Course outline

School

SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

Department

Business Administration

Level of Studies

Undergraduate

Course code

807

Semester

8

Course title

Agile Management

INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Weekly teaching hours
-

ECTS

4

5

Type of course

Elective – Management

Prerequisite course

Principles of management

Language of instruction and exams

Greek

The course is offered to Erasmus students

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Course URL

Learning outcomes

This module helps students to understand the basic concepts of agile management and how to apply it within a modern business.

More specifically, students will comprehend:

• The agile concepts principles and values
• The most popular agile methods
• Change management
• The way the agile groups are working
• To manage requirements using user stories
• How to apply agile methods to different types of enterprises

General Skills

This course aims not only to technical knowledge but also to help the student develop more generic competences and skills such as:

• Autonomous as well as teamwork
• Project planning and management
• Agile management

1. Introduction to agile methods.
2. The agile framework, the history, the principles, the values and the methodologies.
3. Introduction to the SCRUM method.
4. Management of participants and receivables.
5. Teams in agile projects. Competencies needed by agile project team members
6. Presentation of the lean approach to management
7. Alternative approaches – Lean management
8. Alternative approaches - the KANBAN method.
9. Case study A: Examples of the application of agile management in organizations.
10. Case study B: Agile methods as an educational tool.

TEACHING METHOD

FACE-TO-FACE LECTURES, LABORATORY ASSIGNEMENTS

USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

Using specialized software for agile methods

USING ICT TOOLS FOR COMMUNICATION (eclass)

TEACHING ORGANIZATION

STUDENT EVALUATION

Module Assignment 50%

Final Exam 50%

1. Fitsilis, P. (2022), Agile Management, Kallipos Publication .
2. Moreira, M. E. (2017). Agile Enterprise. Apress. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-2391-8

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-2391-8

1. Wiraeus, D., & Creelman, J. (2018). Agile Strategy Management in the Digital Age: How Dynamic Balanced Scorecards Transform Decision Making, Speed and Effectiveness. Springer. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-76309-5

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-76309-5

1. Pal, N., & Pantaleo, D. (Eds.). (2005). The agile enterprise: Reinventing your organization for success in an on-demand world. Springer Science & Business Media. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b106720

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/b106720

1. Kelly, A. (2019). The Art of Agile Product Ownership: A Guide for Product Managers, Business Analysts, and Entrepreneurs. Apress.

https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4842-5168-3

1. Miller, G. (2016). Going Agile: Project management practices (2nd ed.). Atlanta: Maxmetrics LLC.
2. Rubin, K. (2012). Essential Scrum: A practical guide to the most popular agile process. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Addison-Wesley.