UMN - Lean Software Development
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Lean Software Development at Coursera Overview
Duration | 10 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
Official Website | Explore Free Course  |
Credential | Certificate |
Lean Software Development at Coursera Highlights
- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
- 100% online Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
- Course 3 of 4 in the Software Development Lifecycle Specialization
- Flexible deadlines Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
- Beginner Level Understanding of traditional software development processes helpful, not required. No programming background required.
- Approx. 10 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Lean Software Development at Coursera Course details
- While scrum and XP were transforming the software development industry, there were another set of ideas (derived from lean manufacturing and Six Sigma) that started to influence software development methods. These ideas around Lean Software Development forms the foundation of number of agile methods.
- In this course, we will explore lean concepts and cover some of the common Lean methods and techniques like Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, etc.
- In this course, we will also learn techniques like Lean Startup and Design Thinking that can help team learn about user and market needs much faster and cheaper.
- As part of this course, you will also apply the knowledge gained in this course to fictional case studies. These projects will help you gain experience to confidently apply these techniques in real world.
- At the end of the course, you will be able to apply lean techniques / methods to software development. You will also be able to apply methods to learn about your users and market needs much faster and cheaper.
Lean Software Development at Coursera Curriculum
Lean Fundamentals
Welcome and Course Intro
What do we mean by Lean?
Lean for software development
Amplify Learning / Create Knowledge
Defer Commitments
Build Quality In
Deliver Fast
Optimize the whole
Course Learning Plan
Video: Five Principles of Lean Manufacturing
Video: Eliminate Waste
Lean Principle: Respect People
Lean Fundamentals
Lean Principles
Kanban, Value Steam Mapping and Kaizen
Kanban for Software Development
Value Stream Mapping
Lean Metrics : Tracking Flow Based Methods like Kanban
Video: Intro to Kaizen
Video: Kaizen Examples
Video: The 5 Whys
Kanban
Kanban, Value Stream Mapping and Kaizen
Lean Startup
Lean Startup Principles
Lean Startup (validated Learning and Build-measure-learn)
Innovation Accounting
A Talk by Eric Ries on Lean Startup
Lean Startup
Design Thinking
Design Thinking
Lean Startup with Design Thinking
Identifying and Classifying Assumptions
Prototype and Test
Design Thinking
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