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Start small and learn
An Agile fit check, a team roles map and a working agreement help your team begin with confidence.
Camderson Academy · CA-TD-008
Clearer goals, steadier progress and a team that keeps getting better.
A practical, self-paced course for every person on every team. Learn the Agile values and the Scrum roles, build an ordered backlog, plan a Sprint, run friendly check-ins and reviews, and keep work flowing.
About 5 hours · 9 lessons · Beginner · Practical Agile and Scrum habits for any team · Self-paced · Tools you keep
Clear, friendly steps for a team that works well together.
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Know what comes next
A product goal, an ordered backlog and clear user stories keep everyone pointed the same way.
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Run a steady rhythm
A Sprint plan, a board with a daily check-in, a review and retrospective, and a flow check keep work moving and improving.
Learning outcomes
What you will be able to do
5 practical outcomes, each practiced in an exercise and checked in the final assessment or the capstone.
- Describe the Agile values and how a business team can work in small steps and keep learning.
- Explain the Scrum roles, values and pillars and what each one is for.
- Build a clear, ordered backlog of user stories for your team.
- Plan a Sprint with a Sprint Goal and a Definition of Done, and run daily check-ins, a review and a retrospective.
- Visualize work, limit work in progress and bring it together in a team plan.
Your toolkit
Simple habits for every team
Agile Fit Check
Work · Who · First piece · Feedback · Step
Find where small steps help.
Team Roles Map
Owner · Master · Developers · Ideas · Question
See who does what.
Team Working Agreement
Respect · Openness · Focus · Commitment · Courage
Agree on shared habits.
Product Goal and Backlog
Goal · List · Value and effort · Order · Refresh
Choose what comes first.
User Story Card
As a · I want · So that · Done when · Size
Put a person at the center.
Sprint Planning Sheet
Length · Goal · Items · Days · Done
Plan one short Sprint.
Sprint Board and Daily Check-In
Place · Columns · Time · Questions · Help
Keep work visible.
Review and Retrospective Planner
Invite · Show · Went well · One change · Study
Show the work and improve.
Flow Check and Team Plan
Doing · Limit · Waiting · Goal · Habits
Finish more and keep learning.
Start small. Plan together. Show it. Improve it.
Curriculum
Inside the course
3 modules, 9 lessons with worked examples
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Agile Foundations
Learn the Agile values, the Scrum roles and the values that make a team safe to learn together.
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Backlogs, Stories and Sprint Planning
Set a product goal, order a backlog, write user stories and plan a Sprint.
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Running and Improving the Rhythm
Keep work visible, show your results, improve together and keep work flowing.
What is included
Skills, tools and templates you keep and use in your work
- 9 lessons, each with a written lesson, worked examples and figures, at your own pace
- A short stand-alone example in every lesson, drawn from many kinds of workplaces
- A fillable Workbook with Try it and Reflect pages for every lesson
- Agile Team Templates (Word) for every teaching tool
- A practice tracker with live formulas, a solutions version and a reusable template
- Quick Reference Cards and the Practice Examples
- An optional visual companion PDF with every lesson figure
- Knowledge checks for every module and a 20-question final assessment
- A capstone you can build for your own team or from practice scenarios, with a rubric you use to check your own work
- Access to the Camderson Academy community
- A Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion when you pass the final assessment and the capstone
Is this course right for you?
This course is for you if
- You want clearer goals and steadier progress for your team
- You work on a team, or lead one, and want shared habits that help everyone
- You want practical tools you can use in your next two weeks
It is not the right fit if
- You want a certification exam preparation course
- You expect a fixed result from a course
- You are looking for training on one specific software product
Your instructor
Meet your instructor
Taught by Camderson Advisory
A consulting firm for practical workplace skills
Your instructor is Camderson Advisory, a consulting firm that helps organizations build practical skills for the people who do the work. In this course, your instructor helps your team set clear goals and keep improving, one small step at a time.
About
About Camderson Academy
Camderson Academy is the education division of Camderson Advisory Services. Camderson helps leaders build organizations that work without them in the room. Everything we teach has been used in a real organization first.
Training a team?
We offer group enrollment for teams and whole organizations that want everyone, in every role and department, to build the same skills. Email connect@camderson.com to talk through your group.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need any experience or a previous course?
No. There is no prerequisite. If you work with other people toward a goal in any way, you are ready.
Who is this course for?
Team members, team leads and managers in any department of any kind of workplace. Each lesson has one short example from a workplace, and the habits fit offices, clinics, shops, studios, nonprofits and service teams of every size.
How long do I have access?
Your access does not expire. We review the course on a regular cycle, and any updates are added for you at no extra cost.
How long does it take?
About 5 hours in total, including the written lessons, the Try it exercises, the knowledge checks, the final assessment and the capstone. Everything is self-paced.
Questions about your purchase?
Email support through academy.camderson.com.
What tools do I need?
A spreadsheet program that opens .xlsx files (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Apple Numbers or LibreOffice Calc), a word processor that opens .docx files and a PDF reader. All templates and practice files are included as downloads.
Do I have to use my own workplace for the capstone?
No. You can build your plan from the practice scenarios included in the course. If you use your own team, use sample details and leave out the names of real people and anything confidential.
Does the course recommend products or give professional advice?
No. It is general education, not legal, financial or certification advice. It teaches practical Agile and Scrum habits for business teams, and it points you to your organization's policies and your manager for your own work.
What does the certificate confirm?
You receive a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion after passing the final assessment and completing the capstone. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course.
How was this course written and checked?
This course was written and edited by Camderson Advisory. Sources are listed with the date each was read. Where a source could not be opened on that date, the Sources page says so. This course teaches skills for everyday work. It is not legal, tax, financial, medical or professional advice. Laws and rules vary by place and change over time, so talk with your own attorney or qualified professional about your situation. Last updated: November 2026. Next planned review: November 2027.
Clearer goals, steadier progress and a team that keeps getting better.
Self-paced, about 5 hours, with a Workbook, templates, Quick Reference Cards and a practice tracker.
This course earns a Camderson Academy Certificate of Completion. This certificate confirms completion of a Camderson Academy course. This course is general education about Agile and Scrum ways of working for business teams. It is not legal, financial, human resources or project management certification advice, and it does not replace your organization's policies, your manager's expectations, or the advice of qualified professionals. Frameworks and guides describe one way of working, they were written for particular settings, the sheets, boards and checklists are teaching aids and not formulas, and your organization's rules about planning, approvals, budgets and records come first. Examples, numbers and organizations are fictional or illustrative. Camderson Academy is not affiliated with the organizations whose publications are cited.