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2024 Agile Project Management - Fall

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NAIT
NAIT
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Yvonne Bouchard She / Her
Instructor
(4)
5
Timeline
  • September 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • September 18, 2024
    Kick-off meeting
  • November 6, 2024
    Mid check in
  • December 4, 2024
    Experience end
Experience
9/8 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Data visualization UX design Market research Project management Community engagement
Skills
online communication research
Learner goals and capabilities

Looking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from NAIT to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.


Learners in this program/experience will have the knowledge and skills to manage projects in fast-changing environments. Students will be able to apply agile philosophy/methodology in different industries/domains including, but not limited to, technology, product

development/improvement, sales and marketing, manufacturing etc. The course will provide hands-on experience to apply the agile principles, methodologies, frameworks, techniques, and tools to manage the projects.



Learners

Learners
Undergraduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
35 learners
Project
75 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization. 


Some final project deliverables might include: 

  1. A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
  2. A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations


Project timeline
  • September 11, 2024
    Experience start
  • September 18, 2024
    Kick-off meeting
  • November 6, 2024
    Mid check in
  • December 4, 2024
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

Learners in groups of 5-6 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.


Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to: 

Event management planning

UX research

Introductory AI prompt writing

Business decision research

Workshop facilitation and requirements gathering

Scrum/Kanban

Process mapping and review


Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project.

How is your project relevant to the experience?