About this course: This course covers the techniques required to break down and map requirements into plans that will ultimately drive software production. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to: - Create effective plans for software development - Map user requirements to developer tasks - Assess and plan for project risks - Apply velocity-driven planning techniques - Generate work estimates for software products
Created by: University of Alberta
Taught by: Kenny Wong, Associate Professor
Computing Science, Faculty of Science
| Basic Info |
Course 4 of 6 in the
Software Product Management Specialization.
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| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 1-2 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
| User Ratings |
Syllabus
WEEK 1
Module 1: Introduction to Planning
Welcome to the first module! In this module, you will be learning some basic principles that you will need for effective planning. You will start this module off with an introduction to planning. You will then learn about how planning, and the approach you tak...
7 videos, 5 readings
Graded: Peer Review Assignment: Work Breakdown Structure (Graded)
Graded: Module 1: Assessment (Graded)
WEEK 2
Module 2: Project Planning
Welcome to module 2! Now that you’ve gotten your feet wet with general principles in project planning, let’s talk about some specific ways that you can use to implement those techniques. We’ll first discuss the concepts of story points and velocity, then move ...
6 videos, 4 readings
Graded: Peer Review Assignment: Release Planning (Graded)
Graded: Module 2: Assessment (Graded)
WEEK 3
Module 3: Iteration Planning
This module will be focusing on planning techniques at the iteration or sprint level. You will start by looking at various techniques for estimating task time. You will then look at task dependencies in more detail. This will come in handy when you learn two v...
6 videos, 2 readings
Graded: Peer Review Assignment: CPM Chart (Graded)
Graded: Module 3: Assessment (Graded)
WEEK 4
Module 4: Risk Planning
You’ve made it to the last module, congratulations! Here, we’re going to talk about what can cause projects to fail. We’ll start off by discussing common causes of failures, including anti-patterns. Then, you’ll learn how to assess risks, looking at their like...
8 videos, 3 readings
Graded: Module 4: Assessment (Graded)
Graded: Course Final Assessment (Graded)
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Ratings and Reviews
learnt a lot from this course. The mobile app continues to be such a useful part of this specialisation. So great to be able to learn on the move!
Good course to le
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