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Introducing ScrumAdemia: An Agile Guide for Doctoral Research
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Abstract Pursuing a PhD is an exigent endeavor entailing various psychological and organizational challenges. This article proposes our adaptation of the agile method Scrum, which we call "ScrumAdemia," as a solution. We illustrate how ScrumAdemia helps us to overcome the challenges related to workflows, wor... mehr
Pursuing a PhD is an exigent endeavor entailing various psychological and organizational challenges. This article proposes our adaptation of the agile method Scrum, which we call "ScrumAdemia," as a solution. We illustrate how ScrumAdemia helps us to overcome the challenges related to workflows, working conditions, and mental health during doctoral research. We use data from a self-evaluation survey executed over 18 months, as well as an extended focus-group discussion to assess ScrumAdemia's usefulness. Our experiences show that ScrumAdemia helps us to (1) overcome limitations of organization and structure relating to working conditions; (2) solve time-management problems affecting workflows; and (3) remedy the lack of support. This study has broader implications for doctoral research: more attention should be given to creating structures for peer-to-peer support.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Wissenschaft; Forschung; Organisationstheorie; Modell; Promotion; sozialpsychologische Faktoren; Arbeitsbedingungen; Arbeitspsychologie; Organisationspsychologie; wissenschaftliche Arbeit; Arbeitsgruppe
Klassifikation
Bildungswesen tertiärer Bereich
Freie Schlagwörter
Scrum; Vorgehensmodell; Individuelle Faktoren; Forschungsmanagement
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2023
Seitenangabe
S. 251-258
Zeitschriftentitel
PS: political science & politics, 56 (2023) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096522001408
ISSN
1537-5935
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)