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    Learner Reviews & Feedback for Agile Meets Design Thinking by University of Virginia

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    About the Course

    Despite everyone's good intentions, hard work and solid ideas, too many teams end up creating products that no one wants, no one can use,
    and no one buys. But it doesn't have to be this way. Agile and design thinking offer a different--and effective--approach to product development,
    one that results in valuable solutions to meaningful problems. In this course, you’ll learn how to determine what's valuable to a user early in the
    process--to frontload value--by focusing your team on testable narratives about the user and creating a strong shared perspective. This
    course is supported by the Batten Institute at UVA’s Darden School of Business. The Batten Institute’s mission is to improve t...
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    Jun 25, 2020

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    Thank you for this course. I get know experience and knowledge in using different kinds of online tools which are useful and effective. I'll use some of them during my lessons. And lots of thanks.

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    Sep 9, 2020

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    I absolutely recommend this course for everyone who really wants to develop their skill or want to learn new skills. this amazing course will assist you to understand the user in a more strategic way.

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    Nov 30, 2020

    Very interesting learning by doing course with complete supplementary information and videos help, focused on building valuable and actionable personas and user stories as the start to develop Digital solutions through the Agile methodology.

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    By Dimitris N

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    Aug 10, 2016

    Really useful and interesting course!

    It surpassed my expectations by far. The knowledge and understanding of Design Thinking and the simplicity that it was presented and connected with Agile was truly remarkable.

    Would definitely recommend it.

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    By Kayla G

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    Dec 23, 2017

    Great course for anyone who's interested in learning Agile! The entire specialization is excellent, and this course give a great intro. Alex Cowan is incredibly knowledgeable, plus he includes a lot of interviews with other industry experts.

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    By Prabhakar D

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    Dec 15, 2020

    Very nice course to helped me learn the Agile approach to design thinking. as a marketing & sales professional it comes very handy to learn user stories about our customer & design customized solution to shape their journeys. thanks you!

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    By Alexis K

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    Oct 23, 2022

    Lectures were useful, but the supplementary material listed in the syllabus was essential. I don't think a total newcomer to Agile can really understand the big picture without reading the supplementary resources on Alex Cowan's site.

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    By Keila G G

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    Sep 29, 2020

    I had no prior knowledge of AGILE and this course helped me to define what is AGILE, what changes propose, what values propose, what hinders them, and how to develop and think about my users and coworkers in a more thoughtful way.

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    By Marco M

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    Mar 22, 2020

    the course is clear and has a good mix of explanation and examples. assignment helps to practice and review elements of the course which might have left not understood or misunderstood. collateral material is interesting and clear

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    By Ariel A

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    Oct 30, 2020

    This is an excellent course! The material is thorough and presented is a very logical, easy to follow manner. The professor is excellent and provides great examples of real-life applications. I'm going for the specialization!

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    By Ajeet K

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    Jan 1, 2020

    Awesome Course!! This course perfectly explains how a Team can develop a highly valuable and usable product/software/solution using concept of Agile Design Thinking. Thank You so much Alex for designing such a wonderful course!!

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    By zsoka m

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    Mar 4, 2019

    Hands on, instantly usable learning experience with a hint of humour - a great combination. The ratio between videos and tasks is great, easy to stay focused and to divide the course into sections to accomodate a full time job.

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    By Sunil V

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    May 22, 2020

    Learnt a lot on how to Humanize the Persona which helps create better EPIC & Child Stories. Also there is a logical way of getting to the root of concerns / issues Persona face and a proper analysis to addressing these issues.

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    By Alex E

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    Aug 31, 2020

    Really useful for giving an early insight into a career in tech and lots of transferrable skills that can be used in any team environment. Alex Cowan is a great lecturer and presents the material concisely and eloquently.

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    By Stepan O

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    Nov 21, 2021

    Excellent course to gain understanding of how the tools from Design Thinking fit within the Agile development process. Very practical too, you can start applying ideas that you learn here to your work almost immediately.

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    By CHANDRA P K

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    Jul 13, 2018

    This course give so much knowledge on building solid foundation on creating great product/project. Specially the skits provided are done brilliantly help reader understand piratically. Mr. Alex you're amazing. Thank you

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    By Francis C

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    Dec 3, 2020

    Good stuff! A lot of it seems kinda obvious, but it is necessary to have a structure within which to consider these things, a frame to put them in. It isn't something that comes naturally to me, but it's good to learn.

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    By Nancy H

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    Oct 9, 2019

    Alex Cowen really does a great job of "keeping it real" and easy to understand and follow. The quizzes are short but make sure you understand the key points and the assignment is relevant and drives home the concepts.

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    By Thomas D

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    Feb 2, 2017

    Excellent material, easy to follow lecturing style that kept me engaged in small enough chunks that were easy to fit into what ever spare time I had. I also learned a lot grading peer assignments which was also great.

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    By Shahrin S

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    May 24, 2020

    Alex Cowan works hard to deliver the course. He knows the subject inside-out and he is generous in his sharing. He inspires me not only on the subject but also on what generosity in sharing of knowledge looks like.

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    By Dejan M

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    Apr 17, 2020

    Excellent Course, fully recommended. This course enrich and update my background education to strengthen my abilities in Agile field and recognize the important aspects of the Agile in modern business environment.

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    By Giulio R

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    Apr 6, 2016

    I really liked the teacher and the course. With rich examples and study cases that usually are not find in this kind of courses. I found this course with the correct balance between theoretical and practical parts.

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    By Yuliya S

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    Dec 3, 2017

    Great course! Loved it, very structured and practical. Definitely laerned a lot, and gained very useful templates for future use in Agile Design planning and execution. Thanks for making in available on coursera.

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    By Tushar N P

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    Jan 17, 2022

    Good Course for Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Executives as it gives clear idea on Agile ways of working. It is not only limited to SW Development team, Agile starts from concept / development phase itself.

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    By Yanina Z

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    Jul 28, 2018

    I have just started week 1, so my feedback is rather narrow, but I really like the introduction part and the interactive session with Bill Wake and Crag Cohen. And overall the modules are very carefully planned.

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    By Barbara M

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    Oct 21, 2020

    One of the most practical courses I have taken. It's just the first course of a "Specialization" but It really gave me a loooot of tools and I could practise that during the course. I loved it. Worth your time.

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    By Ramesh V

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    Jul 29, 2019

    This is amazing course and well organized by Mr. Alex. He is a great teacher and easy to understand him. It has a lot of useful information about Building persona and user stories. Thank you so much! Mr. Alex.

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