Advanced Concepts in Agile Technical Management - 595.727

The emergence of overarching strategies, represented primarily by DoD’s Digital Engineering initiatives along with the commercial equivalent of Digital Transformation, are sound responses to previously unsatisfactory outcomes to a common question: How can organizations meet the challenge of complex projects and programs whose emergent characteristics and requirements demand continuous innovation and adaptation in order to succeed? High-tech firms and government agencies increasingly are searching for engineering managers and technical leaders who have the relevant skills to address these challenges, and are rewarding them accordingly. This course will provide students with the expertise needed to lead a highly skilled, cross-functional technical workforce capable of successfully executing these most demanding projects and programs. Students will learn advanced methods of technical leadership that apply a careful blend of agile, lean and design-thinking constructs designed to achieve the levels of success these high-tech firms and government agencies are seeking. Furthermore, students will learn how to employ a portfolio of advanced concepts to meet these challenges that include Digital Engineering (DE), Model-Driven Engineering (MDE), and just-in-time architecture development. Students will engage with fellow students in this course to draw from a popular style of team-based learning. This activity will help students acquire the necessary skills to implement these advanced leadership concepts to deliver transformational value to their customers.