Delivering and Analyzing a Software Pilot: GitHub Copilot. Successfully implementing a software pilot is essential for introducing new tools into your organization’s work processes. In this course, instructor Mike Smith guides you through the process of planning, executing, and evaluating a software pilot that can lead to informed decision-making and a strong business case for full deployment. While GitHub Copilot is used as a practical example, the lessons are applicable to any software pilot. You’ll learn how to define goals, monitor usage metrics, analyze feedback, and present findings to stakeholders. Ideal for decision makers and technical leaders, this course equips you with the skills you need to successfully test, implement, and justify new software across your organization.
This course guides you step-by-step through the process of testing a new software. Using a practical example from GitHub Copilot, you’ll learn how to plan, run, and effectively analyze a test. This course is great for people who want to decide whether a new software is right for their organization.
What you will learn:
- Getting started with GitHub Copilot: A basic introduction to this tool and its uses.
- Planning a software experiment: defining goals, selecting users, and determining success criteria.
- Pilot launch: Distribute tools, train users, and monitor usage.
- Monitoring the trial: Collecting usage data and initial analysis.
- Ending the experiment: Summarizing the results and preparing a report.
- Collect feedback: Receive feedback from users and analyze it qualitatively.
- Using NLTK for feedback analysis: Using natural language processing tools to more accurately analyze text feedback.
- Writing a business case: Preparing a comprehensive report to present to management and justifying the investment in new software.
This course is suitable for people who:
- They play a role in decisions about purchasing or using new software.
- They are responsible for implementing software projects.
- They are looking to improve their organization’s work processes.
- Interested in learning about GitHub Copilot and its uses.
