Managing an Agile Team
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About this course: Traditional development processes often lead to team frustration and poor results. Agile offers a different approach to managing the complexity of software development. This course focuses on the day-to-day jobs of running a software development program and how leading agile methodologies (Scrum, XP, kanban) can help you do them better. From transitioning a team to agile to running sprints to managing stakeholders, this course gives you the skills you need to manage an agile team in your specific operating environment. We'll show you how to: - Think through and focus on the most important aspects of your projects and sprints - Facilitate your team’s initial and ongoing adoption of the specific agile practices that work for you - Anchor your outcomes and success criteria in durable ideas about what makes for valuable products - Support your team's transition from traditional approaches to agile - Create an agile-friendly environment across functional disciplines - Identify and manage outside stakeholder needs This course is supported by the Batten Institute at UVA’s Darden School of Business. The Batten Institute’s mission is to improve the world through entrepreneurship and innovation: www.batteninstitute.org.
Created by:Â Â Â University of Virginia
Taught by:Â Â Â Â Alex Cowan, Faculty & Batten Fellow
Darden School of Business
Basic Info
Course 3 of 5 in the Agile Development Specialization.
Commitment
4 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week
Language
English
How To Pass
Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
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Course 3 of Specialization
Drive to Value with Agile Methods. Master an adaptive approach to product development
Agile Development
University of Virginia
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The University of Virginia is distinctive among institutions of higher education. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819, and located on a World Heritage site in Charlottesville, the University sustains the ideal of developing, through education, leaders who are well-prepared to help shape the future of the nation. The University is public, while nourished by the strong support of its alumni. It is also selective; the students who come here have been chosen because they show the exceptional promise Jefferson envisioned.
Syllabus
WEEK 1
The Agile Team
This week we’ll introduce the four major jobs of software development and help you think through where to focus on each of them for successful outcomes. Then we’ll step through the leading agile methodologies--Scrum, XP, and kanban. You’ll finish the week with...Â
13 videos, 2 readings
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Graded: Week 1 Quiz: The Agile Team
WEEK 2
Learning and Deciding
One of the major promises of agile is to manage the complexities of software development for the best possible outcomes and working environments. Part and parcel of that is strong interdisciplinary collaboration paired with lightweight self-organizing manageme...Â
20 videos, 1 reading
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Graded: Week 2 Quiz: Learning and Deciding
WEEK 3
Building, Managing, and Introducing
This week we’ll dive into the jobs of building software and the core management jobs in running an agile team. Agile--and XP in particular--offers a rich body of work on specific coding practices. We’ll step through a few of the most prominent and discuss key ...Â
24 videos
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Graded: Week 3 Quiz: Building, Managing, and Introducing
WEEK 4
Planning an Iteration
Now that you’ve learned about the four jobs of software development, you’ll have a chance to think through how they relate to your work in this week’s peer-reviewed assignment. You’ll finish the course with a clear plan to accomplish the jobs of learning, deci...Â
1 video
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Graded: Your Best Software Project