Scrumming and other management techniques

Whether you have a career inside or outside academia, you will undoubtedly have to manage many different projects. Project management is therefore an essential skill to have. There are a plethora of project management techniques being used that are especially designed to keep track of and complete projects in the most effective manner.

This workshop provides general knowledge of project management techniques and focuses on the foundational knowledge needed to work with Scrum in a highly practical way. After the introduction, students will work together as a team in a sprint to build a product, thereby facing real-life problems. The workshop ends with a short evaluation.

• General project management theorie (50 minutes)
• An Agile/Scrum project (sprint) in teams (60 minutes)
• Evaluation (10 min)

Learning goals

During this workshop you will:

• Learn about scrumming and other project management techniques.
• Learn how to apply the techniques described during the workshop in your work.

After the workshop, the students have basic knowledge of scrum and are able to participate in a scrum team.

Practical information

• Friday 22 January 2027 from 14:00-16:30h
• The workshop takes place onsite in Groningen
• Details on the location will be shared by email one week in advance
• A minimum of 10 participants is required