Agility in the management of graduation projects

Abstract

In university contexts, new situations emerge that underpin innovations. The article presents an agile strategy based on SCRUM practices (as a project management methodology). The method describes the phases defined to systematize the experiences and make explicit through an agile process framework based on the principles of the SCRUM method. The subject Final Degree Project was defined as the context of sketching and validation of the proposal, scope of implementation the design, production and defense of an integrating work of the Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems. This proposal adopts practice. This proposal adopts SCRUM practices based on previous experiences, and focused on the management of these end-of-degree productions appropriate to the context of the Computer Science discipline in relation to the information technology industry. Finally, the need to adopt agility in university contexts in the knowledge society is highlighted, considering the profile of the students of the XXI century in which many of them present experience in the industry.