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ITI8740 2025

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Uus lehekülg: ''''Course''': ITI8740 Software Development Team project '''Course alias:''' ITX8522 Software Entrepreneurship Project '''Lecturer''': [https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-...'

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'''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: https://moodle.taltech.ee/mod/assign/view.php?id=814000

=== 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

Thesis

2026-08-15T08:59:28Z

Important Deadlines for May/June 2027 Defence

@@ 5. rida: / 5. rida: @@
 '''Credit Points''': 12 ECT<br>
 '''Contact''': martin.verrev ätt taltech.ee, ICT-422<br>
-'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 16:00-19:15, '''U06-209'''<br>
+'''Date, time, location:''' Thursdays, 14:00-17:15, '''MEK-122'''<br>
-'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740/ITX8522 Team Project (2025), regitration code: <b>itc8jau</b><br>
+'''Teams channel:''' ITI8740/ITX8522 Team Project (2025), regitration code: <b>TBC</b><br>
 '''Moodle:''' https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=36194<br>
-'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2024
+'''Course archive: https://courses.cs.taltech.ee/pages/ITI8740_2025
 == 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.
+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 ...<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>
+- ... 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.<br>
-- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it on a real target audience.<br>
+- ... formulated a problem statement and validated it with a real target audience.<br>
 - ... built a Minimal Viable (Lovable) Product that solves said problem.<br>
 == Lectures ==
-=== Week 1: Introduction. Painkillers, Vitamins, Candy. ===
+TBC
 == Reading Materials ==

@@ 9. rida: / 9. rida: @@
 * Submission of the problem statement and research design document: 18th August
 * Declaring your thesis topic in your study plan in ois: 7th September
-* Submission of the thesis to the reviewer: TBA
+* Submission of the thesis to the reviewer: 7th December
 * OIS application: 14th December
-* Submission of the final version of the thesis: TBA
+* Submission of the final version of the thesis: 3rd January 2027
-* Defences: TBA
+* Defences: 12-14 January 2027 (depending on the number of students defending, the exact day will be chosen closer to December)
 Moodle: https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37530
@@ 28. rida: / 28. rida: @@
 == Important Deadlines for May/June 2027 Defence ==
-* Submission of problem statement and research design document: TBA
+* Submission of problem statement and research design document: 13th December 2026
-* Declaring your thesis topic in your study plan in ois: 8th February
+* Declaring your thesis topic in your study plan in ois: 8th February 2027
-* Submission of the thesis to the reviewer: TBA
+* Submission of the thesis to the reviewer: 18th April 2027
 * OIS application: 10th May
-* Submission of the final version of the thesis: TBA
+* Submission of the final version of the thesis: 16th May 2027
-* Defences: TBA
+* Defences: 31.05 - 03.06.2027
 Moodle: https://moodle.taltech.ee/course/view.php?id=37529
@@ 39. rida: / 39. rida: @@
 Defending in Tartu?