Introduction
For over a decade, business and industry leaders have applied Agile PM principles to their projects, transitioning from the more rigid process-driven culture to a customer- and business value-driven approach. Agile is commonly applied to large, company-wide jobs including software development, internal information technology, and an ever-increasing variety of hardware development projects.
Designed to help students learn to lead projects and motivate operational and cultural changes, this online program provides the skills needed to successfully implement agile within an organization.
Career Insight
Occupational summary for computer and information systems managers.Source: Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.
Jobs: 399,086 (2019)
Projected Growth: 13.6% (2019-2029)
Annual Salary: $83k-$152k (25th-75th Percentile)
Program Benefits
Develop a comprehensive understanding of Agile management, coaching techniques, frameworks, and tools.
Effectively manage changing customer requirements, while focusing on team and customer collaboration.
Improve operational efficiencies, increase visibility and adaptability, and decrease risk.
Utilize cross-functional teams by managing smaller, prioritized tasks.
Frequently test incremental project progress against user stories to ensure a match between the final product and customer expectations.
Utilize the best mix of agile, traditional, and hybrid techniques to meet specific project requirements to avoid pitfalls, and to improve quality.
Differentiate between frameworks such as Scrum, Extreme Programming (XP), and Lean. Be able to select the most suitable for the specific domain and project.
Required Courses
Fundamentals of Agile
Advanced Agile w/ Scrum & Kanban
Elective Courses
Agile Development
Agile Software Design and Programming
Agile Planning and Execution
Data Management
