Agile Software Development

Agile Software Development

This course is part of Software Development Lifecycle Specialization

Instructor: Praveen Mittal

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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There are 4 modules in this course

Software industry is going crazy on agile methods. It is rapidly becoming the choice for software development where requirements are unpredictable or is expected to change over time. This course will help you gain knowledge on what is agile? Why agile is better suited for these situations? We will also cover some of the most common agile frameworks like scrum and XP in depth.

Prerequisite: You need basic knowledge of software development process and software development methodologies. After completing this course, you will be able to : 1) Demonstrate the ability to participate effectively in agile practices/process for software development. 2) Explain the purpose behind common agile practices. 3) Ability to apply agile principles and values to a given situation. 4) Ability to identify and address most common problems encountered in adopting Agile methods. Project: You will also be given opportunity to apply what you learn in this course. You will be given fictional case studies, where after studying the case study, you will have to exercise some of the practices, techniques, etc that team members of an agile team members are expected to know.

In this module, we will learn about agile mindset, the core behind many agile methods. How agile methods are different than traditional methods and when to use agile methods. We will learn about how to apply agile mindset and finally review different frameworks available to implement agile.

What's included

9 videos3 readings4 assignments

9 videos Total 52 minutes

Welcome and Course Intro 3 minutes
What software development looks like? 7 minutes
Intro to Software Development Models 8 minutes
Why Agile? 5 minutes
Agile Manifesto: Principles 8 minutes
Benefits and Challenges of Agile 6 minutes
Agile: When to Use and When NOT to! 4 minutes
Applying an Agile Mindset to a Project 8 minutes
Agile Frameworks 3 minutes

3 readings Total 45 minutes

Course Learning Plan 10 minutes
Video: Agile Manifesto : Values 5 minutes
Video: Agile Manifesto Explained 30 minutes

4 assignments Total 80 minutes

Agile Fundamentals 30 minutes
Agile Values and Principles 10 minutes
Using Agile Methods 10 minutes
Applying an Agile Mindset 30 minutes

In this module we will learn about user stories and agile estimation and planning techniques.

What's included

9 videos5 assignments

9 videos Total 77 minutes

Gathering Requirements: The agile way 6 minutes
User Stories: The currency of agile development 10 minutes
Characteristics of good user stories 6 minutes
Generating User Stories 14 minutes
Agile Estimation and Planning 13 minutes
Estimation Styles and Process 8 minutes
Velocity 8 minutes
Release Planning 7 minutes
Release Tracking 4 minutes

5 assignments Total 125 minutes

Requirements and Planning 30 minutes
User Stories 20 minutes
Gathering User Needs 20 minutes
Agile Estimation 25 minutes
Release Planning and Tracking 30 minutes

In this module we will learn about Scrum which is one of the most popular agile framework. We will learn about scrum practices and the purpose behind these practices.

What's included

6 videos4 assignments1 peer review

6 videos Total 36 minutes

Scrum Overview 8 minutes
Sprint Planning 12 minutes
Sprint Tracking 3 minutes
Sprint Execution and Daily Standups 4 minutes
Sprint Review 3 minutes
Sprint Retrospective 5 minutes

4 assignments Total 106 minutes

Scrum 30 minutes
Scrum Overview 16 minutes
Sprint Planning and Tracking 30 minutes
Sprint Review, Retrospective and Execution 30 minutes

1 peer review Total 120 minutes

Applying the Agile Mindset and Techniques 120 minutes

In this module, we will compare Scrum to XP and learn about some of the engineering practices from XP.

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment1 peer review

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Reviewed on Jan 13, 2021

The trainer explains the concepts so fluently. It is like a story listening. One of the best training. All the concepts covered in a clear and cool manner. Definitely a must for a beginner.

Reviewed on Jun 25, 2020

A very good introduction to Agile methodologies: Scrum and XP. Lectures are easy to follow. Assignments let you put some things into practise, which makes the course more complete and interesting.

Reviewed on May 7, 2020

It is very good Course.With Agile we can deliver better project/product. Customer would be happy as he get update on imprement, progress, completion of project percentage on time to time.

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