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ITI8740

2026-10-06T12:35:33Z

Verrev: /* Week 7: Deliverables and Data */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_06_Metrics.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Team demos and discussion 

===== Assignment for week 6 =====

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- Demo. We shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

=== Week 7: Deliverables and Data ===

- Lecture slides: TBC 
- Practice session: Praktiline Figma 

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

ITI8740

2026-10-06T10:39:45Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_06_Metrics.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Team demos and discussion 

===== Assignment for week 6 =====

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- Demo. We shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

=== Week 7: Deliverables and Data ===

- Lecture slides: TBC 
- Practice session: TBC 

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

Fail:ITI8740 26 06 Metrics.pdf

2026-10-06T10:35:53Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-10-06T10:35:37Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_06_Metrics.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Team demos and discussion 

===== Assignment for week 6 =====

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- Demo. We shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

ITI8740

2026-10-06T10:35:13Z

Verrev: /* Week 6: Metrics */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_06_Metrics.pdf]] 
- Practice session: Team demos and discussion 

===== Assignment for week 6 =====

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- Demo. We shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:58:29Z

Verrev: /* == Assignment for week 6 */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: TBC 
- Practice session: TBC 

===== Assignment for week 6 =====

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- Demo. We shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:58:16Z

Verrev: /* == Assignment for week 6 */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: TBC 
- Practice session: TBC 

===== Assignment for week 6 ===

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- Demo. We shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:58:03Z

Verrev: /* Week 6: Metrics */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: TBC 
- Practice session: TBC 

===== Assignment for week 6 ===

- Conduct and document at least 2 problem interviews 
- demoWe shall have small demo and discussion (approximately 15 minutes per team) at the beginning of the practice session. By then, we should have a clearer understanding of what we want to build. The demo should provide an overview of what we've learned about the problem, customers, market, etc. (lean canvas), as well as the technical decisions and anything built so far (if any). We would also like to hear about insights gained from problem interviews.

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:41:03Z

Verrev: /* Week 6: Metrics */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740 (2026) Team Project, registration code: iu6nr2y 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37860 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of discovering, specifying, developing, and documenting a real-life business problem. Also to organize teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in an established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Choosing a Problem to Solve ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of Ideas. Team Formation ===

[[Media:ITI8740_26_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 2 =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 36 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it to Moodle. The upload link will be here shortly. 

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===

- Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Lean_Startup.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_26_03_Problem_Worth_Solving.pdf | identifying problem worth solving ]] and [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_Prax_Lean_Canvas.pdf | introduction to Lean Canvas]]

===== Home Assignment for Week 3 =====

- Have a kick off meeting with your team 
- Set up environments and fill in project wiki (See slides for lecture 2)

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===

- Lecture [[Media:ITI8740_26_04_MVP.pdf | Slides]] 
- Practice session: Filling the canvas

===== Home Assignment for Week 4 =====
- Read Chapter 1 "Running Lean Roadmap" from "Running Lean" book. The free
version can be found at https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf. Be ready for in-classroom test. 
- Evaluate if your idea is worth solving. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Idea Evaluation). Complete this by Monday 23:59 
- Find how currently the problem you are focusing on is being solved. Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved. Do not forget to add the URLs. Document findings in project wiki (Page: Competitors). Complete this by Monday 23:59

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test ===

- Lecture slides: [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Slides]], [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_Mom_Test_Prax.pdf | Practice Questions]] 
- Practice session: Lean Canvas, [[Media:ITI8740_26_05_UVP.pdf | UVP]] 

=== Week 6: Metrics ===

- Lecture slides: TBC 
- Practice session: TBC 

We shall have small demo and discussion (max 15 minute per team) at the beginning of the class. By this time we should have a clearer understanding what we want to build. The demo should give overview what has been learned about the problem, customers, market etc (lean canvas) - also the technical decisions and things built so far (if any).

== Hackathon info ==

You have the option to participate in the following hackathons:

* 16.-18. October 2026. Future of Wood. Väimela. https://garage48.org/events/future-of-wood-2026
* 16.-18. October 2026. kood/Garage48 Empowering Women. Jõhvi. https://garage48.org/events/empoweringwomen

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Additional Materials ==

* Lean Canvas template on Google Drive (make your own copy): https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1ovMkq9bsIKWeo_W510-vPFzN-FywSECipLHfHTEOwYc/edit?usp=sharing

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

Fail:ITI8740 26 05 UVP.pdf

2026-09-29T10:37:32Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:37:18Z

Verrev: /* Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test */

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:36:29Z

Verrev: /* Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test */

Fail:ITI8740 26 04 MVP.pdf

2026-09-29T10:36:01Z

Verrev: Verrev laadis üles uue versiooni failist Fail:ITI8740 26 04 MVP.pdf

Fail:ITI8740 26 05 Mom Test.pdf

2026-09-29T10:35:45Z

Verrev: Verrev laadis üles uue versiooni failist Fail:ITI8740 26 05 Mom Test.pdf

Fail:ITI8740 26 05 Mom Test Prax.pdf

2026-09-29T10:35:24Z

Verrev: Verrev laadis üles uue versiooni failist Fail:ITI8740 26 05 Mom Test Prax.pdf

Fail:ITI8740 26 05 Mom Test Prax.pdf

2026-09-29T10:33:59Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:33:47Z

Verrev: /* Week 5: Talking to Customers: The Mom Test */

Fail:ITI8740 26 05 Mom Test.pdf

2026-09-29T10:33:01Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-29T10:31:06Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-22T14:10:11Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-22T07:57:19Z

Verrev: /* Hackathon info */

ITI8740

2026-09-22T07:56:19Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-22T07:52:52Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-22T07:52:37Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

Fail:ITI8740 26 04 MVP.pdf

2026-09-22T07:38:53Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-21T16:04:21Z

Verrev: /* Additional Materials */

ITI8740

2026-09-21T16:00:18Z

Verrev:

Fail:ITI8740 26 03 Problem Worth Solving.pdf

2026-09-15T14:07:06Z

Verrev: Verrev laadis üles uue versiooni failist Fail:ITI8740 26 03 Problem Worth Solving.pdf

ITI8740

2026-09-15T10:39:17Z

Verrev: /* Home Assignment for Week 4 */

ITI8740

2026-09-15T10:36:24Z

Verrev: /* Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product */

ITI8740

2026-09-15T10:36:00Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

Fail:ITI8740 26 04 Prax Lean Canvas.pdf

2026-09-15T10:28:18Z

Verrev:

Fail:ITI8740 26 03 Problem Worth Solving.pdf

2026-09-15T10:27:59Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-15T10:27:46Z

Verrev: /* Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup */

Fail:ITI8740 26 03 Lean Startup.pdf

2026-09-15T10:25:35Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-15T10:24:42Z

Verrev: /* Week 4: Lean Canvas */

ITI8740

2026-09-10T19:11:22Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-10T19:09:48Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-10T19:09:30Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-10T19:06:32Z

Verrev: /* Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup */

Fail:ITI8740 26 02 Team Formation.pdf

2026-09-08T10:43:52Z

Verrev:

ITI8740

2026-09-08T10:43:39Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-08T10:30:43Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-06T13:49:50Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740

2026-09-06T13:49:33Z

Verrev: /* Lectures */

ITI8740 2025

2026-09-06T13:48:47Z

Verrev: /* Week 2: Presentation of ideas. Team formation */

'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project 
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project 
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev] 
'''Language''': Estonian/English 
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT 
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422 
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 16:00-19:15, '''U06-209''' 
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740/ITX8522 Team Project (2025), regitration code: itc8jau 
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=36194 
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2024

== Final Demos ==

The course will complete with a final demos on Thursday, January 20 2025, ICT-411, 17:00 
Please submit the documentation via email by 17:00 on January 19

For structure of the demos (pitch + presentation) see [[ITI8740_Demo_Structure]]

== Primary Goals ==

The primary purpose of the goal is to give an experience of analysing, specifing, developing and documenting a a real life business problem. Also to organize a teamwork and apply agile development methods to solve said problem.

After the course you ... 
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in established organization. 
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it on a real target audience. 
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem. 

== Lectures ==

=== Week 1: Introduction. Painkillers, Vitamins, Candy. ===
[[Media:ITI8740_25_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]

=== Week 2: Presentation of ideas. Team formation ===
[[Media:ITI8740_25_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]

===== Home Assignment (September 11) =====

- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. 
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. 
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 23 from lecture 1. 
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable. 
- Also upload it here to Moodle: https://moodle.taltech.ee/mod/assign/view.php?id=TBC

=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===
Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_03_Intro_to_Lean_Startup.pdf | Lecture Slides]] 
Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_25_03P_Lean_Canvas_01.pdf | Lean Canvas Intro ]]

===== Home Assignment (September 18) =====
Have a kick-off meeting and set up project environment. See slides from Lecture 2, pages 29..30 for instructions.

=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===
Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_04_MVP.pdf | Lecture Slides]] 

===== Home Assignment (September 25) =====
Find at least 5 similar companies, applications or ventures as your project. Good starting points would be Hacker News: https://news.ycombinator.com/, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/ or Reddit. Describe for each of them, what they do well, what could be copied and what could be improved.
Do not forget to add the URLs. If possible complete the assignment before weekly meeting with supervisor.
Save the results as PDF and upload here: https://moodle.taltech.ee/mod/assign/view.php?id=826158

=== Week 5: Talking to Customers. Mom Test ===
Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Lecture Slides]] 
Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_25_04P_Lean_Canvas_02.pdf | Lean Canvas (continued) ]]

=== Week 6: Modelling Team Demos ===

[[Media:ITI8740_25_06_Modelling.pdf | Slides]]

We shall have small demos (max 15 minute per team) at the beginning of the class. The demo should give overview
what has been learned about the problem, customers, market etc (lean canvas) - also the things built so far.

=== Week 7: Metrics ===

Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_07_Metrics.pdf | Lecture Slides]] 
Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_25_06P_Figma.pdf | Modelling excercises ]]

=== Week 8: Content ===

Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_08_Content.pdf | Lecture Slides]]

Practice: [[Media:ITI8740_25_08P_Content.pdf | Practice]]

===== Home Assignment (October 23) =====
Background: The customer is a store for third wave coffee. Figure out the primary flow, information displayed and minimal set of views. The views should contain "real" photos and texts. 
Task: Hand craft the wireframes in Figma and be ready to present them on Thursday, October 24.

=== Week 09: Team Demos/Content Continued ===

Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_09_Content.pdf | Lecture Slides]] 

=== Week 10: Guest Lecture - Brand Value ===

The guest lecture by Toomas Verrev (https://ee.linkedin.com/in/toomas-verrev-a522231a) will take place on site in regular classroom U06-129.

=== Week 11: Practical Branding ===

Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_11_Practical_Branding.pdf | Lecture Slides]] 

=== Week 12: Money and Financing ===

The slides will be shared internally on course Teams Channel

=== Week 13: Guest Lecture - Siim Rebane (Lingvist) ===

The guest lecture by Siim Rebane (https://www.linkedin.com/in/siim-rebane-83991322/) will take place on site in regular classroom U06-129.
Siim will talk about technologies and challenges when building and scaling a robust and sustainable startup based on his experiences as a current Head of Engineering at Lingvist (https://lingvist.com/) and at his previous ventures

=== Week 14: Guest Lecture - Uku Tammet (ex-Wise, Handhold.io) ===

The lecture by Uku Tammet (https://www.linkedin.com/in/uku-tammet) will take place at U06-229 at 14:00. Uku will talk about his experiences with tech in established companines and about skills and superpowers needed to start a new venture. The lecture will take place on-site. The lecture recording (from 1:44) is available at https://echo360.org.uk/lesson/G_8274745e-b5fd-4fab-8006-b809f9a864c1_9846ff1d-05bf-4dd7-8cc5-c23e2d97d19d_2025-12-04T12:15:00.000_2025-12-04T15:32:00.000/classroom

=== Week 15: 18:00, ICT-411 Guest Lecture: Kieren Lovell ===

Kieren Lovell https://www.linkedin.com/in/kierenl/ will talk about his experiences in academia, military and startups. In addition he will give a hands-on course on public speaking and pitching.

=== Week 16: 18:00, ICT-411 Guest Lecture: Vitalii Lakusta (Pactum) ===

Vitalii Lakusta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalii-lakusta-0b2094a5/) is a head of product engineering at Pactum and will talk about important skills, experiences and challenges building a new venture.

== Reading Materials ==

* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf

== Completing the Course ==

By the end of the course:

* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users.
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback.
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.
* Figured out and validated pricing model.
* ...
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].

==Evaluation==

*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course

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