Certificate in Agile Innovation Development 

offered by RWTH Aachen University

Smart products and processes in the context of Industry 4.0

Basics of agile product development

Organization of agile development projects

Theory 1: Introduction Design Thinking & Empathize

Sprint 1: Developing customer understanding

Theory 2: Define & Ideate - creating product hypotheses using Lean Start-up

Sprint 2: Define customer needs and identify problems

Theory 3: Innovation principles in the context of Industrie 4.0

Sprint 3: Innovation principles and MVPs

Theory 4: Business Model Development

Sprint 4: Development of a specific business model

Theory 5: Proper prototype development

Sprint 5: Prototype development

Theory 6: Validation methods for prototypes

Sprint 6: Validation of the prototype and hypotheses

Theory 7: How do I properly create a product pitch?

Sprint 7: Creating a product pitch

Organization of agile development projects in companies

Presentation of results/pitches

Final Discussion

Exam

Awarding of Certificates