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Agile Foundations

Beginner 2 hours English Course Certificate
SkillsAgileScrumKanbanUser storiesAgile principlesTeam collaboration

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A LinkedIn Learning course that teaches you to think like an agile team, rather than just recite the terminology.

Good for: Understanding agile values, principles and frameworks.

Skip if: You want a Scrum certification or hands-on delivery practice.

In about two hours it works through the values and principles of the agile manifesto, how a cross-functional team actually moves through user stories, and where popular frameworks like Scrum and Kanban fit. It's a clear conceptual grounding — ideal if you want to understand agile before joining or leading a team using it, and not what you want if you're after a Scrum certification or hands-on delivery practice.

It's a foundations course, not a credential, so treat it as the 'why' behind agile that makes the framework-specific courses make sense. Access comes with a LinkedIn Learning subscription (usually a free trial first; free via many libraries), and it leaves a completion certificate on your profile — a learning marker, not a credential (as of 2026).

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About this course

Agile Foundations teaches you to think like an agile team. In about two hours it covers the agile manifesto's values and principles, how cross-functional teams communicate through user stories, and the leading frameworks — Scrum and Kanban — so you understand not just the rituals but the mindset behind them.

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Doug Rose
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Taught by Doug Rose, an agile and organisational-change consultant and author who specialises in making agile concepts accessible to non-technical audiences.

Frequently asked questions

No. It teaches the foundations of Agile — its values, principles, and common approaches — but it is an introductory LinkedIn Learning course, not a certifying program. Recognised Agile or Scrum credentials (like CSM or PSM) come from bodies such as Scrum Alliance or Scrum.org via their own exams. This gives you a solid conceptual grounding in Agile, useful before pursuing such a certification, but does not grant one.

It introduces Agile broadly — the mindset and principles from the Agile Manifesto — and typically touches on the main frameworks that fall under it, such as Scrum and Kanban, at an overview level. It is about understanding what Agile is and how these approaches work in principle, rather than deep training in any single framework, giving you the foundational picture.

It is short — typically an hour or two — as a focused LinkedIn Learning course. That makes it an efficient way to understand Agile fundamentals before joining an Agile team or pursuing a certification, without a large time commitment. You grasp the mindset and principles quickly, then see them applied on real work or in deeper courses.

Not by default — it runs on LinkedIn Learning, which is subscription-based — but a free trial is common, and many public libraries and universities give members full access at no cost. Check whether a library card or an institution you belong to already provides LinkedIn Learning before paying, since that quietly unlocks this course and the whole catalogue.

Yes, you earn a LinkedIn Learning completion certificate for your profile — but note it is not an Agile or Scrum certification. Treat it as a marker of professional development; a recognised credential is a separate pursuit. The real value is understanding Agile fundamentals, which helps you work in Agile environments regardless of the certificate.
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