What is the Agile MBA™?
The Agile MBA is here to provide upskilling in Agile and Scrum and prepare you to successfully navigate the complex, knowledge-based world.
Take the Agile MBA and you’ll join a community of Job Hackers around the world. Leverage the knowledge you gain to obtain Scrum certifications such as the Professional Scrum Master I, use your experience as credit towards PDUs and SEUs, and take advantage of valuable networking opportunities and career assistance.
Our class material is based on years of real-world Agile and Scrum experience across multiple industries. If you join during our free early enrollment window or choose a later enrollment period, either way the course content is the same for everyone.
When is the Next Course?
The Agile MBA runs for six weeks four times a year – once each quarter.
Our Q2 course runs from April 28 – June 5 and Enrollment is now open! Fill out the form below and we will email you with details on how to Enroll for the course on April 3rd!
Classes in each course are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30am-9:00am Pacific (GMT-7 PDT) online anywhere in the world via Zoom. For those who enroll, sessions are recorded in case you miss a class and provided through the Slack community workspace we provide to Agile MBA participants.
When is the Next Course?
The Agile MBA runs for six weeks four times a year – once each quarter.
Our Q2 course runs from April 28 – June 5 and Enrollment is now open! Fill out the form below and we will email you with details on how to Enroll for the course on April 3rd!
Classes in each course are held every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:30am-9:00am Pacific (GMT-7 PDT) online anywhere in the world via Zoom. For those who enroll, sessions are recorded in case you miss a class and provided through the Slack community workspace we provide to Agile MBA participants.
What Topics Are Covered?
Week 1
- Introduction to Agile
- Understanding Problem Types
- Relative Estimation
Week 2
- Scrum – The What and Why
- Scrum – The How
Week 3
- Test-Driven Development & Behavior-Driven Development
- Technical Debt
Week 4
- Product Development Flow
- Queues, Batch Sizes, and Work in Progress
- Why Proper Sequencing is Crucial
Week 5
- Systems Thinking
- Theory of Constraints
- The Cobra Effect
- Holistic (Throughput) Accounting
Week 6
- Human Factors
- Cognitive Illusions and Biases
- Motivations
- Psychological Safety
- Peopleware
FAQs
There are no prerequisites to enroll in the Agile MBA™. No need to know programming or have a background in tech. The course is open to anyone worldwide at any stage of their career. The average age of our students is 34 and here’s an example of our most recent cohort:
Enrollment is opened up a few weeks before the start of each course. In order to receive the link to the enrollment form, you should first fill out the participant sign up form further down on this page. If you have previously filled out the form for another quarter’s course, and you are interested in the current course, please fill out the form again.
We have a phased approach for enrollment that allows participants to join early and still support the long-term sustainability of the program.
Enrollment Phases:
- April 3 – April 10 (
Ends @ 11:59PM PDT): Free Open Enrollment – $ FREE! - April 11 – April 24 (Ends @ 11:59PM PDT): Early Bird contribution pricing – $18
- After April 24: Standard contribution pricing – $60
- April 27 (@ 10:00 PM PST): Enrollment closes – class starts April 28
Participants who attend at least six sessions will qualify for a Certificate of Attendance, to be provided with the contribution of a $20 service fee.
All classes are recorded in case you have to miss a class in the course and will be provided in our Slack workspace for the length of the course. Please note that you will only receive a Certificate of Attendance if you attend at least six out of the 12 classes live on Zoom.
Yes! Attending the Agile MBA live qualifies you for up to 27 PDUs and SEUs applicable toward certifications including PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, PSM and others through PMI and Scrum Alliance.
Tuesday and Thursday live sessions count as Education hours. Our Friday Discussion sessions are also eligible. Fridays cover additional course content, certification prep and case study discussions.
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