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Learn Risk Management: Risk Planning in Agile and Scrum (Udemy.com)

Complete Risk Management and Risk Planning Training: Identify Project Risks, Create Risk Plan and Monitor Risks in Scrum

Created by: Dejan Majkic

Last updated October 2025

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What you will learn

  • Define Risk Management in Scrum
  • Identify the types of Project Risks
  • Explain Risk Assessment
  • Explain impact versus likelihood matrix
  • Understand the concept of placing risks on a matrix
  • Define and understand Risk Strategies, Contingency, Mitigation
  • Identify Group Anti-Patterns
  • Identify Individual Anti-Patterns
  • Explain Contingency Plan vs Fallback Plan
  • Understand how The Risk Assessment Meeting is held
  • Understand how to create a Risk Plan
  • Important factors of Risk monitoring
  • FAQ for Risk management

How it compares

Against the other 1,210 rated Udemy courses in Business on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 46% of them
  • Reviews2,312#278 of 1,211 by number of reviews
  • Length8.5 hourslonger than 85% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2025more recently than 51% of them

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Course Description

A Scrum Master watched a "small" technical issue cascade into a $340,000 disaster and a 6-week delay.

Three team members saw it coming. None had the framework to raise it properly.

In 8.5 hours, you'll master the exact system 12,251+ Agile professionals use to identify and prevent these disasters before they strike.


TRUSTED BY 12,251+ AGILE PROFESSIONALS | 4.5-STAR RATING FROM 1,844 REVIEWS | #1 RISK MANAGEMENT COURSE ON UDEMY

Here's What Nobody Tells You About Agile

You're doing everything "right", standups, sprint planning, retrospectives. Your team is committed. Your Product Owner has vision.

Then it hits:

A technical dependency nobody mapped. Scope creep disguised as "just a small change." Technical debt that makes everything take 3x longer. A blocker that derails your entire sprint.


STOP SCROLLING AND ASK YOURSELF THESE 3 QUESTIONS:

  1. The Bus Factor: If your lead developer got sick tomorrow, does your current sprint fail immediately?

  2. The "Hidden" Dependency: Can you name the one external team or stakeholder that has the power to block your release next week? (If you have to think about it, you’re already at risk).

  3. The Optimism Trap: Did you plan this sprint assuming 100% capacity, or did you mathematically account for the "unknowns" that happen every single time?

If you hesitated on even one answer, you are currently managing by luck, not by system.

The truth: Agile doesn't eliminate risks. It moves faster, which means unmanaged risks hit harder and spread faster.

Traditional risk management is too slow for Agile. But no risk management? That's how careers stall and projects fail.

What Top-Performing Teams Know That You Don't (Yet)

Imagine walking into sprint planning with confidence because:

  • You've already identified the 5 critical risks threatening this sprint

  • Your team has contingency plans (not just "we'll figure it out")

  • Stakeholders trust you because you're ahead of problems, not reacting to them

  • You sleep soundly knowing you're managing uncertainty strategically

This isn't luck. It's a learnable system.

And 347 professionals enrolled this week to master it.


ENROLL NOW - START TODAY


From Reactive Firefighter to Strategic Risk Leader

"Very good instructor. Takes a difficult subject and makes it easy to follow and understand." — Ralph H.

Risk management sounds complex. Most courses make it worse with theoretical frameworks you'll never use.

This course is different.

You get a practical, battle-tested system you can apply in tomorrow's standup. No PhD required. No complex formulas. Just clear frameworks that work.

That's why 12,251+ students chose this training—and why it maintains a 4.5-star rating from 1,844 real reviews.


Your Transformation and What You'll Master in 8.5 Hours:

WEEK 1: PREVENT YOUR NEXT CRISIS

Identify the 5 risk types hiding in your current sprint (most teams miss 3)

Master the impact vs. likelihood matrix to prioritize what matters

Run 15-minute Risk Assessment Meetings that prevent weeks of rework

Spot Anti-Patterns sabotaging even experienced teams

WEEK 2: BUILD YOUR SYSTEM

Create Risk Plans your team actually uses (not abandoned documents)

Know exactly when to deploy Contingency vs. Fallback Plans

Integrate risk management into existing Scrum events (zero extra meetings)

WEEK 3: BECOME THE EXPERT

Monitor risks throughout sprints without bureaucracy

Handle tough stakeholder questions with confidence

Build your reputation as someone who prevents problems, not just solves them

"I learned a great deal about risk management in an Agile Scrum environment. It was not hard to grasp the concepts." — Anthony E.


Apply Everything Immediately:

TOMORROW: Use the Risk Identification checklist in your standup

THIS WEEK: Run your first Risk Assessment Meeting

THIS SPRINT: Implement your Risk Plan and watch blockers decrease

THIS MONTH: Earn recognition as the strategic leader who sees around corners

"The course is very informative, and I can see where I would be able to apply its concepts." — Andriette B.


Is This Training Right for You? PERFECT FOR:

Scrum Masters tired of firefighting who want to lead strategically

Product Owners protecting vision from technical uncertainty

Developers frustrated by preventable technical debt

Project Managers bridging traditional and Agile methods

Anyone new to Agile who wants to build the right habits now

Team members who know "someone should manage these risks"


NOT FOR:

People seeking quick 30-minute overviews (this is comprehensive)

Those wanting traditional waterfall methods (this is Agile-specific)

Anyone unwilling to implement what they learn (this requires action)

No prerequisites required. Basic Scrum knowledge helps but isn't mandatory.


What's Inside Your Risk Management Course:

8.5 HOURS OF FOCUSED TRAINING - Equivalent to a full semester course, zero fluff

BATTLE-TESTED TOOLS AND TEMPLATES

  • Risk Identification Checklists

  • Impact vs. Likelihood Matrix

  • Risk Plan Frameworks

  • Meeting Guides

  • Anti-Pattern Detectors

REAL CASE STUDIES - From actual Scrum teams, not theory

LIFETIME ACCESS - All future updates included, forever

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION - Prove your expertise

"I really enjoyed this course and the presenter did an awesome job." — Debonie M.


What One Prevented Disaster Is Worth?

Think about your last major project issue.

A delayed sprint costs $15,000-$50,000 in lost productivity.

A failed release costs $100,000+ in rework and reputation damage.

A missed deadline costs career opportunities.

This entire course costs less than one hour of team downtime.

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Instructor Details

Dejan Majkic

I'm Dejan Majkic, CIO, Certified Scrum Master and Product Owner, who has trained 133,126+ students across 35 courses while leading digital transformation at a government tax administration. The results? 30% efficiency gains, 20% cost reduction, and teams that actually embrace change instead of resisting it.


My credentials: Master of Computer Science, 60+ IT certifications, 20+ years in IT, implementing Agile in high-stakes environments where failure isn't an option.


What makes me different: I don't just teach frameworks and strategies, I show you how to apply Scrum and Agile principles to deliver measurable business value. My students don't just pass certifications; they transform how their organizations work, reducing time-to-market while increasing innovation capacity.


For individuals: My courses help you gain the certifications and practical skills that employers seek. Students master how to become the Agile leader your organization needs, the person who bridges development teams and business stakeholders.


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Reviews

4.5

2,312 ratings on Udemy

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By Yuvvraj Kalyanie on 8/25/2026

Was a very useful training on Risk Planning and Scrum. I am sure it shall help me further in better risk planning. thank you

By Ralf Resch on 12/20/2025

Very good and instructive course which complemented my experience as risk manager in a large programme.

By Anthony Ewell on 9/15/2025

I learned a great deal about risk management in an Agile Scrum environment. It was not hard to grasp the concepts. Reinforcement of topics was key.

By Peter Farrar on 7/9/2025

Brilliantly presented by a knowledgeable expert who provides relatable examples for context.

By Daniel Ivanov on 5/2/2025

The course itself is solid - the foundation is there and the delivery is simple and proper. I have 3 remarks, though: 1. I know that the course is theory + some past experiences sharing, but would've been nice if it wasn't that noticeable that it's read from the screen. A bit more preparation and rephrasing perhaps would've been great 2. Some of the words are being butchered - a small improvement to the delivery & pronunciation would be great and the course would be almost perfect 3. The information for some of the parts of the sections is repetitive - essentially saying the same thing twice but with slightly changed words which to me was a bit pointless - I'd suggest getting to the point and eventually to quickly repeat or emphasize on something at the end. However, having all those remarks in mind - the course is helpful & informative, the resources are present and up-to-date and the small summary in the end was great Money well spent I'd say!

By Bhupendra Sharma on 5/1/2025

It has been great learning experience. The risk management concepts are very clearly explained.

By Andriette Brown on 5/1/2025

I the course is very informative, and I can see where I would be able to apply its concepts.

By Zina Bessaoud on 1/26/2025

this course is amazing, I will consider it as a reference in my work, it makes it easy to handle risk

By Katrin Rust on 1/26/2025

Talking is different to that what is shown on the slides, thats confusing. Just talk about the sencentes that are written on the slides, after you´ve talked abput that continue...

By Bader Albahrani on 1/6/2025

The content is well-structured and easily comprehensible, featuring quality material. The presenter excels in providing detailed book reports and effectively illustrates the breakdown with examples from various topics covered. The presentation is direct and clear, achieving a commendable balance between theoretical concepts and practical examples.

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Overall Score : 90 / 100