Course 2021-2022 a.y.

• Market and customer discovery “sprints”
• Design thinking problem definition
• Ideation tools and techniques
• Prototyping tools like Balsamiq and InVision
• Customer feedback gathering tactics
• The new paradigm of Agile
• Agile framework: Scrum
• Agile at scale
• Agile organization
• Working with Agile teams
• Using tools suitable for Agile such as Trello

• Explain the basic principles of human-centered design.
• Describe how design thinking relates to lean, agile, and six sigma
• Explain the values and principles of Agile
• Describe how Agile works and how it should be implemented

• Conduct design research interviews and observations with customers
• Use a “lean canvas” to define an opportunity and problem
• Generate many ideas about solving a problem using ideation techniques
• Prototype product ideas quickly and cheaply using InVision and Balsamiq
• Test prototyped products with customers
• Define effective “potentially shippable products” through prioritization
• Estimate effort in an Agile setting
• Ste-up and work in an Agile team
• Set-up Agile at scale

• Face-to-face lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Exercises (exercises, database, software etc.)
• Individual assignments
• Group assignments
• Interactive class activities (role playing, business game, simulation, online forum, instant polls)

• Guest speaker's talks related to organizations that have adopted Design Thinking and/or Agile
• Exercises on specific tools and methodologies related to Design Thinking and Agile
• Individual assignments, to improve the deep understanding of the topics
• Group assgnment, as before, to improve the deep understanding of the topics 
• Interactive class activities (role playing, simulation, instant polls) will be used to ask for the opinion of the class on some subjectcs and to simulate Design Thinkng and Agile

The final grade will be the composition of 3 elements: 

• In class group assignments (40% of the final grade). This assessment method evaluates the ability to apply Design Thinking and Agile Methodologies in practice and it is related to all the Applying Knowledge and Understanding ILOs. 

• Final individual exam (30% of the final grade). This assessment method is mainly related to Knowledge and Understanding ILOs since it will evaluate the understanding of the basic principles of human-centered design, the relationships between design thinking and lean, agile, and six sigma, the Agile values, principles and practices. 

• Final individual assignment (30% of the final grade). The final individual assignment consists of the application of design thinking and agile to an a new product/service or a product/service improvement. This assessment method evaluates the ability to apply Design Thinking and Agile Methodologies in practice and it is related to all the Applying Knowledge and Understanding ILOs with the exception of setting-up and work in an Agile teams and setting-up Agile at scale. 

The final grade will be the composition of 2 elements: 

• Final individual exam (50% of the final grade). This assessment method is mainly related to Knowledge and Understanding ILOs since it will evaluate the understanding of the basic principles of human-centered design, the relationships between design thinking and lean, agile, and six sigma, the Agile values, principles and practices. 
• Final individual assignment (50% of the final grade) 
  The final individual assignment consists of the application of design thinking and agile to an a new product/service or a product/service improvement. This assessment method evaluates the ability to apply Design Thinking and Agile Methodologies in practice and it is related to all the Applying Knowledge and Understanding ILOs with the exception of setting-up and work in an Agile teams and setting-up Agile at scale. 

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