http://courses.cs.taltech.ee/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=ITI8740_2025ITI8740 2025 - Redigeerimiste ajalugu2026-08-24T13:09:41ZSelle lehekülje redigeerimiste ajaluguMediaWiki 1.35.9http://courses.cs.taltech.ee/w/index.php?title=ITI8740_2025&diff=12197&oldid=prevVerrev: Uus lehekülg: ''''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project<br> '''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project<br> '''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-...'2026-08-19T19:17:20Z<p>Uus lehekülg: ''''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project<br> '''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project<br> '''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-...'</p>
<p><b>Uus lehekülg</b></p><div>'''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project<br><br />
'''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project<br><br />
'''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-verrev Martin Verrev]<br><br />
'''Language''': Estonian/English<br><br />
'''Credit Points''': 12 ECT<br><br />
'''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422<br><br />
'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 16:00-19:15, '''U06-209'''<br><br />
'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740/ITX8522 Team Project (2025), regitration code: <b>itc8jau</b><br><br />
'''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=36194<br><br />
'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2024 <br />
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== Final Demos ==<br />
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The course will complete with a final demos on <strong>Thursday, January 20 2025, ICT-411, 17:00</strong><br><br />
Please submit the documentation via email <strong>by 17:00 on January 19</strong><br />
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For structure of the demos (pitch + presentation) see [[ITI8740_Demo_Structure]]<br />
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== Primary Goals ==<br />
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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.<br />
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After the course you ...<br><br />
- ... have an understanding of methods, tools and approaches that can be used when initiating a new startup or in-house project in established organization.<br><br />
- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it on a real target audience.<br><br />
- ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem.<br><br />
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== Lectures ==<br />
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=== Week 1: Introduction. Painkillers, Vitamins, Candy. ===<br />
[[Media:ITI8740_25_01_Introduction.pdf | Slides]]<br />
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=== Week 2: Presentation of ideas. Team formation ===<br />
[[Media:ITI8740_25_02_Team_Formation.pdf | Slides]]<br />
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===== Home Assignment (September 11) =====<br />
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- Please think of the problem you want to solve and be ready to present it in 90 seconds. <br><br />
- Check slides from Lecture 1 for guidance. <br><br />
- Write down the answer to questions on slide 23 from lecture 1.<br><br />
- Do not overthink - pick something you would like to do and what is also viable.<br><br />
- Also upload it here: https://moodle.taltech.ee/mod/assign/view.php?id=814000<br />
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=== Week 3: Introduction to Lean Startup ===<br />
Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_03_Intro_to_Lean_Startup.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br><br />
Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_25_03P_Lean_Canvas_01.pdf | Lean Canvas Intro ]]<br />
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===== Home Assignment (September 18) =====<br />
Have a kick-off meeting and set up project environment. See slides from Lecture 2, pages 29..30 for instructions.<br />
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=== Week 4: Minimal Viable/Lovable Product ===<br />
Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_04_MVP.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br><br />
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===== Home Assignment (September 25) =====<br />
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.<br />
Do not forget to add the URLs. If possible complete the assignment before weekly meeting with supervisor. <br />
Save the results as PDF and upload here: https://moodle.taltech.ee/mod/assign/view.php?id=826158<br />
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=== Week 5: Talking to Customers. Mom Test ===<br />
Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_05_Mom_Test.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br><br />
Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_25_04P_Lean_Canvas_02.pdf | Lean Canvas (continued) ]]<br />
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=== Week 6: Modelling <strong>Team Demos</strong> ===<br />
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[[Media:ITI8740_25_06_Modelling.pdf | Slides]]<br />
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We shall have small demos (max 15 minute per team) at the beginning of the class. The demo should give overview <br />
what has been learned about the problem, customers, market etc (lean canvas) - also the things built so far.<br />
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=== Week 7: Metrics ===<br />
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Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_07_Metrics.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br> <br />
Practice session: [[Media:ITI8740_25_06P_Figma.pdf | Modelling excercises ]]<br />
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=== Week 8: Content ===<br />
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Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_08_Content.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br />
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Practice: [[Media:ITI8740_25_08P_Content.pdf | Practice]]<br />
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===== Home Assignment (October 23) =====<br />
<strong>Background:</strong> 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.<br><br />
<strong>Task:</strong> Hand craft the wireframes in Figma and be ready to present them on Thursday, October 24.<br />
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=== Week 09: Team Demos/Content Continued ===<br />
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Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_09_Content.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br><br />
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=== Week 10: Guest Lecture - Brand Value ===<br />
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The guest lecture by Toomas Verrev (https://ee.linkedin.com/in/toomas-verrev-a522231a) will take place on site in regular classroom U06-129.<br />
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=== Week 11: Practical Branding ===<br />
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Lecture: [[Media:ITI8740_25_11_Practical_Branding.pdf | Lecture Slides]]<br><br />
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=== Week 12: Money and Financing ===<br />
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The slides will be shared internally on course Teams Channel<br />
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=== Week 13: Guest Lecture - Siim Rebane (Lingvist) ===<br />
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The guest lecture by Siim Rebane (https://www.linkedin.com/in/siim-rebane-83991322/) will take place on site in regular classroom U06-129.<br />
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<br />
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=== Week 14: Guest Lecture - Uku Tammet (ex-Wise, Handhold.io) ===<br />
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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<br />
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=== Week 15: 18:00, ICT-411 Guest Lecture: Kieren Lovell ===<br />
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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.<br />
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=== Week 16: 18:00, ICT-411 Guest Lecture: Vitalii Lakusta (Pactum) ===<br />
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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.<br />
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== Reading Materials ==<br />
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* Book: Running Lean by Ash Maurya. https://danielpandza.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/running-lean.pdf <br />
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== Completing the Course ==<br />
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By the end of the course:<br />
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* MVP has been completed and is usable by external users. <br />
* User testing has been completed on MVP, real feedback. <br />
* Spoken at least with 1 real customer, attempted seed funding.<br />
* Figured out and validated pricing model.<br />
* ...<br />
* Have compiled project [[Final_Documentation | documentation]].<br />
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==Evaluation==<br />
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*91 < score -- grade 5 (excellent)<br />
*81 < score < 90 -- grade 4 (very good)<br />
*71 < score < 80 -- grade 3 (good)<br />
*61 < score < 70 -- grade 2 (satisfactory)<br />
*51 < score < 60 -- grade 1 (acceptable)<br />
score ≤ 50 -- a student has failed the course</div>Verrev