Scrum methodology in a team engineering project

In addition to subject and domain knowledge, interpersonal skills (teamwork, communication, negotiation, responding to criticism), the ability to assess costs, the quality of products and the work of team members, as well as identifying risks and critical paths are necessary. Software companies, when hiring new employees, place great emphasis not only on their knowledge, familiarity with IT project management methodologies and software development support tools, and proficiency in using them, but also on the candidates’ personality traits and their ability to work in a multicultural team.The application of the Scrum methodology to the implementation of student team IT projects allows for high efficiency to be achieved while simultaneously shaping many positive personality traits such as responsibility, consistency, and communication skills. The paper presents experiences resulting from conducting team projects as part of a new form of course, which is the Team Engineering Project implemented using the Scrum methodology.
THE SCRUM METHODOLOGY IN TEAM ENGINEERING PROJECT
Currently, most IT projects are implemented in large teams. In addition to subject and domain knowledge, there is a requirement for interpersonal skills (teamwork, communication, negotiation, responding to criticism), ability to assess costs, product quality and work of team members, and identify risks and critical paths. Software houses, while hiring new employees, attach great importance to the knowledge possessed by them, including knowledge of the methodologies of management of IT projects and tools for supporting software development and proficiency in using them, but also to the personal characteristics of candidates and their ability to work in a multicultural team. Using Scrum methodology in team-based student IT projects can help achieve high efficiency and simultaneously develop many positive personal qualities, such as accountability, regularity and communication skills. The paper presents the experiences from project management of team projects within a new form of course, Team Engineering Project, which makes use of Scrum. (…)

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