Journal of the Midwest Association for Information Systems (JMWAIS)
Abstract
Scrum has become the most widely used Agile project management methodology, and educational institutions around the globe are integrating Scrum into their curricula. Using Scrum in class can potentially help educators not only equip students with hands-on knowledge of the Scrum framework and Agile values, but also teach students valuable soft skills and foster positive group work dynamics. This article provides a detailed account of how Scrum has been adapted to manage group projects in an on-campus graduate Information Systems course devoted to Project Management. The adaptation is deliberately simple and “low-tech” to keep administrative overhead low and to appeal to a broad audience of educators. An online survey was conducted among the students to assess the usefulness of the Scrum adaptation. While certain issues were raised, the feedback was mostly positive. The survey results indicate that implementing the framework may help students acquire practical knowledge of Scrum, Agile, and project management, and enhance positive group work dynamics.
Recommended Citation
Krotov, Vlad and Krotova, Pitzel
(2025)
"Using Scrum for Managing Group Projects in a Face-to-Face Information Systems Project Management Course,"
Journal of the Midwest Association for Information Systems (JMWAIS): Vol. 2025:
Iss.
2, Article 2.
DOI: 10.17705/3jmwa.000094
Available at:
https://aisel.aisnet.org/jmwais/vol2025/iss2/2
DOI
10.17705/3jmwa.000094
