UX 3031 - Agile Product Management

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course is designed to expose students to the realities of agile product management through participation in a project from inception to implementation. It addresses the dynamic and fluid nature of people, product teams, and management styles, as well as the techniques used to adjust a product in real-time as a way of addressing customer needs. Emphasis is placed on “agility” as a vehicle for creating innovative, delightful products and services. (prereq: UX 3011 and junior standing)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Gain an expanded vocabulary of agile product management terminology
Recognize different ways to integrate UX into an agile work environment
Apply agile methodologies to organize and work within an agile product team
Know how collaborative thinking and planning drives product development
Develop proficiency in digital product management tools
Adopt an agile mindset

Prerequisites by Topic

Foundations of collaborative design or teamwork

Course Topics

Overview of the agile project management industry in comparison to traditional management styles
The relationship between customer satisfaction and embracing continuous delivery to rapidly respond to customer and company needs
Agile Manifesto
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), Scrum, and Kanban
How UX fits into Agile
Ideation through sketching and lean UX techniques
Getting business people and developers to work collaboratively
Creating and managing a product backlog
Building products around motivated people
The need for face-to-face conversations
Agile processes and sustainable development
How technical excellence and good design enhances agility and product usability

Coordinator
Dr. Nadya Shalamova

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UX 3031 - Agile Product Management