Innovative agile project management curriculum for engineering education
Vladimir Uskov, Dayananda B. Krishnaiah, Rekha Kondamudi, Urvashi Singh · 2016
The performed analysis of the current status of agile methodology applications in industry clearly shows that companies and businesses will soon need a significant number of well educated and highly skilled agile project managers in engineering/computing/IT areas. A shift from traditional project management framework (based on PMBOK) to agile project management requires project managers to be equipped with additional knowledge for project planning, execution and control techniques and tools to effectively manage the challenging projects. The findings and outcomes of performed analysis motivated the authors — faculty and graduate students at Bradley University (Peoria, IL, U.S.A.) — to work collaboratively, propose and design innovative academic curriculum — topics, tools, courseware, lab practicum — in Agile Project Management for engineering education with a focus on design and development of software and computer information systems.