Agile for HR
Course overview
About this course
Agile for HR is a hands-on course designed to help Human Resources professionals put agile principles into action.
Through practical exercises, relatable stories from HR teams in the field, a real-world case study, and a guided reflection journal, you'll learn how to bring agility to everything from onboarding to engagement. Whether you're new to agile or ready to deepen your practice, this course gives you the tools, mindset, and inspiration to lead smarter, faster, and with greater impact.
As an agile HR professional, you'll bring a wealth of benefits to your teams and organization, including:
- Increased creativity and innovation
- Improved employee satisfaction and retention
- Faster, more effective learning and development
- Increased alignment between HR and business goals
- Adaptive, responsive HR processes
Time: About 4 hours plus time to use your reflection journal
Format: Self-paced, on-demand content
Credential: Microcredential digital badge
Prerequisites: None
What you'll get: About 4 hours of on-demand learning and a digital badge to showcase your new skills. If you are a new or lapsed Scrum Alliance member, you'll receive a two-year membership with this course.
Who's this course for?
This course is designed for HR professionals and related roles, including:
- HR generalists
- HR managers
- Hiring managers
- Business partners
- Scrum masters
- Agile coaches
- HR executives and directors
You'll find the benefits of agility extend to virtually every aspect of HR functions, including:
- Talent acquisition and hiring
- Learning and development
- Employee relations
- Benefits and compensation
- Performance management
- Diversity and inclusion
Course modules
In this module, you will explore the core principles and benefits of applying agile in HR.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Identify the benefits of agile in HR and its key principles.
- Explain how agile can improve efficiency and effectiveness.
- Identify the challenges and benefits of adopting agile in HR functions.
In this module, you will develop an agile mindset that enhances flexibility, adaptability, and continuous improvement in HR functions, focusing on teamwork.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Understand the core elements of an agile mindset and how they influence HR decision-making.
- Identify opportunities to implement agile thinking in everyday HR functions, such as recruitment, talent management, and employee engagement.
- Evaluate how adopting an agile approach can improve collaboration and adaptability within HR teams.
In this module, you will identify when and how to use agile in HR products.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Learn how to increase transparency and visualize your progress.
- Establish clear, measurable goals and align HR initiative outcomes with the organization's objectives using OKRs (Objectives and Key Results).
- Learn how to divide big HR initiatives into smaller parts.
- Identify how to decide how to order work.
In this module, you will learn about tools that effectively facilitate and manage HR initiatives.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Select appropriate agile tools for HR needs.
- Use agile tools to track progress, manage work, facilitate collaboration, and measure and evaluate the effectiveness of HR initiatives.
- Implement agile metrics and reporting to measure product success.
In this module, you will explore how agile can improve employee satisfaction and engagement through motivation, rewards, and incentive strategies.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Understand the connection between agile and employee experience.
- Implement agile practices to enhance employee engagement and satisfaction.
- Measure the impact of agile on employee retention and productivity.
In this module, you gain insights from real-world agile applications in HR implementation.
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Analyze a case study of agile HR implementation.
- Identify best practices and lessons learned from successful agile HR products.
- Apply the insights from case studies to reflect on your HR initiatives.
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Is a microcredential worth it?
Microcredentials are a great way to continually add new skills with fast and flexible formats. Here are just a few reasons microcredential training is a worthwhile investment for you and your team.
- Focused expertise — gain specialized knowledge in a specific area
- Flexible learning — learn the way you prefer by choosing from live or on-demand learning formats
- Cost-effective — typically less expensive than certifications or degree programs
- Relevant — topics prioritized to cover industry trends and emerging technologies
- Expedient — earn a credential in hours as opposed to weeks, months, or years
- Recognizable — validated by Scrum Alliance, a globally recognized credentialing body
- Practical — build skills and knowledge immediately applicable in your role
- Stackable — combine microcredentials to build comprehensive learning pathways
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Agile for HR is designed for Human Resources professionals at any level—whether you're in talent acquisition, employee engagement, L&D, or change management—who want to adopt more adaptive, team-centered, and outcome-driven ways of working.
No prior agile experience is needed to take Agile for HR, although we do recommend completing the Agile Essentials course so you get a foundational understanding of these principles before learning about how to apply them to HR.
You'll be able to apply agile practices, tools, and frameworks to your HR work, like using OKRs to set goals, iterating on onboarding and engagement strategies, and leading change with adaptability and transparency. You'll also walk away with real-world examples you can apply immediately.
This course is built for HR, not just adapted from software teams. It features real scenarios from Human Resources professionals who navigated challenges in onboarding, engagement, and change management, making the content directly relevant and practical for your role.
This course also includes a reflection journal, which helps learners apply what they learn to their specific role and context. This journal is a personal space to connect course content with your real-life challenges and goals.Traditional HR processes often struggle to keep pace with shifting priorities and employee needs. Agile for HR shows you how to build adaptability into your daily work so you can respond faster, support change with confidence, and stay aligned with evolving business goals.
Agile practices help you prioritize what truly matters, break work into manageable pieces, and collaborate more effectively across teams. This course gives you the tools to work smarter, by focusing your energy where it matters most, so your HR efforts have more impact without burnout.
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