Agile Development

Where agile methodology meets product thinking

This Specialization sits at the intersection of two disciplines that are often taught separately: agile process (sprints, retrospectives, user stories) and product development (personas, user research, design thinking). Bringing them together reflects how agile actually works in practice — the ceremonies only matter if they're serving real product decisions.

• Writing effective user stories and running sprint retrospectives
• Persona development and user research to ground product decisions
• Design thinking and usability testing as part of the development cycle
• Discussion facilitation and storytelling for communicating with teams

Pitched at a beginner level, it works for aspiring product managers, junior developers moving toward product roles, or anyone on a scrum team who wants to understand the why behind agile ceremonies rather than just following them.

It's attracted 73,057 learners, a substantial audience that reflects how central agile has become across both software development and broader product management roles — even outside strictly technical teams.