This short course is aimed at students or professionals who would like to learn how to apply Agile methodologies to their projects or to their own business contexts to shorten the project development cycle. In this course, students will learn the main concepts of lean startup methodology, explain how Agile can be used to implement solutions and improve products and services, and apply scrum methodology to specific business problems or situations. Students will learn through a variety of readings and a multimedia material with interactive videos and activities, and will be prepared to apply these methodologies to their own projects once they complete the course.
This short course is part of the previous Master Track Certificate in Business Essentials. You may also be interested in a related short course from this program, "From Ideas to Impact: Design Thinking for User Centricity."
In this short course, you'll discover the main concepts of lean startup methodology, explain how Agile can be used to implement solutions and improve products and services, and discover how scrum methodology is applied specific business problems or situations.
What's included
11 readings7 assignments1 app item
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11 readings•Total 110 minutes
About the Course•10 minutes
About the Professor•5 minutes
A Note on Course Materials •5 minutes
What Is Lean Startup Methodology – And How Can It Help You?•10 minutes
Lean Startup: Defined, How It Differs From a Traditional Business•10 minutes
Lean Startup Principles, Methodology, and Examples •20 minutes
Agile Methodology: A Beginner's Guide•10 minutes
Real Life Examples of Agile Methodology•10 minutes
Salesforce: An Agile Case Study•10 minutes
Examples of Scrum Case Studies•15 minutes
Rate this Course!•5 minutes
7 assignments•Total 110 minutes
What Is Lean Startup Methodology – And How Can It Help You?•10 minutes
Lean Startup: Defined, How It Differs From a Traditional Business•15 minutes
Lean Startup Principles, Methodology, and Examples •15 minutes
Agile Methodology: A Beginner's Guide•20 minutes
Real Life Examples of Agile Methodology•10 minutes
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