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USING AGILE METHODS FOR COURSE MANAGEMENT AND
DELIVERY
APPAM Spring 2014 Conference
12 April 2014 – e12d2a3f7785
James P. Howard, II
School of Public and International Affairs
MOTIVATION
I Teach Here
Public Financial Management
Graduate-level (MPA)
Monday nights
3
I Also Teach Here
Introduction to Statistics
Undergraduate-level
Online
4
PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND AGILE
Why Project Management
◦ Complex and different class types
◦ Very different demands and needs
◦ Manage inputs and outputs
◦ Projects are defined by
◦ Start time
◦ End time
◦ Defined work product
6
About Agile
◦ Iterative and incremental
◦ Complete small portions in each delivery cycle
◦ Agile is an ideology for delivering projects, not a framework
◦ Used heavily in software development and IT environments
7
Some Agile Methodologies
◦ Timeboxing – a fixed amount of time to work in
◦ Refactoring – changing internals without changing externals
◦ Backlogs – an ordered list of requirements
8
KANBAN
What is Kanban?
◦ Developed by Toyota to manage just-in-time production
◦ Uses cards on physical supplies to manage the supply chain
◦ Next order card is sent when current supply set is opened
Image by Jean-Baptiste Waldner
10
Kanban in Software Development
◦ Methods were adopted for abstract work
◦ Think software development
◦ Kanban can combine with other agile methods
11
The Kanban Board
◦ Basic board has 3 columns: to do, doing, done
◦ Backlog items move forward as they progress
◦ Backlog items can move backwards, if necessary
Image by Jeff.lasovski
12
Kanban in the Classroom
◦ Courses look like projects
◦ There are some dependencies, but not a lot
◦ Weekly- or module-oriented course framework is implicitly timeboxing
So let’s kanban this!
13
My Kanban Board
14
A Kanban Board for this Presentation
15
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
Scrum
◦ No manager, but rather a facilitator
◦ Stand-up meetings
◦ Burndown charts showing work left to do
◦ Might be applicable in group-work oriented classes, such as capstones
17
DISCUSSION
Obvious Questions
◦ Isn’t this just putting your todo list on the web?
◦ How do students react to this?
◦ Can this work in a team teaching environment?
19
Conclusions
◦ This can help manage a classroom
◦ It should be completely transparent to the student
◦ It should not interfere with classroom methods
20

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Using Agile Methods for Course Management and Delivery

  • 1. USING AGILE METHODS FOR COURSE MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY APPAM Spring 2014 Conference 12 April 2014 – e12d2a3f7785 James P. Howard, II School of Public and International Affairs
  • 3. I Teach Here Public Financial Management Graduate-level (MPA) Monday nights 3
  • 4. I Also Teach Here Introduction to Statistics Undergraduate-level Online 4
  • 6. Why Project Management ◦ Complex and different class types ◦ Very different demands and needs ◦ Manage inputs and outputs ◦ Projects are defined by ◦ Start time ◦ End time ◦ Defined work product 6
  • 7. About Agile ◦ Iterative and incremental ◦ Complete small portions in each delivery cycle ◦ Agile is an ideology for delivering projects, not a framework ◦ Used heavily in software development and IT environments 7
  • 8. Some Agile Methodologies ◦ Timeboxing – a fixed amount of time to work in ◦ Refactoring – changing internals without changing externals ◦ Backlogs – an ordered list of requirements 8
  • 10. What is Kanban? ◦ Developed by Toyota to manage just-in-time production ◦ Uses cards on physical supplies to manage the supply chain ◦ Next order card is sent when current supply set is opened Image by Jean-Baptiste Waldner 10
  • 11. Kanban in Software Development ◦ Methods were adopted for abstract work ◦ Think software development ◦ Kanban can combine with other agile methods 11
  • 12. The Kanban Board ◦ Basic board has 3 columns: to do, doing, done ◦ Backlog items move forward as they progress ◦ Backlog items can move backwards, if necessary Image by Jeff.lasovski 12
  • 13. Kanban in the Classroom ◦ Courses look like projects ◦ There are some dependencies, but not a lot ◦ Weekly- or module-oriented course framework is implicitly timeboxing So let’s kanban this! 13
  • 15. A Kanban Board for this Presentation 15
  • 17. Scrum ◦ No manager, but rather a facilitator ◦ Stand-up meetings ◦ Burndown charts showing work left to do ◦ Might be applicable in group-work oriented classes, such as capstones 17
  • 19. Obvious Questions ◦ Isn’t this just putting your todo list on the web? ◦ How do students react to this? ◦ Can this work in a team teaching environment? 19
  • 20. Conclusions ◦ This can help manage a classroom ◦ It should be completely transparent to the student ◦ It should not interfere with classroom methods 20