agile ceremony with confidence, and use data-driven metrics like DORA and cycle time to improve delivery performance. The course also covers product vision, roadmapping, stakeholder communication, and continuous delivery practices, including CI/CD and TDD. Advanced topics include AI-assisted product discovery, product analytics, Agile leadership, and organizational change management. Every concept is tied to practical application, so you can use what you learn immediately.
How you study in practice Agile Product Development Course
How you practise Agile Product Development Course
For companies looking to train their team
With Dedika for Business, the course includes exercises and examples tailored to your own business and the way your company needs.
Course Content
8 Chapters • 37 LessonsDuration between 4 and 360 hours (you decide)
Chapter 1HideHide detailsSee detailsFoundations of Agile Thinking
Foundations of Agile Thinking
Lesson 1 • Agile vs. Waterfall Compared
Contrasts sequential and iterative delivery models across planning, risk, and feedback. Prepares students to justify framework selection decisions.
Lesson 2 • Agile Mindset and Culture
Defines the behavioral and cultural shifts required for Agile adoption. Students identify mindset blockers and enablers within organizations.
Lesson 3 • The Agile Manifesto Unpacked
Examines all four value pairs and twelve principles in depth. Students learn to apply each principle to real product scenarios.
Lesson 4 • Origins and Purpose of Agile
Traces Agile's emergence from software crises and iterative experimentation. Grounds students in the historical context that shaped modern Agile values.
Chapter 2HideHide detailsSee detailsAgile Frameworks and Methodologies
Agile Frameworks and Methodologies
Lesson 1 • Kanban Flow and Visualization
Introduces Kanban's pull-based system and WIP limits for continuous delivery. Students design a basic Kanban board for a product workflow.
Lesson 2 • Scrum Structure and Roles
Breaks down Scrum's three roles, five events, and three artifacts. Students map each element to its purpose in the delivery cycle.
Lesson 3 • Hybrid Agile Approaches
Explores blended models combining Agile with structured governance or compliance needs. Students design a hybrid approach for a constrained environment.
Lesson 4 • Lean Principles in Product Development
Applies Lean waste elimination and value stream thinking to product work. Students identify waste types in a sample product process.
Lesson 5 • SAFe, LeSS, and Scaled Frameworks
Compares enterprise scaling frameworks for multi-team Agile coordination. Students evaluate scaling options against organizational constraints.
Chapter 3HideHide detailsSee detailsProduct Vision and Strategy
Product Vision and Strategy
Lesson 1 • Market and Customer Discovery
Introduces methods for identifying target customers and unmet market needs. Students conduct a structured discovery exercise using real or simulated data.
Lesson 2 • Defining a Compelling Product Vision
Teaches techniques for crafting vision statements that align teams and stakeholders. Students draft and critique vision statements using structured templates.
Lesson 3 • Product Strategy Frameworks
Applies strategic tools like OKRs and opportunity trees to product direction. Students connect strategy to measurable outcomes for a sample product.
Lesson 4 • Roadmapping for Agile Products
Contrasts output-based and outcome-based roadmaps and their trade-offs. Students build a now-next-later roadmap aligned to strategic goals.
Chapter 4HideHide detailsSee detailsBacklog Management and Prioritization
Backlog Management and Prioritization
Lesson 1 • Writing Effective User Stories
Teaches story formats, splitting techniques, and common anti-patterns. Students rewrite poorly formed stories using INVEST criteria.
Lesson 2 • Backlog Refinement Practices
Establishes cadence, facilitation, and output standards for refinement sessions. Students facilitate a mock refinement session and self-assess facilitation quality.
Lesson 3 • Prioritization Techniques
Compares MoSCoW, WSJF, RICE, and value-vs-effort methods for ranking work. Students apply two techniques to the same backlog and compare outcomes.
Lesson 4 • Managing Technical Debt in Backlog
Integrates technical debt visibility and trade-off decisions into backlog management. Students categorize and prioritize a set of technical debt items.
Lesson 5 • Anatomy of a Product Backlog
Defines backlog structure, item types, and quality standards for readiness. Students audit a sample backlog and identify gaps in clarity and completeness.
Chapter 5HideHide detailsSee detailsAgile Estimation and Sprint Planning
Agile Estimation and Sprint Planning
Lesson 1 • Velocity and Capacity Planning
Uses historical velocity and team capacity to set realistic sprint commitments. Students calculate available capacity and forecast sprint scope.
Lesson 2 • Story Points and Planning Poker
Teaches story point calibration and Planning Poker facilitation techniques. Students run a Planning Poker session and calibrate a reference story.
Lesson 3 • Forecasting and Release Planning
Extends sprint-level planning to multi-sprint release forecasting under uncertainty. Students build a probabilistic release forecast using velocity data.
Lesson 4 • Principles of Agile Estimation
Explains why relative estimation outperforms time-based estimates in Agile. Students distinguish between effort, complexity, and uncertainty in sizing.
Lesson 5 • Sprint Planning Execution
Walks through the two-part sprint planning meeting structure and outputs. Students produce a sprint goal and task-level plan for a simulated sprint.
Chapter 6HideHide detailsSee detailsAgile Ceremonies and Team Dynamics
Agile Ceremonies and Team Dynamics
Lesson 1 • Retrospective Facilitation
Introduces multiple retrospective formats and techniques for generating real improvement. Students facilitate a retrospective and produce a committed action plan.
Lesson 2 • Sprint Review and Demo Techniques
Teaches how to structure reviews that generate actionable stakeholder feedback. Students design and deliver a sprint review for a simulated product increment.
Lesson 3 • Daily Standup Mastery
Defines standup purpose, format, and common dysfunctions to avoid. Students identify and correct dysfunctional standup patterns in case scenarios.
Lesson 4 • Remote and Distributed Team Practices
Adapts Agile ceremonies and collaboration for geographically distributed teams. Students redesign a ceremony set for a fully remote team scenario.
Lesson 5 • Building High-Performing Agile Teams
Applies Tuckman's stages and team health models to Agile team development. Students diagnose a team's development stage and prescribe interventions.
Chapter 7HideHide detailsSee detailsContinuous Delivery and Product Quality
Continuous Delivery and Product Quality
Lesson 1 • Test-Driven and Behavior-Driven Development
Introduces TDD and BDD as quality-first engineering practices within Agile. Students write acceptance tests in Gherkin format for a user story.
Lesson 2 • Managing Bugs and Defects Agilely
Establishes Agile-compatible defect triage, prioritization, and resolution practices. Students apply a defect triage process to a simulated bug backlog.
Lesson 3 • Continuous Integration and Deployment
Explains CI/CD pipeline concepts and their role in reducing release risk. Students map a CI/CD pipeline for a sample product delivery flow.
Lesson 4 • Definition of Done and Quality Gates
Establishes DoD as a quality contract and links it to release readiness. Students write a team-level DoD and identify gaps in a sample DoD.
Chapter 8HideHide detailsSee detailsMeasuring Outcomes and Continuous Improvement
Measuring Outcomes and Continuous Improvement
Lesson 1 • Product Outcome Metrics
Connects product decisions to customer and business outcome measurement. Students define outcome metrics for a product initiative using a metrics tree.
Lesson 2 • DORA Metrics and Delivery Performance
Applies the four DORA metrics to assess and improve software delivery performance. Students benchmark a team against DORA performance levels.
Lesson 3 • Kaizen and Continuous Improvement Culture
Embeds structured improvement cycles into team and organizational routines. Students design a continuous improvement system for a product team.
Lesson 4 • Agile Maturity and Transformation Tracking
Uses maturity models to assess Agile adoption depth and guide transformation. Students score a team's Agile maturity and create a growth roadmap.
Lesson 5 • Agile Metrics That Matter
Distinguishes vanity metrics from actionable Agile performance indicators. Students select and justify a metric set for a given product context.
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This course is for you:
Junior product managers: ready to move beyond theory into real Agile execution.
Scrum Masters: looking to deepen facilitation skills and expand strategic influence.
Software engineers: transitioning into product ownership or team leadership roles.
Project managers: shifting from Waterfall to Agile-first delivery environments.
Startup founders: needing structured product development practices to scale teams.
Business analysts: evolving into cross-functional Agile product contributors.
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