This paper was a case study following 104 students on 28 teams as they completed their capstone project.Throughout the lifespan of the project, the students used some Agile and Scrum methods and utilized Wikispace for collaborative documentation. The paper outlined who (student, advisor, or internal guide) performed each of the Scrum roles (development team member, Scrum Master, Product Owner, and customer).
There are a few key takeaways for this paper. The paper affirms a theory I had about using virtual means to implement the daily scrum standups. I implemented a similar idea in my own undergraduate capstone group project to some level of success, but it was not integrated into a pre-existing system. They also utilized a wiki-style collaborative documentation system with some success, and it is something I should keep in mind in case this might solve a user need.
engineering education needs to bridge the gap between the skills the industry needs and the skills acquired by students graduating from private, affiliated colleges
every sprint had a goal and must produce a demonstrable product, the students were required to implement a simple application that would authenticate a user using a database.
Scrum Master was played by the advisor
However, we were not successful in implementing all the Agile practices prescribed by Scrum, like daily meetings.
The Daily Scrum (virtual) could be implemented by integrating Internet Relay Chat (IRC) service ...