agile information system project management
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INDIVIDUAL TERM PROJECT
During this course, you will work on a project on an individual basis. You will examine
an agile Information System (IS) project management approach (methods and frameworks) to
improve your knowledge and to utilize in your job search and career. You should choose one of
the agile approaches below:
1. Scrum
2. Kanban
3. Scrumban
4. Extreme Programming (XP)
5. Crystal Methods
6. Feature-Driven Development (FDD)
7. Dynamic Systems Development Model (DSDM)
8. Agile Unified Process
9. Scaling Frameworks
a. Scrum of Scrums
b. Scaled Agile Framework
c. Large Scale Scrum (LeSS)
d. Enterprise Scrum
e. Disciplined Agile (DA)
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The structure of the final paper should be as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Characteristics of the agile PM approach that you chose
a. Principles, artifacts, tools, methods
b. Role of project team members and stakeholders
c. Life cycle
d. How it is used in systems analysis and design (SDLC and OOAD)
e. Possibility of blending the approach you chose with other agile aproaches (if
applicable)
3. A real-world case study
a. A short introduction
b. Utilization of the agile approach
4. Critique of the agile approach based on the real-world case
a. Advantages of the method
b. Disadvantages of the method and how to deal with the challenges
5. Conclusion
6. References
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Resources for Case Studies1
• https://www.scrum.org/resources?type=69
• https://appliedframeworks.com/scrum-case-studies-examples/
• https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/what-is-
scrumban/9781492074885/ch01.html#scrumban_case_study
• https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/the-scrumban-
revolution/9780134077543/app01.html#app01lev1sec6
• https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10664-017-9555-8
• https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/real-world-kanban/9781680501254/f_0033.html
• https://kanbanize.com/kanban-resources/case-studies
• https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/case-study-research/9781118104354/17-c10.html
• https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/extreme-programming-
explained/0321278658/ch07.html
• https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/introduction-to-agile/9780133435245/app01.html
• https://thesai.org/Publications/ViewPaper?Volume=10&Issue=3&Code=IJACSA&SerialNo
=19
• http://www.mike-dixon.com/2012/01/24/a-practical-example-of-feature-driven-development/
• https://agilekrc.com/agile-approaches/dsdm/case-study-dsdm-highways-agency
• https://v46.scaledagileframework.com/case-studies/
• https://www.agilealliance.org/glossary/scrum-of-scrums/
• https://less.works/case-studies/index
1 You can also use case studies which have not been indicated in this list.
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This assignment has three phases as displayed in the table below.
Individual Term Project Phases Due Date Points
1. Proposal Feb 20 50
2. Interim report Mar 30 25
3. Final submission Apr 29 175
TOTAL 250
• In the Proposal phase, you should explain why you chose that particular agile approach, and
why you think that investigating this approach would benefit you. The proposal will be
minimum 1 (one) page.
• Interim report will include a summary of the case study you chose, and how it is related to
the agile approach you are examining. This report will be minimum 1 (one) page.
• The final submission will have minimum 6 (six) full pages in length excluding the title page
and references.
There won’t be an abstract section in any of the submissions.
This assignment (proposal, interim report, and final submission) must be typed in a
Microsoft Word document with 12 pt. Times New Roman font. The text must be double-spaced
on standard-sized paper (8.5" by 11") with 1" margins on all sides. References (including the in-
text citations) should be documented using the guidelines provided in the following publication:
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● American Psychological Association (2009). Publication Manual of the American
Psychological Association. Sixth edition. Washington, DC: American Psychological
Association.
You can use the following website to review a good example for using references in this
format:
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_style_introduction.html
The originality of your final paper will be assessed on Blackboard with SafeAssign
originality reports.
You will work on this assignment on an individual basis (not in groups and teams).
Individuals should neither seek nor receive help from anyone including classmates, friends and
family members in completing this assignment. If there is a strong evidence that your assignment
is the same with another classmate’s assignment, your score will be zero. There will NOT be any
make-up assignment for this failed assignment.