Student-faculty collaboration on design of innovative agile software engineering curriculum

The use of agile methodology components - agile methods, techniques, framework, tools, and applications - has more than tripled in the several most recent years because multiple large-size, middle-size and mostly small-size enterprises move from traditional heavily regulated processes-driven business approaches towards customer-focused and value-driven flexible business approaches. The performed analysis of the current status of agile methodology applications in industry clearly shows that it will soon need a significant number of well educated and highly skilled specialists in this area - agile software development project managers, agile software engineers, analysts, developers, testers, etc. The findings and outcomes of performed research motivated the authors - faculty and graduate student at Bradley University (Peoria, IL, U.S.A.)-to propose and design innovative Agile Software Engineering academic curriculum. This paper presents the main findings and outcomes of analysis, design and development phases of innovative Agile Software Engineering curriculum and courseware creation.