This course is aimed at anybody interested in COBOL or or software development. In this course, you will be introduced to core practices, systems, and methodologies associated with IBM COBOL software development. You will learn about COBOL as a self-documenting language. You will review working with existing coding. This course also covers quality assurance (QA), technical support and project management.


IBM COBOL Software Development Practices


IBM COBOL Software Development Practices
This course is part of IBM Mainframe Developer Professional Certificate

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- Agile Software Development
- Scrum (Software Development)
- Systems Development Life Cycle
- Software Development
- Quality Assurance
- System Support
- Code Review
- Computer Programming
- Software Quality Assurance
- Software Development Life Cycle
- Technical Support and Services
- Software Quality (SQA/SQC)
- Agile Methodology
- Mainframe Computing
- Technical Support
- Software Development Methodologies
- Issue Tracking
- Help Desk Support
- Agile Project Management
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Reviewed on Oct 2, 2024
This is a great course for my career advancement, thank you
Reviewed on Mar 2, 2026
Good, very high-level overview of a lot of different topics, from documentation, to testing & debugging, code review, ticketing systems, technical support, project management, and Agile.
Reviewed on Mar 15, 2024
Lots of reading but these are good knowledge to have







