Hello, I'm Jonathan Schaeffer, a computer scientist and the Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta. It's my privilege to introduce you to the University of Alberta's Software Product Management Specialization, developed within our computing science department. This collection of courses will teach you how to successfully guide the development of a software product from inception to delivery. The University of Alberta is considered among the world's leading public research and teaching intensive universities. As one of Canada's top universities, we're known for excellence across the sciences, humanities, creative arts, business, engineering, and health sciences. Our passion is in providing a launching point for student success. Our goal is to inspire, transform, and uplift our students, and help them achieve their goals. Strong collaboration and communication skills are as critical to the development of complex software, as they are to many areas of our lives. With this in mind, our team of computing experts will provide you with the processes and practices required to master agile software development. Our real world understanding of the software product management process will provide you with everything you will need to face challenges head on. We will teach you how to understand and refine the software requirements of a client, and how to communicate those requirements to a team of developers. You will learn techniques for monitoring your projects to ensure they align to client needs, adhere to project plans, and achieve a desired level of quality. You will have access to a software product management community where you can share your experiences and learn from the insights of others. The final course, a six-week capstone project, will provide you with the opportunity to apply these management techniques in realistic simulations. Upon successful completion of the capstone, you will be certified and prepared to excel in your career as a software product management professional. I'm delighted that you are interested in taking our specialization. We have done our part to make this a rewarding educational experience. Now it's your turn. Good luck. [MUSIC]