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Politecnico di Milano

Agile Project Management: Agile-as-a-Culture, beyond SCRUM

Politecnico di Milano via Coursera

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Agile has evolved beyond tools and frameworks—it's now a culture that shapes how organizations behave, make decisions, and navigate complexity. This course explores agility as a mindset, highlighting how leadership, team dynamics, and feedback loops create the conditions for continuous learning and adaptation. Through real-world examples from companies like Spotify, GE, Saab, and Moderna, learners will understand how to embed agility into organizational culture. You will discover the human side of Agile: servant leadership, enabling roles, team alignment, and the practices that empower autonomous, purpose-driven teams. This course provides the mindset and cultural foundations to support Agile practices at scale. At the end of this course, you will be able to: 1. Understand the concept of Agile-as-a-Culture and how it differs from Agile as a framework. 2. Recognize the role of mindset, leadership, and trust in enabling Agile teams. 3. Evaluate how hybrid models integrate Agile and traditional project management principles. 4. Apply principles of servant and enabling leadership to support Agile transformation. 5. Use feedback and cultural alignment tools to enhance team performance and autonomy. 6. Reflect on real-world applications of Agile culture across industries and contexts.

Syllabus

  • Week 0
  • Week 1 - Understanding Agility as a Culture
  • Week 2 - Hybrid Models and Organizational Agility in Practice
  • Week 3 - Leading Agile Teams and Shaping Culture
  • Week 4 - Agility as a Response to Change
  • Week 5 - Final Quiz

Taught by

Tommaso Buganza and Daniel Trabucchi

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