Scrum in Traditional Industrial Projects That Contain Internet of Things Solutions
Jousi, Francisco (2016)
Jousi, Francisco
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2016
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 1.0 Suomi
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016053010836
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2016053010836
Tiivistelmä
This thesis describes how and why companies should invest in Internet of things solutions. Two project management methods are described, the traditional Waterfall project management methodology, and the Scrum agile project management framework. Both project management methods were studied to create a manual on how to start the transition from traditional project management to agile Scrum. It is further explained why this transition is needed to start creating internet of things solutions in industrial projects.
The work was started on October 2015 and ended on may 2016. An extensive desktop study was performed to gather a wide enough knowledge on theoretical concepts that were requested by the commissioning company. In addition to a desktop study a series of informal observations and interviews were done, as well as four official interviews.
The project was complex and for this reason a non traditional research methodology was used. Abductive grounded theory methodology was used to find the real problems and challenges that CompanyX had. A surprising finding was made on the company. CompanyX operates in engineering project consultancy, and the assumption is that companies in engineering project consulting know how to manage projects. The surprise was that this was not the case, and there was a lack of project management skills in the studied business unit.
The outcome of the study suggested that companies that wish to have internet of things solutions should manage their projects using agile methods. Also it was found that companies should start investing in, and moving towards internet of things solutions, for there is huge potential in them.
The work was started on October 2015 and ended on may 2016. An extensive desktop study was performed to gather a wide enough knowledge on theoretical concepts that were requested by the commissioning company. In addition to a desktop study a series of informal observations and interviews were done, as well as four official interviews.
The project was complex and for this reason a non traditional research methodology was used. Abductive grounded theory methodology was used to find the real problems and challenges that CompanyX had. A surprising finding was made on the company. CompanyX operates in engineering project consultancy, and the assumption is that companies in engineering project consulting know how to manage projects. The surprise was that this was not the case, and there was a lack of project management skills in the studied business unit.
The outcome of the study suggested that companies that wish to have internet of things solutions should manage their projects using agile methods. Also it was found that companies should start investing in, and moving towards internet of things solutions, for there is huge potential in them.