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.

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Feedback on My Online Courses

The AI 4 Agile Online Course launched in October, and the response has been clear. Practitioners want learning that fits their actual schedules: asynchronous, self-paced, and available when they need it. Not two-day classroom commitments, they have to negotiate with their calendars and managers.

One participant put it directly: “Just completed Stefan Wolpers AI 4 Agile Course — Master AI Integration for Agile Practitioners. It is an incredible course. The depth of content make it valuable for AI users at any level in my opinion, but especially for those looking for a good strong starting point. The breadth of materials and practical examples seriously make it a bargain for the price.” (Source.)

Another wrote that the course offers practitioners a way “to integrate artificial intelligence into their workflows with clarity, ethics, and purpose” and strongly recommended it as a current starting point. (Source.)

That’s the signal I’m following. People want substance they can use, delivered in a format that respects their time.

Meanwhile, public Scrum training faces a different reality. Class sizes have shrunk enough that creating a productive learning environment, the kind where peer interaction and dynamic discussion actually work, has become increasingly challenging. When you can’t get enough people in a room, quality suffers. I’m not interested in running classes that don’t deliver value to my students.

What’s Changing

I am shifting more investment to online courses. Two updated versions launch early 2026:

1. The Product Operating Model with AI and Scrum course (January 26, 2026) evolved from what was originally the Advanced Product Backlog Management with AI course. The name change reflects what I’m seeing in organizations: many are moving past “Scrum” as a label toward product operating models focused on outcomes rather than frameworks. They want the substance without the baggage, real or perceived. (Learn more.)
2. The AI 4 Agile Version 2 (March 9) addresses the rapid advance of the field, for example, agentic AI with real understanding of capabilities, limits, and governance; AI transformation anti-patterns and how to recover from them; or advanced skills for Claude Projects. (Learn more.)

Two needs dominated a recent survey among the course students: First, building AI skills across entire teams, not just individual capability, but collective adoption that sticks. Second, ROI evidence that leadership will actually accept. Version 2 tackles both with team-focused content.

Also, I am planning to rejuvenate the Agile Camp Berlin in 2026. The Barcamp format works, but I want to dig deeper into the AI-agile intersection. Personal connection matters, especially as technology reshapes how we work.

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Why This Makes Sense

The survey data is also unambiguous in another way. When asked how they want to learn, 40% chose self-paced online with templates and labs. Another 19% needed cost clarity first, 12% required details on time commitments, 17% wanted hybrid models with office hours, and only 7% wanted live cohorts.

The pattern is clear: practitioners want learning that removes barriers rather than creating them.

In response, I am aligning my work around self-paced content that gives people control over their learning, combined with personal connection through the Agile Camp, ongoing public Scrum training for those who want it, and hybrid formats with office hours and peer practice. Nevertheless, the foundation of my educational offering will shift to asynchronous delivery because that better serves practitioners for this material.

Conclusion

My plan for 2026: More investment in online courses addressing real problems, integrating AI into Agile practice, navigating the shift from Scrum to genuine product operating models, and building capabilities that produce measurable outcomes.

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