Study Guide

Objective

On successful completion of the course, student recognizes business possibilities of applications.
You understand the principles of application outsourcing. You can use the sprint process in defining the purpose and functionalities of application. You can specify the requirements for application development. You understand the process of SCRUM in application development.

Location and time

Weeks 12,13 and 14 (2023 spring)
Lectures are carried out 9:00 - 11:30 according to timetable

Materials

The material consists of the teacher's presentation materials used in lectures and recommended literature
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Blanchard, Benjamin S., and John E. Blyler. System Engineering Management, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ez.lapinamk.fi/lib/ulapland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4413733.

Especially chapters:
2.2 System Requirements (Needs Analysis)
3.1 Development of Design Requirements and Design-To Criteria
6.3 Determination of Outsourcing Requirements
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eBook:
Learning Agile: Understanding Scrum, XP, Lean, and Kanban
Andrew Stellman, Jennifer Greene
https://books.google.fi/books?id=XLxUBQAAQBAJ&dq=agile+kanban&hl=fi
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Aguanno, Kevin, and Ori Schibi. Agile Business Analysis: Enabling Continuous Improvement of Requirements, Project Scope, and Agile Project Results, J. Ross Publishing, 2018. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ez.lapinamk.fi/lib/ulapland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5762202.
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Check also:
UML use case diagram
Peter Checkland: Rich picture

Teaching methods

Teaching method:
Contact lessons via Zoom.
Independent and teamwork
Lectures: teacher presenting material and answering student questions that arise.
Guided instructions: Direct instruction that includes extensive instructor modeling and student practice time
Case-based Learning: Students apply course knowledge to problems or dilemmas presented in a realistic story or situation

International connections

This course is offered also for our exchange students.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Student recognizes the variety of application business and the practical needs for outsourcing the application development. Student understand the meaning of sprint process and its role in application ideation and definition and is able to participate in it in a sufficient way. Student recognizes the need for requirement specification in application development. Student understands the meaning of SCRUM process in application development.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Student recognizes the variety of application business and understands the principles of the key business models. Student recognizes the role of application development outsourcing and key principles of using it in practical business situation. Student recognizes the content of sprint process and is able to participate in the process. Student recognizes the role of requirement specification in application development. Student understands the meaning and content of SCRUM process in application development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student understands the key application business models. Student understands the principles of application development outsourcing and knows how to apply these principles in practical business situation. Student knows the sprint process and is able to participate in it in order to ideate and define an application. Student is able to specify the requirements for application development. Student understands the process of SCRUM in application development and recognizes the role and actions of different parties in it.

Assessment methods and criteria

Grade 1 - 2

Student recognizes the variety of application business and the practical needs for outsourcing the application development. Student understand the meaning of sprint process and its role in application ideation and definition and is able to participate in it in a sufficient way. Student recognizes the need for requirement specification in application development. Student understands the meaning of SCRUM process in application development.

Grade 3 - 4

Student recognizes the variety of application business and understands the principles of the key business models. Student recognizes the role of application development outsourcing and key principles of using it in practical business situation. Student recognizes the content of sprint process and is able to participate in the process. Student recognizes the role of requirement specification in application development. Student understands the meaning and content of SCRUM process in application development.

Grade 5

Student understands the key application business models. Student understands the principles of application development outsourcing and knows how to apply these principles in practical business situation. Student knows the sprint process and is able to participate in it in order to ideate and define an application. Student is able to specify the requirements for application development. Student understands the process of SCRUM in application development and recognizes the role and actions of different parties in it.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Student recognizes the variety of application business and the practical needs for outsourcing the application development. Student understand the meaning of sprint process and its role in application ideation and definition and is able to participate in it in a sufficient way. Student recognizes the need for requirement specification in application development. Student understands the meaning of SCRUM process in application development.

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

Student recognizes the variety of application business and understands the principles of the key business models. Student recognizes the role of application development outsourcing and key principles of using it in practical business situation. Student recognizes the content of sprint process and is able to participate in the process. Student recognizes the role of requirement specification in application development. Student understands the meaning and content of SCRUM process in application development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Student understands the key application business models. Student understands the principles of application development outsourcing and knows how to apply these principles in practical business situation. Student knows the sprint process and is able to participate in it in order to ideate and define an application. Student is able to specify the requirements for application development. Student understands the process of SCRUM in application development and recognizes the role and actions of different parties in it.