Lean Software Development

Prerequisites: None, although some basic familiarity with Scrum is recommended

What you’ll get:

• Microcredential
• Digital badge
• Two-year Scrum Alliance membership

Lean Core Concepts & Principles:

• The core concepts of lean software development
• The importance of the lean software development principles

Eliminate Waste

• How lean and agile software development principles help mitigate waste within traditional software development processes
• Comparing the outcomes of agile software development practices that support ‘build quality in’ with traditional software development ‘V-model’ approaches
• How to differentiate the ‘defer commitment’ principle from the traditional ‘Work Breakdown Structure’ (WBS) technique and pre-assignment approach in a software development context
• How lean and agile practices contribute to faster delivery in software development

People, Knowledge & Kaizen

• How ‘create knowledge’ contributes to implementing lean and agile development practices
• How lean and agile software development practices prioritize respect for people
• Three approaches aligned with lean software development and agile mindset for measuring improvements
• Develop a plan to implement lean software development practices to support organizational optimization

Great for:

• Software developers
• Technical team managers and scrum masters
• Engineering managers
• Tech leads
• Business analysts
• QA/Testers
• DevOps engineers
• Agile coaches for software organizations
• Anyone who wants to learn more about lean software development

Lean Software Development is ideal for individual contributors as well as the managers and leaders of software organizations. This course not only focuses on technical practices, but also management approaches that support lean and agile principles in order to improve productivity and efficiency.