Building Agile Teams
Learn agile mindsets and practices to build collaborative product and UX teams that efficiently deliver high-quality designs, solutions, and exceptional value.
About this course
The success of agile teams isn't determined by how well they follow ceremonies, but by their ability to embrace the right mindset. This course cuts through theory and buzzwords to reveal what truly makes agile work in real-world product and UX environments.
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, cross-functional collaboration between product, design, and development teams is no longer optional but essential for success. Agile isn't just about standups and sprints. At its core, it's about delivering continuous value to customers through collaborative, adaptive approaches.
Whether you're a product manager trying to balance business goals with development realities or a UX designer seeking to integrate your creative process into agile workflows, this course provides practical strategies tailored to your role.
You'll discover why the infamous "waterfall" approach earned its bad reputation (hint: it wasn't about sequencing work), how to overcome the "hand-off" mentality that creates silos, and why designers might make surprisingly excellent scrum masters. We'll explore how product managers can effectively wear the "product owner hat" without sacrificing strategic work, and how designers can determine the right level of fidelity for each stage of development.
By the end of this journey, you'll be equipped to build truly collaborative teams that can respond to change, focus on customer value, and deliver exceptional digital products while respecting the unique contributions of product management, UX design, and development perspectives.
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Topics covered
Syllabus
Agile Fundamentals
Level Test
Agile Applied in Product & UX
Level Test
Advanced Topics in Agile
Level Test
Earn a certificate of completion
Meet your course instructor
Josh has 25 years of strategic and operational experience in B2B software with both startups and enterprises. He has led, supported, and mentored teams in product design, user research, and front-end development. His favorite quote is, "all of us are smarter than any of us."
Even though his background is predominantly design and product-focused, he is often employed to facilitate agile and scaled agile transformations of product development teams with integrated design and product practices.
He operates several startup businesses in Pennsylvania, USA patenting spatial AI technologies.
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FAQs
This course teaches practical approaches for implementing agile methodologies in product and UX teams. It goes beyond frameworks to focus on the mindsets and collaborative practices that enable teams to deliver continuous value, with specific guidance for product managers and designers working with development teams.
If you're a product manager or UX designer working in agile environments, this course will help you navigate common challenges, improve cross-functional collaboration, and implement practices tailored to your specific role. You'll learn how to truly embrace agile principles rather than just going through the motions of ceremonies.
Basic familiarity with product development and design processes is helpful. While no specific agile knowledge is required to start, having some exposure to product teams and how software is built will help you better contextualize the concepts. The course is designed to be accessible to both beginners and those with some agile experience.
For new learners, the first level of each course is available free of charge! This allows you to experience the course without any initial investment.
However, if you're seeking a deeper and more comprehensive learning journey, we recommend our Pro Membership. With this subscription, you gain full access to all our courses, which includes additional lessons, engaging design challenges, and thorough assessments.
Additionally, Pro Membership entitles you to receive a certificate upon completion of a course and personalized feedback from experts for all your challenge submissions. To explore the pricing details and find the best plan for your learning needs, please visit our pricing page.