Agile Project Management
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Agile Project Management
This course is part of Project Management Specialization
Instructor: Christy Bozic, PhD, PMP
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What you'll learn
By successfully completing this course, you will be able to distinguish between Agile and predictive project management methodologies.
You will also be able to describe the roles and responsibilities of different members of an agile team and implement agile tools.
And you will be able to identify agile organizations and styles of leadership.
Skills you'll gain
- Software Development Methodologies
- Sprint Planning
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Sprint Retrospectives
- Organizational Structure
- Backlogs
- Agile Methodology
- Team Management
- Organizational Strategy
- Engineering Management
- Scrum (Software Development)
- Agile Product Development
- Product Requirements
- Agile Project Management
- Strategic Thinking
- User Story
- Project Management
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There are 3 modules in this course
The goal of this third course in the Project Management Specialization examines the philosophy and process of managing projects using Agile project management. Students in this course will learn the Agile philosophy and process including the Scrum framework, sprints, and user stories. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to distinguish between predictive and agile project management methodologies and understand the benefits of delivering value early in an engineering project.
This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder. Logo image courtesy of Alex Lion, available on Unsplash at https://unsplash.com/photos/qOvxHjOrx4k
In this module, you will learn how this course is structured and assessed. You will also explore the history of Agile project management and how it differs from other project management methodologies. We will explore the values and principles of Agile and examine different agile frameworks.
What's included
7 videos14 readings2 assignments1 peer review
7 videos•Total 29 minutes
- Introduction to the Course•1 minute
- Agile Project Management Intro•2 minutes
- What is Agile?•10 minutes
- Agile Values•4 minutes
- Agile Principles•9 minutes
- Intro to Agile Frameworks•3 minutes
- Agile Framework Venn•1 minute
14 readings•Total 144 minutes
- Course Updates and Accessibility Support•1 minute
- Non-Credit Students: Welcome and Where to Find Help•10 minutes
- Assessment Strategy•2 minutes
- OPTIONAL: Foundations of Project Management•40 minutes
- Important Update to Project Management Specialization•10 minutes
- Agile vs Waterfall/Predictive vs Hybrid•15 minutes
- Agile is a Mindset•4 minutes
- Agile Manifesto•3 minutes
- Scrum•11 minutes
- Lean Agile •20 minutes
- Kanban•20 minutes
- XP•4 minutes
- About the Agile Honors Project•2 minutes
- Peer evaluation•2 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- The Agile Methodology•15 minutes
- Agile History & Framework Quiz•15 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
- Agile vs. Waterfall/Predictive•180 minutes
In this module, you will learn the fundamentals of the Agile Sprint and the Scrum Process including the roles of teams and the tools they use.
What's included
7 videos9 readings3 assignments1 peer review
7 videos•Total 32 minutes
- The Scrum Master•6 minutes
- The Scrum Process Intro•2 minutes
- Sprint Charter•7 minutes
- Daily Standup•2 minutes
- Simplicity Principle •2 minutes
- User Story Points & Team Velocity•6 minutes
- Setting Priorities •6 minutes
9 readings•Total 106 minutes
- What are Sprints?•8 minutes
- Who are the players?•10 minutes
- Sprint Planning•10 minutes
- Product Backlog and Backlog Refinement•12 minutes
- User Stories•22 minutes
- Sprint Review •20 minutes
- Sprint Retrospective•7 minutes
- Kanban Board•7 minutes
- Burn Down & Burn Up Charts•10 minutes
3 assignments•Total 45 minutes
- Sprint•15 minutes
- The Scrum Process•15 minutes
- Scrum Tools•15 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
- Create a Kanban Board•180 minutes
In this module, you will learn to apply agile values and principles within an organizational context.
What's included
2 videos7 readings2 assignments1 peer review
2 videos•Total 18 minutes
- The Agile Organization•10 minutes
- Agile Organizational Structure•8 minutes
7 readings•Total 164 minutes
- The Five Trademarks of Agile Organizations•40 minutes
- Agile Strategic Vision•25 minutes
- Being Agile vs Practicing Agile•2 minutes
- Embracing Technology•10 minutes
- The Case for Agile•60 minutes
- Distributed Teams•9 minutes
- Servant Leadership•18 minutes
2 assignments•Total 30 minutes
- Agile Organization & Strategy Quiz•15 minutes
- Agile Structures and Leadership•15 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
- Your Agile Organization•180 minutes
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