The Agile HR Frameworks for Adaptive Organizations Training Course is designed to empower HR professionals with the mindset, tools, and practices necessary to drive flexibility, speed, and innovation in dynamic workplaces. As organizations face constant change, traditional HR structures often struggle to keep pace. Agile HR offers a transformative approach to people operations—embracing cross-functional collaboration, iterative planning, and employee-centric design. This course explores how Agile principles can be applied to HR processes like recruitment, performance, learning, and organizational design, enabling HR teams to become enablers of agility across the enterprise.

Duration: 5 Days

Target Audience
• HR Managers and Directors
• Agile Coaches and Transformation Leads
• HR Business Partners
• Organizational Development Specialists
• Talent and Learning Professionals
• Change Management Consultants
• Employee Experience Designers
• Workforce Strategy Professionals

Course Objectives
• Understand the principles of Agile and their relevance to HR
• Apply Agile frameworks to recruitment, performance, and learning
• Redesign HR processes for adaptability and employee empowerment
• Foster a collaborative and feedback-rich HR culture
• Drive business agility through people practices
• Build HR’s role in agile transformation initiatives
• Develop cross-functional HR squads and agile ceremonies
• Promote transparency, alignment, and rapid experimentation

Module 1: Introduction to Agile HR
• The need for agility in modern HR
• Principles of the Agile Manifesto in HR contexts
• Comparing traditional vs. agile HR models
• Benefits of Agile HR for people and performance
• The Agile HR maturity journey

Module 2: Agile Frameworks and Methodologies
• Overview of Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, and Lean
• Choosing the right framework for HR projects
• Role of HR in enterprise Agile transformations
• Tools for workflow visualization and backlog management
• Setting Agile rituals: stand-ups, retrospectives, sprints

Module 3: Agile Talent Acquisition
• Agile recruitment pipelines and sprint hiring
• Candidate experience design thinking
• Collaborative hiring and hiring squads
• Feedback loops and iterative job marketing
• Data-driven decisions in recruitment

Module 4: Agile Performance Management
• Replacing annual reviews with continuous feedback
• Goal setting with OKRs and alignment tools
• Peer-to-peer recognition and team-based goals
• Coaching and development conversations
• Performance retrospectives and pulse surveys

Module 5: Agile Learning and Development
• Microlearning and learning in the flow of work
• Employee-driven learning paths and platforms
• Sprint-based learning cycles
• Rapid upskilling for emerging competencies
• Embedding feedback into learning design

Module 6: Agile Organizational Design
• From hierarchies to networks of teams
• Self-organizing teams and team autonomy
• Role clarity in fluid structures
• Aligning HR structures with product delivery
• Cross-functional collaboration frameworks

Module 7: Agile Change Management and Culture
• Co-creation of change with employees
• Agile communication strategies
• Leading through uncertainty and complexity
• Building psychological safety and experimentation
• Continuous improvement as cultural norm

Module 8: Implementing Agile HR in Practice
• Crafting a roadmap for Agile HR adoption
• Building agile capabilities within HR teams
• Selecting pilot projects for early wins
• Measurement and metrics for Agile HR success
• Case studies and global best practices

Training Approach

This course will be delivered by our skilled trainers who have vast knowledge and experience as expert professionals in the fields. The course is taught in English and through a mix of theory, practical activities, group discussion and case studies. Course manuals and additional training materials will be provided to the participants upon completion of the training.

Tailor-Made Course

This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For further inquiries, please contact us on: Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Training Venue

The training will be held at our Skills for Africa Training Institute Training Centre. We also offer training for a group at requested location all over the world. The course fee covers the course tuition, training materials, two break refreshments, and buffet lunch.

Visa application, travel expenses, airport transfers, dinners, accommodation, insurance, and other personal expenses are catered by the participant

Certification

Participants will be issued with Skills for Africa Training Institute certificate upon completion of this course.

Airport Pickup and Accommodation

Airport pickup and accommodation is arranged upon request. For booking contact our Training Coordinator through Email: info@skillsforafrica.org, training@skillsforafrica.org Tel: +254 702 249 449

Terms of Payment: Unless otherwise agreed between the two parties’ payment of the course fee should be done 7 working days before commencement of the training.