Agile Planning & OKRs for Product Owners | PO Academy (Udemy.com)

If your projects regularly miss deadlines, go over budget, or under-deliver, the issue often isn't the team, it's the planning. Traditional planning models weren't built for today's rapid, customer-driven landscape. That's where Agile planning and OKRs come in.

This course shows you how to plan smarter, move faster, and drive results without sacrificing flexibility or vision.

Designed by Masha Ostroumova, enterprise Agile coach with 10+ years of experience transforming organizations at McKinsey, Rakuten, and Indeed, this course is part of the acclaimed PO Academy series, tailored to turn great planners into strategic business leaders.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Agile planning vs. traditional planning

• Unpack the mindset shift from rigid Gantt charts to iterative, outcome-driven roadmaps

• Learn why Agile planning creates space for innovation while staying laser-focused on goals

• Understand the difference between output-focused and outcome-focused planning

Master outcome-based planning

• Build product roadmaps that align vision, strategy, and execution across teams

• Empower teams with clarity and autonomy without micromanagement or rigid timelines

• Keep stakeholders aligned with transparent, flexible planning that adapts to change

Layered planning that scales

• Understand the relationship between vision, roadmaps, quarterly plans, and sprint planning

• Practice each layer with hands-on templates and real-world exercises from competitive industries

• Learn how to cascade strategy from leadership to delivery teams seamlessly

Write effective OKRs

• Translate fuzzy goals into sharp, actionable Objectives and Key Results that drive focus

• Learn OKR best practices that connect team work to measurable business outcomes

• Avoid common OKR mistakes and apply proven frameworks for writing, tracking, and reviewing OKRs

WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR

• Product Owners and Product Managers who need to balance vision and execution with Agile planning

• Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, and Delivery Leads supporting multiple teams and strategic alignment

• Business leaders and startup founders looking to align execution with strategy using OKRs

• Anyone involved in product planning who wants to deliver more value with less chaos and rework

COURSE FEATURES

• Real-life examples and hands-on exercises to apply Agile planning tools immediately

• Ready-to-use templates to craft roadmaps, define OKRs, and build product plans

• Insights from 10+ years of Agile coaching experience across tech, retail, banking, pharma, and more

• AI Assistant built-in (ChatGPT+ subscription required) for real-time help on OKR writing, prioritization, and feedback loops

• Subtitles in 8 languages: English, French, German, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian

WHY LEARN AGILE PLANNING AND OKRS?

• Get real results: Plan projects that hit goals, satisfy customers, and scale smoothly without constant firefighting

• Stay ahead of change: Make your plans responsive to market shifts without losing strategic direction

• Lead with clarity: Help your teams see the bigger picture and execute with purpose and autonomy

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR

I'm Masha Ostroumova, founder of Agile Apothecary and enterprise Agile coach. I've led Agile transformations for organizations in tech, retail, banking, pharma, and more. I created this course to help product leaders and Agile teams reclaim planning as a strategic advantage - not a bottleneck.

Make 2025 the year your plans start working for you

No more guesswork. No more planning theater. Just smart, flexible, outcome-driven roadmaps that deliver real results.

Enroll now and start building plans that actually deliver.