Edx Agile Courses & Certifications

The Agile Methodology course has been designed and formulated to help the students learn about the basic tenets of “agile technology” for increasing their opportunities in the world domain. The participating candidates in this Agile Methodology program will learn about the Agile- practices, principles, methodologies, and mindset. 

The certification course has been designed by experienced and abled industry practitioners who have years of experience. Agile Methodology online course will be following two primary characters- Maria and Roman, who will bear the testimony to their success. The session will be further covered from the details of the application methods. With the help of videos and lectures, students will be introduced to the concepts. The students after the course can also decide to upgrade the Agile Methodology program, after which they will be able to download the roll-Royce R2 data tables. The program will help the participants to become an expert in their course.

The ‘Product Management with Lean, Agile and System Design Thinking’ online certification course is an advanced level training for the students to engage in discussions of the decision making based on business and organizational frameworks involved with digital products. This course is provided by Edx and the course curriculum is developed by Boston University. This computer science program by Edx requires the students to complete the course within an estimated time of seven weeks and the students are expected to spend a minimum of four to eight hours per week. 

The course instructors from BU for this self-paced learning program are Nitin R. Joglekar, an associate professor of operations management and technology, and Varun Nagaraj, Questrom digital learning and innovation fellow. The participants of this program will be given insights on specific aspects such as management of workflow, product life-cycle decisions, and system design thinking. The ‘Product Management with Lean, Agile and System Design Thinking’ certification course enables students to receive a course certificate at the end of the course.

The ‘Human-Computer Interaction IV: Evaluation, Agile Methods & Beyond’ online certification course is offered for the students to get a comprehensive understanding of the design-life cycle, ideation process, prototype creation, and most importantly the final step of evaluation with the modern background.  This course focuses on delivering the students valuable insights on three kinds of methods such as qualitative, quantitative, and agile strategies for evaluating the prototypes of the interface.

This online course is provided by Edx and the curriculum is developed by the Georgia Institute of Technology. The course classes are scheduled for a period of six weeks and the students are required to spend a minimum of five to six hours per week to complete the program. The students in this self-paced online training course are led by the instructor David Joyner, a senior research associate at the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

The ‘Human-Computer Interaction IV: Evaluation, Agile Methods & Beyond’ online training will help the students receive a course certificate after completing the course of study and assessments and if they enrol in the self-paced programme by paying the course fee. For free, they can get access only for a limited period. 

The Human-Computer Interaction IV: Evaluation, Agile Methods, and Beyond certification by edX will help the students to understand the basic design of life’s cycle for taking up ideas related to interfaces and prototyping them quickly, and also evaluating them with the help of real users. 

The course in descriptive details takes through the last nine chapters on CS6750. Along with providing revision the Human-Computer Interaction IV: Evaluation, Agile Methods, and Beyond Training will be teaching students new topics namely- qualitative evaluation, Post-hoc interviews, and others. In the certification Course, heuristic evaluation done by the students will be enabling them to evaluate the designs more graphically and vividly. The registered students will be learning about the human-computer interactions that pertain to modern software advancements and innovations. 

The candidates under Human-Computer Interaction IV: Evaluation, Agile Methods, and Beyond Online course will work on modern technologies and rapid feedback mechanisms during the course. The students will have the chance to get exposed to new research papers in HCL and cybersecurity. The candidates may choose any one of the tracks available to learn the course, one is the verified track and the other is the audit track. Both the tracks are self-paced but during the audit period, the course can be accessed only for a limited period. Whereas during the verified track, the course is open to be accessed for an unlimited period.

The Agile Software Development course by edX is a six-week course offered by ETH Zurich, one of the leading international universities for technology and natural sciences. This computer science course teaches the fundamentals of agile concepts, benefits, ideas, and limitations of the IT industry.

This course is split into six parts that hold an objective view of agile methods. Students can pick up on software skills that are relevant to the industry. This Agile Software Development online course offers a holistic approach to learning, from assessments to practices. Some of the topics touched upon including Agile Manifesto, Scrum roles, burndown charts, and few method-specific principles.

Mr Bertrand Meyer from the Politecnico di Milano and Innopolis University instructs the course. Formerly from ETH Zurich, he is also the Chief Architect at Eiffel Software. Learners can choose to learn at their own pace with the pre-recorded videos included in the Agile Software Development syllabus. Additionally, a verified certificate will be available to students who pay the necessary fee.

Agile offers more significant risk and control management opportunities and provides unique benefits that most traditional methods neglect. If you’re an aspiring project manager, you may know the importance of delivering value and benefits. To help you achieve this, edX, in collaboration with the University of Maryland, College Park, has developed the Agile Process, Project, and Program Controls online programme.

In the online Agile Process, Project, and Program Controls training programme, you will learn how contemporary control methods have surpassed traditional earned value management (EVM), which heavily rely on estimates with no changes in scope. 

You will also discuss how to unlock the true control potential of agile methodologies and learn what to manage and how to evaluate it. Moreover, the Agile Process, Project, and Program Controls certification course are associated with the professional certificate course in Project management. 

After completing the programme, you will be adept in the fundamentals of Agile and how Agile principles and leadership are applied in the industry today. Lastly, you can also opt for the purchasable certificate if you wish to broaden your career opportunities. The course will provide two options to pursue the online course, free and paid. In the free mode, you can access the programme for a limited period. 

With nearly 100% of IT organizations and many others using Agile in their project management practices, Applied Scrum for Agile Project Management online course will provide the Scrum approach's fundamentals to managing project work at a team level. Candidates will learn the basics of Agile and why, how, and what Scrum applications will improve the product development lifecycle. 

Applied Scrum for Agile Project Management by edX will take its students through the philosophies, key project management processes, mechanics, and roles behind Scrum. It offers a certification in the fundamental agile principles and its scale in various industries. 

Applied Scrum for the Agile Project Management course is a collaboration between edX and the University of Maryland. It offers 10 Professional Development Unit (PDU) credits to candidates who complete the course and a verified certificate. Moreover, it is a four-week course that uses a combination of video lectures and case studies that help individuals understand the course material better and practice self-paced learning. 

The candidates may enroll in this course for free or by paying a certain amount of money. There are 2 tracks namely verified or audit track which offers direct access to the course materials. If the candidates opt for the verified mode they are entitled to unlimited access and if they opt for the audit access, they are going to receive only limited access to the course materials.

The Agile Leadership Principles and Practices program is a self-paced course for four weeks, where students learn about the powerful Agile leadership style. Students will pick up on agile applications and principles that exist in the industry.

Learners will study how this new leadership style redistributes and redefines team roles. Other topics included in the Agile Leadership Principles and Practices syllabus are decision science, negotiation techniques, lean decision-making tools, and emotional intelligence (EQ). The University of Maryland, College Park- a preeminent public research university offers this online course.

Professor John Johnson from the university teaches the Agile Leadership Principles and Practices training program. He also instructs the edX finalists awarded course “Agile Project Management Professional Certification Programme,” which comes as an associated program. 

Additionally, students can receive up to 10 Professional Development Unit (PDU) credits recognized by the Project Management Institute (PMI). This advanced course based on engineering allows students to gain a verified certificate after paying a nominal fee.

An agile problem-solver is responsible for possessing critical thinking skills. It is vital to identify and address primary sources of risk in the path of devising the best solutions for any business. With the Agile Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills course by edX, you can transform into a business asset by learning to unleash your organization's buried innovative potential.

The Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills certification program is part of a five-course series by the University of Maryland (College Park) and the University System of Maryland. You will have the opportunity to learn the skills to develop a sustainable innovation environment within your organization. You will be gaining proficiency in the best practices of Agile, such as timeboxes, empathetic problem-solving, and constraint-based thinking processes.

Additionally, the Agile Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills online program offers ten Professional Development Units to the learners. If you are willing to maintain the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, these PDUs will prove to be useful. Also, the course completion certificate will provide you with a competitive advantage. You will be learning with an industry expert from the course provider university.

Learners have the option to choose anyone from the verified track or audit track and complete the programme. Both these tracks are self-paced but there is a time constraint in case the students choose the free audit mode since it offers only limited access to the course materials. The verified track on the other hand is a paid version that offers paid but unlimited access to the materials of the course.

The Sprint Planning for Faster Agile Team Delivery training programme by edX is part of the five-course series - the Professional Certificate in Agile Project Management. It is offered by the University System of Maryland and the University of Maryland, College Park. Through this training's teachings, you will be able to steer speed into any project using a task management and agile planning.

In the Sprint Planning for Faster Agile Team Delivery certification course, you will learn how you can drive effective sprint planning meetings. This advanced-level programme will help you limit and select work-in-progress. You will be able to create a sprint backlog to fulfil your release objectives and sprint goals. The course will enlighten you on the concept of prioritising backlog items.

In addition to that, a faculty member of the University of Maryland will be teaching the Sprint Planning for Faster Agile Team Delivery online course. The course will award you with ten Professional Development Unit (PDU) credits. It is a short duration programme for four weeks only. There are many 2 modes namely the audit track and the verified track enrolling which will allow course completion. By enrolling using the audit track, the candidates will get free access but limited access. Similarly for the verified track, the candidates will get unlimited but paid access.