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Overview
The Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills Certificate from EdX in partnership with University System of Maryland - USMx is part of the Agile Project Management Professional Certificate.
As an agile problem solver, you'll need to expand your critical thinking skills to address the key sources of risk in developing best solutions for your new products and business lines.
This course is part of Agile Project Management Professional Certificate Program.
The course then moves on to practices such as "brainstorm and storm drain" to target new creative solutions. You will learn how innovation works on fast feedback cycles to test possible solutions and target root causes of defects. Creative thinking isn't a straight line, and neither should the problem-solving process be a straight line. Each course of action needs early and frequent testing.
What you will learn
- How Agile manages solution risk and return more effectively
- Accurate, effective requirements gathering that avoids delusionary “perspective taking”
- Paradox of structure, aka “how constraints drive creativity and luck!”
- Test-driven development for faster, better solutions in complex systems
- How to target scope to meet Performance Objectives via the Theory of Constraints
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Week 1: The first week of Innovation revisits concepts of capability delivery from technical perspective; asking how do we achieve a project's purpose to innovate? What are the risks and methods to be successful in delivering a defined output under uncertain conditions? Here the Theory of Constraints (TOC) is used to target innovation for maximum impact.
- Week 2: The second week dives into the requirements gathering and validation process, and the science behind the most powerful requirement tool, a User Story, and how it forms the basis for Test-Drive Development (TDD)
- Week 3: The third week looks at how adding constraints to solutioning unleashes creativity, luck, and productivity towards solving hard, uncertain problems.
- Week 4: The fourth week culminates with the application of the TOC Thinking Processes, User Stories, and Constraints along with the use of the powerful system engineering solutioning techniques and tools like TRIZ.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 1 months
- 2 hrs/week
Start dates & application deadlines
You can apply for and start this programme anytime.
Language
English
Delivered
Online
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Portland, United States
Disciplines
Project Management Innovation Management View 82 other Short Courses in Project Management in United StatesWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Advanced
- Extensive prior experience required
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents249 USD / full≈ 249 USD / full - Out-of-State249 USD / full≈ 249 USD / full
Additional Details
- Add a Verified Certificate for $249 USD
- Limited access: free
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