University of Virginia
Agile Development Specialization
University of Virginia

Agile Development Specialization

Drive to Value with Agile Methods. Master an adaptive approach to product development

Alex Cowan

Instructor: Alex Cowan

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4.7

(2,862 reviews)

Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • How to determine what's valuable to a user early by focusing your team on testable narratives and creating a strong shared perspective

  • How to drive a focus on outcomes over outputs by facilitating a culture of experimentation and a test-driven, results-driven approach to agile

  • How to charter and focus an analytics (and data science) program that enhances your core objectives

  • How to iteratively identify and test the right agile practices from leading frameworks like scrum, XP, and kanban to your team's work

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Specialization - 4 course series

Agile Meets Design Thinking

Agile Meets Design Thinking

Course 19 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to evaluate and explain the relevance of concepts and practices from the agile development methodologies

  • How to create a strong shared perspective and drive to value using design methods like personas and problem scenarios

  • How to diagnose what software will be valuable to the user and how to test your ideas using agile user stories and prototypes

  • How to facilitate narrative collaboration with user stories and prototypes

Skills you'll gain

User Story, Agile Methodology, Agile Product Development, Persona Development, Design Thinking, Product Improvement, Product Development, Software Development, Agile Software Development, Innovation, Product Design, Discussion Facilitation, User Centered Design, Product Management, Testability, and User Research

What you'll learn

  • How to drive valuable outcomes for your user and reduce waste for your team by diagnosing and prioritizing what you need to know about them

  • How to focus your practice of agile by pairing qualitative and quantitative analytics

  • How to do just enough research when you need it by running design sprints

  • How to accelerate value delivery by investing in your product pipeline

Skills you'll gain

Lean Methodologies, Prototyping, Continuous Delivery, Usability Testing, Agile Methodology, Product Testing, DevOps, Agile Product Development, User Research, Product Development, and Innovation
Product Analytics and AI

Product Analytics and AI

Course 315 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to naturally, habitually tie your team’s work to actionable analytics that help you drive to user value.

  • How to pair your hypotheses on customer personas and problem with analytics.

  • How to test propositions (a la Lean Startup) so you don’t build features no one wants.

  • How to instrument actionable observation into everything you build (a la Lean UX).

Skills you'll gain

Data Science, Customer Insights, Product Management, Agile Methodology, Usability Testing, Agile Software Development, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Predictive Analytics, Business Analytics, Demand Planning, Customer Analysis, Analytics, Software Development, User Experience, Product Testing, and A/B Testing
Managing an Agile Team

Managing an Agile Team

Course 411 hours

What you'll learn

  • How to select and test agile practices to adaptively improve your team’s practice of agile

  • How to create an agile team charter that aligns your team’s focus with company strategy while leaving it free to work creatively

  • How to facilitate retrospectives with your team to iteratively, collaboratively improve your practice of agile

  • How to support your team’s transition to agile

Skills you'll gain

Agile Methodology, Agile Project Management, Kanban Principles, Backlogs, Team Building, Discussion Facilitation, Innovation, Prioritization, Lean Methodologies, Goal Setting, Team Leadership, Process Improvement, Team Management, Team Performance Management, Sales Presentation, Agile Software Development, Selling Techniques, and Sprint Retrospectives

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Alex Cowan
University of Virginia
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