Applying the Kanban method in problem-based project work: a case study in a manufacturing engineering bachelor’s programme at Aalborg University Copenhagen
Balve, Patrick ; Krüger, Volker LU
and Tolstrup Sørensen, Lene
(2017)
In European Journal of Engineering Education
42(6).
p.1502-1520
- Abstract
- Problem-based learning (PBL) has proven to be highly effective for educating students in an active and self-motivated manner in various disciplines. Student projects carried out following PBL principles are very dynamic and carry a high level of uncertainty, both conditions under which agile project management approaches are assumed to be highly supportive. The paper describes an empirical case study carried out at Aalborg University Copenhagen involving students from two different semesters of a Bachelor of Science programme. While executing the study, compelling examples of how PBL and the agile project management method Kanban blend could be identified. A final survey reveals that applying Kanban produces noticeable improvements with... (More)
- Problem-based learning (PBL) has proven to be highly effective for educating students in an active and self-motivated manner in various disciplines. Student projects carried out following PBL principles are very dynamic and carry a high level of uncertainty, both conditions under which agile project management approaches are assumed to be highly supportive. The paper describes an empirical case study carried out at Aalborg University Copenhagen involving students from two different semesters of a Bachelor of Science programme. While executing the study, compelling examples of how PBL and the agile project management method Kanban blend could be identified. A final survey reveals that applying Kanban produces noticeable improvements with respect to creating, assigning and coordinating project tasks. Other improvements were found in group communication, knowledge about the work progress with regards to both the individual and the collective and the students’ way of continuously improving their own teamwork. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Problem-based learning (PBL) has proven to be highly effective for educating students in an active and self-motivated manner in various disciplines. Student projects carried out following PBL principles are very dynamic and carry a high level of uncertainty, both conditions under which agile project management approaches are assumed to be highly supportive. The paper describes an empirical case study carried out at Aalborg University Copenhagen involving students from two different semesters of a Bachelor of Science programme. While executing the study, compelling examples of how PBL and the agile project management method Kanban blend could be identified. A final survey reveals that applying Kanban produces noticeable improvements with... (More)
- Problem-based learning (PBL) has proven to be highly effective for educating students in an active and self-motivated manner in various disciplines. Student projects carried out following PBL principles are very dynamic and carry a high level of uncertainty, both conditions under which agile project management approaches are assumed to be highly supportive. The paper describes an empirical case study carried out at Aalborg University Copenhagen involving students from two different semesters of a Bachelor of Science programme. While executing the study, compelling examples of how PBL and the agile project management method Kanban blend could be identified. A final survey reveals that applying Kanban produces noticeable improvements with respect to creating, assigning and coordinating project tasks. Other improvements were found in group communication, knowledge about the work progress with regards to both the individual and the collective and the students’ way of continuously improving their own teamwork. (Less)
Please use this url to cite or link to this publication:
https://lup.lub.lu.se/record/3e570166-9ddb-4ad3-8dda-c1f718d25ec4
- author
- Balve, Patrick
; Krüger, Volker
LU
and Tolstrup Sørensen, Lene
- publishing date
- 2017-07-12
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Agile project management, Engineering education, kanban, problem-based learning
- categories
- Higher Education
- in
- European Journal of Engineering Education
- volume
- 42
- issue
- 6
- pages
- 19 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
-
- scopus:85023159700
- ISSN
- 0304-3797
- DOI
- 10.1080/03043797.2017.1350143
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
- id
- 3e570166-9ddb-4ad3-8dda-c1f718d25ec4
- date added to LUP
- 2019-05-16 21:31:09
- date last changed
- 2022-04-26 00:00:02
@article{3e570166-9ddb-4ad3-8dda-c1f718d25ec4,
abstract = {{Problem-based learning (PBL) has proven to be highly effective for educating students in an active and self-motivated manner in various disciplines. Student projects carried out following PBL principles are very dynamic and carry a high level of uncertainty, both conditions under which agile project management approaches are assumed to be highly supportive. The paper describes an empirical case study carried out at Aalborg University Copenhagen involving students from two different semesters of a Bachelor of Science programme. While executing the study, compelling examples of how PBL and the agile project management method Kanban blend could be identified. A final survey reveals that applying Kanban produces noticeable improvements with respect to creating, assigning and coordinating project tasks. Other improvements were found in group communication, knowledge about the work progress with regards to both the individual and the collective and the students’ way of continuously improving their own teamwork.}},
author = {{Balve, Patrick and Krüger, Volker and Tolstrup Sørensen, Lene}},
issn = {{0304-3797}},
keywords = {{Agile project management; Engineering education; kanban; problem-based learning}},
language = {{eng}},
month = {{07}},
number = {{6}},
pages = {{1502--1520}},
publisher = {{Taylor & Francis}},
series = {{European Journal of Engineering Education}},
title = {{Applying the Kanban method in problem-based project work: a case study in a manufacturing engineering bachelor’s programme at Aalborg University Copenhagen}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2017.1350143}},
doi = {{10.1080/03043797.2017.1350143}},
volume = {{42}},
year = {{2017}},
}