Agile Project Management for Research

Id	VPPL00NE
Date	13.01.2025 - 24.02.2025
Duration	3 days
Appointments	13.01.2025, 09:00 - 17:00: Oerlikon 27.01.2025, 09:00 - 17:00: Oerlikon 24.02.2025, 09:00 - 17:00: Oerlikon
Registration period	End of registration period: 06.01.2025
Campus	Oerlikon
Responsible for course	Pardo Escher, Olga ()
Course administration	Kursadministration, Development & Leadership, ETH Zürich ()
Available Places	12
Total Places	35
Price	none
Location	Octavo ETH: Binzmühlestrasse 130, 8092 Zürich
Description	Agile methods have proven to be highly successful for delivering complex projects and products, first in IT and now in many different areas in business. During this workshop you will experience the most popular agile frameworks and learn how to apply them to your research project
Content	The most popular agile frameworks Scrum and Kanban Organize yourself and your work Agile principles and complexity thinking Agile for student projects Get to know the Agile Big Picture for Academic Research Projects
Target	You will know the most important agile frameworks Scrum and Kanban. know how to classify when and why which agile methods are useful for your research project. know how to set up your (doctoral) research project in an agile way learn to apply agile methods in your research project, thus minimizing risks and constantly adapting your work to gained knowledge. learn how to focus and stay on track with your research project.
Methods	Brief theoretical inputs, exercises, simulations of Scrum and Kanban, tasks carried out in small groups, sharing experiences, and individual transfer work (designing, practicing and reviewing agile approaches in participants’ projects).
Target Group	Doctoral students (recommended for doctoral students after having completed the PM e-learning course) Established Researchers (Oberassistants) Postdocs
Language	English
Lecturers	David Baer, https://www.kegon.de/unternehmen/team/david-baer/