Plans for 2026: More Online Courses, Rejuvenating the Agile Camp, and Less Public Scrum Training

TL; DR: Stefan’s Plan for 2026

The public Scrum training market is shrinking, while demand for self-paced AI and Product courses is growing among agile practitioners. Consequently, I will shift toward online courses on AI for Agile and Product Operating Models in 2026. And I will rejuvenate the Agile Camp Berlin in the summer of 2026. Learn more about what is in the pipeline.

Plans for 2026: More Online Courses, Rejuvenating the Agile Camp, and Less Public Scrum Training —  Stefan Wolpers of Age-of-Product.com
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Why Agility Matters (And How to Break the Cycle When It Doesn’t)

TL; DR: Why Agility Matters

What if your organization’s “Agility” dysfunction isn’t an implementation problem but a missing-conditions problem that switching to, say, a product operating model cannot solve? This article identifies the success factors for agility that are absent in your organization. It gives you concrete Monday-morning actions to test what’s actually possible within your sphere of influence to drive change, because agility matters.

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Product Development AI Risks: When Your Leverage Becomes Your Liability

TL; DR: How Your Advantage Becomes Your Achilles Heel

AI can silently erode your product operating model by replacing empirical validation with pattern-matching shortcuts and algorithmic decision-making. This article on product development AI risks, along with its corresponding video, identifies three consolidated risk categories and practical boundaries to maintain customer-centric judgment while leveraging AI effectively.

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AI 4 Agile v2 — I Need Your Input on What to Build Next

TL; DR: What AI 4 Agile Topics Shall I Cover in Version 2?

Version 1 of the AI for Agile Practitioners Online Course just closed its first two weeks with 250 new students. The feedback has been direct and useful: Practitioners value the realistic MegaBrain.io scenario work, the quiz design that tests judgment rather than memorization, and the focus on ethics and responsible AI alongside practical application. So far, that’s good, but AI 4 Agile v2 seriously needs your input: What topics shall I cover?

👉 Hence, please join the AI 4 Agile v2 Survey; it won’t take more than 3 minutes.

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Earn Your Free AI 4 Agile Certificate — Test-Drive the Questions

TL; DR: Test-Drive the Questions of the AI 4 Agile Assessment

Help me QA the questions for the AI 4 Agile Certificate by taking three short practice quizzes on the intersection of AI and Agile. In return, pass 2 out of 3 and get a free shot at the real AI 4 Agile Certification (40 questions, 45 minutes). The top performer of this small competition also receives the full AI 4 Agile online course.

Your feedback on the questions matters tremendously and helps shape a better curriculum for all practitioners.

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