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How to use this path

Agile is a mindset; Scrum and Kanban are tools. This path teaches you to spot cargo-cult ceremonies and replace them with feedback loops that ship value. Practice on a real team board if you have one — otherwise invent a small product and run the rituals yourself.

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Set your practice field

Pick one: your current team, an open-source project, or a fictional product (e.g. “habit tracker for runners”). You will write stories and run a mock sprint against it.

  • Recommended: 3–5 weeks at ~5 hrs/week
  • Accelerated: 2 weeks if you already sit in standups daily
  • Slow track: shadow one full sprint before leading anything
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Do this now

Name the product and one user outcome you want to deliver in 2 weeks.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Path rhythm
  • What “done” looks like here
  • Cargo cult vs craft

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Side quest

Day zero

Screenshot your current board (or sketch one). Label columns in plain language.