Teaching Hybrid Project Management in a Learning Studio Setting: A Logistics Use Case and a Method for Measuring Learning Performance
摘要
Hybrid project management (HPM) offers new possibilities for organizations in effectively and efficiently executing projects. However, hybrid procedure models, which are combinations of “classic” plan-driven and iterative (agile) methods or frameworks, raise novel challenges in practical application. This paper presents a logistics use case to set a framework for teaching HPM. In the context of a university study in software and process engineering, students are tasked with applying the HPM toolbox for the development of digital technologies and process engineering. Hands-on lectures will be hosted in a dedicated learning studio, which serves as a technology evaluation and teaching facility. As evaluation method serves a performance index for objectively determining individual learning curves in various disciplines. The measure compiles common working performance parameters, e.g., the time needed to complete single working steps, the number of errors, and assistance needed for completion. This performance index measure will be extended for evaluating of hybrid project teams developing digital technologies and processes. Specifically, this study addresses how to objectively monitor learning progress in developing hands-on HPM skills. The expected outcome is a novel curriculum for teaching HPM, and a new generation of the performance index for the objective measurement of practical skills development in various fields of education and hands-on training.