Agile and Scrum Foundations Course

9 modules

4–5 hours

Beginner

9 modules

5 templates

About This Course

Agile and Scrum Foundations covers Agile principles and the Scrum framework from the ground up. You will learn the roles, ceremonies, artifacts, and delivery cadence that make Scrum work — and the common mistakes that make teams think they are "doing Agile" when they are not. This course is for anyone working on a Scrum team or in an organization moving toward Agile delivery.

What You Will Learn

Understand the Agile Manifesto values and their practical implications

Know the three Scrum roles and what each owns

Run all five Scrum ceremonies correctly

Maintain a healthy product backlog

Measure team velocity and use it for sprint capacity planning

Best For

Teams adopting Scrum for the first time

PMs transitioning to Agile delivery

Product Owners, developers, and QA professionals on Scrum teams

Stakeholders who want to understand how Agile teams work

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Templates: 5 included

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Course Overview

The Scrum Sprint Cycle

Product Backlog

Sprint Planning

Sprint Execution

Daily Scrum

Sprint Review

Retrospective

Course Curriculum

9 modules • 4–5 hours total • Self-paced

What Is Included

Templates Included

Product Backlog Template

Sprint Planning Agenda

Sprint Goal Template

Retrospective Template

Velocity Tracker

Tools and Resources

PM Career Path Finder

Orion PM Agile prompt library

Orion PM Prompts for This Course

Use these prompts with Orion PM to apply this course to live projects immediately.

      Write a sprint goal for this sprint: [context]    

      Refine these user stories for sprint readiness: [stories]    

      Help me run a retrospective for a team with [issue]    

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Related Resources

Knowledge Base Product Ownership Knowledge Base The full product ownership and backlog management guide on PMOstart. Explore Comparison Agile vs Waterfall Head-to-head comparison of Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches. Compare Guide Sprint Planning Guide How to run sprint planning that produces a committed team and realistic sprint goal. Read Guide

Course FAQ

No. This is a practical Agile and Scrum course for working professionals. It does not prepare you for CSM, PSM, or any Scrum certification exam.

Some modules apply directly to Kanban (backlog management, retrospectives). The sprint-specific modules are Scrum-focused. A Kanban-specific course is in the PMOstart roadmap.

This course covers the Scrum framework broadly. Product Owner Foundations goes deeper on the Product Owner role, backlog management, and roadmap planning.