Adapting Agile Scrum Methodology for the Subject of Building Project Design in University Teaching

Abstract

Project management techniques have emerged as useful tools to contribute to the achievement of objectives. In this management context, the Agile methodology is usually used in projects with an adaptive life cycle, in which there are uncertainties in the requirements, the expected results and the risks that the project will face but also when change is a constant. The application of Agile typically occurs in combination with other traditional management techniques and adapts to the circumstances of each context. This work proposes an adaptation of the Agile Scrum methodology to the particularities of a university subject where the work proposed to students consists of designing a building and writing its building project. In this subject, students work on the project in small groups; this makes it necessary to adapt the characteristics of the workgroups proposed by Scrum. It also involves an adaptation of team roles and Scrum events, such as the format of daily and recurring meetings. The results of this research show that applying this framework in this type of teaching provides students with resources to work in a decisive, disciplined and creative way, thus contributing to completing the project, accelerating the fulfilment of the objectives set and enhancing behavioural competencies. © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024.