Move your software team beyond informal "vibe coding" by adopting the BMAD (Breakthrough Method of Agile AI-Driven Development) framework within the Cursor IDE. This course provides a structured exploration of BMAD's two pillars, Agentic Planning and Context-Engineered Development. You will learn how to collaborate effectively with AI agents as true teammates, bring consistency and rigor to planning and coding practices, and accelerate delivery while maintaining transparency, clarity, and quality standards throughout your workflow.
By completing this program, you will be equipped to guide AI-assisted development workflows that preserve essential context, align with Agile principles, and deliver production-ready results that meet enterprise standards.
Target Students:
This course is designed for developers, team leads, and product-minded professionals who want to structure AI pair programming within Agile delivery cycles. It is ideal for teams adopting Cursor and leaders responsible for establishing and managing AI-assisted development workflows in their organizations.
Prerequisites:
Participants should have practical experience with at least one programming language and basic familiarity with Git-based version control workflows. Knowledge of Agile principles is helpful but not required. No prior experience with Cursor or BMAD is necessary.
Note:
Because generative AI technology evolves rapidly, course contents are subject to change and will be updated to reflect current best practices and emerging capabilities.
Course Outline:
- Welcome and Orientation
- Understanding why "vibe coding" breaks down when teams scale
- Cursor IDE as the central hub for AI-assisted development
- Overview of BMAD as the Breakthrough Method of Agile AI-Driven Development
- Principles of AI-Driven Agile
- Key differences between AI-assisted development and traditional Agile practices
- Essential roles of human oversight, iterative refinement, and genuine collaboration with AI agents
- The importance of preserving and maintaining context throughout team workflows
- Agentic Planning
- Understand how Analyst, PM (Product Manager), and Architect agents contribute to planning
- Create clear and consistent Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) and Architecture documents
- Shift from vague conversational prompts to structured, reusable specifications that AI can leverage
- Classroom exercise: draft and refine a lightweight PRD with AI assistance and feedback
- Context-Engineered Development
- Learn how Scrum Master, Dev, and QA agents build features and solutions from well-organized story files
- Ensure context and clear guidance flow seamlessly from planning into development tasks
- Understand the role of story files as detailed blueprints that guide AI-assisted coding
- Workshop: transform a feature idea into a fully contextualized story ready for development
- Working in Cursor with BMAD
- Integrate AI agents into your Cursor IDE workflow
- Collaborate effectively with AI across planning, development, code review, and refinement phases
- Apply strategies for reviewing, refining, and iterating on AI-generated code
- Applications Beyond Coding
- Adapt BMAD workflows to product design, strategy, and business domains
- Explore expansion packs that enable non-technical applications of the framework
- Frame AI agents as valuable teammates in diverse industries and functional areas
- Leadership, Quality, and Responsibility
- Navigate the evolving role of the leader in AI-driven projects
- Maintain fairness, transparency, and trust in all AI-assisted workflows
- Balance speed and efficiency with governance, security, and long-term code maintainability
- Capstone Workshop: Beyond Vibe Coding
- Apply Agentic Planning and Context-Engineered Development together to scope, plan, and implement a small feature in Cursor
- Emphasize genuine collaboration, role-play key BMAD agent roles, and reflect on outcomes and lessons learned
- Present your team's work and discuss key takeaways with the full group
