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Software Processes and Agile Practices

Software Processes and Agile Practices

This course is part of Software Product Management Specialization

Instructor: Kenny Wong

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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8 hours to complete

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4 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

5,294 reviews

8 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

96%

Most learners liked this course

What you'll learn

Distinguish between different process models for organizing software production.
Gauge the applicability of process models for a software development project.
Apply the fundamentals of Agile software development and management practices.

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There are 4 modules in this course

This course delves into a variety of processes to structure software development. It also covers the foundations of core Agile practices, such as Extreme Programming and Scrum.

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Are you someone who likes to see the big-picture? Being a forward thinker who knows what’s coming next is an invaluable trait as a software product manager. This module will prepare you to become this asset for your team. A software process organizes development from beginning to end. We are going to walk through each step of the development process. This will allow you to become familiar with the entire development process so that you can effectively organize product development and foresee upcoming steps--even if you’ve never worked in software development before!

What's included

8 videos7 readings1 assignment

8 videosTotal 39 minutes

Specialization Preview2 minutes
Introduction to Software Processes and Agile Practices3 minutes
2.1.1: Processes and Practices6 minutes
2.1.1A: Processes and Practices6 minutes
2.1.1B: Processes and Practices6 minutes
2.1.2: Software Engineering Activities5 minutes
2.1.2A: Software Engineering Activities5 minutes
2.1.2B: Software Engineering Activities5 minutes

7 readingsTotal 70 minutes

Meet your presenters: Morgan Patzelt10 minutes
Meet your presenters: Bradley Poulette10 minutes
Meet Your Facilitators10 minutes
Course Resources: Software Processes and Agile Practices10 minutes
Course Map: Software Processes and Agile Practices10 minutes
Reading: Differentiating Phases, Activities and Tasks10 minutes
Module 1: Supplemental Resources10 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

Module 1 Assessment (Graded)30 minutes

Ready to dive a little deeper? This module will familiarize you with a wide variety of software process models from throughout history. You will learn about basic software process models, like the Waterfall model and The Unified Process. These fundamental processes will set the stage for the knowledge you will gain later in the course, where more complex processes will be introduced.

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment

Do you want to help developers reach their full potential? Do you want to impress clients by delivering a great product on-schedule and on-budget? Then this module is the place for you! In this module, you will learn some Agile methodologies that are practiced in the industry today. This module will cover the Scrum and Extreme Programming methodologies. The practices in these methodologies are some of the most popular practices in the industry today. They provide practices that will help to maintain organized and effective development. These methodologies will help you to know the exact state of your product and deliver successfully!

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 assignment

Almost there! In this last module, we will dive into Lean Software Development and Kanban. Being the most complex tools which we will cover in this course makes them the “spike-driving machines” from our railroad-building analogy. Lean and Kanban are a cumulation of many lessons learned, and are widely used in some form in the industry today.

What's included

5 videos4 readings2 assignments

5 videosTotal 48 minutes

2.4.1: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development10 minutes
2.4.1A: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development9 minutes
2.4.1B: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development8 minutes
2.4.1C: Agile Variations and Lean Software Development5 minutes
2.4.2: Kanban16 minutes

4 readingsTotal 60 minutes

Learn Kanban with Trello30 minutes
Module 4: Supplemental Resources10 minutes
Congratulations and Preview a Capstone Course10 minutes
Acknowledgements10 minutes

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Module 4 Assessment (Graded)30 minutes
Course Final Assessment (Graded)30 minutes

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Reviewed on Jul 17, 2020

What I very appreciate from this course that we get feedback from your mistake so can learn from it. That's why it suitable for newbie or professional and programmer or non programmer.

Reviewed on Nov 19, 2015

Great course, now i have a really clear idea about the many choices in processes to make a better software in a quality and timely manner. I´m enjoying so much this specialization, Thanks!

Reviewed on Dec 28, 2015

Good course. Information is concise and well structured. I have completed the assignments spending approximately 1.5 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be easy.

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