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Supervision of master theses based on scrum: a case study
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The success rate of a master program on Information Systems and Computer Engineering (MEIC) in a Portuguese university is very unsatisfactory, showing that less
than half of the students complete the assigned work in their first term. However, the
success rate of a group of students that were supervised based on the Scrum framework
was much higher. So, in this study we assess the current situation and identify the
benefits of using Scrum to manage master’s theses. Evidence suggests that this
approach increases the number of students successfully completing their projects. So,
this paper discusses the issues at stake and reports on a qualitative study with focus on
the actual practices and benefits reported by students in the master program. We found
that some methods in the Scrum framework can address existing problems in the
development of theses with very positive results.
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Scrum Master program Management of theses Success rate
Citation
Tomás, G., Mira da Silva, M., & Bidarra, J. (2021). Supervision of Master Theses Based on Scrum: A Case Study. Education and Information Technologies, 26(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-021-10433-2