Industrial Scrum Master Training (Spring 2023)

Abstract

In collaboration with industrial partners, students will apply Scrum in practice and reason about its application in an environment as realistic as possible.

Description

The goal of this course is to learn to apply agile in practice, especially Scrum.  This is achieved through practical work as a Scrum Master of a software development group executing a software project in collaboration with an industrial partner.

Synergy with other electives.  In the semester, you will be able to integrate the learnings by also taking the "Digital Transformation and Change" course, which provides you with a toolbox of theories and practical perspectives that can be helpful and applied in practise in the project in the "Industrial Scrum Master Training" course.

Formal prerequisites

• You have read an introductory course in software development / software engineering and – maybe as part of it – participated in a small team programming project of at least six team members.
• You are able to apply some programming language to construct fully functional software programs
• You know the basics of software engineering, e.g., different software process models and related activities
• You know the basics of agile methods, especially Scrum.

Intended learning outcomes

After the course, the student should be able to:

• Plan, structure, organize, and execute a large-scale software development project as a team Scrum Master in collaboration with an industrial partner
• Plan, organize, and conduct collaboration with the Product Owner, while facilitating the cooperation between the Scrum team and the Agile Coach
• Explore, compare, and suggest different practices and tools to support the team throughout the project
• Reflect on the communication and collaboration within the team and with all other stakeholders
• Coach, teach, and ensure the application of Scrum in practice as a Scrum Master and reflect over its usage
• Identify, analyze, and propose solutions based on both practice and current research in software engineering to teamwork related issues and reflect on their impact.
• Compare and discuss with peers different teamwork related issues and attempted solutions

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