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59 ready-made templates in Software Development Courses, including Front-end engineering standards: HTML, CSS, javascript and typescript in practice, Logging, error handling and observability standards for developers, Enterprise platform developer onboarding: Your first safe change to a business platform. Each one comes with a self-paced course, a live session deck and two surveys.

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Software Development Courses
Front-end engineering standards: HTML, CSS, javascript and typescript in practice
Front-end and web developers
Covers:
- Explain how JavaScript changes the page
- Choose when a framework component helps and when plain markup is enough
- Apply basic performance and responsive checks before a change ships
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Logging, error handling and observability standards for developers
Developers on enterprise platforms and the code reviewers
Covers:
- Write a log line that a stranger can act
- Name the data that must never reach a log
- Handle an error so the next person can find the cause
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Enterprise platform developer onboarding: Your first safe change to a business platform
New developers joining a team that builds on a configurable business platform
Covers:
- Describe the platform's main objects
- Choose the right layer for a change
- Use the configuration repository
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
API design and microservices standards: REST, openapi and events
Back-end engineers
Covers:
- Match an operation to the right HTTP method and status code
- Describe an API in a contract-first way
- Version and change an API without breaking existing callers
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Software testing, TDD and test automation in practice
Developers
Covers:
- Classify tests as unit, integration or end-to-end
- Write a clear test case with a precondition, steps
- Practise test-driven development in small steps
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Database design, normalisation and data integrity for developers
Developers
Covers:
- Identify update, insert and delete anomalies in a table design
- Choose keys and relations that keep records consistent
- Explain transactions and what can go wrong without them
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Java engineering onboarding: Object-oriented design, collections and common mistakes
New Java developers
Covers:
- Explain classes, objects and encapsulation
- Choose between inheritance, interfaces and composition for a given need
- Pick the right collection and avoid shared mutable state bugs
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Requirements, UML modelling and software documentation
Business analysts
Covers:
- Classify requirements as functional or non-functional
- Write a user story with clear acceptance criteria
- Choose a UML diagram
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Code review, clean code and design patterns
Junior and mid-level developers
Covers:
- Write readable code
- Name common code smells and pick a matching refactoring move
- Explain the five SOLID principles with one example each
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Agile delivery, CI/CD and devops basics for software teams
Developers
Covers:
- Describe who owns what in the Scrum events and artefacts
- Explain continuous integration and delivery and order a release pipeline
- Decide when a feature flag is safer than a long-lived branch
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Mobile app development and release standards for android and ios teams
Android and iOS developers and QA engineers
Covers:
- Match mobile app lifecycle events to the right callback
- Choose safe local storage for different kinds of data
- Avoid threading and concurrency mistakes on the main thread
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
PLC and embedded programming for industrial automation: IEC 61131-3 in practice
Automation and OT engineers
Covers:
- Explain the PLC scan cycle and how it affects when outputs change
- Design a simple sequential control as states and transitions
- Test a program and commission it safely, with stops and permits in place
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Choosing a language or technology stack: Documented technology decisions
Tech leads
Covers:
- Set decision criteria before comparing options
- Weigh licence, support, cost and team skills for each option
- Score options with a simple weighted table and explain the result
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Building and reviewing machine learning models responsibly
Data scientists
Covers:
- Split data into training, validation and test sets
- Describe bias, drift and how to monitor for them after release
- Document a model so a reviewer can judge it
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Using AI coding assistants and agents responsibly
All developers and the team leads
Covers:
- Describe what coding assistants and agents do well and where they fail
- Decide what code and data may be put into a prompt
- Review AI-written code for correctness, security and licence risk
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Secure coding fundamentals: OWASP top 10, input validation and least privilege
Developers on web and back-end teams
Covers:
- Explain the main OWASP Top 10 risks in plain language
- Validate input and encode output so that user data is never run as code
- Handle authentication, sessions and secrets safely in code
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Algorithms, data structures and complexity for working engineers
New engineers
Covers:
- Describe running time growth in plain language
- Choose between searching and sorting approaches for a given size
- Pick a list, stack, queue, hash table or tree for a stated use
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Memory-safe c and c++ to CERT and MISRA standards
C and C++ developers
Covers:
- Describe stack, heap and object lifetime and what happens
- Use pointers and arrays safely, with bounds checks
- Recognise common memory-safety flaws
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Git workflow and version control standards for engineering teams
Developers
Covers:
- Write clear commits and keep branches short-lived
- Open, review and update a pull request, including a draft one
- Resolve a merge conflict without losing work
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Python engineering onboarding: Idiomatic code, functions and object-oriented design
New engineers
Covers:
- Write functions with clear parameters and return values
- Predict scope and default-argument behaviour
- Design a small class and decide when a class is not needed
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By AhaSlides
45 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Concurrency safety: Threads, locks and race conditions
Back-end developers and systems engineers
Covers:
- Distinguish threads, processes and async tasks
- Choose between a mutex, a semaphore
- Explain how a race condition arises and fix it
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Accessible web development: WCAG, ARIA and keyboard navigation
Front-end developers
Covers:
- Use semantic HTML and landmarks so a page can be navigated
- Give controls an accessible name and role, and know when ARIA is needed
- Make a page usable by keyboard with visible focus
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Brian
40 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Documenting software architecture with the C4 model
Software architects
Covers:
- Explain why undocumented or inconsistent diagrams cost teams time
- Describe the four C4 levels
- Draw a system context and a container diagram for a simple system
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Anyul Rivas
35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
SOLID design principles for software teams
Developers and tech leads working
Covers:
- Name the five SOLID principles and what each means
- Spot a violation of a principle in a short design
- Choose a refactoring that moves a simple example towards SOLID
Last reviewed Oct 2026
By Martin G.
35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Agile tools and techniques: Standups, reviews, retros and team walls
Team leads
Covers:
- Explain how agile tools and techniques help a service team
- Run a short daily standup that includes remote colleagues
- Compare sprint planning, team reviews and retrospectives
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Analysing a research session: Observations, findings and actions
Product
Covers:
- Plan an analysis session and decide who should join
- Extract observations without adding interpretation
- Sort observations into groups and name them
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Core principles of agile: User needs, iteration, learning and planning
Team leads
Covers:
- Name the five core principles of agile
- Explain why user needs come before everyone else's
- Describe how to improve a service step by step
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Creating an agile working environment: Space, boards and tools
Team leads
Covers:
- Describe what an agile working environment looks like
- Decide with your team how to structure your space and tools
- Explain why a shared visual workspace matters
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Creating an experience map: Stages, steps and a shareable summary
Product
Covers:
- Explain what an experience map shows and when to use one
- Prepare a mapping session and agree a colour-coding scheme
- Identify common stages and build up the experience
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Developing a roadmap: Twelve principles for a clear, open plan
Product managers
Covers:
- Explain what a roadmap is and why it matters
- Link a roadmap to a long-term vision and clear objectives
- Tell a roadmap apart from a backlog
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Governance for agile delivery: Six principles for service teams
Service owners
Covers:
- Name the six principles of agile governance
- Explain who is involved in governing delivery
- Describe how to keep a good pace without losing quality
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Agile delivery phases: How the discovery phase works
Product managers
Covers:
- Explain what the discovery phase is
- Reframe a pre-defined solution as a problem to solve
- Describe what to learn about users, constraints and improvements
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Planning a round of research: Objectives, participants, sessions and roles
Product
Covers:
- Set clear, actionable objectives for a round of research
- Plan participants, session times and recording
- Prepare the prototype and run a practice session
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
User research basics: Understanding users and researching continually
Product
Covers:
- Explain what user research is
- Make research inclusive of everyone who uses the service
- Look for what works, not what is popular
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
In-depth interviews: Planning, designing and running them
Product
Covers:
- Decide when in-depth interviews are the right method
- Plan the sessions, location and participants
- Design the interview and a discussion guide
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Moderated usability testing: Planning, tasks, sessions and assistive technology
Product
Covers:
- Explain what moderated usability testing is and when to use it
- Plan the sessions, participants and venue
- Design good test tasks and a discussion guide
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Writing user stories: Actor, narrative, goal and acceptance criteria
Product
Covers:
- Explain what a user story is and why every team member writes them
- Write a story that names the actor, the narrative and the goal
- Use the goal to check you are solving the right problem
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
35 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Daily stand-up: A short daily sync that keeps the team aligned
Team members
Covers:
- Explain what a daily stand-up is for and what it is not
- Use the three core questions to share work and raise blockers
- Keep the stand-up to its timebox and park side conversations
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Open Practice Library
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Impact mapping: Planning around outcomes, not feature lists
Product owners
Covers:
- Explain what impact mapping is and what a finished map contains
- Describe why it reorients planning from features to value
- Plan who to involve, how long to allow and what materials to prepare
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Open Practice Library
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
The mobius loop: A map of agile product-delivery practices
Product and delivery teams
Covers:
- Describe the Mobius Loop and what it is used
- Name the four parts of the loop
- Explain how a practice library is organised around the loop
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Open Practice Library
20 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Team retrospectives: Reflect, inspect and adapt your ways of working
Team members
Covers:
- Explain what a retrospective is and why teams hold them
- Plan the people, time and materials for a session
- Run and follow up a retrospective with a remote team
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Open Practice Library
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Blameless post-mortems: Learning from incidents
Engineering
Covers:
- Explain why a post-mortem aims to understand, not to blame
- List the five parts a post-mortem usually covers
- Write concrete remediation steps from what went well and poorly
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from PostHog
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Scrum theory and values: Empiricism, the three pillars and five values
Teams adopting Scrum and their managers
Covers:
- Explain what Scrum is and the problems it is
- Describe empiricism, lean thinking
- Explain how transparency, inspection and adaptation depend on each other
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Card sorting: Open and closed sorts to organise content
Content
Covers:
- Explain what a card sort is and why teams run one
- Tell an open card sort from a closed card sort
- Run an open card sort step by step
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from US General Services Administration (GSA)
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Cognitive walkthrough: Early feedback on how easy a design is to learn
Design
Covers:
- Explain what a cognitive walkthrough is and when it helps
- Say why it is not a substitute for testing with real users
- Identify traits of new or infrequent users
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from US General Services Administration (GSA)
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Contextual inquiry: Observing people at work to learn what they need
Product
Covers:
- Explain what a contextual inquiry is and what it can reveal
- Get permission from a supervisor and the participant before observing
- Behave during a session like a student learning the job
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from US General Services Administration (GSA)
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Prototyping and wireframing: Test a rough version before you build
Product
Covers:
- Explain what a prototype is and why teams make one
- Tell a static prototype from a functional one
- Think of a prototype like a wireframe
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from US General Services Administration (GSA)
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Recruiting research participants: Finding the right people to learn from
Product
Covers:
- Explain why recruiting people who represent your core users matters
- Name four groups of people worth seeking out
- List five places to reach them
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from US General Services Administration (GSA)
20 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Measuring and reporting progress: Reporting without extra work
Delivery managers
Covers:
- Explain what good progress reporting should achieve
- Name the three parts of agile working that produce progress data
- Judge when extra reporting is really needed
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
20 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Planning agile projects: Vision, objectives, roadmap and planning meetings
Project managers
Covers:
- Explain how agile planning differs from waterfall planning
- Write a vision and a small set of measurable objectives
- Make and revisit a roadmap
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Setting up a service team: The skills and roles for each phase
Managers and delivery leads
Covers:
- Explain why a delivery team needs to be multidisciplinary
- List the skills every service team needs
- Choose the roles for discovery and alpha
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Using a team wall: What to show and how it helps
Team leads and delivery managers
Covers:
- Explain how a physical team wall works
- Decide what to put on the wall
- Describe how an up-to-date wall helps the team
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from UK Government Digital Service
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Kanban: Flow, the three practices and the four flow metrics
Teams and managers delivering knowledge work
Covers:
- Explain what Kanban is and why it focuses on flow
- Describe a Definition of Workflow and the board that shows it
- Control work in progress and pull new work only when there is capacity
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from The Kanban Guide authors
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Start at the end: Define success, then test what could make you fail
Product owners
Covers:
- Explain what the start-at-the-end exercise is and what it produces
- Describe success from the customer and business perspectives
- Turn imagined failures into key questions and assumptions
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Open Practice Library
25 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
User story mapping and value slicing: Plan releases in slices of value
Product owners
Covers:
- Explain what user story mapping and value slicing produce
- Describe why a story map beats a traditional flat backlog
- Plan the people, time and materials for a mapping session
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Open Practice Library
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Scrum artefacts and commitments: Backlogs, increment and definition of done
Teams using Scrum and their managers
Covers:
- Explain what Scrum artefacts are and why each carries a commitment
- Describe the Product Backlog and the Product Goal
- Describe the Sprint Backlog and the Sprint Goal
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Scrum events: The sprint, planning, daily scrum, review and retrospective
Teams adopting Scrum and their managers
Covers:
- Explain how the Sprint holds all the other events
- Describe the three topics of Sprint Planning
- Run a Daily Scrum that focuses on the Sprint Goal
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
The scrum team: Developers, product owner and scrum master
Teams adopting Scrum and their managers
Covers:
- Describe the make-up of a Scrum Team and why it is self-managing
- Explain what the Developers are accountable
- Explain what the Product Owner is accountable
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Ken Schwaber and Jeff Sutherland
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys
Global
Software Development Courses
Business analysis basics: Roles, stakeholders, requirements and priorities
New and non-specialist business analysts and project team members
Covers:
- Explain what a business analyst does
- Identify stakeholders and plan how to work with them
- Gather, categorise and document requirements from the right sources
Last reviewed Nov 2026
Adapted from Wikibooks contributors
30 minCourse · Live deck · 2 surveys