Introducing ScrumAdemia: An Agile Guide for Doctoral Research

Organiser: Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences Swantje Schirmer (Speaker), Jan Klenke (Speaker), Rebecca Lohmann (Speaker)

Lunchtime Talk

Leibniz PhD Network's General Assembly 2020, Online Event Organisers: Leibniz Association Désirée Reder (Speaker), Jan Klenke (Speaker)

This session shows how doctoral researchers can adapt SCRUM project management to deal with typical workflow-related problems during a research project

Organiser: Graduiertenakademie GradTUBS, Technische Universität Braunschweig Désirée Reder (Speaker), Jan Klenke (Speaker)

Doctoral Researchers face various challenges including receiving
training on research methods, regular supervision and feedback,
and loneliness.
While research institutions provide methods training, supervision
depends on the individual PhD-advisors, and information on PhDorganization is often limited on introductory self-help guides.
Experiences of loneliness due to the lack of working in a team can
also lead to mental health issues. Additionally, the long-term
prospect of a huge project such as a dissertation provides only few
rewarding moments on the way. Thus, the struggles of day-to-day
work organization are generally overlooked.
Scrum provides a solution to some of these issues by introducing a
team structure, regular meetings, and an iterative work style with
short-term achievements. Originating from software development,
Scrum needs to be adjusted to the very particular academic
context. This is why we came up with: ScrumAdemia!

Organiser: Leibniz University Hannover Swantje Schirmer (Speaker), Rebecca Lohmann (Speaker)

Wissenschaft als Beruf. Lunch Talk der Graduiertenakademie

Organiser: Bamberg Graduate School of Social Sciences Swantje Schirmer (Speaker), Jan Klenke (Speaker), Rebecca Lohmann (Speaker)

Lunchtime Talk

Leibniz PhD Network's General Assembly 2020, Online Event Organisers: Leibniz Association Désirée Reder (Speaker), Jan Klenke (Speaker)

This session shows how doctoral researchers can adapt SCRUM project management to deal with typical workflow-related problems during a research project

Organiser: Graduiertenakademie GradTUBS, Technische Universität Braunschweig Désirée Reder (Speaker), Jan Klenke (Speaker)

Doctoral Researchers face various challenges including receiving
training on research methods, regular supervision and feedback,
and loneliness.
While research institutions provide methods training, supervision
depends on the individual PhD-advisors, and information on PhDorganization is often limited on introductory self-help guides.
Experiences of loneliness due to the lack of working in a team can
also lead to mental health issues. Additionally, the long-term
prospect of a huge project such as a dissertation provides only few
rewarding moments on the way. Thus, the struggles of day-to-day
work organization are generally overlooked.
Scrum provides a solution to some of these issues by introducing a
team structure, regular meetings, and an iterative work style with
short-term achievements. Originating from software development,
Scrum needs to be adjusted to the very particular academic
context. This is why we came up with: ScrumAdemia!