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Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

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 Highlights

Shareable certificate
Free programme enrolment
An offering of the University of Maryland, College Park and University System of Maryland
Self-paced learning programme
Advanced-level of training
Ten PDU credits recognised by PMI
Four-week learning
A course of the Engineering domain
Video lectures with English transcripts
Learnt academician as the course instructor
Corporate training package available

Programme Offerings

Shareable Certificate
Corporate training package available
Free programme enrolment
Self-Paced Learning Programme
An offering of UMD and USMx
Four-week learning
Advanced-level of training
Engineering domain course

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 16428	yes	UMD

You can audit the Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills online program for free. If you seek the course completion certificate, you must pay a sum of ₹16,428

Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills course fee structure

Course option	Fees in INR
Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills (Audit only)	Free
Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills (Verified Track)	₹16,428

What you will learn

Business Management

Upon finishing the Agile Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills course by edX, you will have an in-depth understanding of the following:

How Agile can help deliver greater business value
Managing solution return and risk with Agile
How and why is innovation important for risk management
Accurate requirements gathering to avoid "perspective-taking"
Deriving better and faster solutions with test-driven development in complex systems
Understanding how constraints drive innovation and productivity
The employment of creative processes to fit a specific business situation and model
Using the Theory of Constraints to meet Performance Objectives

Admission Details

Visit edX at https://www.edX.org/.
Search for the Agile Innovation and Problem-Solving Skills course in the course catalogue by following the given path: Course catalogue > Engineering programmes > UMD and USMx's Agile Project Management. You can also search with the course name in the website’s search bar.
You can find the “Enroll Now” option on the course’s homepage. You have to click on it to proceed.
Now, you will land on edX’s registration/sign-in page.
You need to register with edX using your Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, or Google ID or by creating a new edX account. Click on “Submit” once you are done with furnishing the fields.

Application Details

The Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills online training have no formal application form. You have to simply register on the edX portal with your email ID, full name, username, and your country of residence to start learning.

The Syllabus

Risks and techniques to successfully deliver a defined output under unfavorable situations
Theory of Constraints (TOC)

The validation process and requirements gathering
A User Story and the science behind it
Test-Drive Development (TDD) and the relation between TDD and a User Story

Understanding how the addition of constraints to solution unlocks innovation and productivity for solving uncertain, hard problems

The application of the User Stories, TOC Thinking Processes, and Constraints
The need for strong system engineering solutioning techniques such as absorption, isolation, acceleration, etc.

Instructors

UMD Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: What is the Professional Certificate in Agile Project Management?

It is a five-part series on edX by USMx and UMD. The Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills course is also a part of the series.

2: Who can apply for the Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills training program?

There are no particular prerequisites to enrol in this edX programme. Candidates looking to hone their problem-solving skills can apply for the program.

3: Is this a classroom-based program?

No. The Agile Innovation and Problem Solving Skills course is an online training program.

4: Who will be the instructor of this edX training?

Mr. John Johnson. He is a Strategic Program Manager and faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park.

5: Is it mandatory to purchase the course certificate?

No. This is a free-to-enrol in the program and the program completion certificate is a non-compulsory add-on.