Do Pipe Cleaners Help Software Engineers to Understand Agile Mindset?

Takako Tanaka, Shinobu Saito, Yoichi Kato

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Abstract

Agile practices are widely introduced to projects these days. However, merely using processes/tools in the practices does not necessarily result in 'achieving agility', especially for those who have been using a waterfall model. They tend to think that the waterfall model is the only way. This mindset is the main obstacle to make the introduction of agile practices successful. To derive a true value in using them, understanding the underlying mindset in the agile practices is essential. This report introduces a novel workshop-based learning course to understand the agile mindset. The course participants create pipe cleaner arts for experiencing pseudo software development in two different models: waterfall and agile. A questionnaire result from total 201 participants shows that they perceived a clear difference between the two models. About 87% of them answered that the experience is useful for their future development works.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 IEEE 32nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, CSEE and T 2020
EditorsMarian Daun, Elke Hochmuller, Stephan Krusche, Bernd Brugge, Bastian Tenbergen
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages281-282
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9781728168074
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020 Nov
Externally publishedYes
Event32nd IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, CSEE and T 2020 - Munich, Germany
Duration: 2020 Nov 92020 Nov 12

Publication series

Name2020 IEEE 32nd Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, CSEE and T 2020

Conference

Conference32nd IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, CSEE and T 2020
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityMunich
Period20/11/920/11/12

Keywords

  • Mindset
  • Team Management
  • Training Course

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • Software

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