MASTERING DESIGN SPRINTS AND AGILE SCRUM
“Accelerating Innovation and Delivering Value Through Rapid Iteration and Agile Delivery”
Course Schedule
| Date | Venue | Fees (Face-to-Face) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 – 16 Apr 2026 | Manama, Bahrain | USD 3495 per delegate |
Course Introduction
In today’s fast-paced digital economy, teams must innovate quickly, validate ideas efficiently, and deliver customer-centric solutions without delay. Design Sprints and Agile Scrum offer proven frameworks to accelerate product development, reduce risk, and foster a culture of experimentation and iterative improvement.
This 5-day immersive course empowers professionals with practical skills in leading and facilitating Design Sprints, while also mastering Agile Scrum fundamentals, roles, ceremonies, and tools. Participants will engage in simulations, real-world exercises, and team-based sprints to turn ideas into tested solutions in record time.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
• Understand the principles and frameworks of Design Sprints and Agile Scrum
• Facilitate and participate in a full 5-phase Design Sprint
• Define product backlogs, sprints, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Apply Agile Scrum techniques for managing iterative project delivery
• Lead innovation, team collaboration, and stakeholder engagement
Key Benefits of Attending
• Learn the exact tools used by top innovation teams at Google, Atlassian, and Spotify
• Improve the speed and quality of product and service development
• Transform team collaboration with Agile and design thinking principles
• Boost customer satisfaction by validating ideas before full-scale rollout
• Gain competitive advantage through rapid innovation cycles
Intended Audience
This program is designed for:
• Product owners, project managers, and innovation leaders
• UX/UI designers, business analysts, and software developers
• Agile coaches and scrum masters
• Marketing, operations, and cross-functional team members
• Anyone driving digital transformation or launching new initiatives
Individual Benefits
Key competencies that will be developed include:
• Rapid ideation and prototyping using Design Sprint methodology
• Agile Scrum planning, facilitation, and backlog refinement
• Problem-solving, creativity, and iterative thinking
• Team collaboration and time-boxed execution
• Customer empathy, user validation, and feedback integration
Organization Benefits
Upon completing the training course, participants will demonstrate:
• Faster innovation cycles and reduced development costs
• Greater alignment between cross-functional teams
• Increased product-market fit through early validation
• Improved stakeholder communication and agile delivery success
• Enhanced responsiveness to market shifts and user needs
Instructional Methdology
The course follows a blended learning approach combining theory with practice:
• Strategy Briefings – Agile and design thinking foundations
• Case Studies – Successes and failures of product innovation cycles
• Workshops – Full simulations of sprints, Scrum ceremonies, and retrospectives
• Peer Exchange – Team-based activities and real-world feedback loops
• Tools – Templates for sprint planning, user story mapping, retrospectives, and KPIs
Course Outline
Training Hours: 07:30 AM – 03:30 PM
Daily Format: 3–4 Learning Modules | Coffee Breaks: 09:30 & 11:15 | Lunch Break: 01:00 – 02:00
Day 1: Innovation Frameworks and Design Sprint Basics
- Module 1: Foundations of Design Thinking and Agile (07:30 – 09:30)
• Comparing Agile Scrum and Design Sprint methods
• Key roles, values, and principles - Module 2: Design Sprint Overview (09:45 – 11:15)
• 5-phase sprint breakdown: Understand, Ideate, Decide, Prototype, Test - Module 3: Workshop – Define a Real Sprint Challenge (11:30 – 01:00)
• Framing a business or product challenge
Day 2: Design Sprint Execution – Phases 1–3
- Module 4: Understand and Map the Problem (07:30 – 09:30)
• Journey mapping and expert interviews - Module 5: Ideate and Sketch Solutions (09:45 – 11:15)
• Lightning demos and sketching exercises - Module 6: Workshop – Group Ideation and Decision-Making (11:30 – 01:00)
• Dot voting and storyboard creation
Day 3: Design Sprint Execution – Phases 4–5
- Module 7: Prototyping and Rapid Testing (07:30 – 09:30)
• Tools and approaches for low-fidelity prototyping - Module 8: Conducting User Tests and Feedback Loops (09:45 – 11:15)
• Preparing user interviews and test scripts - Module 9: Workshop – Run a Mini Sprint Simulation (11:30 – 01:00)
• Execute the full Design Sprint in teams
Day 4: Agile Scrum Framework and Ceremonies
- Module 10: Agile Scrum Roles, Artifacts, and Workflow (07:30 – 09:30)
• Product owner, scrum master, team, backlog, and increments - Module 11: Sprint Planning, Reviews, and Retrospectives (09:45 – 11:15)
• User story creation and estimation (story points, planning poker) - Module 12: Workshop – Run a Sprint Planning Simulation (11:30 – 01:00)
• Define sprint goals, backlog items, and timelines
Day 5: Integration and Agile Team Leadership
- Module 13: Agile Mindset and Scaling Agile (07:30 – 09:30)
• SAFe, LeSS, and enterprise frameworks - Module 14: Performance Metrics and Continuous Improvement (09:45 – 11:15)
• Velocity tracking, burndown charts, and team feedback - Module 15: Final Workshop – Design an Agile Sprint Plan (11:30 – 01:00)
• Present a project execution plan using Design Sprint + Agile
Certification
Participants will receive a Certificate of Completion in Mastering Design Sprints and Agile Scrum, validating their ability to lead innovation projects and deliver customer-centric solutions using rapid iteration and Agile frameworks.