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Spec-Driven Development with GitHub SpecKit
Transform your software engineering process with Spec-Driven Development (SDD). This hands-on course teaches developers how to move beyond basic prompting and leverage executable specifications as...
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Transform your software engineering process with Spec-Driven Development (SDD). This hands-on course teaches developers how to move beyond basic prompting and leverage executable specifications as the primary source of truth for AI agents. Learners master the GitHub Spec Kit (Speckit) to create project constitutions, architect detailed specifications, and orchestrate AI agents to build production-ready software with precision and scalability.
Skills Gained
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Master the spec-first philosophy for AI-assisted coding
- Create and govern project Constitutions to align AI behavior
- Write clear, executable specifications using EARS notation
- Architect technical plans that AI agents can reliably implement
- Automate task decomposition and execution with Speckit
- Manage the lifecycle of specifications and prevent spec drift
Who Can Benefit
- Senior Software Developers
- AI Engineers & Architects
- Technical Leads
Prerequisites
- Practical Python experience
- Experience with AI Coding Assistants. Learners should have taken Foundations of AI Coding Assistants with GitHub Copilot Course or have the equivalent experience.)
Course Details
Software
All attendees must have a modern web browser and an Internet connection.
Foundations and Governance
- The spec-first philosophy and Speckit overview
- Project Initialization and the .specify directory
- Integrating with existing projects
- Defining the Rules (/speckit.constitution)
- Setting non-negotiable engineering standards
- Managing long-term project memory
Specification and Planning
- Defining Requirements (/speckit.specify)
- Using EARS (Easy Approach to Requirements Syntax)
- Technical Planning (/speckit.plan)
- Architecting for AI Agents
- Context Economics: Token budgeting for large specs
- Feature-sliced specification management
Execution and Lifecycle
- Task Decomposition (/speckit.tasks)
- Orchestrating Agent Implementation
- Validating code against the Spec
- Debugging Agent stalls and hallucinations
- Running specs in GitHub Actions
- Managing spec drift and refactoring
- Continuous Specification Lifecycle
Schedule
FAQ
Does the course schedule include a Lunchbreak?
Classes typically include a 1-hour lunch break around midday. However, the exact break times and duration can vary depending on the specific class. Your instructor will provide detailed information at the start of the course.
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As a vendor-authorized training partner, we offer a curriculum that our partners have vetted. We use the same course materials and facilitate the same labs as our vendor-delivered training. These courses are considered the gold standard and, as such, are priced accordingly.
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Ascendient Learning instructors have an average of 27 years of practical IT experience and have also served as consultants for an average of 15 years. To stay current, instructors spend at least 25 percent of their time learning new, emerging technologies and courses.
Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?
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Reviews
I registered a day before class and am happy that I received all the materials and links in time for the class. Thanks.
this class was informative, made me think about certifying for the suse manager cert.
Instructor, Training material & span of the training is neatly planned.
Good Course. We covered a lot of material in a short amount of time. This course had useful labs that built upon each other.
This was a good program to get prepared for the solutions architect associate exam.
